he is not so vulnerable and fragile.
"I'm afraid that I will harm him if I treat him incorrectly," the mother often talks about her first child. No need to worry: your child is very strong. There are many ways to keep it. If his head accidentally fell back sharply, do not panic: it will not do him harm. The open place on the skull( fontanel) is covered with a strong membrane resembling a tarpaulin, and it is not easy to injure it. By the time the child reaches a weight of three and a half kilograms, he already has a system of regulation of body temperature, and it does not necessarily have to be wrapped. It has natural immunity to most infections. If the whole family has a cold, it will bear the cold most easily. If he gets confused by something, a strong instinct of self-preservation will manifest and the child will scream. If he does not get enough food, he will cry and demand more. If the light hits him, he will blink and blink.(You can take pictures with a flash, even if the child shudders.) He knows how much he needs to sleep, and that's how he sleeps. For a person who does not know how to say a word and knows nothing about the world, he cares about himself surprisingly well.
Immediately after birth, the child usually disappoints the mother if she has not seen the newborn before. His skin is covered with a substance resembling a wax;if it is not flushed, it will disappear gradually and will protect in the first days the baby's skin. His skin, perhaps, will appear bright red. The face is swollen and wrinkled, bruises can be on it if using forceps were used during childbirth. The head after childbirth can be deformed, stretched to the nape, with a low forehead. Occasionally, there are also hematomas - small bruises under the scalp, which dissipate within a few weeks. In the first week of life, the child may have mild jaundice( if it is very noticeable or does not pass in a week, you should inform the doctor about it).
The child's body is covered with fluff, which usually disappears in a week. A few weeks he can flake skin - then it also passes. Some babies at first have black hair on their heads that can fall on the forehead. The first hair, whatever color they are, drop out, and when the new ones grow, they can be completely different.