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Newborn BasicsWhen your baby is born, it can be reassuring to know that the nurses are keeping track of your baby's feedings and dirty diapers. Once you get home, like many parents, you may feel like you are on your own and wonder if your baby is getting enough to eat. By keeping track of your baby's feedings, whether they are breastfeeding or drinking baby formula, can be a good way to make sure that they are eating enough. In addition, the number of wet and soiled diapers can be a good indication of how well your baby is eating. Add in a visit to your Pediatrician, who can weigh and examine your baby and review your new baby's daily logs, and you can be either reassured that your baby is feeding well or get an early identification of any possible problems. Among the things that you can track with our New Baby Daily Logs include your baby's number of:
And you can add notes of any other important information, like if your baby is fussy, whether or not you are pumping, and your baby's weight. Remember that your newborn baby should be:
View the New Baby Daily Logs. Updated: February 10, 2005 Pediatric ResourcesParenting AdviceMedical AdvicePediatric Basics for New Parents Feeding Your Baby |
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