Your Baby Week Two

By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com Guide

Updated September 19, 2007

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

Jaundice is usually going away in your baby's second week, although it may linger if you are breastfeeding. Other conditions that can linger include reflux, hiccups and gas, and baby rashes.

Colic

Colic is usually to blame if your baby is crying for no obvious reason, especially if it is at a certain time of day and for only a few hours at a time. Colic is even more likely if the crying periods begins now, when your baby is about two weeks old. { more info }

Birthmarks

Surprisingly, babies aren't always born with their birthmarks, as you would expect. Some, like the classic strawberry hemangioma, may not appear until your baby is two or three weeks old. { more info }

Thrush

Thrush is a yeast infection that causes white patches to coat the inside of your baby's mouth. You may see these patches on the insides of her cheeks, on her tongue, on the roof of her mouth, and on her lips and gums as it spreads. These white patches, unlike breastmilk or formula, can not easily be wiped away. Thrush is usually treated with a prescription medicine called Nystatin. { more info }

Pyloric Stenosis

Pyloric stenosis is the most common cause of gastroesophageal obstruction in newborns, often causing them to have projectile vomiting after all or most feedings. It is often diagnosed at about 3 weeks of age and can be treated with a surgical procedure called a pyloromyotomy. { more info }

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