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Newborn Parent Information
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- Never heat the bottle in the microware, always heat with warm water
- Set hot water heater temperature control to medium
- Do not add extra water to formula
- Place baby on their back to sleep
- It is appropriate to place the baby on their stomach while they are awake & under supervision in order for them to develop head control
- Baby should be in a car seat in the back seat of the car facing backwards and never left in the car unsupervised
- Never shake the baby
- Do not give Tylenol until 2 months of age
- Call office for temperatures >100.4
- Breast fed babies should be fed every 2-3 hours during the day & every 3-4 hours at night. Formula fed babies should be fed every 3-4 hours.
- Circumcisions should be dressed with Neosporin or Vaseline & gauze until well healed
- The umbilical cord should be swabbed with rubbing alcohol at diaper changes until it fails off
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