Patient's question:
The child has been crying non-stop recently and isn't eating much. How should the umbilical cord be handled when the baby is bathed?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, it belongs to infant bathing. Generally, it is okay to bathe as long as the navel is properly covered. It is important to pay attention to personal hygiene, get adequate rest, and stay warm. The diet should be easy to digest and absorb.Newborns are definitely fed on demand. If they are hungry, they are given food. Babies cry when they are hungry, so you don’t need to worry—they only know how to sleep and don’t know when they are hungry. Infants have small appetites, so they don’t eat much at one time, but they excrete a lot, so they get hungry quickly. You just need to feed them again when they are hungry.
With such a young infant, there’s no need to know exactly how much they eat each day. You should feed them based on their condition, not by the clock.