If you would like to find a D.O. in this area, please visit our online physician directory. It can take between one week to three weeks for the cord to dry and drop off. Keep the cord clean by swabbing it with an alcohol soaked cotton ball several times a day with diaper changes. Fold the diaper back so that the cord is exposed to air. Call your baby's doctor if the cord has a foul odor or discharge.
Babies have no concept of day and night when they are born.
They only know that they want fed every 2-3 hours. Do not allow the baby to sleep longer than 4 hours at a time during the day between feedings. Providing more calories during the day, will allow for the baby to eventually sleep longer at night. That is a common term for the period of time after delivery when you will go through emotional changes. You may feel anxious, sad, angry, frustrated, helpless, or uninterested in yourself or the baby.