Health Tips for September 17

Health Tip: Signs That Baby Is in Pain Young infants may cry a lot. And new parents may not know exactly what's wrong. The University of Michigan Health System lists these warning signs that your new baby may be in pain: A more insistent cry that lasts longer than usual, or a cry that's higher in pitch.Silence doesn't always mean baby is fine. Very sick or premature babies may not have the energy to cry.Making unusual faces, such as wrinkling the brow, squeezing eyes closed, getting deep creases around the nose, grimacing or holding the mouth open.Stiff or tense posture, with limbs completely stretched out or pulled tight into the body. Babies may also wiggle or squirm, or be "floppy" as if they've lost muscle tone.Fussiness or irritability that can't be soothed or comforted.Not eating or not sleeping. Health Tip: Swaddling Your New Baby A fussy baby may be soothed by a technique called swaddling, in which the infant is wrapped tight in a blanket with arms close to the body. The Nemours Foundation offers this guidance for new parents: Spread out baby's receiving blanket, folding over one corner slightly.Place your baby on his or her back, with the head placed above the folded corner.Take the left corner and pull it across baby's body, tucking the corner beneath baby's right arm.Pull up the bottom corner over the feet so it rests just below baby's head.Take the right corner and wrap it around baby's body, tucking it beneath baby's back on the left side. Now, only baby's head and neck should be exposed.Health Tips for September 17

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