Parents for the first time

Dreaming with the first child and trying to prepare for his or her arrival is beautiful and exciting. But imagination is far from the true birth experience. We should expect many surprises and there are many practical details we should know.

More than in any other stage of life, the medical professional will be available for teaching how to take care of the baby and health, not only for sickness. He will assure us that the development stages are being properly achieved. In fact, one of the main tasks of the pediatrician is called check-up of the healthy child, since birth and periodically. During these visits, the doctor will evaluate the physical and neurological state.

The anthropometric control includes checking the size, cephalic perimeter and body weight. The qualitative part of the check-up refers to the development that should accompany that growth with the baby’s reflexes and behavior. Through the reactions the pediatrician can evaluate the psychomotor and intellectual maturity. During the first month of life, this becomes evident because the child follows movement with the eyes and reacts to sound stimulation. He or she starts to be a related individual, first with the mother through breast feeding, an activity that is strictly evaluated. But also in relation to others, since the child smiles, starts emitting vocal sounds, etc.

It is necessary to have a first aid kit at home, at work, even inside the vehicle when going on a trip.