• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Whoobly

Parenting & Childcare Help, Tips & Advice

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on InstagramFollow Us on PinterestFollow Us on LinkedIn
  • Pregnancy & Birth
  • Babies
  • Newborns & Infants
  • Toddlers
  • Pre-School
  • School Age
  • Teenagers

You are here: Home / Newborns & Infants / Newborn Baby Checks and Tests

Newborn Baby Checks and Tests

18th October 2019 By Admin Leave a Comment

Tweet
Share
Pin1
Share
1 Shares
Newborn Babies Checks and Tests

Helpful advice on newborn babies checks and tests

Your baby will be given tests as soon as they arrive, but don’t worry, and they are routine checks to make sure everything is ok. The Apgar test is performed on your baby when they are delivered, at one and five-minute intervals.

A stands for appearance – your baby’s skin colour will be checked to see if it is a healthy pink colour.

P stands for pulse – anything over 100 is usually a good pulse reading.

G stands for grimace – so any cries, coughs or sneezes are good responses to stimulation.

A stands for activity – the more your baby moves around the better.

R stands for respiration – a good healthy cry means your baby has clear airways and their lungs are working.

Weight

Babies are weighed as soon as they are born, to check they are a healthy weight and as a starting point for midwives to track how much weight they gain or lose over the next few months. They are weighed regularly at the hospital and when you take them home. The majority of babies lose weight before they start putting it on as they get used to feeding from the mother or a bottle.

The heel prick test

The heel prick is taken to test for a disorder called phenylketonuria and to make sure the thyroid is functioning. The test only takes a small amount of blood, and although they sometimes cry, it should not hurt your baby. 

Don’t be afraid to ask what test they are performing on your baby and what it’s for, especially if you’re a first-time mother.

The first nappies

Your baby’s first stool is called meconium and is usually a black or green colour, this is totally normal so don’t panic. The colour usually passes within 24 hours. Babies do not have bladder control, so be aware to change their wet nappies almost immediately after they have had a feed.

After your baby has passed meconium, the next stools will probably be greenish-brown, then a yellowy colour. Bottle-fed babies stools will be a little more solid, but a similar yellow colour.

Hearing and sight tests

Babies focus on objects that are about arm’s length from them, and therefore when feeding your baby, they are able to focus on you and get to know your facial features. Babies will respond to familiar voices, and they get to know who their mother is when she is speaking.

Six week check

Six-week check is a routine check where a GP will look at your baby and make observations, track their weight and health. The GP will also check that your uterus has moved back to its normal position. Feel free to ask the GP any questions, and they are there to help and give advice.

Related Posts:

  • The Shocking Truth Behind These Black Marks on Public Baby's Changing Table
    The Shocking Truth Behind These Black Marks on…
  • What's Our Top 4 Best Baby Bag Backpack???
    What's Our Top 4 Best Baby Bag Backpack???
  • COVID And Children - The Pandemic's Impact On The Young
    COVID And Children - The Pandemic's Impact On The Young
  • 9 Month Old Baby Killed By Domestic Cat
    9 Month Old Baby Killed By Domestic Cat
  • Why does my baby always have watery or sticky eye?
    Why does my baby always have watery or sticky eye?
  • Our Best 5 Table and Chair For Kids?
    Our Best 5 Table and Chair For Kids?
  • A New Headteacher Introduces Saturday Detentions to Fight Poor Attendance and Parents Have to Attend Too
    A New Headteacher Introduces Saturday Detentions to…
  • Mothers claim Aldi baby wipes have caused severe rashes and blisters
    Mothers claim Aldi baby wipes have caused severe…
Tweet
Share
Pin1
Share
1 Shares

Filed Under: Newborns & Infants

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Toxic Parenting

Breaking The cycle of Toxic Parenting

2nd November 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

how to be a successful single mother

4 Ways To Drive Away the Stress Factor from Single Motherhood

25th September 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Foster Parenting

Planning To Go The Foster Parenting Way?

14th September 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Narcissistic Parents

6 Solid Reasons to Stop Being Narcissistic Parents

11th September 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Helicopter Parenting

Why Helicopter Parenting is a Bad Idea?

2nd September 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

tips on how to raise a boy

Top 5 Reasons Childcare Practitioners Leave The Child Care Profession

2nd September 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Parenting Classes

Benefits of Attending Parenting Classes

31st August 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

best childcare help in the UK

Therapeutic Parenting – A Nurturing Solution for Children with Trauma

29th August 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

effective parenting skills online

Attachment Parenting – 8 Steps to Bringing Up Well-Rounded Children

26th August 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

effective parenting skills online

A Parents Guide To Internet Safety For Kids

11th August 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Gifts For 5 Year Olds

The Perfect Gifts For 5 Year Olds

23rd July 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Helicopter Parent

Are You A Helicopter Parent?

23rd July 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

kids goggles

Our Top 5 Best Kids Swimming Goggles

20th July 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

dinosaur

Our Top 5 Dinosaur Toys For Kids

16th July 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

fruits

Our Best 5 Baby Food Maker

27th June 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

wooden chair

Our Best 5 Table and Chair For Kids?

22nd June 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

toys

Our Top 5 Favourite Baby Bath Toys

10th June 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

black bag

What’s Our Top 4 Best Baby Bag Backpack???

31st May 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Best Baby Car Seat

What Is The Best Baby Car Seat?

17th May 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

kitchen

What is the best Kids Play Kitchen?

11th May 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

Our Top 5 Baby Play Gyms

What Is The Best Baby Play Gym?

4th May 2020 By Admin Leave a Comment

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100

Whoobly.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com, Endless.com, MYHABIT.com, SmallParts.com, or AmazonWireless.com. Amazon, the Amazon logo, AmazonSupply, and the AmazonSupply logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Copyright © 2021 · SEO & Design By Davlic Media Ltd ·