It is normal for your baby to spit up small amounts after a feeding or with
burping. Call your baby’s doctor if your baby is spitting up large amounts
often or with force.
You can use a bulb syringe to clear out mucus from your baby’s nose.
1. Squeeze the air out of the bulb.
tip high into the nose.
3. Remove the bulb and squeeze any fluid
4. Repeat as needed.
5. After you are done, wash the bulb syringe with soap and warm water.
The baby’s umbilical cord is clamped at birth. The clamp is removed in the
hospital. It takes 7 to 14 days before the cord comes off. Allow the cord to air
dry. Until the cord is healed, keep the diaper below the cord. When the cord
falls off, there may be a small amount of drainage. Clean with soap and water
until it is healed. Call your baby’s doctor if the cord has a foul odor, a thick
yellow or green discharge or if the skin around it becomes red.
Most babies will have a sticky greenish-black bowel movement within 48
hours. The stool will then change to greenish-brown, then to a light yellow,