Newborn PKU test, less stressful for mother and child

Many first time parents do not know that her new baby a test for phenylketonuria (PKU) must be subjected shortly after birth and again at two weeks of age. Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare disorder in which a child without the possibility of an amino acid phenylalanine properly called break is born. The detention of your neonatal heel and milking enough blood to fill the circles on the test form includes tests. The first test will be carried out in the newborn nursery, before leaving the hospital.

They have your baby in the laboratory to take, where they were born for the second compulsory examination typically in the hospital. Will the heel stick is painful and probably your babies cry. This can be very hard on a new mother and can cause that their wines also. Fortunately, there are some things you can do this necessary process less stressful for mother and child. Above the PKU test be sure to give a good feeding before leaving baby. Sure to burp well to prevent the baby that an abdominal pain and put on a clean, dry diaper. It can load a new mother to a trusted friend, family member or postpartum doula with you this procedure significantly reduce. Allow this person to keep the baby during the proceedings. Many new MOM will be very stressed out when they try to keep her baby while the heel-stick.

Possible are quick to pick up mother stress on and they can make this even more wines. Have your support staff, the child on the shoulder to keep, as if the baby would belch. Cover with a warm blanket, so that they not feel exposed to. Holding close her body and allow to suck a pacifier baby or your fingers throughout the process. Suction is a very critical self-soothing method for newborns. If the baby cries, according to still in their ear. Their shushing should be continuous and as loud as the baby cries. These loud shushing offers a white noise heard in the womb of the mother was similar. This white noise will help to calm your baby's cries.

Most babies will quickly cease to cry when the procedure is finished. If your baby has a hard time, the calming down after the procedure find to maintain a quiet place or to give a bottle. Be assured that your sweet baby are much faster than MOM and dad the pain of the heel-stick forget. Congratulations you have just successfully a threshold stress, new parent navigates.

Carol Marley, professional birth & postpartum doula, lawyer for child
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