Basic Newborn States

1. Reflexes baby's have at birth to help unsure servival

1.1. Sucking reflex (automatic sucking)

1.2. rooting reflex (head turning and sucking)

2. questions to help determin whether a mother will stick with breast feeding.

2.1. Does the mother plan to return to work soon after the babies birth

2.1.1. if so does your employer support breast feeding?

2.2. How much to you weigh?

2.3. do you plan to seek out breast feeding advice?

2.4. How vital do you feel breast feeding is to infant health?

3. Things that can help with colic

3.1. get a baby sling

3.2. feed the baby on demand

3.3. use a pacifier

3.4. learn baby massage

3.5. remember that colic is not a forever problem it usually goes away by month 4