when should i get my infant's hearing tested?

Question

What is the incidence of hearing loss in infants?

Answer 1

Depends: Most babies have their hearing tested as part of their newborn screening shortly after birth, while in the hospital. Even if your baby passes this screening, if they have multiple ear infections or delays in their speech, it may be worth talking to your pediatrician about having him/her undergo a thorough audiological evaluation.

Answer 2

Birth: The american academy of pediatrics supports universal screening hearing examinations of all newborns, and almost all states have programs set up to do this automatically. If you're not sure if your baby has already had a hearing test, ask your pediatrician. Even with a normal newborn screen, hearing tests should be repeated if there is any suspicion of hearing loss.

Answer 3

Yes: Babies who are passing hard, formed stools and seem to have pain with stools may be constipated. Frequency of bowel movements is usually not important, if the stool is soft and the baby has no pain or straining. See your pediatrician if you suspect your baby has pain with bowel movements or if you see blood in the stool.

Answer 4

Yes: It is possible but not likely. Constipation in babies is only defined by how hard the stools are. Rock hard pebbly stools = constipation. Soft stools (no matter how much straining the baby has, or how often he/she poops) = normal baby poop. Babies may poop 4-6 times a day or as few as once a week and still be normal. Soft = good, rock hard = constipation.

Answer 5

Yes: Any baby can become constipated. Constipated means the poop is not coming out easily (and probably staying inside the baby too long). In babies, poop need not be firm lumps to get "stuck". Sometimes the poop is like very soft clay, but still takes too much effort to push out . . . . This is still "constipation".

Answer 6

Yes: Yes, your baby could be constipated. Breast-fed babies rarely get constipated, but formula-fed babies can get constipated if they over-feed. The quality of the stool is the best way to judge it. Turn one of your baby's poopy diapers upside-down (this works best over your bathtub). If the poop falls out easily, your baby likely is constipated. Give some water or pear juice to your baby to help.

Answer 7

No: Infants have variable feeding patterns/timing and if they are gaining weight appropriately they can be allowed to feed on their pattern, unless it is too frequent. In general an average of every 3-4 hours is typical. In addition waking a baby to eat is easy but keeping them awake when they want to sleep is more difficult.

Answer 8

Yes: In general no, but that is only after the initial newborn period and once the baby has demonstrated good weight gain with your feeding schedule. Until that happens (usually 2 weeks or so) babies should be fed nor later than every 3-4 hours. After good weight gain (and no other issues like jaundice) then no reason to wake a sleeping baby if otherwise healthy.

Answer 9

Yes: Well, i answered a very similar question recently... For the first two weeks or so, yes, at least until the baby proves to me that he/she is going to eat enough to gain weight well. Most babies, after that stage, will having their feeding schedules down well enough to not have to be awakened for feeds anymore. Remember, that sleeping a lot early on may be a bad sign of serious problems.

Answer 10

No: Your baby will wake up when her body tells her she needs to eat. Unless your pediatrician is concerned with your baby's growth, or she has a rare medical condition that requires frequent feedings, take any sleep you can get.

Answer 11

Use Nursery water: Nursery water is distilled water that is also fortified with a small amount of Fluoride (you can also get Fluoride free variety). This water is purified for drinking by babies and does not contain harmful bacteria, parasites, or heavy metals that can be found in city/tap or well water. Should be used until age 12 months.

Answer 12

Diluted or distilled: If you have tested your well water and consider it okay for you to drink, it is okay for baby. If you worry about any contamination then bottled water would be worth the investment.

Answer 13

Exposure: Waiting simply allows them further exposure to the diseases. And having a current epidemic of whooping cough(pertussis) where i practice, your child has an increased risk of serious disease and even death by waiting.And the shots are a much safer risk than taking a chance on getting the disease!

Answer 14

Protection: The younger the child usually the more detrimental the illnesses are that we protect against for example we are starting to see a lot of pertussis again older children and adults get bad coughs lasting many weeks an un immunized baby can die from pertussis which is part of the DPT immunization same with the meningitis shots.

Answer 15

There isn't: The other info here is correct and there are more pertussis infections lately. It is worse in the very young although they are not protected from vaccines until after the third one at 6 months. It is possible to wait til older. As long as you as a parent are comfortable with waiting and understand the risks on both sides. ...Giving or waiting. Follow your instincts for your child.

Answer 16

Don't do it: Shaving hair, any kind does not make it grow back faster, this is indeed an old wives tale. But please do not touch the lanugo it will go away and would be afraid of any potential harm to shaving a baby.U only have lanugo once. Embrace it.

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