Yellow baby
The things of yellow substance, in the normal situation, in first three-day usually baby appears a little yellow. That yellow substance is result from hemoglobin dividing (red corpuscle) baby. When baby in pregnancy, red corpuscle is needed for oxygen taking/transportation. After baby born and the organs are functioned, red corpuscle little by little are demolished causing rubbish that called bilirubin, that is yellow color in baby.
Babies that got breast feeding usually more yellow. This caused several substance and also hormone found on breast feed. Also, baby haven’t gotten breast feed for along time so that liquid deficit, usually yellow. no worries and don’t think baby is got heart disease or hepatitis.
Sunrise about 08.00-09.00 is needed to overcome yellow baby. But baby not absolutely must sub bathed direct sunrise. Simply put baby near window for sun bathing. Therefore, baby room best with many sunshine.
To detect yellow in baby, look at the eye. Usually during breast feeding, baby will open the eye. See yellow color at baby eye white part. Normal yellow, during one week will gone and the degree not high. Yellow substance normal degree under 8 mg. Above 10 mg need to be observed, because could endanger the brain. If you suspect yellow baby, ask the doctor.
Control after birth
Besides measurement with test Apgar, every newborn baby will be measured his/her heavy and length, head circle, foot, hand, stomach and breast. Baby can be said normal if has heavy between 2.500-4.000 gram, length average 50 centimeter, with head circle 34-36 centimeter.
For the five senses, generally inspected are sense of hearing and sight. Sense of hearing controlling usually done if during pregnancy there suspicion, for example mother suffers toksoplasnosis.
Sense of hearing or sight, the reaction is not according to stimulation that given. If you play hard voice, for example, baby will not not look around up the voice, but the reaction can be close the eye, smile, move hand or foot, etc. Those reactions shows, baby actually hear. For sight, distance looks for newborn baby only limited from mother milk nipple to mother face, approximately 20 centimeter.
Actually, if there is no absolute indication, investigation about the five sense is unnecessary done too early. Because, physiologically, newborn baby organs hasn’t complete yet. So, when if you do a measurement about five sense too early, the result even also still subnormal and necessary to do evaluation every 3 or 6 months.
How with brain function measurement? not yet necessary done for newborn baby. We can see it from baby reflex towards minimal stimuluses. From the day born, baby has reflex movement. For newborn baby there certain reflex movement likes suck reflex , hold on reflex , and moro reflex (startled reflex). Normal baby does many movement reflex but not over do (hyperactive) appropriate stimulation that given.