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What a Healthy Newborn Looks Like

Newborn babies don't usually look like the cute babies in diaper ads.
Newborns' heads are often more pointed than round. Their skin may
be wrinkly and reddish in color. This is normal.
In the center of your baby's head is a “soft spot” where the skull bones
have not yet joined. This allows your baby's head to be flexible during
the birthing process. The skull bones will grow together to cover this
spot as your baby grows. Meantime, the soft spot allows your baby's
brain to grow.
Sometimes there are dark red patches on the baby's eyelids. They can
also be on the bridge of the nose or back of the neck. No one knows
what causes these. They usually go away during the first year.
Some babies are born bald, some have thin hair, and others are born
with thick, dark hair. For many babies, this first hair rubs off. For
others, the color may change.
Eye color can also change after birth. Eye color is usually set by the
end of the first year.
The umbilical cord that is left on the navel at birth will drop off in five
to 10 days. The place where it falls off will become your baby’s belly
button.
Sometimes baby girls bleed from the vagina. Sometimes boys or girls
will have swollen breasts. They may even produce a few drops of milk
at birth. Hormones from the mother cause this. The discharge is
harmless and will soon disappear.

Label: Your Newborn

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