Birth to 1 Month Checkup | Glenview Pediatrics

Feeding:

Your baby needs only breast milk and/or formula at this age.
When using formula, it is important to use a formula with iron.
Do not use a low-iron formula.
Your baby does not need any water or juice at this age.
Your baby is too young to start on baby foods or cereal. Your baby does not need these foods until he or she is 4 to 6 months old.
Breastfed babies should take a vitamin supplement, either Tri-Vi-Sol with iron or Poly-Vi-Sol with iron, 1 ml (one dropper) daily.

Sleep Position:

Your baby should sleep on the back only, not on the side or tummy.
Tummy time: Let your baby spend time on his or her tummy during every awake period.
REMEMBER: “Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play”

Car Seat:

Your baby should always ride in a car seat facing backwards in the back seat of the car.
Your baby should never ride in the front passenger even with an airbag.

Illness:

Call our office right away if your baby is less than two months old and has a fever (a temperature of 100.5 degrees or higher).
You don’t need to take your baby’s temperature unless you think that he or she feels warm or is not acting normally.
It is important that you have a thermometer at home and know how to use it to take your baby’s temperature (either under the arm or rectally).
Also call our office for the following:
Your baby vomits every time he or she eats.
Your baby is having difficulty breathing.
Your baby becomes very lethargic, is hard to wake up, or is not interested in feeding for 6 hours or more.
Anything else that concerns you about your baby.