by Stephanie Doyle | Jan 9, 2020 | Newborn Care
Every time a baby is born he or she is looked over and given an test score. Doctors call this the APGAR test, which was designed by Dr. Virginia Apgar in 1952. APGAR is short for: AppearanceSkin color is checked for blue or pink tonesPulseBest score is a heart rate...
by Stephanie Doyle | Sep 28, 2019 | Newborn Care
In the world of social media and parenting you may read or hear a lot of different things about tummy time. When do I start? How long is necessary? Why does my kid scream through it all?? Today, tummy time is necessary because you should be placing your baby flat on...
by Stephanie Doyle | Jun 26, 2019 | Newborn Care, Uncategorized
We already covered fine motor development, so now it is time to cover gross motor development. The use of large muscle groups that aid in the development of walking, running, kicking, etc. defines what gross motor is. Gross motor development in newborns starts in...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 31, 2019 | Newborn Care
Language development begins while the baby’s hearing develops in the womb. The baby is able to hear sounds before many of their other organs fully develop. Once babies are born, their primary use of language begins with crying. Newborns cry when they need...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 24, 2019 | Newborn Care
Fine motor development is the development of the small muscle movements in the body. Newborns don’t have much for fine motor skills when they are first born, but like you’ll see throughout this series, they develop quickly over the course of the first...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 3, 2019 | Newborn Care
This month we are going to talk about different areas of infant development and what to expect. The first one we are starting with is eyesight. Newborns are not born with perfect vision. They are not able to easily tell the difference between two objects or move their...
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