What to check for babies on their 42nd day

After birth, the baby's physique is still relatively weak. During this period, in addition to feeding it properly and providing relevant care in daily life, parents also need to take it for certain health checks to confirm whether the child is developing well. Generally speaking, when the baby is 42 days old, the following items need to be tested: weight, chest circumference, head and tail, height and other indicators. In order to better carry out the testing work, parents also need to make preparations.

1. Weight:

It is an important indicator for determining the baby's physical development and nutritional status. The measured data should be subtracted from the weight of the baby's clothes and diapers.

2. Chest:

Evaluate the baby's chest development, including the development of the lungs, the development of the thorax, and the degree of development of the chest and back muscles and subcutaneous fat. The size of a baby's chest is related to physical exercise and nutrition. Therefore, new mothers should often do passive exercises for their babies to exercise their muscles and bones. For example, chest expansion exercises can promote the development of the baby's pectoral muscles and drive the development of the thorax and lungs.

Checking the head circumference reflects the baby's brain development and brain capacity, and is also an important indicator of the baby's physical development. For example, if a baby's head circumference is smaller than normal when he is born, and then grows very slowly or even stops growing, we should suspect the possibility of brain maldevelopment or head deformity. The size of a baby's head circumference, like its weight and height, has a normal range. It is not like what some people think, that babies with big heads must have well-developed brains and be smarter than other babies. It is abnormal for a baby's head circumference to grow too fast or too slow.

4. Height:

It is a major indicator of the baby's bone development. A person's height is affected by many factors, such as genetics, endocrine system, nutrition, disease, and exercise. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your baby has comprehensive and balanced nutrition, adequate sleep, and maintains a certain amount of activity every day.

1. Determine the physical examination hospital. Generally, the baby’s first physical examination is at the delivery hospital or the maternal and child health care center in the area. All subsequent physical examinations can be done at the community hospital. Therefore, when being discharged from the hospital, the mother should consult the doctor about the specific location for the 42-day physical examination to avoid confusion in the future.

2. Before making a phone appointment to arrange a physical examination for your baby, you should first check the specific working hours of the hospital to be determined. Because some health centers are not open every day. You can call and ask when they usually give physical examinations to your baby. Then go there at the time they say, and try to avoid going to the hospital during peak hours. In fact, the first physical examination does not have to be done when the baby is 42 days old. Sometimes it can be postponed for a few days under special circumstances.

3. Bring all the documents. When you take your baby for the first physical examination, the documents you need to bring include: household registration book, baby’s birth certificate, parents’ ID cards, baby’s medical record, etc. Some places also require vaccination records, etc. It is best for mothers to record their baby's detailed health status at home at any time. The younger the baby is, the more detailed the record should be. For example, the baby's appetite, bowel movements, whether he has diarrhea, etc., so that it is convenient for the doctor to answer when asking questions.