Sentences with phrase «as fontanels»

Medically referred to as fontanels, soft spots give a baby's head the flexibility that is needed for the skill to pass through the birth canal.

Not exact matches

As stated in La Leche League (2003) the following are signs of dehydration in your baby, «listlessness and sleeping through feeding times, lethargy, weak cry, skin loses its resilience, dry mouth, dry eyes, less than the usual amount of tears, minimal urine output (less then two wet nappies in a twenty four hour period), the fontanel on baby's head is sunken and fever» (p. 335).

As stated in La Leche League (2003) the following are signs of dehydration in your baby, «listlessness and sleeping through feeding times, lethargy, weak cry, skin loses its resilience, dry mouth, dry eyes, less than the usual amount of tears, minimal urine output (less than two wet nappies in a twenty four hour period), the fontanel on baby's head is sunken and fever» (p. 335).

And the sphenoidal fontanel closes around 6 months as well.

Common Health Conditions: slipped stifle, open fontanel, patent ductus arteriosus, fractures and respiratory conditions as a reaction to hot weather

Congenital hydrocephalus is a birth defect most often associated with a dome - shaped skull (sometimes referred to as «water head» or «apple head»), a large fontanel («soft spot») on top of the skull, and eyes that appear to gaze downward (called the «setting sun sign»).