Sentences with phrase «meconium which»

Your baby doesn't need anything more than a little wipe down like I said after birth to get the blood off if there's any or the meconium which is that dark sticky poop and scientific evidence is pointing toward mom should wait at least a week actually to do any type of sponge bath.

During their initial days of life, they pass meconium which is dark green or black in color and is a thick substance which is present in their intestines before birth.

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Next, babies who were born to induced moms saw fewer instances of meconium staining, which is a potentially fatal situation for newborn babies.

The longer your little one remains in utero post due date, the greater the risk he or she has for meconium staining, which is a fancy phrase that boils down to this: Your baby's fecal matter making its way into the amniotic sac, raising the likelihood of infections and serious complications.

It also acts as a mild laxative helping to clear out baby's first meconium poop, which also rids their tiny bodies of excess bilirubin.

For starters, a baby's first poop (or first couple poops) is meconium, which is something out of a goddamn nightmare.

I think meconium is one of the scariest things about home - births, especially since so many of these women go past 40 weeks, which always increases the likelihood mec will be there.

After 6 hours of pushing, not only was I in pain and tired but she hadn't moved and there was meconium running down my leg which indicated that she was in stress.

Conditions which may result in a failure to pass meconium include an intestinal obstruction, meconium ileus (which can be associated with cystic fibrosis,) Hirschsprung's disease, meconium plug syndrome, or an anorectal malformation, which can include anal stenosis (an abnormally small opening at the anus, or an absent anus (anal atresia.)

The majority of babies will have meconium stools within the first day of life, which slowly become less tarry and thick over the first week of life.

It also helps him pass his first bowel movement, which is called meconium.

Colostrum, which is the first milk that comes after your baby is born, is designed to help move the meconium found in a newborn's intestines when they are first born.

The baby swallows them in a mixture with other secretions to produce meconium, which remains in the bowels until the birth.

Also, the newborn baby may breathe in the meconium - stained amniotic fluid, which may irritate the lungs and cause respiratory problems.

It's an imperative function that, in part, leads to the production of meconium, which begins to accumulate in baby's digestive tract this week.

This is because it is made up of something called meconium, which is made up of everything mom ingested while their baby was in the womb.

After 20 minutes Jo checked and confirmed that the waters were green, which indicated they contained meconium, which can mean that the baby may be distressed.

Some of these potential complications include the baby having breathing problems from swallowing the meconium (first bowel movement), a drop in the amniotic fluid levels resulting in a halt in growth from the baby, and a slowed heartbeat which can be a sign of fetal distress.

The main concern when meconium is present is that the baby will inhale it around the time of delivery, which can lead to breathing problems.

Colostrum is full of rich antibodies and is a natural laxative which lines the baby's gut and helps get rid of the meconium.

It's also a great laxative, which makes it easy for me to get all that black, tarry meconium out of me and we can move on to the seedy, yellow - brown poops that are much easier to clean off my sweet tushie.

It's also easily digestible and helps babies pass meconium (the first poop which is black and sticky).

Newborn babies poo's in those first few days will be a black tar like poop which is called meconium.

Meconium - stained amniotic fluid (a condition in which meconium, a baby's first stool, is present in the amniotic fluid which can block fetal Meconium - stained amniotic fluid (a condition in which meconium, a baby's first stool, is present in the amniotic fluid which can block fetal meconium, a baby's first stool, is present in the amniotic fluid which can block fetal airways)

It even has a fancy name, it's called Meconium and it is made up of all the goodies which the baby ingested while on the inside.

MAS can happen before, during, or after labour and delivery when a newborn inhales a mixture of meconium (the early stool passed by a newborn soon after birth) and amniotic fluid (the fluid in which the baby floats inside the amniotic sac).

This relaxation then moved meconium into the amniotic fluid, which Nathan eventually inhaled.

Nathan inhaled meconium, which blocked his airways.

I also felt her poop and meconium drip down my leg, which was gross.

Other things you and your birth team should know to avoid hypoxia, which could cause your baby aspirating meconium are:

Pitocin was started, and, soon after, the first defendant ruptured the plaintiff's membranes, which revealed light meconium stained fluid, a sign of fetal distress.