“SOME BABIES ARE BORN WITH STORK BITES, ANGEL KISSES OR SALMON PATCHES. THESE SKIN PATCHES ARE COMMON AND GENERALLY DISAPPEAR WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR.”
In the days and weeks of the newborn period your baby is going to change so much. When the dust has settled, and you have your baby to yourself, open up the blankets, and examine her from head to toe.
YOUR BABY’S SKULL AND FACE
A baby’s skull is made up of several separate bony plates that will eventually fuse together. If your baby was delivered vaginally, then she may have an egg-shaped head. This happens in order to allow the head of the baby to be compressed enough to pass through your bony pelvis without injury. The skull bones shift and overlap slightly in a process known
