The fourth trimester is the stretch nobody prepares you for. The pregnancy books end at delivery, and then you are home with a newborn, running on very little sleep, holding a list of questions that did not exist a week ago.
This section is Dr. Marie’s guidance for those first months. It covers what newborn onboarding at Rising Star Pediatrics involves and what happens at each early visit. It covers feeding, weight gain, and the normal range of newborn behavior that looks alarming and is not. It covers PURPLE crying, the evidence-based framework for understanding why healthy babies cry inconsolably in the early months and why that crying is not a verdict on your parenting.
It also covers the parent. Postpartum depression screening is part of every early well visit here, not an afterthought, because a newborn’s wellbeing is inseparable from the wellbeing of the adult caring for them.
Newborn care is the clearest argument for the direct primary care model. Questions in these weeks are frequent, urgent-feeling, and usually quick to answer, which is exactly the kind of question a traditional practice handles worst and direct access handles best.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 13 minutes Though not exhaustive, the following audio is a comprehensive summary of the seven steps below.
ByDr. Marie Jean-Baptiste Reading Time: 2 minutes Crying is a normal and important part of your baby’s development. Some babies, however, go through a specific phase of increased crying called PURPLE Crying….
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