The First well-child exam

A mother of a 2-week-old newborn comes to you for the first well-child exam. The infant takes only breast milk, urinates every 1-2 hours, and has several soft yellow bowel movements per day. Your anticipatory guidance for this patient will include all EXCEPT:

 

Breast milk is the best milk for your baby, continue to breastfeed for at least the entire first year if possible.

 

The mother should continue to take a prenatal or multivitamin daily.

 

Give baby Tylenol if he has a rectal temperature of 100.0 F or greater.

 

The baby should sleep face up in a crib or bassinette only, avoid sharing the adult bed with the baby.

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