Physiological decline in newborns: how long it lasts, causes, recovery
Introduction
If you are experiencing your first pregnancy, among the many questions that crowd your mind there will undoubtedly be one relating to the physiological decline of the newborn .
You've probably heard about this phenomenon from some friend who is already a mother, but you don't know what exactly causes it, how long it lasts, or when to worry.
To answer these questions, I created the article that you can read in the following lines.
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Why does a newborn baby lose weight?
Anyone who is already a mother knows it well: when a baby is born, you are literally inundated with questions.
Raise your hand if, after giving birth, you were asked by relatives and friends “How much do you weigh?”.
This is a curiosity that makes little sense because it is the physiological decline of the newborn that occurs.
The physiological decline of the newborn is due to several factors. Here are which ones:
Loss of fluids through feces, urine, respiratory processes;
calorie expenditure for activities such as crying and for the physical effort required for sucking;
stomach that is too small - let's not forget that, during intrauterine life, this organ is actually of no use since nutrients arrive through the umbilical cord - to accommodate a quantity of milk capable of compensating for the fluids lost and the calories burned.
Due to the small size of the stomach, in the first few days of life the baby is nourished by the few drops of colostrum that the mother's breast produces.
