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Dear [* data('firstname') || 'Healthcare Professional' *],
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Studies have identified the need for material to support parents of excessively crying babies1. It has been shown that the optimal management of feeding issues in infancy should start with parental reassurance and education, accompanied by proper nutritional guidance2.
Working closely with healthcare professionals, we have put together some easy-to-use infographic materials to help you support and reassure parents of babies with feeding issues.
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Kind regards,
The SMA® Professional Team
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Help parents understand their baby’s stools
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Infant Constipation is a topic that parents often discuss with healthcare professionals. Sometimes parents may think their child is constipated based on the number of times the baby poos in a day, however, the frequency of stools on its own may not be enough to define constipation. The Bristol Stool Chart3 can help you clarify this for parents.
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Baby symptom tracker
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Feeding issues in infants may present various symptoms, such as reflux, continuous crying, wind, colic symptoms or as a generally unsettled baby. It is important that parents can accurately relay this information to their healthcare professionals, to help with an informed, timely and accurate diagnosis4. This symptoms tracker may help record daily symptoms. |
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Transitioning onto a different formula
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There are different reasons why parents may choose to or need to change their baby’s formula milk and this needs to be managed well. A slow transition may help the baby get used to the new formula and help parents monitor and adapt to any new symptoms they may notice. It may take up to 1-2 weeks for a baby to adjust to a new formula. |
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