Host:

However your baby is delivered, you now get to meet the person that has been growing inside of you all of these months! Let's find out more about newborn babies.

Nurse:

Babies, especially first babies, often enter the world looking far from perfect. It's normal for a baby to look somewhat blue when they're first born. Once your baby starts to cry and breathes on his own, he'll get plenty of oxygen and his skin will become pinker.

After a few days, your baby may look somewhat yellow because of something called "jaundice", which is fairly common for newborns and is the result of an over-worked liver. This will usually get better on it's own, but check with your pediatrician if it gets worse.

Babies' skull bones aren't fused together at birth, and so his head may look like an egg or a cone right after he's born. This is because his head will have changed shape to make it easier for him to get through your birth canal. Your baby's head should return to a more rounded shape during the first few days after he’s born.

You may also notice a cheese-like covering on your baby's skin. It's not unusual for a newborn to be covered in a thick, white, substance called "vernix", which is actually a protective coating made by your baby's skin. Most of this is wiped off, but any vernix remaining will be absorbed.

Some babies are born with soft spots, bumps, bruises, funny looking ears and flat noses. Do not despair! Most of these things are temporary and will improve over time.

Whether he or she looks like ET or a conehead, every baby is beautiful, and truly one of a kind!

Everyone is pretty worn out after a very big day. And the next few days will be pretty tiring too, so it's important for new moms to sleep when they can.

Your body will be working now to recover from the delivery of your baby. You'll have some discharge, called lochia, that is leftover blood, mucous, and tissue from your uterus. This can be as heavy, or even heavier, than your normal period. It will become less and less after the first 3 - 5 days, and it will gradually turn to a pinkish color, then brownish, then yellowish as the weeks go by. It may continue on and off for as long as six weeks, so don't be alarmed.

I'm gonna say goodnight, and I’d like to congratulate you on a job well done.