Mothers, especially first timers, have to grapple with a special set of anxieties. A lot of them are due to ignorance.
Bruising
Babies often bruise a little during birth. They may also have small haemorrhages in the white of the eye. Remember it’s a tight squeeze through the birth canal. Bruises will gradually fade.

Mild jaundice
This is very common. It increases gradually until it reaches a peak in healthy babies about the third day, then it gradually disappears.

The shape of a newborn baby's head depends on the way the baby was lying in the womb and whether he came out head, bottom or shoulder first. During birth the head is gradually moulded to fit the birth canal. It will take on a normal shape over days or weeks.

Baby's gentials don't look normal

After birth especially a breech delivery, babies are often bruised and a little swollen around the genital area. This gradually settles down. Little girls often have a mucous discharge and even some bleeding from the vagina. This gradually disappears and doesn’t need treatment.

These are very common. Babies often develop a red blotchy rash which is not dangerous and doesn't need treatment. Often, because baby's skin is thin, you can see blood vessels through the skin over the back of the neck and the eyelid. Do not worry, as these are not permanent blemishes.

Crawling helps your baby strengthen her muscles enough to walk and is her first way of getting around efficiently on her own. In the traditional crawl, she'll first learn to balance on her hands and knees. Then she'll figure out how to move forward and backward from this posture by pushing off with her knees.

Most babies learn to crawl or an alternate way of getting around on the ground between six and 10 months. But some children never crawl, instead opting for bottom shuffling, slithering on their stomach, or moving directly to pulling up, standing, and walking. It's getting mobile that's important, no matter how your baby does it.

She'll figure out that pushing off with her knees gives her just the boost she needs to go mobile. As she gains proficiency, she'll learn to go from a crawling position back into a sitting position. She'll also master the advanced technique in which she'll be moving one arm and the opposite leg together when she moves forward, rather than using an arm and a leg from the same side. After that, it's just a matter of practice making perfect look for her to be a really competent crawler by the time she's a year old.

If your baby crawls backward, is a bottom shuffler, or skips the crawling stage in favor of walking, don't worry. It's getting mobile that's important, no matter how your baby does it.