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Infant assessment and development - ■ Proportional changes: weight, height, head, nervous system, chest ● Weight increases 6-8lbs, up to 20lbs in the 1st year of life ■ Posterior fontanelle closes by 2 months of life ■ Eye alignment ● Some children get cross eyed at times, but usually resolve close to 4 months ■ Red reflex should be symmetrical ■ The abdominal muscles do not close until 3 years of life ■ For boys: ● Both testicles are descended by 6 months ● Note any hydrocele ■ For girls: ● Assess for labial adhesions ■ Musculoskeletal ● Leg fold symmetry ● Hip abduction ○ To make sure there are no hip clicks. ○ Barlow maneuver and Ortolani maneuver will assess for hip click ● Foot shape and flexibility ■ Skin: rashes ● Common - infantile eczema ● Lesions ● Bruising or burns ○ Mongolian spots are normal ■ Feeding difficulties ● Regurgitation and spitting-up ○ Acid reflux is prevalent d/t sphincters are not mature