小儿初生候浴水未得且以绵絮包裹抱大人怀中暖之及浴了亦当如此虽暑月亦未可遽去绵
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渐渐去之乍出母腹不可令冒寒气也预煎下沸汤以瓶收之临时渐暖不犯生水则儿不生疮如此一
月为佳
小儿初生气欲绝不能啼者必是难产或冒寒所致急以绵絮包裹抱怀中未可断脐且将胞衣置
炭火炉中烧之仍燃大纸灯蘸油点之于脐带上往来遍带燎之盖脐带连儿脐得火气由脐入腹更以
热醋汤捋洗脐带须臾气回啼哭如常方可浴洗了即断脐带
小儿初生急以绵裹指拭尽口中恶血若不急拭啼声一出即入腹成百病矣亦未须与乳且先与
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黄连浸汤取浓汁调朱砂细末抹儿口中打尽腹中旧屎方可与乳儿若多睡听之勿强与乳则自然长
而少病
小儿初生大小便不通腹胀欲绝者急令妇人以温水先嗽口了吸咂儿前后心并脐下手足心共
七处每一处凡三五次漱口吸咂取红赤为度须臾自通不尔无生意有此症遇此法可谓再生
小儿夜啼有四症一曰寒二曰热三曰重舌口疮四曰客忤寒则腹痛而啼面青白口有冷气腹亦
冷曲
腰而啼此冷症也热则心躁而啼面赤小便赤口中热腹暖啼时或有汗仰身而啼此热症也若重舌口
疮
则要乳吃口到乳上便啼身额皆微热急取灯照口若无疮舌必肿也客忤者见生人气忤犯而啼也
小儿刚出生时，如果还没有准备好洗澡的水，应当先用棉絮包裹，抱在成年人的怀中取暖。等到洗完澡后，也应当这样做，即使是盛夏酷暑，也不可立刻去掉棉絮，要逐渐减少。因为婴儿刚刚离开母体，不能让寒气侵袭。预先烧好开水，用瓶子装好，临用时慢慢加温，不接触生水，这样婴儿就不会生疮，坚持一个月为最佳。
小儿刚出生时，气息微弱几乎不能啼哭的，一定是难产或受寒所致。应立即用棉絮包裹，抱在怀中，不要急于剪断脐带。先将胎盘放在炭火炉中烧掉，再用大纸灯蘸油点燃，在脐带上反复燎烤。因为脐带连着婴儿的肚脐，火气可以通过脐部进入腹部。然后再用热醋汤揉搓清洗脐带，片刻之后气息恢复，像平常一样啼哭，才可以洗澡，洗完后才剪断脐带。
小儿刚出生时，应立即用棉裹住手指，擦净口中恶血。如果不及时擦拭，一旦啼哭出声，恶血就会进入腹中，导致各种疾病。此时也不必急着喂奶，应先喂一点拍碎的黄连浸泡的浓汁，调和朱砂细末涂抹在婴儿口中，排尽腹中的旧胎便后，才可以喂奶。如果婴儿多睡，就让他睡，不要强行喂奶，这样自然会长得健壮且少生病。
小儿刚出生时大小便不通、腹胀欲绝的，应立即让妇女先用温水漱口，然后吸吮婴儿的前心、后背以及脐下、手足心，共七处。每一处吸吮三到五次，以皮肤吸出红赤为度。片刻之后大便自然通畅，否则就没有生机了。遇到这种症状使用这种方法，可以说是使婴儿获得再生。
小儿夜啼有四种证型：一是寒，二是热，三是重舌口疮，四是客忤。寒证则腹痛而啼，面色青白，口中有冷气，腹部也冷，弯腰啼哭，这是冷症。热证则心中烦躁而啼，面色发红，小便黄赤，口中发热，腹部温暖，啼哭时有时出汗，仰身啼哭，这是热症。如果是重舌或口疮，想要吃奶，但一碰到乳头就啼哭，身体和额头都微热，急忙取灯照看口腔，如果没有疮，舌头必定肿胀。客忤是因为见到陌生人受到惊吓冲犯而啼哭。
小儿伤于乳食，有时发热，热度时有退去，退热后只是肚子发热，或者夜间发热的，这是伤于乳食。其粪便有酸臭气味，异常者，主治方剂是千金紫丸。
When a newborn infant is about to be bathed but the water is not yet ready, wrap the infant in cotton wadding and hold them in an adult's arms to keep warm. After bathing, this should also be done; even in midsummer, do not remove the cotton wadding abruptly, but gradually reduce it. Since the infant has just left the mother's womb, exposure to cold air must be avoided. Boil water in advance and store it in a bottle; when needed, warm it gradually without using raw water. This prevents the infant from developing sores, and maintaining this practice for one month is ideal.
If a newborn has weak breath and cannot cry, it is likely due to difficult labor or exposure to cold. Immediately wrap the infant in cotton wadding and hold them in your arms. Do not cut the umbilical cord yet. Place the placenta in a charcoal stove to burn it. Then, light a large paper lamp dipped in oil and pass it repeatedly along the umbilical cord to cauterize it. Because the umbilical cord connects to the infant's navel, the heat energy enters the abdomen through the navel. Subsequently, wash and rub the umbilical cord with hot vinegar water. After a moment, when breathing returns and the infant cries normally as usual, they may be bathed. Only after bathing should the umbilical cord be cut.
Immediately after birth, use cotton-wrapped fingers to wipe all the foul blood from the infant's mouth. If not wiped promptly, once the infant cries, the blood will enter the abdomen and cause various diseases. Do not feed milk immediately. Instead, first give a small amount of thick decoction of *Coptidis Rhizoma* (Huanglian, 黄连) that has been soaked and crushed, mixed with fine powder of Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂), and applied to the infant's mouth. Once the old meconium in the abdomen is completely expelled, then feeding can begin. If the infant sleeps much, let them sleep; do not force-feed. This way, the infant will naturally grow strong and suffer fewer illnesses.
If a newborn experiences urinary and fecal retention with severe abdominal distension, immediately have a woman rinse her mouth with warm water and suckle seven points on the infant: the anterior chest, posterior back, below the navel, and the palms and soles of the hands and feet. Suckle each point three to five times until the skin turns red. The blockage will resolve shortly; otherwise, there is no hope of survival. Encountering this symptom and applying this method can be considered a rebirth for the infant.
There are four types of night crying in infants: Cold, Heat, Double Tongue and Mouth Ulcers, and Guest Qi Intrusion. In the Cold pattern, the infant cries due to abdominal pain, with a cyanotic and pale face, cold breath, and a cold abdomen, often crying with a curved waist; this is a cold syndrome. In the Heat pattern, the infant cries with heart restlessness, a red face, dark urine, hot breath, and a warm abdomen, sometimes sweating while crying and arching their back; this is a heat syndrome. For Double Tongue or Mouth Ulcers, the infant wants to nurse but cries upon touching the nipple, with slight fever on the body and forehead. Quickly check the mouth with a lamp; if there are no ulcers, the tongue must be swollen. Guest Qi Intrusion refers to crying caused by being startled or offended by strangers.
Infants injured by milk or food may experience intermittent fever that subsides temporarily. After the fever subsides, only the abdomen remains hot, or fever occurs at night; this indicates injury from milk and food. The stool has a sour and foul odor. For abnormal cases, the primary treatment formula is Qianjin Zi Wan (Golden Age Purple Pill).