Posts Tagged ‘Baby Care’
Benefits of breastfeeding
Whether you are a mom or a seasoned, breastfeeding often enough to raise doubts. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions that mothers, both new and veteran may have.
Is it normal that my baby spit up milk after feedings?
Sometimes, babies spit up milk when:
have eaten too much
burp (the notorious “wet burp”)
drool a lot
Many babies spit up some milk after some-or all-shots or burping because their digestive systems are still immature. It’s completely normal.
As your baby grow and gain weight normally without being embarrassed by regurgitating seems no reason to worry. Generally the amount of regurgitated milk seems more than it actually is. But spitting is not the same as vomiting all or most of a take.
If your child vomits violently, or if it returns much of what has taken more than once a day, call your pediatrician. Although uncommon, these symptoms could be due to an allergy, digestive problems or other problems that require medical attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Porridge and stew recipes
This recipe is for children between 6 months and more.
- 1 apple matures.
- 1 ripe pear.
- 100 milliliters of water.
- 1 measure (for 1 ounce) of powdered formula or 30 milliliters (1 ounce) of milk.
Peel the fruit, cored and cut into 1 inch cubes. Place in a saucepan with water and boil for 5 minutes over medium heat.
Process the cooked fruit (when the baby is older you can crush with a fork) using the cooking liquid and add the milk powder formula.If you use milk, processed fruit with milk instead of the cooking liquid.
You can refrigerate unused portion for 24 hours, separating it before you serve your baby.
Symptoms of labor
The cap can lose 2 or 3 weeks before the date. It is a thick, gelatinous, grayish sometimes mixed with some blood to rid it can break internal neck hair.Feels that the baby is lower.This occurs when the baby’s head settles deeper into your pelvis.
Pattern of regular cramps that feel like an acute back pain or menstrual cramps.The uterus contracts and relaxes. The contractions increase as labor progresses and can cause pain when the cervix opens and the baby passes through the birth canal.
The cervix or neck of the uterus has reached about 2 cm dilated. Symptoms are prolonged from 60 to 70 seconds and the frequency of contractions would be 2 or 3 in 10 minutes or 1 every 5 minutes for 1 hour.
How much water does a child need
Since water is so important, you might wonder if the baby is getting enough, there is no magic amount of water that kids need to drink every day, usually children like to drink something with meals and undoubtedly have to drink when thirsty.
But when it’s warm and exercise, you need to drink more, be sure to give the drink more water than usual in hot weather, especially while doing sports or physical exercises.
When you drink, it is also important. If you play or party, ahcer sports or just working out anters drink enough water during and after physical activity.
Effect of temperature on baby
urely you’ve wondered more than once what the ideal temperature for the baby when you’re home, at play, bathtime … answer your questions!
In winter, what is the right temperature at home?
In winter, the temperature in your home should range between 19 and 22 º C. At this temperature the small can lead a quiet puppet plush cotton. If, for whatever it was, the temperature is colder, it is advisable to put a puppet that shelters more.
How should the home environment?
The atmosphere must be dry, but moist enough. The lack of humidity dries out the small amount of mucus that is in the airways, which has the function of bringing the outside impurities that are inspired air. You can use a humidifier to provide humidity environment. Read the rest of this entry »
Baby lazy bowel
All children may have some difficulties in evacuating . But only in very rare cases, this disorder is symptomatic of serious problems such as megacolon or congenital hypothyroidism.
Usually, the gut is lazy for functional reasons and some suggestions are good only for this situation does not become a stubborn and uncomfortable condition for the child and family.
Recognizing the disorder
During the first weeks of life if the baby takes the breast, usually your stools are semi-liquid, but retain the faeces for several days. This is, perhaps, the type of lactose that milk contains.
conversely, if little is fed formula , the stool can be hard, even if only after a previous day of evacuation. For reasons that remain unclear, the formula promotes hardening of the stool.
It is said that the child is constipated when bowel movements do not only occur at intervals of two or more days apart, but cause little discomfort, which is precisely why, instinctively tries to retain feces, to avoid the discomfort felt during evacuation. Read the rest of this entry »
Chromosomal abnormalities of sexual charge
Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that provides the egg and sperm, one is known as the sex chromosome. This chromosome is the load-carrying gene of the sex of the baby. The sex chromosomes are X and Y. Females have two X chromosomes and males one X and one Y chromosome Any allteración in the chromosome leads to sexual disorders in sexual development, infertility or abnormal growth.
Turner syndrome, for example, is a sex chromosome abnormality that affects approximately one in 2,500 girls. The girls with Turner syndrome have one X chromosome instead of two, which is normal. Usually sterile, short and do not experience normal changes of puberty.
Another disorder is known as triple X. Approximately one in every 1,000 to 2,000 women have an extra X chromosome. These girls, who tend to be high, have a normal puberty and are sterile.
Klinefelter syndrome is an abnormality of the sex chromosome which affects approximately one in every 600 to 800 children. Men with Klinefelter syndrome have two or more times, with his X chromosome Y chromosome Affected children tend to be high, have problems with impulse control and sterile.