baby-articles

Baby Teething

2011-10-25T16:30:00.001+07:00

One in 2000 babies is actually born with a tooth or two pieces in his mouth! But the majority of the fastest growth for the first teeth at about 6-7 months. Occurs most rapidly at the age of 3 months and a maximum time a child is almost 1 year old. Last tooth (which is located on the back top and bottom of the mouth) are generally grown as a second year. At age 3, your child should already have 20 milk teeth complete.

Early Symptoms of Teething in infants for the first time is usually preceded by the appearance of the tooth crown is white and the outer layer of the email, then look dentin, followed by pulp (where the nerves and blood vessels) and the last is the appearance of the tooth root.

In addition, the growth of new teeth in infants is also accompanied by discomfort that one feels different between infants with other infants. Discomfort Among them:

1. Itching of the gums.
Many of the infants who experienced this. Marked with a baby who always wants to bite something, such as toys or any object he was holding.

2. The gums look red and slightly swollen.
3. Fussy and restless.
As a result, infants become less rest because they feel uncomfortable with the process of tooth eruption.
4. Loss of appetite.
Because dental pain, the baby was so lazy to chew.
5. Fever.
There are a number of babies with a fever when teething new. though not until high fever, but parents should also be wary.
6. More drooling.
It happened because of the increased pressure on the muscles in the mouth movements during the ongoing eruption of milk teeth, so that any saliva glands active.What mothers need to do:

You can not do anything to make your child's first tooth appears, but you can help soothe your baby when he started to feel sick when the teething process is starting. To relieve it do the following:

1. Give bite teether or toy.
Give teether or toy for the baby a clean bite. Or if the baby has been eating solid foods, should give a smooth textured biscuit.
2. Variations menu.
To increase your appetite, provide a varied menu so that the baby does not get bored.
3. Lots of water consumption.
In lieu of fluids lost because of saliva that comes out, give drink a lot.
4. Invite to play.
To divert the pain, Take your baby to play.

When should worry?

Premature babies will experience teething a bit late compared to babies born full-time. If the age of 1 year until the end you still do not see signs of teeth will appear, talk to your doctor during a routine check-ups your child. If your child develops any symptoms of teething - a lot of saliva droplets, swollen gums - but also experience the pain is unbearable, see your doctor. Teething events should not constitute punishment for not playing hurt a baby.

Baby Sleep Expert

2011-10-21T12:48:00.001+07:00

Few parents have the time to read through a dozen books and research reports in order to make informed decisions about how to safely help their baby sleep more easily. The information is also frequently contradictory and some of it is potentially dangerous. Consequently, parents are often left feeling confused and concerned. This short book is a no-nonsense, straight-forward and objective guide which summarizes the advice of the world’s most respected authors and all in less than 50 pages! It concentrates on the scientific facts in a completely non-biased way and dispels the confusion surrounding this controversial topic.

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eBook

2011-10-21T11:45:00.001+07:00

Massage has been proven to enhance babies and toddlers brain development encouraging brighter happier children and this beautifully illustrated guide makes it abundantly clear how easy it is to learn how. Baby Massage offers parents and caretakers safe and easy-to-learn massage techniques that reinforce bonding and all-around well being. Step-by-step pictures show simple methods to soothe fretful babies help them to get to sleep and ease the pain of common ailments such as colic and teething.

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Storing Breast Milk

2011-10-14T15:03:00.001+07:00

Breast milk is the best nutrition for babies, for that there is no excuse for not feeding the baby. For working mothers are encouraged to continue to provide breast milk for her baby. How to order can still be breastfeeding ..? there is no other way except with express and store breast milk to be given while he was working or not at home. Use breast pump to help expressing it...

To maintain milk quality remains good following storage procedure:

Use containers made of materials that easily sterilized, such as the bottle tightly with a lid made of plastic or heat resistant glass.
We recommend using a container whose volume according to the needs of the baby for a drink, for example 125 ml.
When milk is not given directly, make sure the shelter and storage have been sterile and uncontaminated.
It is recommended to not store breast milk at room temperature for more than 3 or 4 hours. When the breast milk will be given less than 6 hours, then no need to be stored in the refrigerator.
If need be stored for 24 hours, immediately enter the breast milk in the refrigerator at 4 degrees Celsius (do not freeze).
When the breast milk will be used within a week or more, then the breast milk should be immediately cooled in a refrigerator for 30 minutes, then frozen at -18 degrees Celsius or lower. Already frozen breast milk can be stored between 3-6 months.
Store the milk in the middle of the refrigerator, freezer or in the deepest part, because these locations have cooler temperatures and constant.
Label each container of breast milk contains a description of when the milk is milked.
Do not fill a container full of milk containers, because the milk will expand when frozen. Leave approximately ¼ section blank.

Note:

Do not store milk in a rack attached to the refrigerator door because the temperature in this place is easily changed when the door opened and closed.
Milk that had been warmed not cooled again to be given to infants at the time of the next drink.
Freezing a long time (more than 6 months) can alter the chemical composition of breast milk, such as the decomposition of some compounds occur in fat and loss of several compounds that function against harmful organisms. The risk of contamination is also high, if a sudden power outage so that fluid milk and frozen again.

Toys

2011-09-22T14:57:00.000+07:00

Play is an activity carried out by someone to obtain pleasure, without considering the final result. Some argue that children who play too much will make the children become lazy and stupid work. This assumption is unwise, because some psychologists say that playing a very big influence on childhood development.

Effect of play for children development:

1. Play affects children physical development.
2. Play can be used as a therapy.
3. Play can affect the child's knowledge.
4. Playing influenced the development of children creativity.
5. Play can develop a child's social behavior.
6. Play can affect child's moral values.

Relation to the play is a toy. Toys are the tools or the means to play, although not always actually play must use a toy. If using toys as a means to consider the safety of the toys are for babies.

Avoid the following toys:

1. Toys with sharp edges, because that section could injure the child or others around him like a pencil, needles, pens, twigs

2. Sharp-edged because it could hurt the body such as knives, scissors, cutter

3. Are small because it can be swallowed by children and the dangers to children under the age of 3 years like marbles, coins

4. Using dyes or harmful substances can cause damage to the brain, kidneys and nervous system of children such as balloon inflatable or pungent

5. Toys that produce loud sounds, these toys such as weapons or whose voices loud voice recorder because it can damage the child's hearing system.

6. Toys with a long strap, because it can be dangerous and children can choke like a shoe string, rope, ribbon

7. Electronic toys for children at risk of burning and yet too understand.

Also adjust the toy with the stage of your baby's age, the following toys are suitable according to the stages of infant age:

1. Age 0-3 months
Colorful toys hanging and moving, the bells, bells, music boxes and toys that can sound if the press.

2. Age 3-6 months
Toys made of plastic or rubber toys that can be bitten, sleigh bells, toys containing cotton, the ball can be hung on a cradle, bells, bracelets.

3. Age 6-9 months
The wheeled toys, small beams, and brightly colored balls, toys rolling. (In this age watch your baby from taking small items in a dangerous spot because he played the hand they're smart pinch-pinch small objects that exist around them).

4. Age 9-12 months:
Toys that can be removed (apart pairs), for example, colored cones, beams cardboard boxes that can be a big climb.

Diaper

2011-09-20T13:15:00.000+07:00

Using diaper is a lot of debate as there are who think diapers can cause rashes on baby's skin or can cause the baby's skin so it can not breathe.

Actually no need to debate because at any time we indeed need to use diapers for babies such as when you're traveling, at night and other times when we need comfort to us and the baby.

Here are the benefits of wearing diapers:

   1. Babies feel comfortable, because they do not need them often fussy or disrupted their activities because of a wet diaper.

   2. Babies sleep peacefully and soundly, because it does not need to wake up frequently to change his diaper.

   3. Your house clean, because there is no cluttering pee everywhere such as the use of cloth diapers.

   4. You can hold the baby without fear fear pee taxable.

   5. Avoid the pile of laundry diapers, baby clothes, baby bedding and so on.

   6. Save time and energy, so you can spend time there playing with your child rather than busy taking care of laundry or taking care of the parts that hit home a baby pee.

So how is anti with diapers? Otherwise the following tips to consider in choosing and using a diaper because it's not all good for the baby's diapers.

Here's how to safely choose and use a diaper on the baby:

   1. Choose the best diaper. Many diaper outstanding market with the brand and variety of prices available. Diaper with a rather expensive price usually very good quality.

   2. Choose which absorbed power good and stay dry though accommodate a lot of fluids. If your baby is fussy asked to be replaced diaper when the diaper has not been a lot of fluid-filled diapers mean absorbed power is not good because the baby will feel uncomfortable if her ass feels wet or damp.

   3. Frequently check the condition of diapers. At least every 3-4 hours diapers need to be replaced, so that the baby's skin is not prolonged exposure to urine. If your baby's diaper must defecate then immediately replaced.

   4. When changing a diaper, clean the genital area and buttocks until completely clean, with cotton wet or damp washcloth then dry with a tissue or towel (if necessary water used to wash plus antiseptic).

   5. Thick diapers can not necessarily accommodate a lot of fluids, if too thick can actually make your baby uncomfortable.

The use of diapers is more efficient but certainly adds to your monthly spending to buy the stock of diapers, because babies need at least 6-8 diapers a day.

Signs Your Baby Healthy

2011-09-08T14:06:00.003+07:00

All mothers would want their babies to stay healthy. For that a mother should be able to find out whether the babies are healthy or not. The following criteria can be used to find our babies healthy.

- Happy and responsive. The intelligence of children, among others, can be seen from the eye contact that is responsive. To stimulate, encourage child to talk at every opportunity and face-to-eye. .

- Lively and active. Toddler's age are very actively engaged, can not be silent. And if the toddler suddenly becomes lethargic, beware, because who knew he was unwell.

- The body temperature between 36.5 degrees Celsius to 37.5 degrees Celsius. Please check his temperature when he suddenly lethargic and not agile. Usually, if there is an infection of germs, a toddler's body temperature will rise.

- Eat ravenously. If at the age of two children still removing the food from hist mouth, he could be impaired chewing and swallowing food, because the gold stage children learn to eat right there at the age of 6-12 months. This disorder can lead to child malnutrition and child disruptive speech.

- Forms a normal foot. If you find the shape of the foot is not normal infants (O-shaped or X), even after he turned three years old, you should consult a physician.

- Skin is clean, and easily recovered in case of injury. In a healthy condition, skin cells will repair themselves more quickly when the injury occurs.

- Hair does not easily fall out and dull. Do not ignore when a baby hair fall out easily and looks dull. He could have a deficiency of vitamin B complex and masonry zinc (zinc).

- Bright-colored teeth. Usually the first teeth at the age of one year has grown and if it can not be a baby calcium deficiency.

- Nails are pink, not pale, and not brittle. This shows that toddlers do not have anemia and no shortage of calcium masonry.

- Frequency defecate and urinate normally. Prolonged constipation can cause various disorders in internal organs, because the leftover food stored too long in the stomach. While diarrhea showed no disturbance in the digestive tract, so that the absorption of food is less good.

- Sleep in a reasonable time. Children aged under five years old need to sleep about 10 hours a day, so that the nerve cells in the brain can develop optimally.

- Enthusiastic playing. Healthy child is always excited when invited to play, unless he was sleepy.

- Fragrant smell. Frequently change his clothes when he was sweating, so that his body odor is not overpowering. Sweat is not wiped and cleaned the body that rarely can be a source of disease.

- The development of infants in accordance with guidelines given cards by the doctor, should be used as a guide to monitor early childhood development. If there is a deviation, do not hesitate to consult with a physician.

Tips for Choosing Baby Dot

2011-09-08T11:20:00.000+07:00

Breast milk is the best nutrition for infants for at least 6 months babies should be fed exclusively in the sense given no other food.

What about women who work are certainly not any time to breastfeed their babies? To still provide a mother's breast milk can contain it first and then gave him with a bottle.

When the milk through the bottle should provide important thing to consider is the dot/pacifier. The best dot is that resembles a good breast nipple shape, size and elasticity. Here are tips on choosing a baby dot:

- Choose a baby pacifier that helps the development of teeth, jaw and mouth muscles, and stimulates the secretion of the salivary glands.

- Equipped with anti-choked regulator, which is a tool that stops the flow of milk when the baby stops sucking for sleeping.

- Resistant to high temperatures, which do not change color and shape even when heated over 100 centigrade degree.

- Select a dot without a cutting line (solid line in addition to dot). Rough cutting line in a soft baby's mouth, thereby reducing the comfort of suckling.

- Hole dot baby should be in accordance with the amount of milk removed so that the baby will finish his milk for 10-15 minutes.

- Hole size dot should be adjusted to the age of the baby,

S for ages 0-3 months,
M for 3-7 months,
L for over 7 months of age
Y for the juice.

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Baby Clothes

2011-08-26T16:56:00.001+07:00

Choosing clothes or baby clothes had to be careful. because baby's skin is very sensitive. Choosing the wrong material or clothing can be a problem later on. Baby's skin easily absorbs the substances that attach to the skin surface. Harmful substances can be found on the clothes.

To that end, maintaining the health of this baby's skin should be considered starting from the smallest things, such as fabrics, textures, shapes to ornament found in baby clothes. If the texture of coarse the baby clothing material friction (friction) between the baby's skin and the material will make the baby's skin irritation. Baby skin contains high levels of lipids, making it easier through the skin irritant.

Contact clothes not only on the baby's hand, but also most of the body, to choose clothes that the child safe and comfortable for the whole body. Safe in the sense of no harm.

Here are things to consider:
- The material or materials used, the best materials are cotton, other materials can also absorb heat no sweat.
- The color does not fade, the process of coloring the less precise will cause allergies or itchiness in the skin
- Accessories, choose clothing accessories not harm the body, such as pointy or sharp.
- Customize with climatic conditions, should wear warm clothing during cold weather and thin in hot weather.

Another factor is the convenience of clothes must have good air circulation, not too tight and soft fabric. In addition, for a more comfortable look for models that match your baby's age.

Urination And Defecation

2011-08-24T15:54:00.002+07:00

Urination

How often is baby pee?, Frequency of urination every baby is different - very influenced by how often he ate. Until the age of 3 months, usually the baby will urinate every hour. Furthermore, until he was 12 months, the time interval will increase to every 2-3 hours.

All you need to watch out for is if you find the following cases on your baby:

- Within 24 hours of urinating less than 3 times
- Urine color changes to pale
- There was blood in the urine
- Seen in pain every time he urinated

Defecation

The frequency of defecation in baby varies widely. There are 4-10 times every day, there are also contrary - only 1 time every 3-4 days. When the baby age 1 month to defecate on the frequency is usually less than 4 times each day, even just 1 time a week. All this is normal ...

Color and Consistency of Feces

For color and consistency of feces / stool baby, both influenced by the way of eating and food intake. If your baby is in a period of exclusive breastfeeding, the consistency is usually soft, watery, dark yellow and the seed-grain. If he is drinking milk formula, the dirt is usually more dense and brown.

Sometimes the baby is seen pushing into his face flushed as defecation, some even crying. Reactions were classified as normal. Importantly, note the consistency of the stool - if not harder, it means he is not constipated. Conversely, if the stools are hard, dry and difficult is issued, then it is a sign of constipation, although the frequency of defecation could have been a few times a day.

Note: The baby who consumed breastfeeding rarely suffer from constipation ...
Diarrhea

Babies suffering from diarrhea when the frequency of defecation often, the dirt is also very soft, even runny and out like a spray. He is at risk for deficiency of body fluids (dehydration).

Call your doctor if:

- The frequency of defecation many liquid and dirt
- Stool watery and smelly
- The anus and surrounding reddened
- Very pale-colored stool
- There is fresh blood in diapers

About Breastfeeding

2011-08-04T14:51:00.002+07:00

Can not doubt that infants fed with breastfeeding will get the best nutrition that is not replaceable by even the most expensive formula milk though. Breastfeeding will also be taping the love relationship between mother and baby

Here are some tips for mothers who are breastfeeding :

1. Do not Schedule a Breastfeeding.

Babies have a small stomach and breast milk is easily absorbed. The younger the age of the baby, the sooner he felt hungry again. Between mother's milk production capacity also varies. The smaller the production, more frequent and longer babies should be breastfed. Only the baby itself who knows when to feed.

The nutrients in breast milk during lactation varied issued. Fat content in the early minutes of fairly low, then rose steadily until the last minute. When mothers stop breastfeeding prematurely, the baby will be the lack of fat and hungry again quickly.

When breastfeeding carried a scheduled basis, within three months of milk production will decrease. Activity of the hormone prolactin stimulates breast milk producing. The more frequent feeding, the more prolactin is released. When mothers breastfeed infrequently, then the auto body too slowly will reduce the production of prolactin, which is useful in breast milk

Keep in mind that the baby wanted to breastfeed is not solely due to hunger, but also because of emotional needs to be loved and protected.

2. Keep a balance of both breasts. Fed with both breast in turn. Every time you start, use the last given breast.

3. Help your baby will burp when showing symptoms. can be done by holding upright in shoulder and patted her back. That way the air is sucked with milk will slowly come out.

4. Take out a little by hand when the milk gushing when it is given, it is to avoid baby choking and reject milk. The way is to support the breasts gently and massaging toward the areola, rolling massage around the breast quadrant. Then, press the areola with your thumb and fingers to clear the milk contained in the sinuses of the areola. Can also use a mechanical or electric breast pump. In case of breast swelling (engorgement) before milk is removed by pumps, the breast should be massaged in advance so that breastfeeding is easy out.

5. For mothers who are forced to abandon her baby, keep the milk to be given through the bottle when the baby was hungry. Breastmilk can be stored in a clean place for 6-8 hours.

When stored in the refrigerator, do not be awarded after passing 2X 24 hours. Milk can last up to 2 weeks when stored at refrigerator temperature below 18 degrees centigrade. Freezing breast milk did not affect the nutritional and immune substances in it, provided it is not excessively heated before it is given to the baby. Heating above 62 degrees centigrade for 30 minutes will damage the cellular elements and substances in it are immune (IgG, IgA and IGN).

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Towel for Baby

2011-08-02T10:55:00.005+07:00

Towels are the equipment most needed to bathe the baby, which serves to dry the baby's skin after a bath. Baby's skin is very sensitive, for that do not use any towels. wrong in choosing the towel will actually cause other problems.

It is necessary to note the following in choosing a towel for babies:

a. Material

Make sure the towel material is made of fine and high-absorbent material usually made of cotton. Baby's skin is very soft if you use the towels are made from rough will cause skin irritation and discomfort when used to wrap the baby.

b. Size
The good size towel that can cover the entire baby's body, because it is necessary to cover the torso and the baby both before and after bathing, to avoid the baby's cold.

Do not think the issue of price, is definitely the best for our babies is a choice.

Baby Bath

2011-08-01T15:05:00.001+07:00

Newborns are still very weak, this is the condition which often makes a mother, especially the first time have to bathe the child feel uncomfortable. Perhaps because of unfamiliar and also do not understand how to bathe the baby, so they are often left to others, such as her mother or baby sitter.

Bathing the baby actually does not need every day especially infants who have not broken the umbilical cord, simply wiped the importance of the parts just like the face, hands, head, neck, abdomen, buttocks and genitals with a soft cloth that has been moistened.

As for the baby who had a rather large following tips on how to bathe;

1. Prepare in advance the purposes of bathing required

2. Fill hot water into the tub, check the temperature using your elbows, make sure the water is warm, lukewarm and not hot.

3. open your baby's clothes and then wrap in a towel and place your knees start to clean the eye area, rub his eyes with cotton that has been moistened with cold boiled water, rub the base of the nose to the outer corner of eye.

4. Hold the neck and shoulders with one of your hands, wash your entire body with water slowly and gently with his other hand so that the baby was not surprised, then give the soap and rinse with water until clean.

5. Behind the baby's body into the prone position in the hand then wipe the back and her butt, anus clean anyway

6. After a clean blanket with a towel, patting his whole body slowly to dry.

Thus how to bath baby, do not be afraid because if you are accustomed will be easy.

How to Lift and Hold the Baby

2011-08-01T12:34:00.001+07:00

Caring for a baby is tricky because it takes patience and knowledge of how the correct treatment. but take it easy because over time a mother will get used because it is already experiencing.

Holding and embrace the baby will make her feel safe and loved. may not be easy at first, but you will grow accustomed to do it often.

Here are simple tips in treating infants with easy and true,

1. How to pick up the baby and put it
- Stood facing him, Slide one hand under the head and neck, and another hand gets butt.

- Lift slowly and gently toward your chest, turn his head toward the curve of the elbow, then prop his body with your arms.

- As for how to put the baby correctly, hold the head and her butt, after the baby is above the mattress or other attraction first hand from the butt, then pull the hand under your head slowly to the baby's head is jerked.

2. Holding a baby

Newborns can not hold his head up you have to support it with your arms when picked so as not to droop and if you want to walk him more secure by using a sling so he is close to your body

Where Should Baby Sleep..?

2011-07-29T16:06:00.000+07:00

There are some opinions about where babies should sleep, some say good sleep alone because then the risk of SIDS ( Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ) caused by the oppressed and the other can be minimized.

There are opinions that say that babies should sleep with his mother because it will foster the comfort, make love stronger, and further enhance the bond between them.

Which should we follow?

Do not confused, actually, it depends on your comfort as a mother.

If you want your baby to sleep the same bed with you so you can easily feed, there are some things you should consider:

* Lay your baby in a supine position
* Put the baby close to her mother, not between mother and father
* Arrange do not let your baby fall because of rolling out of bed, you can put a pillow or bolster to avoid it.
* Sleep in a large bed.
* Use your common sense

Do not sleep a single bed with a baby if you:

* Having a body fat
* In a totally exhausted
* A smoker
* Sleeping on a sofa or waterbed
* Together with other children and the baby he was not yet 9 months
* Wearing jewelry or clothing that could strangle your baby

What To Prepare Before Bathing The Baby

2011-07-29T14:38:00.006+07:00

If you have just the presence of baby for the first time, then the process of bathing the baby is definitely exciting and scary for you. That's because newborns are still very weak, so you should be extra careful. For that before bathing him prepare everything you need for your ease in bathing.

What You Need to Prepare before bathing the baby :

1. Pillows and Towels
If you just want to wipe your baby, use of pillows and towels will greatly assist this process, especially the hand you have to constantly hold the baby.
Put a pillow wrapped in a towel and lay your baby on it. Do not forget, this activity should you do in a closed room, so that your baby is not cold.

2. Baby Bath Tub

Before you bring your baby a bath, make sure the baby bath is available and ready to use. Coat the bottom with a towel or sponge, so that your baby feel more comfortable and safe. Using the bath is usually for babies who are rather large.
3. Washcloths

You will also need a washcloth or sponge bath to a baby. Start to take off his clothes one by one so he would not freeze. Flush body from the neck down slowly and gently.
4. Cotton Balls

Cotton balls are very helpful to clean the baby's eyes. Start cleaning from the inside of his eyes toward the outside. Use a different cotton ball for each eye.
5. Baby Soap

The use of soap, can actually disrupt the stability of the pH of your baby's body. In fact, the pH of the body can help protect it from germs. Any baby soap you choose, try to choose products that are fragrance free and hypoallergenic.

The use of soap was not necessary every day just 1 time every week or even every 2 weeks, until your baby grows bigger and interacting with more dirt.
6. Baby Shampoo

Choose which did not make eye sore. Use shampoo 1 or 2 times per week. The trick, drop 2 or 3 drops of shampoo on your baby's head, then rub your scalp slowly and then wash with water until clean.
7. Clean Diaper
When finished bathing and before dressing him, provide diapers for her.

Thus it is necessary for you to bathe the baby, may be useful