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Crying is a physiological process in the life of a baby. All normal babies cry to communicate with others. Since they can’t express their feelings in words crying is the only way for communication. If any uncomfortable feeling comes they simply cry. Normally babies cry in situations like hunger, wetting, too much heat or cold, tight clothes,pain etc. Some kids need the presence of somebody otherwise they will cry. Crying without any cause is habitual in some babies. Even though crying is considered as normal it may worry the family members, Since the reasons for crying ranges from simple causes to serious causes it should not be ignored and hence the exact cause has to be identified and managed accordingly.

The following are some points which should be considered while dealing with a crying baby.

1. It is dangerous to shake the baby vigorously.

2. Tight clothes can cause irritation hence it should be removed.

3. If the room is hot put the fan on and open the windows.

4. If the nappy is wet remove it, and after cleaning the parts make it dry with a soft towel.

5. Pat the babies back or stroke its head slowly and let it here your soothing sound.

6. If baby is hungry, feed it.

7. If the climate is cold cover the baby in a soft towel.

8. Rock the baby gently in your arms and walk slowly in the room.

9. Take a music making doll and let the baby listen.

10. Try a pacifier.

11. If no response change the babies position.

12. Walk outdoors with the baby.

13. Put the baby on the cradle and rock gently.

14. If no response ask somebody to carry the baby.

Even after all these steps the baby goes on crying see for the following signs.
( Probable cause is given after every sign)

1. Press the babies abdomen gently, she may twist or resist you:—Colic

2. Pull the babies ear gently it may become worse or push your hands away:—Earache.

3. Feel the babies temperature with the back of your hands:–Fever due to any infection.

4. Examine the skin from head to foot:–Eruptive disease,nappy rash,measles,vesicles,allergy ect.

5. See the nose for any discharge:–Coryza.

6. Move the head gently to feel any neck stiffness:–Meningitis, head injury etc.

7. Keep your ear near the babies chest to hear any rattling sound:–Increased mucus in wind pipes.
(pneumonia, bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis etc)

8. Examine the anal orifice:–Anal erosion,rectal polyp,crawling of worms.

9. Examine the genitalia:–Any discharge or erosion.

10. In male baby see the testicles which may be swollen or tender:–Orchitis, torsion of testes.

11. also notice the body movements and see for any convulsions, rigors, vomiting, cough, laboured breathing etc.

If you see the above signs or any other abnormal signs consult your doctor for proper treatment.

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During infancy.
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cleanliness is essential to the infant’s health. The principal points to which especial attention must be paid by the parent for this purpose are the following:

At first the infant should be washed daily with warm water; and a bath every night, for the purpose of thoroughly cleaning the body, it is highly necessary. To bathe a delicate infant of a few days or even weeks old in cold water with a view “to harden” the constitution (as it is called), is the most effectual way to undermine its health and entail future disease. By degrees, however, the water with which it is sponged in the morning should be made tepid, the evening bath being continued warm enough to be grateful to the feelings.

A few months having passed by, the temperature of the water may be gradually lowered until cold is employed, with which it may be either sponged or even plunged into it, every morning during summer. If plunged into cold water, however, it must be kept in but a minute; for at this period, especially, the impression of cold continued for any considerable time depresses the vital energies, and prevents that healthy glow on the surface which usually follows the momentary and brief action of cold, and upon which its usefulness depends. With some children, indeed, there is such extreme delicacy and deficient reaction as to render the cold bath hazardous; no warm glow over the surface takes place when its use inevitably does harm: its effects, therefore, must be carefully watched.

The surface of the skin should always be carefully and thoroughly rubbed dry with flannel, indeed, more than dry, for the skin should be warmed and stimulated by the assiduous gentle friction made use of. For this process of washing and drying must not be done languidly, but briskly and expeditiously; and will then be found to be one of the most effectual means of strengthening the infant. It is especially necessary carefully to dry the arm-pits, groins, and nates; and if the child is very fat, it will be well to dust over these parts with hair-powder or starch: this prevents excoriations and sores, which are frequently very troublesome. Soap is only required to those parts of the body which are exposed to the reception of dirt.

During childhood.
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When this period arrives, or shortly after, bathing is but too frequently left off; the hands and face of the child are kept clean, and with this the nurse is satisfied; the daily ablution of the whole body, however, is still necessary, not only for the preservation of cleanliness, but because it promotes in a high degree the health of the child.

A child of a vigorous constitution and robust health, as he rises from his bed refreshed and active by his night’s repose, should be put into the shower-bath, or, if this excites and alarms him too much, must be sponged from head to foot with salt water. If the weather be very cold, the water may be made slightly tepid, but if his constitution will bear it, the water should be cold throughout the year. Then the body should be speedily dried, and hastily but well rubbed with a somewhat coarse towel, and the clothes put on without any unnecessary delay. This should be done every morning of the child’s life.

If such a child is at the sea-side, advantage should be taken of this circumstance, and sea bathing should be substituted. The best time is two or three hours after breakfast; but he must not be fatigued beforehand, for if so, the cold bath cannot be used without danger. Care must be taken that he does not remain in too long, as the animal heat will be lowered below the proper degree, which would be most injurious. In boys of a feeble constitution, great mischief is often produced in this way. It is a matter also of great consequence in bathing children that they should not be terrified by the immersion, and every precaution should be taken to prevent this. The healthy and robust boy, too, should early be taught to swim, whenever this is practicable, for it is attended with the most beneficial effects; it is a most invigorating exercise, and the cold bath thus becomes doubly serviceable.

If a child is of a delicate and strumous constitution, the cold bath during the summer is one of the best tonics that can be employed; and if living on the coast, sea-bathing will be found of singular benefit. The effects, however, of sea-bathing upon such a constitution must be particularly watched, for unless it is succeeded by a glow, a feeling of increased strength, and a keen appetite, it will do no good, and ought at once to be abandoned for the warm or tepid bath. The opinion that warm baths generally relax and weaken, is erroneous; for in this case, as in all cases when properly employed, they would give tone and vigor to the whole system; in fact, the tepid bath is to this child what the cold bath is to the more robust.

In conclusion: if the bath in any shape cannot from circumstances be obtained, then cold saltwater sponging must be used daily, and all the year round, so long as the proper reaction or glow follows its use; but when this is not the case, and this will generally occur, if the child is delicate and the weather cold, tepid vinegar and water, or tepid salt water, must be substituted.

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Balancing a working life with looking after your children can be very hard and time consuming. Unfortunately, more and more of us are relying on two wages to keep up with mortgage and bill payments, and having one parent off to look after the children is just not an option for many people anymore. For some people, putting their children into nursery provides the solution, however some parents would much rather their children be brought up in a home environment. This is where finding a nanny can provide the perfect solution.

In big cities there is an abundance of childcare, and there are many nanny agencies just waiting to provide you with help for your children. But just how do you know that the agency you are looking at is legit, and will provide you with a nanny who will do the job well?

Nanny agencies will often have websites, which is your first port of call when trying to look for good childcare. However, no matter how good the website looks, talking first hand to people who have used the service is also very important. Making sure any potential nannies have the correct checks done on them is also important. Anyone who is working with children should have a full background check to make sure that their past is clean and that you therefore have nothing to worry about.

Word of mouth is often the best way to find childcare, especially in a big city where there are an abundance of people out there advertising help for your children. While trying to find a nannies can seem an overwhelming, there are plenty of people to get recommendations from and plenty of agencies to contact.

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