Archive for July, 2010

Babies are babies, they will never grow until the time they grow up into matured individuals however, it is said that babies who received greater affection and warmth as a child were less likely to fall in the trap of anxiety, stress and hostility factors. The more a mother does love and care for their babies, they are directly related to baby’s stress levels in adulthood. The research states that the child is less distressful when he/she receives much warmth and affection from their mothers. The latest research had been tracked by taking 482 children from the age of 8 months up to the age of 34 years. The more an affection of a mother for a child, the more it is said to have long term impact on the mental health of a child and ability to cope up during the trying times. The participants  [...]

As soon as a child is born, there are number of things new parents would wonder in amazement, whether they themselves went through the same phenomena as their new borns. While most of the things are very common with infants, it is proved that as times are changing, the dietary needs and habits of a mother and a child are changing. Parents hungrily get at their wit’s end to find the best ways to treat colic in their children although there are no specific reasons for colic in babies, some parents have suggested the following to calm your baby with colic: Though gas drops do not do much to improve the situation of colic especially in new borns, but they are an option that works sometimes if you are lucky. Another popular options parents suggested were the gripe water, they are said to  [...]

Although the medical research gives much importance to natural childbirths to avoid medical complications, it is also a boon from a mother and child prospective biologically. So natural childbirths are in anyway recommended for any type of reasons we might want to convince ourselves. As is said, the babies born by caesarean section are more prone to diseases like asthma, infections and allergies. The babies born under caesarean are vulnerable to infections because they miss out on the good bacteria they miss out from their mothers according to the research scientists. According to the Professor at University of NSW, Patricia Conway, suggests that the babies that are born vaginally receive protective bacteria when they pass through the birth canal. These bacteria then rest on baby’s skin  [...]

Once the baby arrives in a family, he/she is your first priority for whatever it may be. It takes a little caring and bonding to make your baby your own. Although some parents question the doubtfulness about bringing their babies too closer to them would not help them be independent and that they might rely on them for taking any types of decisions. Let me warn you that this is a sadly mistaken decision taken by parents not to create that bonding factor with their babies. As much as you need your baby, your baby needs even more of you. No wonder, there are special caring class for mothers being held at nursing centers so that they learn how to create that much need bonding with their babies. As a parent there are simplest of things you can do at home to create a factor of bonding with your  [...]

It highly depends on your lifestyle whether you would be breastfeeding your babies or not, breastfeeding is definitely a work like any other work. The working women usually face the problem, depending on the time they get; they can express the milk and use it for later purposes. Although, medical research has stressed the importance of breastfeeding your babies, the formula feeds are equally good. Both the things have their pros and cons depending on what the circumstances are. Breastfeeding has many medical benefits to your child, they grow out to be more healthy babies in longer run, and it also helps to build a stronger immune system and helps the mother-child bonding. The breast milk ingredients help the babies to resist against the infections and illnesses. The breast fed child is prone  [...]

Colds are common infections amongst babies in their first year; all infants suffer from the common cold at some point. There is nothing to worry about; as your baby’s immune system is not very strong they are bound to catch cold in any season. The first year of a baby is very critical, as they would get constant colds, this may happen due to irregular sleep and fluid intake. Babies with cold are difficult to handle, as we might not know how they are feeling and what they are feeling as a result they continue to breathe through their nose even with discomfort. The discomfort in their breathing would cause problems in breastfeeding, as your baby would not know how to blow their nose so you need to assist them in clearing their nasal passages. It is important for mothers to take proper care  [...]

Equally as mothers, father-baby bonding is a must in any family. Fathers most of the time feel a left out entities as most of them cannot help changing nappies for their babies and for some fathers this is a daily routine. The fathers just have a lonely task of carrying their babies in carriers when their mothers are busy. Well, this is the general scenario where mom and dad are working and busy in their own lives. Bonding with your child can happen in various ways and manner, some may become a natural bonding instantly and for some bondings to happen you might need to take up special steps. While, the olden methods involved eye and bodily contacts with your child, it is taken for granted these days and no one has time to nurture his or her child in this fashion. This is almost a 30-year-old  [...]

Putting your baby off to sleep is a difficult task for most parents. So here are some quick solutions to help you put your toddler off to sleep. The first one is to avoid eye contact with your kiddo. Making an eye contact for over a long period of time or for a few seconds, this excites the child and then its is very difficult for the baby to go off to sleep. Thus, the first step involves no eye contact. The second step involves, giving a warm water bath to your kid. The gentle loving strokes can put your child to sleep. Gone are the days when you wriggle toys in front of them to put them to sleep. Co- sleeping with your baby is the next thing which you can go in for. It is said that children who sleep with their parents are expected to build higher self esteem and less of anxiety.  [...]

All the new mothers would really be keen to hear those first words from their babies, they try to understand things by looking at the gestures your baby makes. Babies probably after three or four months tend to get familiarize with everyone in the family and starts using gestures to show how they feel. Babies use hand gestures much before than actually they start using words. No communication between mom and the baby can quite a big frustrating at times. Teaching your baby to communicate through signs helps to build a bonding between the child and the mother. Here are some of the reasons why you should start using sign language to communicate with your babies and also the learning process: Helps to communicate with your babies earlier: the sign language helps mothers to understand what their  [...]

The joys of breastfeeding are clearly enormous but after a certain period of time mothers want to stop breastfeeding their babies so how do they stop lactation and avoid the engorgement. The working mothers are more prone to such situations and get worried about how to dry up their milk, if you are facing the similar type of problem then rest your heart in peace. There is nothing great you have to do to stop drying up your milk. The best method to dry up your milk is to stop using it that will automatically lead to lesser supply of milk. In some women, the mechanicals of body work in such a manner that the unused milk gets reabsorbed by the body and gets dried in a week’s time although the leaks may be persistent for several weeks more. If you want to avoid that kind of embarrassing situation  [...]