All Entries in the "Baby Care Tips" Category

Infant massage is done primarily for relaxing the baby and reducing the stress of the mother. A perfect baby massage will allow your little one to have a more sound sleep and will also stimulate his sensory awareness and overall brain development. Moreover, infant massage is also known for strengthening bond between the baby and the mother. Below, we have described the right method of giving a massage to your infant. The massage should start from the head of your baby and move downwards to reach his feet. During the head massage, gently touch the baby’s temples and forehead. Next, move to the eyebrow, eyelid, nose, cheek, lips and finally to the ears. The next step is massaging the neck of the baby. Using small and gentle movements for massaging his neck and gradually move into his  [...]

Massaging the baby’s skin using almond oil is common in most of the Indian households and many other parts of Asia. Almond oil possesses a light and sweet fragrance and is a great source of vitamins, E, A, B6, B2 and B1.  This oil also contains polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. In this article we’ll be explaining the process of using almond oil on a baby’s skin. Spread a clean towel over your lap; if the towel is two big, you can fold it according to the size of your baby. Make the baby lie or sit on it. Take 3 to 4 drops of almond oil and massage it onto the scalp of your baby using gentle and circular strokes. While massaging the scalp, you must only use your finger tips. This scalp massage to loosen up the cradle cap i.e. the scaly rashes having similar features like  [...]

A baby can develop eczema as an allergic reaction to food items and laundry detergents or due to certain weather conditions. The symptoms of this skin disorder include the following: small red bumps on the skin having oozing fluids, red patches, dry and itchy skin etc. Certain home remedies can help in managing these signs of eczema effectively without causing any harm to the baby. This article will inform you about a few such home remedies. Bathe the baby using warm water blended with oatmeal. To prepare the oatmeal blend, take 2 cups oatmeal and grind it (you can use a hand blender or a food processor for the purpose). Next, add this grinded oatmeal into the bath tub filled with warm water. Blend the oatmeal well with the water. Put your baby into the bath tub and wait for 15-20 minutes  [...]

While some babies are born completely bald, there are others who come to this world with a head full of hairs that generally shed after their birth. Usually, complete growth or regrowth of a baby’s hair takes a time of several months. The growth of hair in a baby might get delayed even further due to factors like genetics, dietary changes and lifestyle of the baby; on the other hand the hair of a baby can be grown faster by introducing certain dietary and lifestyle modifications. If you talk to your doctor about your desire of growing the baby’s hair faster, he will recommend multivitamins for the baby. According to experts, majority of the babies don’t need to have multivitamins before the age of nine months. However, in rare cases i.e. if a baby is suffering from vitamin deficiencies  [...]

One of the foremost instructions that parents would be given at hospitals or birth centers, is placing their infants on their back for sleeping. Back sleeping for newly born babies is deemed as the safest according to concrete research findings. Out of all sleeping positions why back sleeping for the baby is recommended Annually, more than 2 babies in every 1000 born die from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or crib death). Even the NICHHD research has found a link amid sleeping on the tummy & augmented cases of SIDS. It has been observed that 90% of babies dying from SIDS are below 6 months old, majority of them amid 3-5 months of age. The back sleeping advice, though, is solely for babies in good health. Ones suffering from GERD (gastroesophageal reflux), upper respiratory  [...]

A latest report appearing has condemned parents for offering painkiller medicines when they spot fever in children when actually all that’s needed is simply for them to sleep. Also, the report highlighted the fact that majority of the fevers are viral-caused and resolving sans any interventions & not causing long-term harm. Even though this is factual, fever in children can be grave, particularly when they don’t stay amply hydrated. Bearing this in mind here’s important information & pointers for all parents. What would be constituting fevers? On using digital ear-held thermometers, fever is any body-temperature more than 37.5 degree Celsius. It is linked to other signs like a rapid cardiac rate & shivers. In majority of the situations, fever is secondary to virus or  [...]

Here's all the scoop on different baby feeding issues that parents or caretakers face on a regular basis and tips for side-stepping them to ensure that the little bundle of joy is getting the necessary nutrition for proper development. Little one evades any novel food item Little muchkins are innately equipped to rebuff new-fangled foods. Hence for helping your infant in accepting new-fangled food items begin with small serves. Even an attempt could be made for the novel food to resemble appearance-wise to a known favoured food of the child. In case the baby has a liking for carrot purees then experiment with sweet potatoes mash. Messy Mittens Is your baby more inclined to feed the carpeting? Are cereals on the ground & pea mash on the infant’s mane common occurrences in your house?  [...]

The sleep habits of the newborn may be either very interesting or can be very irritating for you and your family. It can also be very difficult for you and others to give him/her an instruction to sleep on time, sleep properly or others. How will a baby sleep? will also be a great question for the parents, especially , when the baby do not sleep on your sleeping time. If the baby has a awaking habit at night, it can be very distractive and if the baby has sleeping habit in the day time, it can also arise the difficulties. Let us have a small discussion about the Newborn Sleep Patterns so that the new parents can understand the psychology of their baby’s sleep habits. According to the medical experts, the newborn babies have a habit of sleeping at least for nineteen to twenty hours a day.  [...]

A baby’s health can be the most critical thing to deal with. Baby health issues are delicate because the child cannot speak on its own to define the problem that is harassing him or her. Also, a baby’s health and well being is not definitive. One minute your baby will portray health with its true meaning and the other moment it’ll be moaning in ailment. Looking after a baby’s troubled health can be so much difficult. But the quote ‘prevention is better than cure’ works well in this case too. Apart from diseases and infections, some remote health issues are most needful of anticipation. Prevent the conditions that can cause your baby to fall ill and half of your worries are gone. Let us have a look at what can be these baby health issues which you can safe out before your baby gets  [...]

Having babies is surely a pure joy and even more joyous are the things you do for your baby, like bathing them, feeding them, singing for them, buying for them, playing with them and lots of other things. It is important to take care of your babies starting from head up to the toe, every single body part of your baby needs to be taken care of. Some babies are more prone to any kind of diseases because of the weak immune system while some contract disease due to the non-care by the parents. The body skin infections are steadily growing amongst infants so it is important to take good care of them from the very start of their childhood. Today, we are going to learn about baby ear infection. An ear infection is known by the term Otitis Media in medical biological terms, this is the infection  [...]