Even before your infant starts sporting his foremost tooth, wipe his/ her gums using gauzes or soft-textured sodden wash cloths habitually during bathing times. Toothpaste usage at this stage is not needed and just wrapping a fabric or gauzes around your forefinger & rubbing it in a gentle manner over the gum areas would suffice. Bacterial forms in the oral area generally couldn’t be harming the gums prior to the teeth surfacing; however it could be tricky in telling when the tooth begins pushing through the gums hence one must be starting early. Get the infant accustomed to having his/ her teeth cleansed as part of everyday routines would help in easy transitioning to tooth-brushing afterwards. Best Way of brushing the infant’s teeth after they have emerged As the infant’s teeth  [...]

Car seat safety rules have been devised for protecting your kids, who are the dearest of cargo of their parents. Still, with an array of car seat types & choices out there, it could be rather baffling even for the well-prepped of parents. For pinning down pertinent information, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) has put forth the below mentioned directives for child car seat & booster for age groups of babies onwards to older kids. Commencing with the foremost drive home after being discharged from the hospital, your newly born child must be riding safely in a car seat. Here is useful information regarding the wt. & age limitations for every age group in regards to car seat safety. Babies: Rear facing till they are twenty pounds & a year old There are duo kinds of  [...]

With your baby graduating from milk to solid foods, it is certainly an opportune time to procure a high chair for him/ her. With a wide-ranging array of infant high chairs available in stores, it could be rather puzzling to decipher which one is the finest one to buy. Being aware of what to look out for is the answer to making the right purchase of high chair for your baby. Safety Always Tops the List & Never To Be Comprised Upon As is the case with every infant furniture safety is most important when one decides upon what is to be purchased. The presence of belts or harnesses – ideally in T bar shaped form going across the hip & in-between leg areas are important features to be considered when buying high chairs. A number of high chair brands presently are coming with a 5-pt. strap  [...]

Prenatal radiation exposure is a situation that arises when the foetus within the mother’s womb is exposed to radiation from external sources. Moreover, an accidental intake or breathing radioactive matter by expectant mothers might get absorbed in the blood and then gaining entry via the birth cord to the foetuses or concentrating in regions of the maternal body close to the uterus (like the urinary bladder) & hence exposing the fetus to radiation. The heightened risks & likelihood of acute health effects is dependent on the age of fetus or embryo when exposed to radiation & the levels it has exposure to. Also pre-delivery exposure to radiation could heighten the individual’s risk of developing cancer in future life. Foetuses are particularly more susceptible to the carcinogenic  [...]

One look at those adorable smallish sized baby shoes and it isn’t hard to fall head-over-heels on them and simply buying all of them for your little one. Before emotions take over sensibilities here’s a look at diverse types of baby shoes & what one must look out for before making that perfect purchase. Key Pre-Requisites to Buying Baby Shoes Bendable soles which permit ample movements. Light-weighing. Proper friction to facilitate better walks. Flattish & non-elevated. Bear in mind that the infant mustn’t be spending protracted periods of time in shoes. Whilst he learns walking, it is crucial that the infant feels the barefooted sensation which would be promoting better walk. Procuring Infant Garb Shoes Even as formal shoes for adults might be more firm, it is  [...]

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  [...]

Fenugreek herb is a centuries-old option used by moms keen on increasing breast milk supply. The highly pervasive explanations for lesser milk supply are not breastfeeding as frequently as is necessary, sickness, exhaustion, being stressed out & return to vocation. Addressing such factors firstly is important prior to heading off in the direction of taking herb supplements for augmenting milk flow. Though there’s absence of methodical trials conducted that substantiate that Fenugreek does truly work, it is thought to have hormonal pre-cursors which help in increasing breast milk supply. Several scientists deem that fenugreek improves milk flow since the breasts are altered sweat glands & it is found that the herb could increase perspiration. Listing of Fenugreek has been  [...]

Increasing numbers of deaths among pregnant females or shortly after child delivery from an apparently innocuous virus have been lately reported. Mortality rates due to the GAS or streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus) infection that merely would cause sore throat have surged by almost 1/3rd since what the situation was six years ago. Medics state that mortalities may well have been averted in case timely virus diagnosis & antibiotic treatment was accomplished by medical personnel. The CMACE or Centre for Maternal & Child Enquiries unearth that twenty-nine female deaths due to the infection occurred amid 2006 till two years later, increasing from twenty-one amid 2003-05 & thirteen deaths amid 2000 & two years later. The infection mostly spreading in kids  [...]

The foetus during pregnancy week 8 has discernable eyelids, nasal tip & upper lip & measuring around 3/4ths of an inch in length from top to base. Many of the key organs of the body like kidney, brain, liver, spine, and abdomen have started forming. The heart division into right-left chambers has occurred & galloping at two-folds the pace of the mother (around 150 beats/ min). The foetus has a distinctive, somewhat web-like finger & toe areas & translucent skin. Maternal Body at Pregnancy week 8 Via the wall of the placenta, the embryo is capable of absorbing protein, fats, oxygen, sugars for the important cell development role. Speaking about rising pains – during pregnancy week 8, the uterine size expansion since that of pre-conception being fist-sized is now grapefruit-sized  [...]

When starting solids with infants, the objective isn’t filling up their tummies. It would be a learning curve for mother & baby, hence starting off with small quantity & seeing the baby’s reaction. Mothers must be aiming for exposing their little ones to novel types of texture & taste, not substituting inferior-quality foods like cereals, (for instance) for better-quality victual like breast milk. Bear in mind that when the infant is famished, he/ she wouldn’t be game for trying any novel food. Hence offering solids post-breastfeeding, alike offering desserts post-meals and generally the ideal timings are mid-mornings or mid-afternoons. Following the infant’s leads & eventually increasing the quantity you are offering. For those mothers who are conservatively approaching  [...]