Helping Your Child Adjust to a New Baby

By Aditi | May 31, 2009 12:55 am |
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Parenting Tips

2349529710_d3b548f1f2 Are you happy with the news of the new arrival in your family, but do you know whether your first child will be equally happy to get a new sibling? Often, in their own happiness, parents forget that how their first child will respond to the new baby to whom his or her parents will love. Parents should know how to help their child adjust to a new baby in the family.

The mere thought of sharing the love of mother and father often makes the first child feel insecure. This is where the parents need to talk to the first child and teach him or her how to behave with the new baby. Not just this, parents should try not to neglect the older baby while loving the new one, as this will inculcate jealousy in the older baby.

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Proper Care To Avoid Baby Skin Rashes

By Aditi | March 8, 2009 11:03 am |
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Babies

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Skin rash is one of the common baby problems that trouble not only the baby but the mother, who tries of using different methods of cure the baby’s skin rashes. Panic is not the solution but a proper care to avoid baby rashes is what you need to offer to your baby. Remember, most of the skin rashes disappear themselves over a period of time.

Babies who suffer from pink pimples need no treatment for cure, as these pimples get away on their own. Babies usually suffer from these due to exposure to maternal hormones within the womb.

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Understanding baby’s language

By Aditi | February 20, 2009 10:45 pm |
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Babies,Behavior

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Whether you have a newborn baby or a 10-month-old baby, you will definitely want to understand baby’s language. It’s true that mothers have an inherent ability to understand what their baby wants but sometimes it may become difficult to understand why the baby is crying and what is he trying to convey. So, it’s important to know how to understand baby’s language.

For babies ageing between 0 to 4 months, sound is the major means of communication. He begins to learn the sound language and conveys what he wants through a sound. Like for instance if he is in pain he will cry non-stop and if he is happy he will smile or laugh aloud. At this age babies also tend to differentiate between happy, sad and angry voices.

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Teaching baby to sleep independently

By Aditi | February 11, 2009 2:03 pm |
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Sleep

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  It’s common that parents of newly borns often complain of lack of sleep but this problem continues for sometime, as the babies have their own different biological clock and parents need to match themselves to it. Some babies have a tendency to keep their parents awake with them at night. It takes time to set the baby’s sleeping pattern during day and night.

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Potty Training Basics for your Baby

By Aditi | January 10, 2009 11:44 pm |
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Learning

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Often the most irritating problem that mothers face with their baby is the problem of their not learning the basics of doing potty. Due to this, mothers prefer wrapping their babies in diapers, which is obviously uncomfortable for the babies when used for a longer duration. So, here are some easy tips of how to give potty training to your baby.

The first and the most widely used method of training babies for excretory processes is singing tunes. Many babies get used to excrete when they hear a certain whistle of tune. Apart from this, mothers can try singing the babies’ praises. Take for instance, the moment your baby sits on the potty seat, praise him or her to encourage him or her to sit there.

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Weaning your baby at the right time

By Aditi | December 7, 2008 2:50 pm |
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Babies,Parenting Tips

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Weaning, the time when a baby shifts from feeding on breast milk to other sources of nourishment is often the biggest worry for many mothers. For many reasons, mothers decide to wean their baby early, so that they can return to their job. However, if weaning is not done at the right time, it may end up making your baby unhealthy and sick. So, it is important that you know the right time of weaning your baby.

Remember, that weaning is a gradual process and needs your patience as a mother. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, babies should be given breast milk only till first 6 months. After that, mothers should start feeding them with a mix of solid foods and some amount of breast milk until they are 1 year old.

Many baby care specialists feel that babyʼs first birthday is the right time to start weaning. This is because, the baby is big enough to be able to take solid food and digest it. In cases, when the mother has no option but to start weaning their baby before 1 year, switching to a baby formula is an ideal solution. However, make sure to give the baby a proper quantity of the baby formula.

Caring for your babyʼs umbilical cord

By Aditi | December 3, 2008 1:00 pm |
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Parenting Tips

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So, finally your wait of nine months is over and you are happy with your baby but at the same time worried about how to care for your babyʼs umbilical cord? This part that connects the baby with the mother when he is still in the womb remains there for some weeks even after birth. Following are some simple ways by which you can heal the left over part of the umbilical cord also known as, the stump.

First of all, you should know how to clean the stump. When you that the stump of the umbilical cord is dirty and sticky, try cleaning it gently with a slightly damp cloth. Remember, the stump will fall off naturally, so donʼt try to pull it yourself, else it may cause pain and infection to the newborn baby.

Drying the stump is very important, so try to keep it dry as much as possible for a quick healing. You can also expose it to air and make sure to change the diapers quickly else wet diapers in order to avoid the stump from getting wet. The umbilical cord or the stump remains only for 2 to 3 weeks, so during this time, try to give your baby sponge bath so that the stump remains dry and falls off soon.

Soothing your Colic Baby

By Aditi | November 29, 2008 7:45 pm |
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Parenting Tips

 

comforting-baby New parents are often seen panicked seeing their colicky baby. First two weeks to pass away soon but as soon as their baby enters the third, many parents feel a hellish experience unable to sooth their crying and colicky baby. So, we present you with some useful ways of soothing your colic baby.

First of all, try to pick your baby and swaddle him in a warm blanket. Try to swing and sing a lullaby to sooth the baby. Many times a baby want a change in their environment so take him for a car ride or a short stroll to make him feel comfortable.

Another common reason for a colicky baby to colic is gas problems. So, try to lift your baby and place him in a position with tummy upwards and give a little massage on the stomach to relief him of any sort of stomach pain.

Playing soft music also helps a lot in soothing a colic baby. Also try to take your baby close to your heart making him hear your heartbeat, this makes him feel as if he is still in the womb and he feels secure and stops crying.


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