Showing posts with label Baby Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby Care. Show all posts

Oct 15, 2011

11 Indications when your baby should be taken to the doctor

GladChild: If you first time became a mother, then of course it is difficult to distinguish between public health problems and serious health problems experienced by your baby. Moreover, little one can not speak and express his feelings.

Here is an explanation of some indications that mark the seriousness of your baby's health condition. Among them:
  1. Do not want to drink or eat at all
  2. Her skin looks yellow
  3. Fever with high fever over 38.5 C
  4. Vomiting is strong and frequent spraying
  5. Very fussy, continuously and inconsolably
  6. Diarrhea with high frequency
  7. Purplish blue lips and tongue
  8. Excessive sweating when drinking or crying
  9. Shortness of breath
  10. White or pale colored stools
  11. Choking up could not breathe, even her face became red, then blue
If your baby has the characteristics as above, then you should contact your doctor.


Oct 5, 2011

How to overcome baby vomit while eating

GladChild: Baby vomits while eating is natural, mother and would often this that makes the mother is always worried and difficult to overcome vomiting in babies. This could result because the onset of semi-solid foods, like milk porridge, juice, make, or cereal biscuits. In addition, by giving any solid foods such as rice team can also be a cause of infant vomiting.

If the food has been incorporated directly vomited again, it could be problems in the area around the baby's mouth. For that, you need to know and do not be too worried because it is still in the process of the baby to swallow and chew food. It is this process which causes vomiting baby food when it is inserted, because the process has not been good to swallow it or it could be because the food you provided did not like.

This will not last long experienced the early stages of a baby only when baby are introduced to the semi and solid foods only. And if there is a baby vomiting after food into the stomach after half an hour, could have been the possibility of indigestion. Then how the right way to overcome those little ones who always throw up when the time or after a meal? Here's his explanation.

When swallowing reflexes are not good

Foods that you enter the first time when he was in the front of the tongue, the baby will try to stick out its tongue to swallow food. But because of its early recognition can be a baby food then took out his food again. Just as in learning to crawl, when he started to progress that occurred was that he did resign because the process has not been good coordination on the motor.

If that occurs when food is regurgitated by the baby, then do not do to force him to put food back on the horizontal position of the baby. This can cause the baby's coughing and vomiting, as well as dangerous if the food intake can interfere with the respiratory blockage to be fatal.

Swallowing reflex will soon improve and depends on the ability of each baby. In general, the process can be done well if, after the age of 6 months upwards. However, if your child is still experiencing the same thing at the early stages of introduction is difficult to swallow semi-solid and solid foods, then you can overcome by diluting the food again until he can swallow.

Do not know and do not like the food

When the baby should start with a new food either semi-solid or solid, of course he knew the new food to be consumed and different from previous meals. At the beginning of this introduction of the baby does not know or do not even like the food you provide. That way, he will easily resist and spit it out.

If the baby back regurgitates their food, then do not you force him back to put food in your mouth as this will only make the baby be traumatized at the sight of food you provide? But try to dilute a little so the baby will eat.

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Sep 30, 2011

Caring for premature babies with kangaroo method

GladChild: Kangaroo method for premature babies has been found since 1983 and is useful for treating babies born with low weight, both during hospitalization and at home.

Kangaroo method premature babies is able to provide basic needs of infants with low birth weight, the way through the supply situation and a condition similar to the mother's womb, thus providing opportunities to adapt better to the outside world. Kangaroo method is also much loved baby and is beneficial because it can provide a sense of safety, comfort, strengthen the instinct to feel the baby's heartbeat and her mother searched for his own nipples.

Kangaroo method can be performed two weeks after birth, and infant following criteria that can do the kangaroo care method:
  • Most babies with more or less weight 2000 g.
  • Babies who do not have accompanying disorders or diseases, as well as reflex and coordination of suck and swallow well may also undergo this method.
  • Infants should have a good progress during his stay in the incubator.
  • Preparedness and participation of parents will be very supportive in the success of the kangaroo method.
The benefits of kangaroo care premature babies using this method, among them:
  • Stabilizes body temperature, heart rate and breathing
  • Improve maternal-child emotional relationship
  • Improved growth and weight babies better
  • Babies do not stay long to cry
  • Improving the emotional state of mothers and babies
  • Increasing milk production
  • Reduce the risk of infection during the hospitalization
  • Shorten the period of hospitalization
Here are the steps in conducting a kangaroo method:
  1. Give your baby clothes, hats, diapers and socks that have been warmed first.
  2. Place the baby on your chest, in an upright position and in direct contact with your skin. Make sure the baby's head is fixed on your chest. Position your baby with the elbow and legs bent, head and chest located on your chest with your head slightly up. You can also wear a shirt with a large size so that the baby can be placed between the breasts and then clothes were held together. Wear a scarf wrapped around your stomach so the baby does not fall.
  3. If it can not support the baby's clothes, you can use a towel or large cloth which is elastic or bags that are specially made to keep the baby's body.
  4. During this kangaroo method, you can still move freely, can move freely while standing, sitting, walking, eating and chatting. But be sure, while sleeping, you half-sitting position or put some pillows behind your back.
  5. If you are tired, this method can be done also by the father or someone else.
  6. Consider the preparation of the mother, baby, the baby, infant monitoring, breastfeeding way, and the cleanliness of the mother is also her baby.
This method can be applied until the baby does not want to undergo this kind of treatment again or usually around the age of 36 weeks because the baby is big. And in this age, the doctor will examine the retina so that blindness can be prevented, ears, bones, and vaccination, but usually wait until the baby weighed about 2 kg.

The doctor will also check the number and timing of drinking baby, such as ad labium or in the baby's ability to drink milk approximately 180-200 ml/kg/day. Then check the baby's weight gain, a minimum of 20-30 grams or about 2 ounces a week and monitor its growth.

After the results showed good conditions coupled with increasing weight, the premature baby is already to be treated at home and grow like any other normal baby. If you are still confused about grammar-how care of premature infants with the kangaroo method for premature babies, you can dig deeper from the doctor or the parties with experience in the kangaroo method.


9 Mistake in caring for newborn babies

GladChild: Caring for the newborn baby is certainly not as easy as you might imagine. It sure would be a lot of mistakes in doing so, this is particularly true in new mothers. Sometimes even new mothers have learned in caring for baby with the help of parents or through the book, still it can often make mistakes.

Often even small mistakes are not recognized by the mother, ranging from changing diapers or diapers, one wearing clothes, to give the wrong toys and other things that can threaten harm your baby. So what things are often done in the new mom made a mistake in caring her babies he did not realize it?

Here are some mistakes in caring for infants that are often carried out without intentional and how to overcome them:
  1. Keep clean, this may be very trivial, but it is important to do in order to maintain the health of the newborn baby. If you have friends or relatives who came to see the birth of your baby, then you should inform in advance to wash their hands before going to hold your baby or when they're cold or cough should not be too close. This is important, because babies under six months are still in shaping the immune systems. Also, do not travel first if the baby is still under the age of six months to avoid the crowds so that your child is not held by many people who are not known.
  2. Choose the right clothes, wearing clothes on the baby also needs your attention. Do not let you wear the wrong clothes when the weather is hot, but the baby clothes worn closed or vice versa. Body of newborn baby will usually be easily overheated. Therefore, choose the right clothes from not too closed.
  3. Provide toys that are dangerous, watch out with this one. Often if you forget to give toys to the child is not in accordance with his age or even not a toy that is not supposed to be baby toys. As an example, when your child whines ask her toys but instead you replace it with a key. And this is not the right thing, because it contains the key to high levels of lead and can cause brain damage and reduced IQ levels.
  4. Babies put to sleep in his stomach, according to research results revealed that infants who are put to sleep on his stomach on a soft blanket at risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or sudden infant death syndrome, compared with infants who sleep supine on a blanket that is not too soft.
  5. Lack of fluid when the baby is not fussy, if the baby feel calm and do not fret you are wrong to think that he is not hungry or thirsty. You need to be regularly in providing food and drink. Watch for signs if your child is eating enough, that if he wet the bed in the 6 times a day after his birth in the first week. However, if it does not also appear to consult a doctor immediately.
  6. Often given antibiotics, many parents are wrong, if their children are sick more often exposed to antibiotics administered. In fact, antibiotics alone are not good for the health of children, especially the baby's body. Antibiotics alone are also not appropriate to treat diseases caused by viruses such as flu, diarrhea, vomiting, and sore throat. Antibiotics can only be used to cure diseases caused by streptococcus bacteria. In addition, by taking antibiotics so often infants can cause the baby to become resistant and when his body needed antibiotics will not work again on his body.
  7. Dose of the drug on the advice of a doctor, always follow the doctor's advice, if the baby was sick to give the appropriate dose of a doctor's advice. Do not identify the drug doses in infants and older children because the dose was different.
  8. Keep dangerous objects, one year after the baby is moving more to 1.5 years usually can crawl. Therefore, whenever possible you pay attention to the area around the houses whether there are dangerous objects are easy to reach by the child or not. Avoid objects such as vases, ashtrays or items easily glassware, note also the sockets, wires, furniture sharp and medications.
  9. Make sure beforehand if the products you buy for your child is safe when used. So also with drugs that are considered natural or herbal, you should first check with your doctor to find certainty.
Caring for infants is not an easy thing. One little can be fatal. Therefore, you need to be careful and pay attention to anything that takes your child in infancy.


Sep 29, 2011

8 Myths about babies that is not true

GladChild: Many advices or myth about the baby who once provided the parents can no longer practiced today. Some facts are now considered outdated:

1. Baby sleeping soundly in a quiet and dark room

In fact, the children now sleep easy even against the backdrop of noise and little light. Plus, if the baby is doing before they sleep, usually they will easily fall asleep with a wide variety of situations.

2. When the baby has a fever, compress with alcohol to reduce fever

In fact, giving a compress on the infants with alcohol would not reduce fever. It is not even safe because alcohol can be absorbed through the skin.

3. Letting your baby stand or jumping on your lap can shorten the baby's feet

In fact, the baby will not be shortened legs. That's really a myth. In contrast, babies learn to balance their weight by trying to find the center of gravity. So, let your baby stand up and jumping on your lap would be fun and help its development.

4. Listening to classical music can increase the IQ of babies

In fact music can enrich the life of the baby, but no definitive studies that listening to classical music can encourage brain development.

5. Letting a baby cry, preventing the baby becomes spoiled.

In fact babies 4 months of age had only a few ways to cry. They know when they will whine and spoiled, and nothing else. So, pick up the baby cry while helping them understand that parents will always be there when the baby needs them.

6. It should not be immunized as a baby fever

In fact, a small fever will not decrease the immune response in infants or increase the risk of overreaction from the immunization.

7. Do not provide sun protection cream in infants under the age of 6 months

In fact, the risk of skin cancer can happen to the sun-exposed skin and your baby is also at risk. It would be good for the baby away from the sun at certain hours. By giving sun protection cream containing SPF 15, you will protect it from the risk of skin cancer. Apply a small amount on face and hands of babies.

8. It is important to keep baby bottles and pacifiers kept sterile

You only need to sterilize bottles and nipples when they are removed from the box. After that, wash it with soap and water is sufficient for infants exposed to more bacteria from their environment than from a bottle that they use.

Sep 26, 2011

Premature babies have high death rate when babies grow into adolescents

GladChild: The birth of a baby before the full gestational age sometimes can not be avoided. Babies born prematurely need medical care and maximum attention.

Babies born prematurely will usually be highly susceptible to several health problems. According to a new study, when premature babies grow into adolescents, have a high mortality rate.

Most babies are born prematurely are more susceptible to various health problems compared with babies born to the age of full content.

Previous studies showed the risk of premature infant death ends after the baby made it through the first year of his birth, after which the normal risk of death.

But a new study in contrast with previous studies, which found that premature babies are more prone to death as a teenager for a serious illness such as heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Some of the disease progression of the disease does have a fairly long time.

This is a completely new discovery. Even babies born only a few weeks early also still have an increased risk of death. However, the absolute mortality rate of about 1 per 1,000 people per year, so it still includes very low, said Dr. Casey Crump from Stanford University, as quoted from HealthNews on Monday September 26, 2011.

The results of Dr. Crump have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The study involved almost 675,000 Swedes born between the years 1973-1979. Researchers found children who were born before the age of 37 weeks of gestation have a higher chance of dying before age 5 years when compared to babies born to the age of full content.

Although the children had made it through childhood, but then the child has a higher chance to experience death in approximately 18-36 years of age.

Dr. Crump said the health problems that may be associated with the death of babies born in premature, including heart disease, diabetes, and asthma. Some of the disease progression of the disease does have a fairly long time.

I think it is important to realize the potential increased risk of various health problems will be experienced by premature babies, he said.


Sep 25, 2011

6 Tips on how to treat skin rashes in babies

GladChild: Skin rashes on baby's is often the case, several circumstances can lead to irritation, such as:
  • Use of synthetic diapers or plastic pants lined the old are not replaced, often leading directly to the skin rashes caused by accumulation of urine or feces that contain ammonia. Closing of the diaper area as well as the temperature increases the humidity in the folds of the buttocks further facilitate the absorption of these chemicals are irritants. If it lasts over and over protective skin is damaged, making it easier for the proliferation of fungi, like Candida albicans.
  • In these areas, especially folds in the baby fat like the neck, groin, elbow fold, if there is buildup of sweat that is too long then it will irritate baby's skin. Recurrent inflammation that occurs will also be exacerbated by the proliferation of fungi such as Candida albicans.
  • Infants with a family history of allergies will be more common complaints of skin rashes, such as smooth scales on the scalp area resulting from the use of cosmetic products had a high pH shampoo or hair-lotion that is too fragrant. Can also encountered something similar in the chest, back, abdomen due to the use of such heating oil or eucalyptus baby oil used constantly in hot climates.
  • Drought baby's skin caused by repeated use of soap containing antiseptic. Chronic inflammation caused by contact irritants weak will affect the balance of normal flora of skin, with reduced power due to the skin's natural defenses.
  • A newborn baby who consume cow's milk formula with high pH levels sometimes found redness in the area around the anus.
How to treat skin rashes on baby's?
  1. The most important is prevention, because when examined all the factors that cause skin rashes of infants can be prevented. New skin disorder in baby generally occurs when exposure has occurred repeatedly over a period of time.
  2. Avoid the temporary use of disposable diapers or plastic-lined pants during inflammation. Wear a soft thin cloth diaper fabric absorbs sweat. Wash the area surrounding each baby's buttocks and urinate or defecate for infants with mild soap, pat dry with a soft towel and gently pat do not rub harshly. Avoid talcum powder when the skin is inflamed.
  3. Folds of the inflamed area is often compressed with a washcloth towel soaked in water, avoid the use of powder for a while. Regional folds are often opened and aerated. When sweating immediately wipes it gently with a washcloth towel soaked in water, do not rub and then dried with a towel. Wear loose cotton clothes are thin and easily absorb sweat.
  4. Where the scaly skin can be given a special moisturizing cream after bathing the baby. Do not bathe with water too hot to linger. Use a special baby soap and shampoo. For the time being avoid using talcum powder or a variety of cosmetic products for babies.
  5. Do not apply ointment, cream or any oil on the inflamed area without consulting with your doctor first.
  6. Skin rashes in baby's skin is more often caused by weak irritants such as sweat, urine, feces, skin care products are one use, detergent, or liquid antiseptic and perhaps we too have a hand to expose it. Sometimes the onset of irritation is supported by a suitable condition for the emergence of inflammation as a factor of moisture, heat, friction or closed.

Sep 21, 2011

How to overcome vomiting in babies

GladChild: Vomiting in babies is one of the disorders that often occur in infants. Typically, this occurs because the baby is too much to drink milk, spit and air disturbance. Babies who are cuddled too closely after a meal are also stimulated to vomit, how to overcome vomiting in babies:
  • Slow-feeding give it little by little, but with the frequency rather frequently. Try to burp your baby every time you move to the other breast.
  • Feed the baby in an upright position. Position your baby remain upright for 20-30 minutes after feeding. Do not be cuddled or rocked, at least half an hour after feeding. If given a milk bottle, make sure the nipple hole is too small or too big.
  • Formula milk allergy or food that mothers eat can affect the baby through breast milk consumption.
  • Generally foods that are potentially disruptive in breast milk is made from dairy-processed products, foods or beverages that contain caffeine, such as soft drinks, chocolate, coffee, tea, etc. Then the seeds and nuts, for example wheat, corn, peanuts, spicy foods and foods that contain a gas such as broccoli, garlic, bean sprouts, green peppers, cauliflower, cabbage and so on.
So it's good if the mother keep the food he eats. Eat only healthy foods, especially foods that are recommended by your doctor.


Sep 12, 2011

Playing is important for infant development

GladChild: If you include people who are busy with work while you have a baby, you should often take more time to play with your baby. When the play is one of the needs of children, and he deserves to get it. In fact, according to the UN Human Rights Committee, playing is the right of all children.

Forget to teach your baby and begin to play with him. While all parents want their children to be smart, you might ask, why even play is a very stressed to the baby. Because regardless of age, of course, when playing for the baby is a time where it can benefit the physical, social and emotional growth. Playing does not always mean using toys, but interaction with parents or caregivers are also very important.

Baby Developments

Baby you are exploring a new world every day and of course the child could learn something he did not know before. If you give the bracelet that can be rattled, then he will know that if he was moving his arms, the bracelet will sound. That way your baby has to learn about cause and effect, he knew that he could make things happen. When he started a little larger, than the 'Peek-boo' game he may know that you will just disappear for a few moments only, not for a long time.

While the physical game, can build bone strength and improve the health of your child. With a physical game, you can make your baby roll over, crawl or walk more quickly than infants who were not much involved physical activity with adults. Play also helps build your baby's confidence and baby social development. Furthermore, the play will also greatly help the brain development of children and encourage her to be able to imagine and the creation of more.

Talk with your baby

When playing with your child, you have helped him to learn many things, including teach it to speak. Read fairy tales, and plays using words or imitating animal sounds can help build your baby language skills.

Talk to your baby about everything. Explain what you do and why as you were talking with adults. Long before he knows what you're talking about, your child will learn the rhythm of your language. In time he will understand the meaning of certain words even though not yet able to say so myself.

Here are some ways to interact with your babies:
  • Playing with a lot of sound / words
  • Play music and sing along
  • Read a book. Although the child did not understand his words, he will enjoy pictures with bright colors and the rhythm of your voice
  • Encourage your baby to play toys are brightly colored, which makes a lot of noise and has a different texture
  • Show your baby in glass
Would be much better if you could also bring the child to play on the floor, do not forget to make sure the surrounding atmosphere is safe for babies. In this way, he will learn how to hold his head while in the prone position roll over, sit up movement, crawling to walking. The more often he was on the floor, the sooner he is also able to perform the movements themselves.

The benefits of spa for babies

GladChild: Apparently, the spa is not only needed by adults because the baby needs it for health and growth. In addition, by doing a baby spa will also have a good body immunity, to avoid digestive problems and your baby sleep quality will improve.

Stages of the spa for a baby not much different from the spa for adults, but everything are given to the portions and functions tailored to the needs of the baby. Baby Spa is also important to detect early abnormalities of the body because the baby cannot complain to his parents when the body feels pain or sprain. By doing a spa, the baby's body will be "improved" sense of relaxation as well as a convenient and good for the development of his soul. Generally, a spa for the infant consists of swimming, bathing, and massage.

When swimming, a baby will be trained motor movements due to foot and his body will be twitching, but will also prevent respiratory distress. While in the bath, the baby will do relaxation as most kids today have higher stress levels. Remember, when your baby is swimming or bathing, water used should not be too hot as it can make the peripheral blood vessels dilated which reduce blood flow to the heart.

While infant massage on relaxation in addition to providing benefits will also help improve digestion and facilitate blood circulation to the baby. Generally, the baby often experience digestive problems when breastfeeding. With this massage, digestive problems called colic or bloating because the colon will be resolved will work as well as digestion.

A study conducted by the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine, United States, revealed that the weight of babies born prematurely will increase by 47% after a baby spa massage as much as three times a day with duration of 15 minutes each, conducted over 10 days. This was due to stimulation of massage stimulates the vagus nerve of the brain which releases the secretion of food absorption hormones, including insulin. Besides massage is also known to release substances that are similar to serotonin, a neurotransmitter that can reduce pain and decrease stress hormones.

Even so, baby spa massage is as important as vitamin and mineral intake for babies should be done with proper technique in accordance with the child's growth phase. That is because the baby is still physically fragile and has a different sensitivity. Massage techniques are performed also not too hard because the baby's bones are still soft. Besides the massage should also follow the flow of blood circulation and metabolism.


Music can help to reduce pain in infants

GladChild: A recent study says that listening to music can reduce pain and provide therapeutic benefits for the baby who had to undergo medical procedures, including circumcision. 

Plays music for children and babies can soothe and stabilize some of the vital functions of their bodies, as reported Live Science. However, previous studies conducted did not provide strong evidence to support this claim.

In the latest study, researchers from the University of Alberta, Canada, reviewed the nine studies published between 1989 to 2006, included those of normal premature babies and infants. The researchers could not draw absolute conclusions from the trials because of population differences and differences in tests conducted against the population. In addition, in some experiments, tests conducted by not optimal.

However, they found preliminary evidence which the music has a beneficial effect when medical procedures take place in infants or children, such as blood sampling and circumcision. 

The researchers insist that it takes other experiments a more optimal for confirming evidence that music can provide benefits for children and infants who undergo medical procedures.


Sep 10, 2011

When do babies should start to wearing shoes?

GladChild: This question is actually a bit controversial among the pediatricians. Some pediatricians recommend that babies do not need to wear shoes until the age of 15 months. Others feel a child should start wearing first shoes after they began to walk. But somehow, you should see and consider where your baby to walk. If they just walk in the area around the house, then they do not need baby shoes for walking. But if they leave the house, you should put on their shoes, because you certainly do not want your baby's dirty bare feet exposed to cold or dirt in the streets.

Baby shoes protect the child from the heat of the sun, scratches, and bruises. But should you let your baby go barefoot if the opportunity arises. And do not let your babies wearing shoes too long.

If you purchase outdoor baby shoes for your baby, make sure the shoe size fit with their feet. Also make sure they remain free to move his legs. Whatever your decision, make sure that it is the best for your baby.

Do not force baby shoes just so they look funny. Let your baby go barefoot at home, and when they leave the house, make sure they wear soft soled shoes premises.


Sep 9, 2011

How to make your home safe for babies

GladChild: Make homes safer for babies is very important. Every parent would want to create the safest environment for baby beloved, be it in the house though.

Having a newborn baby is very risky and need to be careful. If the child was aged 2 years and he certainly would be very nimble and fun to play with whatever is around him. Therefore, you should always be alert in watching the little guy. Maybe you already feel in control is quite strict in monitoring the activities of the small, but who would have thought if your child can do or play something dangerous around him, especially in the home.

When the child grows larger in order to pay more attention to the situation and security at home. Here are some tips on making homes safer for babies who need your attention and avoid in the house so that children do not play carelessly, among others:

Public, first make sure all the rooms contained within the house is not harmful to invite children to play. And make sure that every room in your home safe for your child. Put a cushion or a safety device that can cover the sharp objects or dangerous around the house. When buying toys, to also consider the placement of playground space.

Nursery, after you make sure each room with safe and then check back to the baby bedroom. To position the crib to sleep away from the lights, wiring, windows, and other decoration. Do not put stuffed toys in the crib or bed because this can affect the body motion is limited, so they can make it feel cramped and difficult to move. Inventories keep diapers in place like in a closet or drawer baby clothes. Keep children away from the reach of lotions, ointments, or anything harmful in order to avoid the child's play.

Electrical and wiring center, to avoid things that are dangerous when your child was in her room while playing, you need to watch too closely. Keep out of reach of the electricity or cable. If necessary to prevent it, make the cover of plastic material or fabric in any power centers so that children are not interested to play it.


Sep 8, 2011

Fever when the baby teething it just a myth

GladChild: Parents believe that when a baby is teething is usually accompanied by the emergence of a fever baby teething. Whereas children who grow teeth do not have to have a fever, a fever that arises could be an indication of infection.

Parents often blame a variety of diseases that arise as a result of growing new teeth, including fever. But the study found that the process of teething does not cause changes in body temperature.

People have believed the myth. Actually, ages 6 months to 3 years old children at risk of experiencing an increase in minor infections such as colds or flu can cause fever, said ike Morgan, chairman of the Oral Health Program Melbourne Dental School at the University of Melbourne, as quoted from The Conversation.

What temperature is a fever for a baby? Body temperature rises to 38 degrees Celsius, which indicates the presence of infection. But if the temperature reaches 39 degrees Celsius or more than an advanced indication of a serious infection.

While the baby fever symptoms during teething is very varied, some children do not have whatever the reaction, but most experienced swelling in the gums and cheeks are flushed.

Inconvenience that may arise in children when treated with a gel that can deliver drugs to relieve pain when teething. But if the baby is suckling so avoid its use because it can make baby numbness and difficulty feeding.

After the first tooth appears, should be brushed gently to protect it from decay and use toothpaste that contains low fluoride every day, said Mike.

Generally the teeth in infants known as teeth begin to form since the beginning of pregnancy (approximately 8 weeks after conception). This tooth is already in the jaw bone at birth, and later he will be pushed out when aged 6 months and have full gear when she was 3 years old.


Jul 2, 2011

7 Tips on how to care for baby skin

GladChild: Baby's skin is very smooth, but susceptible to temperature changes, droughts, and infection. Sweat glands are not fully developed, so the baby's skin is very sensitive to cold and hot temperatures. Although sebaceous glands are formed in the skin, this gland is not producing enough oil. As a result, the baby's skin dry easily. In addition, susceptible to infection because the protection system against microorganisms have not been fully formed. Here are seven tips to baby skin care on the first months of life.

1. Bathe the baby every few days, but clean skin daily.
In the first four months, you should not bathe your baby every day. Experts recommend once a week. Special baby soap is friendlier to baby's skin, but should not be too often.

To keep baby's skin does not dry out the soap, can be poured a few drops of olive oil or baby oil into bathwater. Water used for bathing or wiping should have a warm medium, about 37 Celsius. Prepare to wrap a warm towel and a mat before and after the baby is cleaned.

2. Observe from skin problems.
Babies can have some problems or skin conditions, such as birthmarks, dermatitis (fungal infection), prickly heat, eczema, acne, and allergies. For this, you should always consult with a physician.

3. Protect your baby from the sun.
Infants in the first year of life should not be exposed to direct UV radiation. Meeting clothes, hats, and sunglasses are the best means of protection against UVA and UVB sun. Additionally, you can provide sun protection cream (sunscreen) on exposed skin to taste.

4. Use a cotton cloth.
Always try to wear cotton clothes and diapers on babies. Cotton is skin friendly, have pores, and absorb moisture. Avoid synthetic materials.

5. Protect from cold weather.
Baby's skin is not enough to protect them from cold weather. Baby blanket with warm clothing and blankets to make it taken away when exposed to the wind.

6. Use oil / ointment to warm.
In bad weather, especially during the cold and the wind was blowing, it is advisable to apply eucalyptus oil or balm for baby warmers. These fragrant and flavorful oils protect the skin from the bad weather and dehydration. But be careful when applying the oil / ointment if the baby has a rash, so as not to aggravate his condition.

7. Massage your baby.
For general health and skin care, baby can be massaged properly and gently. For this purpose, can use olive oil or another essential oil that does not harm the baby and can trigger asthma.