Babies & Toddlers

Take Your Time The worst thing you could do when choosing a baby name is to rush into it. Settling for second best may affect you and your child for a lifetime! Don’t commit yourself to the first name that you fancy. Keep searching until you find a name that you are 110% happy with. And don’t forget that you don’t need to have a name for your baby before birth. Some parents have been known to wait 2 or 3 weeks before deciding on that perfect name.

What Does it Mean? Some parents don’t really care for the meaning of their baby’s name, where as others base their decision soley around it. But, in our opinion a quick check couldn’t hurt. Do you really want your big strong boy to have a name that means “pretty flower”? If you have a meaning in mind, but don’t know what names contain that meaning, visit NamesToBe.com.

Spelling Try to make sure you don’t choose a name that ends with the same letter that your last name begins with. This can sometimes make pronounciation a challenge. There are some exceptions to this rule, but in general it is best to keep it in mind when choosing a baby name. Try it for yourself and you’ll see what we mean. Letters like “l” and “s” are especially bad. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobiles are well known for its effectiveness in capturing and keeping baby’s attention. Colorful and moving mobiles will stimulate the baby’s brain and encourages him to explore the things around him. Mobiles with lullaby tunes are even better. With mobiles, you can stop worrying about an uncooperative baby when changing diapers or a wailing baby before he goes to sleep.

Besides the above reasons for having a mobile on your baby’s cot, the most important usage of a mobile comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The academy has released a statement to urge all mothers to place their babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Since then, the SIDS rate has decreased by more than 30%. If you are worried about flat heads, just rotate the position of the mobile around the baby’s cot. The babies will turn their heads towards the mobile and thus giving the same amount of pressure to different part of his head. Simple yet useful. Choose a mobile that fits the theme of your baby’s room and make sure the mobile looks nice from your baby’s view (meaning from bottom looking up towards the mobile)! Read the rest of this entry »

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The way babies are put to bed has an effect on sudden infant death syndrome or what’s commonly known as crib death. The number of babies dying has halved due to better awareness about this.

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Stop smoking and never let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby. Don’t let any one smoke in your home at all. *

Always lay your baby on her back to sleep so that her breathing is unimpeded and she can lose heat from her front, face and head. *

Don’t let your baby get too hot, since she isn’t very efficient at controlling her temperature. If the air temperature feels hot to you, it’s very hot for her. *

Don’t increase the amount of bedding when your baby is ill. *

Never over wrap your baby. Cover her with a cotton sheet and cellular blankets according to the room temperature. *

Lay your baby in the feet to foot position at the end of the crib so that she can’t wriggle down under the blankets and get too hot. Read the rest of this entry »

The disturbing increases in childhood illnesses in America cannot be ignored! So what is causing so many of these illnesses? Research shows that everyday chemicals may be putting our children at risk. One factor is that children are being affected by their exposure to chemicals in many skin care products on the market. If you read the ingredients, you will find many baby bubble bath products contain potentially harmful ingredients.

From head to toe, the skin is our body’s largest organ and it is extremely sensitive to whatever it comes in contact with. We tend to think of our skin only as a barrier, our body’s first line of defense. Yet it is to realize that our skin is also very “thirsty.” Whatever touches the skin is absorbed to some degree directly into our body. Think about how medicines are now commonly given through the use of a patch applied directly to the skin. This simple external exposure allows the medicine to be taken in and produce its affect on our entire body. This example dramatically illustrates that what we put on our body inevitably ends up in our body! Read the rest of this entry »

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a medical condition primarily seen in premature infants, where portions of the bowel undergo necrosis. It primarily affects premature infants or sick newborns. Necrotizing enterocolitis most commonly develops 10 to 16 days after birth. In some cases, necrotizing enterocolitis develops up to 3 months after birth. The condition is typically seen in premature infants, and the timing of its onset is generally inversely proportional to the gestational age of the baby at birth. Initial symptoms include feeding intolerance, increased gastric residuals, abdominal distension and bloody stools. Read the rest of this entry »

If your little neonate has a skin condition, particularly on her head, that is scaly, greasy and crusty then do not give way to despair. It is a rather common neonatal disease found generally among the babies of two to three months of age. Known as cradle cap, it is a harmless disease and easily curable as well. Sometimes it can be cured without any medical treatment even. Sometimes, it may need little medicaments.

Though cradle cap generally appears on the head, around the eyebrows and near the ears, it can appear on other parts of the body. In rare cases, it starts stretching from one part of the body to the other. But in no way it is an infectious disease; so, there is no chance that it would contaminate all those who may come near to the effected baby. It is not irritating; it does not disturb the baby in any way. Read the rest of this entry »