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Newborn
Top 101 Questions |
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Common questions from baby's Concerns..
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Baby
Discomforts |
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Baby
Facts |
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Babies are born with 300 bones, but by
adulthood only 206 remain. The reason? Some
bones fuse together later..
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Postpartum Diet |
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Postpartum diet is not very different from
your pregnancy diet, except for some changes
here and there. You will still have to eat
a variety of fruits..
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Infants
Spitting Up |
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During the first 3-4 months of infanthood
some babies spit up all the time and some
hardly. There is nothing wrong with your baby
as normally spit up is not a health issue.
Unlike vomiting which signals..
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Potty
Training Pitfalls |
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Accidents can happen despite all the efforts;
it is an inevitable part of potty learning.
Threatening or creating a fuss will only aggravate
matters as your child will only grow more
resistant to learn. Potty training accidents
are mostly..
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Child
Obesity |
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Obesity is when a child’s weight is 20% in
excess of the standard weight for the child’s
height
2. Surveys show that about
20% of obese children go on to become fat
adults.
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Swaddling
Your Baby |
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Swaddling offers a newborn baby warmth and
security - a snug wrap feels like a big hug
to that tiny body. A good wrap is not a surefire
way of calming a colicky baby but it does
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Pacifiers
- Yes or No? |
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The use of pacifiers has become a debate
of late. Despite its bad reputation, parents
continue to be perplexed on whether to use
it or not. Many continue to use it because..
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Baby's
First.. What is typical..What you need to
know..? |
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Your baby's first couple of poos will be
tar-like, sticky and greenish-black in color.
Termed meconium, this waste product was accumulated
in the..
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Jaundice |
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Jaundice can be caused by prematurity,
infection, exposure to drugs during labor,
or bruising at birth. Different types of jaundice
exist with physiological version being the
commonest form in newborns. It is not a true
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Infant
Massage |
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Massaging your baby is a great way to bond
with her and calm and settle her. It also
offers plenty of health benefits. You can
start your baby from about 2 weeks..
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Getting
back to the Old YOU |
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FACT Even after your baby, the placenta
and the fluids are gone, you could continue
to weigh as much as you did when you were..
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Floppy
Syndrome |
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Your child may have floppy baby syndrome
if, at 6 months, she is unable to sit in an
upright position even with support..
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Eye
Care |
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There are no tears when a newborn cries.
This is because the baby's tear ducts have
yet to mature (tear ducts tend to mature at
about 6 weeks). And because of this..
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Ear
Care |
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Ears too are prone to infection if you
are not careful. When cleaning you should
ensure water does not enter baby's ears. It
is also not necessary to poke and clean in
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Dressing
your baby |
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Keeping your baby comfortably dressed for
the surrounding temperature is important.
Babies cannot alter body temperatures quick
enough to compensate for temperature changes
around them so remove layers or add them..
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Your
FIRST Prenatal Visit |
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In your first visit lots of questions will
be asked as your doctor will want to know
as much about you as possible. It is the most
comprehensive visit in comparison to the other
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Baby
Cosmetics - What is wise? |
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Children of today have not only infections
to deal with but also allergies, rashes and
problems with the respiratory system. A wide
variety of chemical irritants are to..
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When
an Older Baby refuses the Breast |
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Some mothers and babies run into breastfeeding
problems, which for lack of a better expression
has been termed a 'nursing strike'. Baby suddenly
stops taking the breast although hungry -
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