Tag: Infant Health

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How to Nurse Newborn Baby’s Navel

The umbilical cord is the link between the mother and the child. The ligation and disconnection of the umbilical cord marks that the child has started his own life journey as an independent individual. Umbilical cord stump is also often the child’s first open wound, In the past, when medical care was underdeveloped, Many children are born at home, Due to problems such as nonstandard umbilical cord treatment, The incidence of umbilical infection is very high, and even tetanus infection occurs, causing many new lives to break halberds in the cradle. With the progress of medical treatment, there are fewer and fewer family births, and umbilical cord treatment is becoming more and more standardized. Such tragedies are less and less. Read More …

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How complicated can the amount of calcium required by the baby be? One article makes it clear

Parents often consult their children about calcium supplement. Many parents worry that their children will lack calcium and even start to supplement calcium to their children under the impetus of advertisements. Does the baby really need calcium supplement? Which foods are rich in calcium? How much calcium do infants need? According to the latest 2013 edition of the Recommended Intake of Dietary Nutrients for Chinese Residents, the appropriate intake of calcium is 200 mg per day for 0-6 months, 250 mg for 7-12 months and 600 mg for 1-3 years. Appropriate intake (AI) refers to the intake of certain nutrients in healthy people obtained through observation or experiments. For example, Healthy full-term babies who are exclusively breastfed come from breast Read More …

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What if the baby vomits milk?

First, let’s look at a scene: Ah! Ah! Ah! Husband/Mom! Come on! What’s the matter? What’s the matter! Oh, my God! The child vomited! ! Vomit all wet! Did you throw up what? Milk! This kind of scene must have appeared in many families that have just had children. When the baby vomits milk, the whole family is nervous. Perhaps it is because in our cognition, vomiting is a very terrible thing, because vomiting means that there may be digestive system problems. But does vomiting milk mean that the child is ill? First, why do children spit milk? When the baby finishes eating milk, occasionally, the milk flows out along the corners of the mouth, or with hiccups, or when Read More …

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Four Countermeasures to Make Dabao Accept Two Treasures Happily

With the relaxation of the two-child policy, More and more parents begin to consider having another baby. For the first child, TA may not be happy to accept his younger brother or sister, and may even have resistance, believing that his younger brother or sister will take away the love of his parents. In the news, there have also been tragedies in which the eldest brother forced himself to commit suicide and the mother finally had no choice but to induce labor. How to make Dabao better accept his younger brother and sister is something parents must consider before having a second child. When pregnant, let the child prepare for the new baby with you. 1. Tell your child more Read More …

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Need Formula Milk Supplement for Newborn what?

After the baby is born, breast-feeding mothers are often questioned: [Is there not enough milk? Do you want some formula? ] It is not that formula milk cannot be added, However, many parents and elders do not know when to add formula milk in what. Even because they are worried that the baby will starve, they may add too much formula milk too early. One mother said helplessly: “There is a kind of milk that is not enough, which is called mother-in-law thinks you have not enough milk.” What’s more, even some medical staff do not know enough about this. Mothers who plan to breastfeed must know that only in what do they need to supplement formula milk to their Read More …

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Is my child developing slowly? Listen to the pediatrician to analyze

I often hear some novice parents ask: Is my child developing slowly? After all, is what slow to develop? What should parents do if they encounter this phenomenon? Let’s analyze several common situations one by one: Case 1 Sisi was born 2 months prematurely, and now she is 3 months prematurely. She will not look up and there are no other special circumstances. Analysis: Sisi was born for 3 months, but she is a premature infant. The age of the first month should be calculated and corrected according to her expected date of delivery within 2 years old. In fact, she is only equivalent to a 1-month-old baby. It is acceptable that she will not look up at this time. Read More …

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The baby has teeth, how can he not feel so uncomfortable?

Healthy teeth are an essential part of the healthy growth of the baby. Only when the teeth are healthy can the baby chew and eat correctly and learn how to speak. The health of deciduous teeth also determines the health of permanent teeth to a certain extent. During teething, babies will cry and drool more easily than usual, and even become grumpy. At the same time, the baby’s sleep quality will also deteriorate. This is also a kind of torture for parents. Here are some tips to help parents who have experienced this painful stage. When does teething begin? Babies usually begin to grow teeth 6 months after birth. However, different children have different growth and development times. It is Read More …

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Can the baby watch TV?

For many families, TV has become an important part of the life of children over 2-3 years old. Watching TV without restraint will undoubtedly have adverse effects on children and the whole family. However, if parents are good at guiding their children to obtain the positive influence of TV and minimize the negative influence, we can still enjoy many benefits brought to us by scientific and technological progress and cultural undertakings. Let’s first look at the attitude of professional organizations towards [children watching TV]: The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend children under 2 to watch TV. Children over 2 years old should not watch TV for more than 2 hours a day. This time includes not only TV, Read More …

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Do you really know how to put the baby to sleep?

It is not easy to coax the baby to sleep. There are also many misunderstandings about the baby’s sleep. The following are some precautions to coax the baby to sleep to see if you have made any mistakes. 1. Find out the baby’s sleepiness in time, If the baby is yawning, you must know it’s time to go to bed. However, there are other manifestations, such as upper and lower eyelid fights, crying and irritability, which are also manifestations of sleeping in infants. Some babies will become especially sticky when they are sleepy, and others will be excessively excited. Babies fall asleep in a state of excessive fatigue, but they will not sleep well. It is very important to find Read More …

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The baby can crawl and walk. Do you know all these potential dangers?

It is said that the baby will climb at the age of 8 months. In fact, once he starts to use his hands and feet, he can touch the things on the table cabinet and even pull the low-hanging tablecloth, which may hurt him. So you need this [watch list] to be safe for him to start climbing. In the bathroom Water depth: The bath water only needs to reach his feet, about 5 ~ 7 centimeters deep. Water temperature: warm but not hot, 38 ~ 40 degrees Celsius. Use your wrist to try, the most reliable is the thermometer. When draining water, put cold water first, then hot water. Anti-skid: Put anti-skid mats in the bathtub and on the Read More …