Bath Time For Baby

May 30th, 2011

It’s time for baby’s first bath. It can be a little unnerving, especially if you are a new mother and never given a newborn a bath. Don’t worry though, you’ll do just fine. Since the beginning of time, mothers have been giving babies a bath. With all the new types of tubs designed for infants and toddlers, it’s safer today. And many babies love getting a bath!

Sponge baths is what you should give your newborn until the umbilical cord heals or during the first couple of weeks. Since your baby doesn’t need a bath every day, you can give sponge baths twice a week or as often as you feel is necessary. It is important to go ahead and gather everything you will need before you start. And here is the equipment you will need to wash a newborn: thick towels or a sponge-type bath cushion, soft washcloths, a bath seat for a basin or sink, cotton balls, baby shampoo and baby soap (non-irritating), a hooded baby towel, a clean diaper and clothing.

You need to make sure that the room you’re using is warm, preferably around 75 degrees F. At the bottom of the seat/tub, place a non-skid cushion or towel so your baby will not slide around. Run warm water into the tub or sink, between 90-100 degrees or warm to the inside of your wrist. While talking to a soothing voice and explaining what you are doing, gently undress your baby. Slowly place your baby in the water.

You can start with the face using just a little bit of baby soap. Next, wash the head, and continue moving downwards. The areas you should thoroughly clean when bathing your baby include the neck, groin area, ears, and buttocks. Try not to get the umbilical cord area wet, gently clean with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol. If your son is circumcised, then you should avoid moving the foreskin when cleaning the groin area. Finish with the backside once the front is clean.

Dress your baby once you’ve dried them thoroughly. The head should be completely dry. The first time may take a little bit of time because they will squirm and they are very slippery. But never take your hands off your baby. Once you both get used to this routine, it will be extremely easy. Have fun!

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How To Determine If Your Baby Has Colic

May 30th, 2011

There are few things more nerve wracking than a crying baby, particularly when nothing you do seems to console him. But, how do you know when your baby’s symptoms have are just crying and when he has colic? Any ideas what colic is?

No one knows exactly what causes colic, though there are many old wives tales abound. Parental inexperience is what many older women will tell you but colic doesn’t occur more often in first children than in subsequent children so stomach ache is probably the only that’s clear about babies who are experiencing colic. Many are gassy, though a baby won’t cry so inconsolably every time he has gas, so it is clearly gas plus something, though just what is not clear.

Even though you don’t know what colic really is, when your child is experiencing it it’s hard to miss. Usually beginning in the early evening or late afternoon is the inconsolable crying and it will last until the baby falls asleep because he’s exhausted. Between 2-3 weeks old is when colic typically begins although some babies start later and end later, and by 12-16 weeks the worst is over. A baby who is colicky will scream while drawing his knees up to his chest and clenching his fists. Though he may act as if he wants the breast or bottle, he will reject it as soon as you put it in his mouth. What you will sense is that your child needs something badly and is frantic.

It’s wise to take your baby to a doctor if you believe he is colic. Colic may have no cure but you should still rule out other causes like allergy to formula or gastric disorder. Once your doctor has proclaimed the baby healthy, you can chalk it up to colic.

Once you know that your baby has colic, though there is no cure, there are some remedies you can try. Available over the counter as gas medication for babies is simethicone drops and this is helpful in some cases. In addition, there are numerous tricks you can try such as taking a drive in the car or running the vacuum cleaner that will work for some babies some of the time. The bottom line is, colic is just a waiting game. Keeping the baby and yourself as calm as possible is what you can do and look forward to the day when it will be over.

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Effectiveness of Birth Control

May 9th, 2011

Family planning is a necessity in our society today because of the fact that the earth’s resources are becoming less and less every year and in a study it is estimated that there would be 12 million infant births in 2025 alone. From 8 million in 2019 every year there is an increase of 1.004 million births.

Looking into these statistics the effectiveness of birth control as it relates the number of infant births per year is still pretty high. The campaign of different sectors of government has become more and more aggressive in the past few years targeting larger urban areas in big cities.

Even with the heightened awareness about the importance of family planning and birth control methods the effectiveness of the campaign still remains underwhelming in terms of results.

Some of the factors that may contribute to the lack of positive results of the campaign on birth control is the fact some people still are not aware of the different methods that are available to them. In the past it has been the problem for some government agencies to make people accept contraception because of the massive disagreement that Catholics showed saying that it is only God that can give and take people’s lives.

Of course these people are talking about abortion which in fact is not a form of contraception nor is it a form of family planning or birth control.

Abortion is in fact a crime in a lot of countries and most of the states of the US.

If people protests against birth control because they believe it is a form of abortion then that means they are under informed and that they are ignorant to the concept of Natural birth control. Because of the opposition that contraception received from moralists and religious orders, the concept of Natural birth control was introduced.

Though the confusion of the idea caused people not to believe in it at first, it has been regarded as more favorable by the anti-contraception groups.

Contraception methods are what we call artificial birth control. These methods include condoms (both male and female), hormonal method, birth control pills, Intrauterine device, ligation, spermicide (chemical only), spermicide with sponge, injections (Depo-Provera) and Vasectomy.

These are just some of the most common methods that include the use of different devices or chemicals to prevent sperms and egg cells from meeting.

Recently it was known that not only is birth control effective in planning the family but it also effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases and other infection in people.

Because some of the devices used in birth control prevent contact of skin in the reproductive organs, the chances of catching the infection are minimized if not totally eliminated. So aside for the health department campaigning for married couples to plan their family for the future, young couples are also requested to use protection to prevent the spread of Sexually transmitted diseases and/or early pregnancy(that is also a big issue not only in the United States but all over the world).

The effectiveness of birth control methods greatly rely on the cooperation of people who are directly or indirectly affected by the issue. It may not be enough to just talk about it but more on acting upon it and getting the results that are badly needed by the country and the people of this planet.

 

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