‘Baby Problems’ Articles
This is our extensive list of problems you may encounter with your newborn and how you may find the help you are seeking.
Written by BabyCare on 07 December 2009
Bottle Feeding Baby
Bottle Feeding Tips
Buying a breast pump is an excellent idea, unless your planning on staying attached to your baby for the next 6-12 months! (Check here for information on how to pump breast milk stress free.)
You deserve nights out, don’t feel bad, your entitled! If you’re exclusively breastfeeding your baby it can be a challenge to start bottle feeding baby. Most doctors or lactation consultants say to wait 6 weeks before introducing a bottle to your baby, to ensure proper nursing habits. The choice is up to you, from my experience waiting too long makes taking a bottle harder on your baby. You will notice that your baby probably won’t take a bottle from you(mom). Babies can smell your breast milk from a cross the room. For the first little while, until your baby gets accustom to taking a bottle, it would probably be easier to get someone else to give the bottle to your baby.
Choose a bottle that is right for you and your baby. This may take some experimenting!
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Use a slow flow nipple (Stage 1) to ensure the flow of milk is right for your baby. As your baby gets older you can switch the flow of the bottle to a fast flow nipple.
Always check and re-check the temperature of the milk in the bottle.
Tricks of the trade!
Getting your breastfed baby to take a bottle can be very hard, especially in the beginning. A trick that I use to use is the switch-a-roo.
Place your baby in your arms as you would if you were going to breastfed. If your baby uses a pacifier put it in your babies mouth, letting your baby get use to sucking the pacifier. When you feel they are content, pull the pacifier out and quickly replace it with the bottle.
This may take a couple of tries to perfect but eventually they will get the idea and start sucking.
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- Breast Feeding or Bottle?
- 8 Tips For Successful Pumping (attachmentparenting.org)
- Things I’ve learnt since becoming a Dad, part 1 of ? (mathewpacker.com) — excellent advice from a Dad for Dads, yet this is not his typical blog theme.
- Feeding Bottle Considerations (blisstree.com)
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Written by BabyCare on 05 September 2009
Babies cry when they are hungry, when they are tired, and when they are scared. But sometimes, some babies cry because they have colic.
So what is colic–or what are indications of colic?
- a loud, constant and continuous cry for hours for no obvious reason. Babies who have colic tend to cry even after being fed and changed.
- out-of-the-ordinary things that your baby does while crying: face turning red and staying that way, tightening her hands into a fist and legs constantly kicking. If your baby typically doesn’t act this way when she is hungry or needs to be changed, your baby could have colic.
- when your baby to be unable to sleep or eat because he cannot stop crying
- Picking the baby up, and other normal comforting techniques do not seem to help as much with colicky babies, and this causes parents to worry and visit their doctor.
When the doctor cannot find a medical cause for the crying, and the baby is not hurt or hungry when he cries, then he or she is diagnosed with colic.
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Baby Colic Relief – The Fastest Way To Stop Your Baby’s Colic. Although the medical community is still grappling with this issue – they still don’t know what causes colic in babies – we know a great deal about relieving colic pain and so doing, getting the crying to stop.. There are many relief techniques, the trick is in finding those that work and soothe your baby!!!.
Baby Colic Relief (click here) is the product which will help you discern why your baby is crying and show you how to help your colicky baby.
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We don’t know yet what causes colic, but some think it has something to do with an immature nervous system or sensitive temperament of the baby. Others think it is related to the baby’s digestive system.
In particular, some doctors think the baby cries because of tummy cramps and gas buildup. This theory has not been proven, but is also not discredited.
Some cases of colic are associated with lactose intolerance, or a lack of probiotic bacteria in the baby’s gut. Eventually, babies do grow out of it, usually when they are about four months old.
For more information on colic, please read How to Tell if your Baby has Colic.
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Written by BabyCare on 01 September 2009
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Understanding when your baby could start teething will help you to provide comfort and relief to your infant. Unlike colic, which your baby may not even encounter, you are 100% sure to hit some rocky times when the teeth begin to shoot through the gums. Never fear, help is near!
According to studies, most of the babies start teething when they are about five or six months old. But some do experience teething much earlier which is considered normal as well. What are the symptoms of babies teething? Below are some of the common signs of teething:
Infant Teething Symptoms:
- When your infant’s’ gum become red, swollen and sore
- When your baby cries without any significant reasons
- When there is increased drooling
- Chewing on things and putting things in the mouth
Less common symptoms of baby teething:
- Eventually an increase in body temperature (with red cheeks and listlessness) or even fever
- Diarrhea, diaper rash
What the best ways to relieve the pain arising from babies teething? Some may suggest that children Tylenol and topical medications be used in order to alleviate the symptoms. But that would only be effective for a short period of time. Moreover, it should not be used on a repeated basis.
Other ways to help babies going through the teething process is to let them chew on teething rings, frozen waffles or carrot sticks which can help alleviate the discomfort caused by teething.
These simple things will not only assist in getting rid of the discomfort which arises from teething, but it will also help the baby’s tooth to cut through their gum line. Regardless of when your baby starts to teeth, you are now prepared to help provide comfort and relief.
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Written by BabyCare on 28 August 2009
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Sleepless nights with your baby can threaten to rob you of the greatfulness you feel to have a wee one in your care. The truth is, if mom and dad are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis, they are going to be cranky and this will effect a few things in daily life.
There are numberous reasons why your baby won’t sleep, understanding this is key to finding a way to work around or even solve your sleepless nights.
Reasons why your Baby won’t sleep:
- Lack of or no routine or change up in routine (for example visitors staying in the house, holidays, moving house, starting childcare or a new environment …)
- Ignoring tired signs
- Over or under stimulated with people or activities
- Personality needs: Insecure and in need of contact and reassurance or fear of separation or just plain a snuggly little person
- Immunizations
- Hungry or Over fed
- Just before achieving a new milestone like teething, learning to roll over, crawling…
- Sleep associations such as rocking, pacifyer/dummy dependent
- Health related issues: allergy and intolerance to substances or foods (direct or via breast milk), unwell or after an illness
- Family situations – tensions picked up or a single parent craving a child’s company
One more often overlooked cause for infant sleep difficulties: Weather conditions — Cold/windy/hot/full moon
Checking this list may very well help you to discover what actually is hindering your baby from getting a peaceful night’s sleep. You might be surprised to discover that an elementary need can be accomodated and attended to, offering your baby just the missing ingredient to allow you all to have a peaceful night.
Understanding why your baby won’t sleep is a huge step in the right direction and once you have pinpointed the reason, you may work on eliminating this distractions/problems and move on to a good night’s rest.
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Written by BabyCare on 16 August 2009
New parents have a lot of cause to be concerned about their baby’s health. Visiting any website with even just the regular things that can – and do – happen to most babies is enough to drive someone to distraction. Even non-parents would be hard pressed not to shudder in sympathy. Something as common as diaper rash, which affects most babies at some point in some measure, is still too much for any parent to bear with real composure. Knowing how to recognize diaper rash, and prevent it getting worse, is something that all parents will be well served by in the early life of their baby.
The diaper area of a baby will, unavoidably, come into contact with some bacteria on a regular basis. Even regular changes and cleaning can sometimes fail to pick it up. You will know when your baby has diaper rash, as it is characterized by skin in the diaper area appearing red and inflamed, and in some cases coming up in pimples. It will irritate the child and if left unchecked can develop into something worse, including a number of infections. As well as this, it will be obvious to any parent that the child is in quite some discomfort. They will cry more and louder, and show general displeasure. Keeping your baby clean will, however, keep diaper rash from occurring in a severe manner or too often, and swift corrective action including treatment with a gentle, pH neutral moisturizer will make a real difference, quickly.
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Quick list on how to prevent diaper rash:
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these preventive suggestions:
- Keep a watchful eye on your baby’s diaper, and change it as soon as possible after it is soiled.
- When you change baby’s diaper, clean the infant’s bottom thoroughly with warm water and mild soap.
- Pat baby’s skin dry after a bath or diaper change — never scrub it.
- Make sure baby’s skin is completely dry before you put on a clean diaper.
- Don’t use scented baby wipes, or those that contain alcohol.
- Cover baby’s skin with a zinc oxide ointment or petroleum jelly to protect it from wetness.
- Avoid diapers with plastic edges, or plastic pants.
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