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By Lisa Lee
How to take care of minor problems.
CARE OF UMBILICAL CORD:
The end of the cord will fall off in a couple of weeks after birth.
Until it falls off, keep it clean and dry.
Keep diaper below cord so that the cord stays dry.
Dab with alcohol on a cotton swab 1–2 times each day.
Call your baby’s health care giver if it looks red, irritated, bleeds or oozes, or
has a bad odor.
CARE OF CIRCUMCISION:
A circumcision should heal in 7–10 days.
If the tip of the penis is irritated by the diaper, put a little bit of petroleum jelly
on the irritated area each time you change the diaper.
PREVENT DIAPER RASH:
Change diapers often.
Wash baby’s bottom with soap and warm water at each change.
Use zinc oxide paste or diaper rash cream on irritated areas.
TREAT DIAPER RASH:
Leave baby’s diaper area uncovered for a few hours each day. (Place several
folded cloth diapers under baby.)
Use zinc oxide or diaper rash cream on irritated areas after washing.
TREAT DIARRHEA:
If you are breastfeeding, continue to do so.
Call baby’s health care giver if your baby won’t take liquids, can’t keep them
down, has a lot of diarrhea, or has diarrhea for longer than 12 hours. (Diarrhea can be a very serious problem for little babies, who can lose a lot of fluid quickly.)
There are special drinks —called oral electrolyte solutions— that infants with diarrhea should be given to keep them from becoming very sick.
TREAT COLIC:
Make sure that your baby is not crying for some other reason (wet diaper, hunger, tight clothing, loneliness).
Hold baby, stomach down, across your knees.
Rock your baby.
Push your baby in a carriage or stroller.
TREAT A COLD:
Try to make your baby more comfortable.
Call baby’s health care provider if your baby has a fever.
When to call the doctor …
YOU SHOULD CALL YOUR BABY’S HEALTH CARE GIVER IMMEDIATELY
IF YOUR BABY:
Has breathing problems (has to work hard to get air in and out).Cries (more or differently from the usual), or moans as if in pain, or is very fussy.Has a temperature higher than 100° F.Vomits (more than a spit up) or has diarrhea (very watery, loose, foulsmelling stools) more than 2–3 times in a day.Has even one large, very watery bowel movement and is less than 3 months old.Passes blood or blood clots with urine or bowel movement.Has a convulsion (shaking arms and legs).
ALSO CALL IF YOUR BABY:
Seems weak, has no energy to cry as loudly as usual.Refuses to feed or nurses poorly (or doesn’t want more than 1/2 of the usual bottle).Doesn’t wake up as alert as usual, or for older babies, is not playful, even for a short time.Just doesn’t “seem right” and you are worried. When you call the health care provider about your sick baby, write down the advice you get. Have available the telephone number of a pharmacy in case your care giver wants to phone in a prescription.
For more helpful information about breast feeding, baby teething process and more baby care tips please visit baby-care-guide.info
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
A Conservative Vaccine Schedule for Concerned Parents
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By Christine Silva
After many months of soul-searching and multiple failed attempts to get information from my pediatrician, I decided to do some research on vaccines and the risks to my newborn. It was difficult to understand why my old vaccine record from 1974 had only seven vaccine stamps on it, but my pediatrician wanted to give my newborn over 40 vaccines over the course of the next four years.
The medical community recommends at least four polio vaccines, six hepatitis B vaccines, five DTaP vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), at least two MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella), two influenza vaccines, three PCV vaccines, three HIB vaccines, and at least two varicella (chicken pox) vaccines, and two Hepatitis A vaccines. All together, these average over 40 vaccinations before the age of two.
Other medical communities have chosen to recognize possible dangers from vaccines. For example, in the late 1990s, over-vaccination was definitively linked to canerous tumors in domestic cats and dogs. At the time, I worked for a veterinary office, and the doctors were extremely concerned about the health of their animal patients. They decided, within a month, to modify their vaccination recommendations to a more conservative regimen, even though it would cause a decrease in income. The health and welfare of their clients was more important than the possible profit loss. It is unfortunate that human doctors cannot come to a similar consensus regarding infant vaccination. Until then, it is the responsibility of parents to educate themselves regarding vaccines and their risks, and make appropriate choices.
Why has the medical community deemed it necessary to vaccinate a newborn child over 40 times, when just thirty years ago, eight vaccines seemed an acceptable number? And, although the medical community refuses to link vaccines to autism, or Attention Deficit Disorder, it is extremely difficult to reconcile the fact that autism and vaccine reaction rates have skyrocketed in the last twenty years.
So, using my experience in education and research, I have compiled a more conservative vaccine schedule for my child based on risk factors. As a parent, I want to do whatever I can to protect my child from disease, as well as possible side-affects from any medication or medical treatment.
Many of the vaccines given to infants seem ridiculous and unnecessary, and the risks do not outweigh the benefits. For example, the tetanus vaccine is routinely given to newborns, even though the risk to newborns from this disease is infinitesimal. Tetanus is usually spread by the urine or feces of an animal on an outdoor object, such as a rusty nail. When an object enters the body, the bloodstream is infected by the toxin.
Now, I remember getting a tetanus vaccine as a young teenager after piercing my palm on a rusty hook. My father grumbled, looked at the wound, and took me to the hospital for a shot. My father received his first tetanus vaccine in his forties, after stepping on a rusty nail while clearing brush.
So, if this toxin enters the blood through a puncture wound, why does the medical community insist on vaccinating newborns against this disease, especially if they cannot walk, and probably have no contact with sharp objects, much less filthy outdoor objects that may be covered with animal urine and feces?
Fewer than 50 cases of tetanus are reported every year in the United States. That makes the possibility that your child will have tetanus in their lifetime about one in 220 million. Compare this with the possible risk of autism, which is about one in 220… period.
Now, another vaccine that seems risky is the varicella vaccine, which is the vaccine against chicken pox. This mild disease strikes thousands of children every year, and usually results in dozens of pimple-like itchy sores, mild fevers, and two whole weeks home with mommy. As children, my brother and I both had chicken pox, and I have a small scar on my cheek as a result. Subsequent lifetime immunity to chicken pox and shingles also came with my childhood bout with this disease.
The varicella (chicken pox) vaccine is one case where the dangers of the vaccine almost certainly outweigh the benefits. A child with chicken pox is a delightfully cranky inconvenience to working parents for two weeks. A child with a brain damage from a debilitating vaccine reaction is an inconvenience for a lifetime.
The influenza vaccine is only recommended for children that have very obvious risk factors, such as cardiac disease, sickle-cell, HIV, or diabetes. However, most doctors insist on vaccinating healthy children against influenza. Once again, a child with the “flu” is a great inconvenience to working parents—for two weeks. And, once again, a child with a brain damage from a debilitating vaccine reaction is an inconvenience for a lifetime.
The safety of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is hotly contested. At a recent news conference, reporters asked England’s Prime Minister, Tony Blair, if he vaccinated his young child with the MMR vaccine, and he refused to answer. Although I believe that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella is necessary, I do not believe that these three vaccines should be given in combination. Especially since, in a combination vaccines, it is impossible to determine which of the three vaccines cause a serious vaccine reaction if one occurs.
Hepatitis B is another vaccine that is routinely given to newborns, even though newborns have almost no risk of contracting the disease. This disease affects about 320,000 Americans annually, and is mainly spread through unprotected sex and IV drug use. The vaccine is recommended for homosexual men, drug users, and anyone working in the medical field. Does your newborn fall under any of these risk categories? No? I didn’t think so.
Here are my recommendations—the recommendations of a concerned mother.
1. Try to request separate vaccines. Decline combo vaccines. Pay extra if you have to. It’s worth it.
2. Ask the vaccines to be “pulled up” in front of you. Make absolutely sure that the vaccine vial is a single-dose (the bottle should be really small, like the size of a brazil nut). If the bottle is big, a multiple-dose vial, refuse the vaccine immediately and do not return to that doctor! Multi-dose vials are cheaper, and they may contain a deadly preservative, thermerisol, a mercury-based preservative that is an actual human poison. Although vaccine manufacturers voluntarily stopped adding mercury to vaccines, these vaccines are not illegal, and no one knows how many thousands of bottles still exist on doctor’s shelves.
3. Eliminate all unnecessary vaccinations. Unless your child has actual risk factors, decline vaccines that are unnecessary. I have chosen not to vaccinate my newborn against chicken pox, influenza, Hepatitis B or tetanus. I received most of these vaccines in my teens, and I survived easily on chicken soup (and a mother’s love) through my childhood bout with the chicken pox.
4. Only allow one vaccine per office visit. Your pediatrician may protest, but I guarantee that most doctors will not vaccinate their own newborns with nine vaccines all at once. If you only allow one vaccine at a time, you can track any possible reactions.
5. Have an anti-inflammatory handy in case your child has a reaction. Ask your doctor for the safest (probably infant Tylenol), and have it ready just in case. If your child gets a reaction, such as a fever, give him the anti-inflammatory, and take him to urgent care. Don’t worry if they think you’re overreacting. Who cares what they think? Protect your child’s health at all costs.
6. If there is any way you can stay home with your newborn the first six months, and expose him to as few risk factors as possible (daycare, other sick children, etc), try to delay vaccination until your baby is at least six months. Enormous amounts of brain development take place at this time, and anything you can do to ensure your child’s protection against possible vaccine reaction, as well as disease, is a good thing. Beg, borrow, steal, use credit cards, whatever! Protect your child’s future!
7. And last, but not least, trust your own instincts. If you feel that your newborn is not reacting normally to vaccines, question your doctor, and if you get a condescending response, get another doctor.
As parents, we all want what’s best for our children. You are the final arbiter of your child’s health and wellness, and the more you can delay any type of intervention, the better. You have the choice to vaccinate your child conservatively, and there are risks to any vaccine, and also risks when you choose not to vaccinate.
However, if you are concerned, remember that many childhood diseases, such as chicken pox, influenza, and even the measles, are rarely fatal. However, severe autism can be a “death sentence” for a lifetime. Consider your options, do some research, and trust your heart as a loving parent.
Christine P Silva, BA, CRTP, lives in California with her husband, two children, and three spoiled cats. She earned her undergraduate degree from San Jose State University, and her advanced accounting certificate and California tax registration from Cosumnes River College. She is the founder of the Sacramento Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinic, a free service offering tax assistance to low income and Spanish-speaking taxpayers.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Christine_Silva
By Christine Silva
After many months of soul-searching and multiple failed attempts to get information from my pediatrician, I decided to do some research on vaccines and the risks to my newborn. It was difficult to understand why my old vaccine record from 1974 had only seven vaccine stamps on it, but my pediatrician wanted to give my newborn over 40 vaccines over the course of the next four years.
The medical community recommends at least four polio vaccines, six hepatitis B vaccines, five DTaP vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), at least two MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella), two influenza vaccines, three PCV vaccines, three HIB vaccines, and at least two varicella (chicken pox) vaccines, and two Hepatitis A vaccines. All together, these average over 40 vaccinations before the age of two.
Other medical communities have chosen to recognize possible dangers from vaccines. For example, in the late 1990s, over-vaccination was definitively linked to canerous tumors in domestic cats and dogs. At the time, I worked for a veterinary office, and the doctors were extremely concerned about the health of their animal patients. They decided, within a month, to modify their vaccination recommendations to a more conservative regimen, even though it would cause a decrease in income. The health and welfare of their clients was more important than the possible profit loss. It is unfortunate that human doctors cannot come to a similar consensus regarding infant vaccination. Until then, it is the responsibility of parents to educate themselves regarding vaccines and their risks, and make appropriate choices.
Why has the medical community deemed it necessary to vaccinate a newborn child over 40 times, when just thirty years ago, eight vaccines seemed an acceptable number? And, although the medical community refuses to link vaccines to autism, or Attention Deficit Disorder, it is extremely difficult to reconcile the fact that autism and vaccine reaction rates have skyrocketed in the last twenty years.
So, using my experience in education and research, I have compiled a more conservative vaccine schedule for my child based on risk factors. As a parent, I want to do whatever I can to protect my child from disease, as well as possible side-affects from any medication or medical treatment.
Many of the vaccines given to infants seem ridiculous and unnecessary, and the risks do not outweigh the benefits. For example, the tetanus vaccine is routinely given to newborns, even though the risk to newborns from this disease is infinitesimal. Tetanus is usually spread by the urine or feces of an animal on an outdoor object, such as a rusty nail. When an object enters the body, the bloodstream is infected by the toxin.
Now, I remember getting a tetanus vaccine as a young teenager after piercing my palm on a rusty hook. My father grumbled, looked at the wound, and took me to the hospital for a shot. My father received his first tetanus vaccine in his forties, after stepping on a rusty nail while clearing brush.
So, if this toxin enters the blood through a puncture wound, why does the medical community insist on vaccinating newborns against this disease, especially if they cannot walk, and probably have no contact with sharp objects, much less filthy outdoor objects that may be covered with animal urine and feces?
Fewer than 50 cases of tetanus are reported every year in the United States. That makes the possibility that your child will have tetanus in their lifetime about one in 220 million. Compare this with the possible risk of autism, which is about one in 220… period.
Now, another vaccine that seems risky is the varicella vaccine, which is the vaccine against chicken pox. This mild disease strikes thousands of children every year, and usually results in dozens of pimple-like itchy sores, mild fevers, and two whole weeks home with mommy. As children, my brother and I both had chicken pox, and I have a small scar on my cheek as a result. Subsequent lifetime immunity to chicken pox and shingles also came with my childhood bout with this disease.
The varicella (chicken pox) vaccine is one case where the dangers of the vaccine almost certainly outweigh the benefits. A child with chicken pox is a delightfully cranky inconvenience to working parents for two weeks. A child with a brain damage from a debilitating vaccine reaction is an inconvenience for a lifetime.
The influenza vaccine is only recommended for children that have very obvious risk factors, such as cardiac disease, sickle-cell, HIV, or diabetes. However, most doctors insist on vaccinating healthy children against influenza. Once again, a child with the “flu” is a great inconvenience to working parents—for two weeks. And, once again, a child with a brain damage from a debilitating vaccine reaction is an inconvenience for a lifetime.
The safety of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is hotly contested. At a recent news conference, reporters asked England’s Prime Minister, Tony Blair, if he vaccinated his young child with the MMR vaccine, and he refused to answer. Although I believe that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella is necessary, I do not believe that these three vaccines should be given in combination. Especially since, in a combination vaccines, it is impossible to determine which of the three vaccines cause a serious vaccine reaction if one occurs.
Hepatitis B is another vaccine that is routinely given to newborns, even though newborns have almost no risk of contracting the disease. This disease affects about 320,000 Americans annually, and is mainly spread through unprotected sex and IV drug use. The vaccine is recommended for homosexual men, drug users, and anyone working in the medical field. Does your newborn fall under any of these risk categories? No? I didn’t think so.
Here are my recommendations—the recommendations of a concerned mother.
1. Try to request separate vaccines. Decline combo vaccines. Pay extra if you have to. It’s worth it.
2. Ask the vaccines to be “pulled up” in front of you. Make absolutely sure that the vaccine vial is a single-dose (the bottle should be really small, like the size of a brazil nut). If the bottle is big, a multiple-dose vial, refuse the vaccine immediately and do not return to that doctor! Multi-dose vials are cheaper, and they may contain a deadly preservative, thermerisol, a mercury-based preservative that is an actual human poison. Although vaccine manufacturers voluntarily stopped adding mercury to vaccines, these vaccines are not illegal, and no one knows how many thousands of bottles still exist on doctor’s shelves.
3. Eliminate all unnecessary vaccinations. Unless your child has actual risk factors, decline vaccines that are unnecessary. I have chosen not to vaccinate my newborn against chicken pox, influenza, Hepatitis B or tetanus. I received most of these vaccines in my teens, and I survived easily on chicken soup (and a mother’s love) through my childhood bout with the chicken pox.
4. Only allow one vaccine per office visit. Your pediatrician may protest, but I guarantee that most doctors will not vaccinate their own newborns with nine vaccines all at once. If you only allow one vaccine at a time, you can track any possible reactions.
5. Have an anti-inflammatory handy in case your child has a reaction. Ask your doctor for the safest (probably infant Tylenol), and have it ready just in case. If your child gets a reaction, such as a fever, give him the anti-inflammatory, and take him to urgent care. Don’t worry if they think you’re overreacting. Who cares what they think? Protect your child’s health at all costs.
6. If there is any way you can stay home with your newborn the first six months, and expose him to as few risk factors as possible (daycare, other sick children, etc), try to delay vaccination until your baby is at least six months. Enormous amounts of brain development take place at this time, and anything you can do to ensure your child’s protection against possible vaccine reaction, as well as disease, is a good thing. Beg, borrow, steal, use credit cards, whatever! Protect your child’s future!
7. And last, but not least, trust your own instincts. If you feel that your newborn is not reacting normally to vaccines, question your doctor, and if you get a condescending response, get another doctor.
As parents, we all want what’s best for our children. You are the final arbiter of your child’s health and wellness, and the more you can delay any type of intervention, the better. You have the choice to vaccinate your child conservatively, and there are risks to any vaccine, and also risks when you choose not to vaccinate.
However, if you are concerned, remember that many childhood diseases, such as chicken pox, influenza, and even the measles, are rarely fatal. However, severe autism can be a “death sentence” for a lifetime. Consider your options, do some research, and trust your heart as a loving parent.
Christine P Silva, BA, CRTP, lives in California with her husband, two children, and three spoiled cats. She earned her undergraduate degree from San Jose State University, and her advanced accounting certificate and California tax registration from Cosumnes River College. She is the founder of the Sacramento Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinic, a free service offering tax assistance to low income and Spanish-speaking taxpayers.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Christine_Silva
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Educational Toys Are Important For Infants
By Low Jeremy
Every child has an instinct to learn, as evidenced by his or her ability to act like a sponge to every idea and visual stimulus that crosses his or her path. Because of this, people who say that play has no value whatsoever are eating their words right now. Toys and play, even experts say, play vital parts in children's learning and discovery.
Kids' development and learning abilities vary. Some might already be walking at just nine months, while some children learn late and start at only about two years old. There is nothing unusual about this. There are children that are adept at a particular thing, while other kids are more proficient at another.
What is common to all children, nevertheless, is the fact that they are all naturally born curious about the world around them. Babies, in particular, are ultimate learning sponges because they start out with a clean slate. We should, therefore, never be annoyed at kids who always ask the question "why", as this is an indication of their interest to learn new things and wonder about their environment.
And because infants are the best teaching subjects, great pains have been undergone to develop educational toys that would enhance their sponge-like abilities. Learning starts at home. It is the responsibility of parents and the people that surround infants to make sure these formative years are maximized by exposing their children to toys and things that would encourage and feed their hunger for knowledge.
Toys are what children almost always interact with, and exposing them to a number of well-chosen educational toys will boost their individual growth.
As parents and adults who choose these toys, however, we must realize that educational toys are made according to a child's age and learning pace. Thus, we must only purchase and gift toys that are appropriate for the kid we are giving it to, otherwise, our purpose of teaching and instilling knowledge will be defeated.
Infants, in particular, because their sensory abilities are not as developed as toddlers yet, need toys that stimulate their hearing, touch and sight. Strong contrasting colors and soft colorful objects and toys are best for babies to help them with their hand-eye coordination. Therefore, just when we think that these soft balls do nothing for infants, we need to think again. Any toy that stimulates infants' senses is considered educational.
Low Jeremy maintains http://educational-toys.articlesforreprint.com This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Low_Jeremy
Every child has an instinct to learn, as evidenced by his or her ability to act like a sponge to every idea and visual stimulus that crosses his or her path. Because of this, people who say that play has no value whatsoever are eating their words right now. Toys and play, even experts say, play vital parts in children's learning and discovery.
Kids' development and learning abilities vary. Some might already be walking at just nine months, while some children learn late and start at only about two years old. There is nothing unusual about this. There are children that are adept at a particular thing, while other kids are more proficient at another.
What is common to all children, nevertheless, is the fact that they are all naturally born curious about the world around them. Babies, in particular, are ultimate learning sponges because they start out with a clean slate. We should, therefore, never be annoyed at kids who always ask the question "why", as this is an indication of their interest to learn new things and wonder about their environment.
And because infants are the best teaching subjects, great pains have been undergone to develop educational toys that would enhance their sponge-like abilities. Learning starts at home. It is the responsibility of parents and the people that surround infants to make sure these formative years are maximized by exposing their children to toys and things that would encourage and feed their hunger for knowledge.
Toys are what children almost always interact with, and exposing them to a number of well-chosen educational toys will boost their individual growth.
As parents and adults who choose these toys, however, we must realize that educational toys are made according to a child's age and learning pace. Thus, we must only purchase and gift toys that are appropriate for the kid we are giving it to, otherwise, our purpose of teaching and instilling knowledge will be defeated.
Infants, in particular, because their sensory abilities are not as developed as toddlers yet, need toys that stimulate their hearing, touch and sight. Strong contrasting colors and soft colorful objects and toys are best for babies to help them with their hand-eye coordination. Therefore, just when we think that these soft balls do nothing for infants, we need to think again. Any toy that stimulates infants' senses is considered educational.
Low Jeremy maintains http://educational-toys.articlesforreprint.com This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included.
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How to Get Baby to Sleep Through the Night
By Chris Towland
Few things, if any, match the overwhelming joy a baby can bring. But for many parents, the lack of a good nights sleep can sometimes tarnish that joy, just a little.
If you are in that situation where your baby is struggling to sleep and so you and the rest of your family are feeling more and more exhausted as every day goes by, here are a few ideas on how to get baby to sleep through the night.
Establishing a night time routine is one way to get baby to sleep through the night. Give him or her a bath, have one last feed and say goodnight with a warm kiss and a smile. Do not stimulate the baby, as this will make it a long drawn out process. Being consistent will also be important. The baby must know what is going to happen next and what bedtime means.
Another way to get baby to sleep through the night is to make sure that some one-on-one snuggle time is in your routine. You don’t want to just dump the baby into his or her crib without another word. Take advantage of your baby’s attachment to a blanket or cuddly animal. If they haven’t established this yet, help them to find something that will make them feel comfortable when you are not there. An object like this, often called a transitional object, can give your baby comfort and help him or her to get to sleep, both when first put to bed and also on waking during the night.
If the baby does cry for you in the night and you know she is not wet or hungry, avoid the temptation to pick her up and rock her back to sleep. She will quickly become accustomed to that and will want it every time she stirs in the night. That is not to say you cannot comfort her at all of course. Rub her back gently, speak softly but don’t pick her up. Babies learn very quickly what you will do to make them happy.
It is important that you stick to this for a several nights. Babies will often cry for a shorter period of time each night until eventually, the baby will learn how to sleep through the night. Be careful not to give in. Even if the baby has cried for an hour before you pick her up, you still must resist the temptation if at all possible. All this is going to do is teach her that you will pick her up if she cries long enough.
Let me just repeat here that this is NOT a suggestion that you just leave your baby to cry it out, instead the idea is that you are with him or her to provide comfort but just do not give in to picking your baby up to rock him or her back to sleep.
Did you know there's an easier way to get baby to sleep through the night? Take a look at The Baby Sleep Solution - The easy solution to your baby's sleeping problems at http://www.BabySleepSolution.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Towland
Few things, if any, match the overwhelming joy a baby can bring. But for many parents, the lack of a good nights sleep can sometimes tarnish that joy, just a little.
If you are in that situation where your baby is struggling to sleep and so you and the rest of your family are feeling more and more exhausted as every day goes by, here are a few ideas on how to get baby to sleep through the night.
Establishing a night time routine is one way to get baby to sleep through the night. Give him or her a bath, have one last feed and say goodnight with a warm kiss and a smile. Do not stimulate the baby, as this will make it a long drawn out process. Being consistent will also be important. The baby must know what is going to happen next and what bedtime means.
Another way to get baby to sleep through the night is to make sure that some one-on-one snuggle time is in your routine. You don’t want to just dump the baby into his or her crib without another word. Take advantage of your baby’s attachment to a blanket or cuddly animal. If they haven’t established this yet, help them to find something that will make them feel comfortable when you are not there. An object like this, often called a transitional object, can give your baby comfort and help him or her to get to sleep, both when first put to bed and also on waking during the night.
If the baby does cry for you in the night and you know she is not wet or hungry, avoid the temptation to pick her up and rock her back to sleep. She will quickly become accustomed to that and will want it every time she stirs in the night. That is not to say you cannot comfort her at all of course. Rub her back gently, speak softly but don’t pick her up. Babies learn very quickly what you will do to make them happy.
It is important that you stick to this for a several nights. Babies will often cry for a shorter period of time each night until eventually, the baby will learn how to sleep through the night. Be careful not to give in. Even if the baby has cried for an hour before you pick her up, you still must resist the temptation if at all possible. All this is going to do is teach her that you will pick her up if she cries long enough.
Let me just repeat here that this is NOT a suggestion that you just leave your baby to cry it out, instead the idea is that you are with him or her to provide comfort but just do not give in to picking your baby up to rock him or her back to sleep.
Did you know there's an easier way to get baby to sleep through the night? Take a look at The Baby Sleep Solution - The easy solution to your baby's sleeping problems at http://www.BabySleepSolution.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chris_Towland
A Couple of Cool Baby Shower Cake Ideas
By Tim Bock
Baby showers are special events indeed, and the host or hostess of the baby shower is always on the lookout for a great way to make the event even more memorable. One great way to add a lasting memory to the baby shower experience is to consider have a cake created specifically for the occasion. This article lists a couple of cool baby shower cake ideas, but really the only limit is the imagination of the host.
One of the best baby shower cake ideas is to have a cake created in the shape of a diaper, a rattle, or other stereotypical symbol of infanthood. Many bakeries and specialty shops have molds on hand that can shape the cake in this way. However, if you do not have such a shop nearby, consider using the internet to find a bakery that is willing to make the cake and ship it (be sure to give this process extra time) or you could contact local craft stores to see if they have or would be able to create the right kind of mold. You can then either bake the cake yourself or, for the culinary less adventurous, hire a baker to use the mold and create the cake.
Another one of the great baby shower cake ideas is to have an image of the baby (via an ultrasound film) actually printed onto the surface of the cake. As long as both the mom to-be and the guests all have good senses of humor (i.e. some may feel strange ingesting a likeness of the unborn guest of honor), this is sure to leave a lasting impression.
For more information concerning baby showers, please visit The Baby Shower Zone, a website that specializes in baby showers and cool baby shower cake ideas
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bock
Baby showers are special events indeed, and the host or hostess of the baby shower is always on the lookout for a great way to make the event even more memorable. One great way to add a lasting memory to the baby shower experience is to consider have a cake created specifically for the occasion. This article lists a couple of cool baby shower cake ideas, but really the only limit is the imagination of the host.
One of the best baby shower cake ideas is to have a cake created in the shape of a diaper, a rattle, or other stereotypical symbol of infanthood. Many bakeries and specialty shops have molds on hand that can shape the cake in this way. However, if you do not have such a shop nearby, consider using the internet to find a bakery that is willing to make the cake and ship it (be sure to give this process extra time) or you could contact local craft stores to see if they have or would be able to create the right kind of mold. You can then either bake the cake yourself or, for the culinary less adventurous, hire a baker to use the mold and create the cake.
Another one of the great baby shower cake ideas is to have an image of the baby (via an ultrasound film) actually printed onto the surface of the cake. As long as both the mom to-be and the guests all have good senses of humor (i.e. some may feel strange ingesting a likeness of the unborn guest of honor), this is sure to leave a lasting impression.
For more information concerning baby showers, please visit The Baby Shower Zone, a website that specializes in baby showers and cool baby shower cake ideas
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Tim_Bock
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