By Les Scammell
Babies will often develop their own methods to calm and sooth themselves to sleep. They will often suck a thumb and/or cuddle a teddy. Some of course use a pacifier (dummy). Somehow babies link those actions with security and going to sleep. Unfortunately it is extremely difficult to teach your child to do this.
You can however provide the right situation that will encourage self calming and self settling. What we have found to work really well is to lay baby down when we think she is ready for sleep, tuck a soft teddy into the crook of her arm and follow up with a soft blanket just under her chin. Now, she automatically sticks her thumb in her mouth, grabs the teddy and blanket, half rolls onto her side and bingo - she nods off.
After four children we have finally got it right. By 8:30 each night all four are in bed and asleep and most nights we don't hear anything from them until early morning.
So what did we do that was different this time. I must confess, nothing was planned. It all happened by accident and like all cases of hindsight, we thought of course, why didn't we do that earlier? Here is a summary of what we have found to work.
Start off by getting them to go to sleep in your arms with the teddy and/or blanket. Get them to associate sleep with that softness. You will know when they have developed that association because as soon as you cradle them into your arms with the soft object, they will immediately snuggle into it and start to close their eyes and get that relaxed sleepy state. Once you have that routine, it is time to go to the next stage.
Now that baby has associated the softness with sleep you need to get into the habit of laying them down before they go to sleep. Cradle them with the blanket or teddy and as soon as they get that I am ready for sleep look - lay them down, before they go to sleep. In the beginning you may have to pick them up again, but they will quickly learn to associate the soft teddy or blanket and bed with sleep.
You don't have to use the same soft teddy every time she goes to sleep either - nor the same blanket. What is important is that the toy and blanket are soft, very soft. They then build an association with softness and sleep.
If you have a new born - try it out early - persevere, don't give up to soon. Of course, the real trick is to pick that 'right' time to lay them down, too early and they don't want to go to sleep, to late and they are over tired.
They may not go to sleep at first. You may have to pick them up again. But by persevering you will find that you will win and that sleep will come quickly and naturally for them - and for you.
Les Scammell
http://www.myradicalblogs.com
http://www.just4families.com
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Monday, January 14, 2008
The Secrets of the Co-Sleeper
By Tina Rychlik
Japanese babies sleep between their parents. Their position symbolizes a river between two banks. This picturesque view of co-sleeping reveals the intimacy between parents and their offspring and how co-sleeping creates a family unit. In contrast, modern Western societies emphasize the need for independence and individuality. As such, we are used to putting the baby to sleep in his own bed, in his own room. Even if we are told by the health visitors that it is much better to keep a baby nearby, in your own room in a separate bed, we are eager to find "excuses" such as "He is so noisy at night", "I have no privacy" etc. in order to place him back into his own cot bed in a different room.
Sleeping in a single bed, away from the parents and/or siblings is a modern phenomenon, no older than 200 years. For thousands of years prior we co-sleept with our parents, our siblings and family. The modern ways of living are ruled by individuality and independence which in turn create a society of increased anti social behavior and loneliness loneliness.
Anthropologist James McKenna conducted research in order to find out the truth about co-sleepers. He found that when a baby sleeps with his mother the pattern of brain wave activity, heart rate, muscle movement and breathing are astonishingly similar in both. During the sleep mother and baby exhibit a deep bond. Their experience of sleep is mutual as they share the same sleep pattern. In fact, it has been suggested that sleeping close to the mother helps the baby "learn" how to sleep safely explaining why the sleep pattern of both are so in sync.
Unfortunately, today's perception of sleeping with the parents is understood to create an emotional dependence which is regarded as a negative trait within the human development.
Another reason why people widely assume co-sleeping to be a threat rather than a blessing to baby development is the fear of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This phenomenon is a very controversial subject. However, recent changes in the way babies should be handled have made a big difference to the number of cot deaths: For many years, parents were told that they should lay their babies facing down so that the infant would not choke on its own vomit. However, since parents were advised to put their babies face up rather than face down the rates of SIDS dropped rapidly. Since the new advice was given, in the UK alone there has been a 90% reduction in the rate of SIDS from 1981 to 1992.*
In combination with co-sleeping, research has shown that mothers instinctively put their babies on their backs as this position makes it easier for them to breastfeed during the night, to check the baby and to give the baby freedom to move about, thus less likely to be forced into an uncomfortable position. When co-sleeping, mothers instinctively put their babies into a position that allows them to be face to face during the night. This seems to be the most natural position for both: if they lie on their back and have a choice of where to look, they move their heads to face each other. One might consider that facing each other is a danger as the mother breathes out an enormous amount of carbon dioxide. Yet, research suggests that an atmosphere of CO2 in the face might also help infants to learn to breathe because their brain is triggered to regulate breathing. Furthermore, it has been shown that direct skin-to-skin contact, especially for premature babies, is very important as long as they do not get overheated.
Mothers are very instinctive when they co-sleep with their new babies and repeatedly kiss, touch and readjust the baby, often even when asleep. In contrast to sleeping in their own rooms, co-sleeping babies are under constant supervision.
The individual experience of co-sleeping with a baby is very intense. As parents we take on huge responsibility to raise our babies and children safely. We have to keep in mind that babies and parents grow together. As their needs change so do the responses that constitute a dynamic two-way system that requires each other. The parent-baby relationship is shaped through an interactive system which meets the infant's biological necessities. As such, co-sleeping is a vital part of this relationship and helps to meet both parents' and babies' needs to bond naturally.
*Recommended book: Small, M.F.(1999). Our Babies, Ourselves. How biology and culture shape the way we parent. New York: Anchor Books.
Tina Rychlik is the proud mother of two, and the owner of BabysBest.co.uk an online store dedicated to the preservation of our children's health. Offering only organic and all natural baby products, you can find guidelines and advice for baby and their parents by visiting http://www.babysbest.co.uk
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Japanese babies sleep between their parents. Their position symbolizes a river between two banks. This picturesque view of co-sleeping reveals the intimacy between parents and their offspring and how co-sleeping creates a family unit. In contrast, modern Western societies emphasize the need for independence and individuality. As such, we are used to putting the baby to sleep in his own bed, in his own room. Even if we are told by the health visitors that it is much better to keep a baby nearby, in your own room in a separate bed, we are eager to find "excuses" such as "He is so noisy at night", "I have no privacy" etc. in order to place him back into his own cot bed in a different room.
Sleeping in a single bed, away from the parents and/or siblings is a modern phenomenon, no older than 200 years. For thousands of years prior we co-sleept with our parents, our siblings and family. The modern ways of living are ruled by individuality and independence which in turn create a society of increased anti social behavior and loneliness loneliness.
Anthropologist James McKenna conducted research in order to find out the truth about co-sleepers. He found that when a baby sleeps with his mother the pattern of brain wave activity, heart rate, muscle movement and breathing are astonishingly similar in both. During the sleep mother and baby exhibit a deep bond. Their experience of sleep is mutual as they share the same sleep pattern. In fact, it has been suggested that sleeping close to the mother helps the baby "learn" how to sleep safely explaining why the sleep pattern of both are so in sync.
Unfortunately, today's perception of sleeping with the parents is understood to create an emotional dependence which is regarded as a negative trait within the human development.
Another reason why people widely assume co-sleeping to be a threat rather than a blessing to baby development is the fear of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This phenomenon is a very controversial subject. However, recent changes in the way babies should be handled have made a big difference to the number of cot deaths: For many years, parents were told that they should lay their babies facing down so that the infant would not choke on its own vomit. However, since parents were advised to put their babies face up rather than face down the rates of SIDS dropped rapidly. Since the new advice was given, in the UK alone there has been a 90% reduction in the rate of SIDS from 1981 to 1992.*
In combination with co-sleeping, research has shown that mothers instinctively put their babies on their backs as this position makes it easier for them to breastfeed during the night, to check the baby and to give the baby freedom to move about, thus less likely to be forced into an uncomfortable position. When co-sleeping, mothers instinctively put their babies into a position that allows them to be face to face during the night. This seems to be the most natural position for both: if they lie on their back and have a choice of where to look, they move their heads to face each other. One might consider that facing each other is a danger as the mother breathes out an enormous amount of carbon dioxide. Yet, research suggests that an atmosphere of CO2 in the face might also help infants to learn to breathe because their brain is triggered to regulate breathing. Furthermore, it has been shown that direct skin-to-skin contact, especially for premature babies, is very important as long as they do not get overheated.
Mothers are very instinctive when they co-sleep with their new babies and repeatedly kiss, touch and readjust the baby, often even when asleep. In contrast to sleeping in their own rooms, co-sleeping babies are under constant supervision.
The individual experience of co-sleeping with a baby is very intense. As parents we take on huge responsibility to raise our babies and children safely. We have to keep in mind that babies and parents grow together. As their needs change so do the responses that constitute a dynamic two-way system that requires each other. The parent-baby relationship is shaped through an interactive system which meets the infant's biological necessities. As such, co-sleeping is a vital part of this relationship and helps to meet both parents' and babies' needs to bond naturally.
*Recommended book: Small, M.F.(1999). Our Babies, Ourselves. How biology and culture shape the way we parent. New York: Anchor Books.
Tina Rychlik is the proud mother of two, and the owner of BabysBest.co.uk an online store dedicated to the preservation of our children's health. Offering only organic and all natural baby products, you can find guidelines and advice for baby and their parents by visiting http://www.babysbest.co.uk
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Fun Activities For Toddlers
By Jennie Gandhi
Every child undergoes various stages of child development starting from infancy, to toddler and then to teenage. These stages of childhood are filled with loads of fun, entertainment, learning and multitude of activities.
Each child is born as an active learner in a world of competition and challenges. The early formative years or when the child is a toddler is the best stage where he can learn the maximum. All that your child learns at this stage of life is carried along with the growing age. Toddlers often learn through their bumps, discoveries, falls, relationship and numerous other activities.
There are ample of fun activities for toddler that you can enjoy with your child. Through these activities you can help your child grow physically, emotionally and socially. So, keep your child involve in various activities that can encourage the zeal of learning, discovering and social interaction.
Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining toddler activities for your child:
Fun with Household Objects
Leave your child with some household object. Ask him to pick up one object and you explain him the essentials of that particular object. While picking up the object your child will also discover the image of that object. This kind of discoveries become a vital part of toddler's inquiring mind and stimulates his drive towards learning and accomplishment.
Fun with Bean Bags
Toddlers enjoy tossing the bean bags. Provide your child with ample of old socks and dried beans. Ask them to fill the dried beans in the old socks and prepare interesting bean bags.
Funny Flashlights
Let your child enjoy the flashlight game. Take a torch or any other source of flashlight. Take the light to different objects in your house and ask your toddler to name those objects. You can also tell stories and make shadows using flashlights.
Visit a Museum
Toddlers enjoy learning new things and visiting new places. Take your child to a museum where he will discover various kinds of art pieces, games, toys and many other things that can help stimulate the power of brain and your child's learning skills.
Fun with Water
Toddlers enjoy having fun with water. Take a tub full of water and give your child containers of different size. Let him or her play by pouring water from one container to another. This is a fun game and will also help your child develop hand and eye coordination.
Connecting Dots
Make dots on a large piece of paper in a way that it resembles some cartoon character. Ask your toddler to join the dots and recognize the character produced.
Shape Hunt
Take a piece of paper and draw different shapes. Pin point one shape on the paper and ask your child to hunt or search for an object that has identical shape to what you pointed.
Toddler Rhymes
Sing melodious tunes of rhymes to your toddler. These melodious tune and lyrics will help your child to calm down.
Hide & Seek
Hide and seek is one such game that almost all toddlers enjoy. You don't need to gather a good number of people for this game. Convert your house into a fun playhouse and enjoy playing hide and seek with your toddler.
Coloring Activities
Toddlers love colors. The best activity every toddler enjoys is scribbling with colors on a piece of paper. Don't bound their imaginations and allow them to explore their creativity to make something colorful and beautiful.
Puzzle Games
Puzzle games can be fun as well as educational. There are various kinds of puzzle games like matching, taking a child to his home, and various other kinds that they enjoy solving.
Halloween Crafts
Halloween is a day of fun, celebration and entertainment. Toddlers have great fun making unique and beautiful Halloween crafts. Halloween crafts like bags, faces, crown, hats, witches hand, spiders and skeleton. The most popular craft among toddlers is pumpkin carving.
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Every child undergoes various stages of child development starting from infancy, to toddler and then to teenage. These stages of childhood are filled with loads of fun, entertainment, learning and multitude of activities.
Each child is born as an active learner in a world of competition and challenges. The early formative years or when the child is a toddler is the best stage where he can learn the maximum. All that your child learns at this stage of life is carried along with the growing age. Toddlers often learn through their bumps, discoveries, falls, relationship and numerous other activities.
There are ample of fun activities for toddler that you can enjoy with your child. Through these activities you can help your child grow physically, emotionally and socially. So, keep your child involve in various activities that can encourage the zeal of learning, discovering and social interaction.
Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining toddler activities for your child:
Fun with Household Objects
Leave your child with some household object. Ask him to pick up one object and you explain him the essentials of that particular object. While picking up the object your child will also discover the image of that object. This kind of discoveries become a vital part of toddler's inquiring mind and stimulates his drive towards learning and accomplishment.
Fun with Bean Bags
Toddlers enjoy tossing the bean bags. Provide your child with ample of old socks and dried beans. Ask them to fill the dried beans in the old socks and prepare interesting bean bags.
Funny Flashlights
Let your child enjoy the flashlight game. Take a torch or any other source of flashlight. Take the light to different objects in your house and ask your toddler to name those objects. You can also tell stories and make shadows using flashlights.
Visit a Museum
Toddlers enjoy learning new things and visiting new places. Take your child to a museum where he will discover various kinds of art pieces, games, toys and many other things that can help stimulate the power of brain and your child's learning skills.
Fun with Water
Toddlers enjoy having fun with water. Take a tub full of water and give your child containers of different size. Let him or her play by pouring water from one container to another. This is a fun game and will also help your child develop hand and eye coordination.
Connecting Dots
Make dots on a large piece of paper in a way that it resembles some cartoon character. Ask your toddler to join the dots and recognize the character produced.
Shape Hunt
Take a piece of paper and draw different shapes. Pin point one shape on the paper and ask your child to hunt or search for an object that has identical shape to what you pointed.
Toddler Rhymes
Sing melodious tunes of rhymes to your toddler. These melodious tune and lyrics will help your child to calm down.
Hide & Seek
Hide and seek is one such game that almost all toddlers enjoy. You don't need to gather a good number of people for this game. Convert your house into a fun playhouse and enjoy playing hide and seek with your toddler.
Coloring Activities
Toddlers love colors. The best activity every toddler enjoys is scribbling with colors on a piece of paper. Don't bound their imaginations and allow them to explore their creativity to make something colorful and beautiful.
Puzzle Games
Puzzle games can be fun as well as educational. There are various kinds of puzzle games like matching, taking a child to his home, and various other kinds that they enjoy solving.
Halloween Crafts
Halloween is a day of fun, celebration and entertainment. Toddlers have great fun making unique and beautiful Halloween crafts. Halloween crafts like bags, faces, crown, hats, witches hand, spiders and skeleton. The most popular craft among toddlers is pumpkin carving.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Safety Tips for Baby Furniture
By JB Anthony
Various baby furniture have various sets of safety precautions. However, there are a couple of common baby safety tips you should keep in mind in all furniture.
Placement of Furniture
Believe it or not, the spot where you place your baby furniture can help prevent accidents and injuries to your baby. Cribs for example should never be placed beside a low window or beside a heavy piece of furniture. A baby that is already on the standing phase might fall off from a window or might get crushed under a piece of furniture that might accidentally topple. Another example would be high chairs which should not be placed beside walls or counters since a baby could use these to kick off from and topple a high chair.
Furniture Knobs and Latches
A good baby furniture must be child-proof. Simple leg latches and strap locks of high chairs for example may be operated by a toddler or an older baby which may cause the straps to loosen or the high chair to collapse. Cribs too with side knobs may be tinkered with by a curious baby and cause a crib to collapse.
Age of Baby
A baby's age and weight also matters in choosing the best furniture for your nursery. Most baby furniture pieces contain age and weight requirements. If you are unsure then simply use your common sense. Some changing tables and strollers will not be able to hold the weight of babies nearing the toddler stage.
When your baby begins to stand up, it is advisable to use baby brackets. Brackets installed behind a piece of furniture and attached to the wall can help support furniture that could topple over a curious baby who attempts to scale cabinets and drawers.
Labels
Always check the labels of all baby furniture pieces. Although furniture sold in stores are supposed to be compliant with government safety standards, you should always make sure that your baby's furniture carriers the right label that says so. Warning labels are also another thing to look at. Warning labels will tell you how exactly should pieces of furniture be used and what you should not do with it.
Recalls
Every now and then, check for model recalls. Although most baby furniture in the market are believed to be safe at the time that they are released to consumers, some product flaws are only discovered weeks or months after the release. Always have an ear and eye out for product recalls that may include your furniture model.
Specific Use
All pieces of toddler furniture have been carefully designed with babies' safety in mind. You should always remember though that even the safest piece of furniture is intended for use with adult supervision. Never get tempted to let a piece of furniture baby sit your baby for you. Always keep an eye on your baby whether he is on a crib, playpen, high chair or just crawling on the rug on his own.
Is your baby furniture safe enough for baby? Read the best baby safety tips from experienced moms!
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Various baby furniture have various sets of safety precautions. However, there are a couple of common baby safety tips you should keep in mind in all furniture.
Placement of Furniture
Believe it or not, the spot where you place your baby furniture can help prevent accidents and injuries to your baby. Cribs for example should never be placed beside a low window or beside a heavy piece of furniture. A baby that is already on the standing phase might fall off from a window or might get crushed under a piece of furniture that might accidentally topple. Another example would be high chairs which should not be placed beside walls or counters since a baby could use these to kick off from and topple a high chair.
Furniture Knobs and Latches
A good baby furniture must be child-proof. Simple leg latches and strap locks of high chairs for example may be operated by a toddler or an older baby which may cause the straps to loosen or the high chair to collapse. Cribs too with side knobs may be tinkered with by a curious baby and cause a crib to collapse.
Age of Baby
A baby's age and weight also matters in choosing the best furniture for your nursery. Most baby furniture pieces contain age and weight requirements. If you are unsure then simply use your common sense. Some changing tables and strollers will not be able to hold the weight of babies nearing the toddler stage.
When your baby begins to stand up, it is advisable to use baby brackets. Brackets installed behind a piece of furniture and attached to the wall can help support furniture that could topple over a curious baby who attempts to scale cabinets and drawers.
Labels
Always check the labels of all baby furniture pieces. Although furniture sold in stores are supposed to be compliant with government safety standards, you should always make sure that your baby's furniture carriers the right label that says so. Warning labels are also another thing to look at. Warning labels will tell you how exactly should pieces of furniture be used and what you should not do with it.
Recalls
Every now and then, check for model recalls. Although most baby furniture in the market are believed to be safe at the time that they are released to consumers, some product flaws are only discovered weeks or months after the release. Always have an ear and eye out for product recalls that may include your furniture model.
Specific Use
All pieces of toddler furniture have been carefully designed with babies' safety in mind. You should always remember though that even the safest piece of furniture is intended for use with adult supervision. Never get tempted to let a piece of furniture baby sit your baby for you. Always keep an eye on your baby whether he is on a crib, playpen, high chair or just crawling on the rug on his own.
Is your baby furniture safe enough for baby? Read the best baby safety tips from experienced moms!
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What New Parents Should Know About Baby Diapers
By Jacob Sakol
When your first child arrives, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the decisions you'll need to make. I know from experience. You need to decide on the best baby formula, how best to manage your baby's sleep patterns, when and if you should nurse your child and dozens of things. You also need to decide on which diapers to use on your newborn. Though the choice seems simple enough at first ("Huggies or Pampers"), there's more to infant diapers than meets the eye. I'm going to provide you with some pros and cons of using disposable baby diapers over cloth, advice about which name brands to consider and some specific diapers that other parents recommend.
Disposable Vs. Cloth Baby Diapers
Both types of baby diapers have their proponents and detractors. While some people say that cloth ones are better for the environment and cost less, others suggest that disposable ones are better at keeping your baby dry and far more convenient for parents. In short, both sides are accurate. Both disposable and cloth baby diapers offer benefits unmatched by the other type. The best way for you to decide which type of infant diapers you should use with your child is to learn the benefits and drawbacks to each.
Huggies, Pampers Or Luvs Baby Diapers?
While it's true that newborn diapers aren't necessarily high-quality merely because they're produced by a well-known brand, the major brands are well-regarded by experienced parents. Huggies, Pampers and Luvs have built their businesses by creating diapers that provide comfort for your child, prevent leakages while keeping their skin dry and allowing maximum movement. Each brand produces several types of diapers. Some are more comfortable than others. All 3 brands have reasons to recommend them as well as downsides. Pampers and Huggies are the highest-priced of the major brands with Luvs considered as an economical alternative for parents on a tight budget.
Top-Rated Baby Diapers To Consider
Pampers Cruisers are especially well-regarded by both parents to whom I've spoken and Consumer Reports. They're higher-priced than other brands (and even other types of baby diapers within Pampers' line) for good reasons. They have excellent leakage prevention and a great design that will allow your child to move around comfortably when they start crawling and walking.
Huggies Baby-Shaped Diapers are also a great choice for new parents. They're designed to fit comfortably while providing excellent dryness for your baby. Some fasteners on newborn diapers are cumbersome to work with. But, the Baby-Shaped ones come with fasteners that are easy to use and offer a snug fit.
If you prefer to travel the cloth route, you may want to consider Kissaluvs Fitted infant diapers. These diapers come with convenient snaps that come in handy when you're trying to find the right fit for your baby. If you are using cloth diapers for a newborn, Kissaluvs come with top snaps that cover and protect your child's umbilical cord area.
Choosing The Right Baby Diapers
Because there are so many things to consider when selecting diapers for your baby, it's nearly impossible to make a definitive recommendation. Your choice depends on how much value you place on leakage protection, ability to keep skin dry, cost, mobility and other factors. Learn as much as you can about what the top-rated diaper brands and styles can offer before making your selection. With a little research and the information above, you'll find the right one for your child.
For more information on diapers please visit our website, Free-BabyDiapers.com.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jacob_Sakol
When your first child arrives, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the decisions you'll need to make. I know from experience. You need to decide on the best baby formula, how best to manage your baby's sleep patterns, when and if you should nurse your child and dozens of things. You also need to decide on which diapers to use on your newborn. Though the choice seems simple enough at first ("Huggies or Pampers"), there's more to infant diapers than meets the eye. I'm going to provide you with some pros and cons of using disposable baby diapers over cloth, advice about which name brands to consider and some specific diapers that other parents recommend.
Disposable Vs. Cloth Baby Diapers
Both types of baby diapers have their proponents and detractors. While some people say that cloth ones are better for the environment and cost less, others suggest that disposable ones are better at keeping your baby dry and far more convenient for parents. In short, both sides are accurate. Both disposable and cloth baby diapers offer benefits unmatched by the other type. The best way for you to decide which type of infant diapers you should use with your child is to learn the benefits and drawbacks to each.
Huggies, Pampers Or Luvs Baby Diapers?
While it's true that newborn diapers aren't necessarily high-quality merely because they're produced by a well-known brand, the major brands are well-regarded by experienced parents. Huggies, Pampers and Luvs have built their businesses by creating diapers that provide comfort for your child, prevent leakages while keeping their skin dry and allowing maximum movement. Each brand produces several types of diapers. Some are more comfortable than others. All 3 brands have reasons to recommend them as well as downsides. Pampers and Huggies are the highest-priced of the major brands with Luvs considered as an economical alternative for parents on a tight budget.
Top-Rated Baby Diapers To Consider
Pampers Cruisers are especially well-regarded by both parents to whom I've spoken and Consumer Reports. They're higher-priced than other brands (and even other types of baby diapers within Pampers' line) for good reasons. They have excellent leakage prevention and a great design that will allow your child to move around comfortably when they start crawling and walking.
Huggies Baby-Shaped Diapers are also a great choice for new parents. They're designed to fit comfortably while providing excellent dryness for your baby. Some fasteners on newborn diapers are cumbersome to work with. But, the Baby-Shaped ones come with fasteners that are easy to use and offer a snug fit.
If you prefer to travel the cloth route, you may want to consider Kissaluvs Fitted infant diapers. These diapers come with convenient snaps that come in handy when you're trying to find the right fit for your baby. If you are using cloth diapers for a newborn, Kissaluvs come with top snaps that cover and protect your child's umbilical cord area.
Choosing The Right Baby Diapers
Because there are so many things to consider when selecting diapers for your baby, it's nearly impossible to make a definitive recommendation. Your choice depends on how much value you place on leakage protection, ability to keep skin dry, cost, mobility and other factors. Learn as much as you can about what the top-rated diaper brands and styles can offer before making your selection. With a little research and the information above, you'll find the right one for your child.
For more information on diapers please visit our website, Free-BabyDiapers.com.
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What to Expect for Baby's First Bath Time
By Don Pinder
Having a baby is a time when you begin to look after another human. Babies are fragile and tiny, with little faces, hands and feet that need your loving care and affection. Bath time is a special part of looking after your baby that allows you to bond. It can also be a challenge for a first time mom or dad, and even a second time parent. The intricacies of washing your little one with soap and water may not sound too difficult, but babies do not just lie there like still dolls.
They are floppy when very young, may wriggle or scream the house down. The best advice to give a nervous mom is to detach yourself from the situation. Now, it may sound cruel, but by blocking out the babies screaming so that it won't affect you emotionally, you are able to get on with the job at hand much more effectively and make the process quicker and less traumatic for your baby. Remember though, that crying is healthy for the baby and it does not make you a bad parent if they do - babies cannot be silent all the time; they need to exercise their lungs.
Here are some things to remember when it is bath time to make the entire experience as easy as possible. Make sure that you have everything you need at hand. It is recommended for the first few months of a baby's life to use a small plastic bath tub. You can place it inside your normal bath or it can be set on a changing table or compactum.
Keep soaps, cloths and shampoo right next to you, so that you do not have to look away from your baby. Keeping eye contact is very important and it lets them know that they are safe. Babies have spent most of their lives in water up to the point when they are born, so bathing should calm and relax them.
If they are not calm and relaxed, it can mean that there is something else wrong. In order to make bath time and relaxing time, put on some soothing music and close the windows so that there is no draft on the baby's cold body, even if you are hot. A baby cannot regulate its body temperature that well, so any changes in temperature for them will be huge.
Check that the water is not too hot or too cold. You can find testers and bath thermometers to help you check the water, otherwise feel it with your elbow.
You can also find plenty of books that will guide you further about bathing your baby for the first time.
Ebaymaternity.co.uk has a wide selection of books for you to choose from.
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Having a baby is a time when you begin to look after another human. Babies are fragile and tiny, with little faces, hands and feet that need your loving care and affection. Bath time is a special part of looking after your baby that allows you to bond. It can also be a challenge for a first time mom or dad, and even a second time parent. The intricacies of washing your little one with soap and water may not sound too difficult, but babies do not just lie there like still dolls.
They are floppy when very young, may wriggle or scream the house down. The best advice to give a nervous mom is to detach yourself from the situation. Now, it may sound cruel, but by blocking out the babies screaming so that it won't affect you emotionally, you are able to get on with the job at hand much more effectively and make the process quicker and less traumatic for your baby. Remember though, that crying is healthy for the baby and it does not make you a bad parent if they do - babies cannot be silent all the time; they need to exercise their lungs.
Here are some things to remember when it is bath time to make the entire experience as easy as possible. Make sure that you have everything you need at hand. It is recommended for the first few months of a baby's life to use a small plastic bath tub. You can place it inside your normal bath or it can be set on a changing table or compactum.
Keep soaps, cloths and shampoo right next to you, so that you do not have to look away from your baby. Keeping eye contact is very important and it lets them know that they are safe. Babies have spent most of their lives in water up to the point when they are born, so bathing should calm and relax them.
If they are not calm and relaxed, it can mean that there is something else wrong. In order to make bath time and relaxing time, put on some soothing music and close the windows so that there is no draft on the baby's cold body, even if you are hot. A baby cannot regulate its body temperature that well, so any changes in temperature for them will be huge.
Check that the water is not too hot or too cold. You can find testers and bath thermometers to help you check the water, otherwise feel it with your elbow.
You can also find plenty of books that will guide you further about bathing your baby for the first time.
Ebaymaternity.co.uk has a wide selection of books for you to choose from.
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Cradle Cap, Not Need To Fuss Over It
By Addam Devin
Cradle cap is a neonatal disease found among the babies of around two to three months old. It is marked by yellowish, patchy, crusty, greasy and scaly marks on the skin. Generally it occurs on the head of the baby. The usual place in the head where it occurs is the surrounding of the ears, the eyebrows or the eyelids. It may also occur in other parts of the body, though very rarely.
The cause of cradle cap is not clearly defined by dermatologists. Some of them opine that it occurs due to the overactive sebaceous glands in the skin of the baby. The hormones of the mother still active in the body of the baby are held responsible for the presence of the glands. The glands release a kind of greasy substance that makes old skin cells attach to the scalp as they try to dry and fall off.
On the other hand, some specialists opine that cradle cap has something to do with the skin yeasts that are also known as Mallasezia furfur. Nutritionally oriented practitioners believe that it is caused by the baby's immature digestive system. They explain that the baby cannot absorb sufficient biotin and other vitamins of the B-complex. Hence, the disease occurs. However, the cause of the skin condition does not hinder its cure. Rather, the disease is easily curable, even without any serious treatment.
Experts suggest parents not to fuss over cradle cap as it can be cured without rigorous medical treatment. They only advise to be careful about the fact that the disease does not spread in other parts of the body. It is not caused by infection and there is no chance that it would get infectious. Yet, care should be taken to keep it under control. Keeping the affected area moist should also be the aim of the parents.
Addam has extensive knowledge on dermatology, especially on cradle cap. His articles are informative and beneficent for those who are concerned with treatment of skin disease.
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Cradle cap is a neonatal disease found among the babies of around two to three months old. It is marked by yellowish, patchy, crusty, greasy and scaly marks on the skin. Generally it occurs on the head of the baby. The usual place in the head where it occurs is the surrounding of the ears, the eyebrows or the eyelids. It may also occur in other parts of the body, though very rarely.
The cause of cradle cap is not clearly defined by dermatologists. Some of them opine that it occurs due to the overactive sebaceous glands in the skin of the baby. The hormones of the mother still active in the body of the baby are held responsible for the presence of the glands. The glands release a kind of greasy substance that makes old skin cells attach to the scalp as they try to dry and fall off.
On the other hand, some specialists opine that cradle cap has something to do with the skin yeasts that are also known as Mallasezia furfur. Nutritionally oriented practitioners believe that it is caused by the baby's immature digestive system. They explain that the baby cannot absorb sufficient biotin and other vitamins of the B-complex. Hence, the disease occurs. However, the cause of the skin condition does not hinder its cure. Rather, the disease is easily curable, even without any serious treatment.
Experts suggest parents not to fuss over cradle cap as it can be cured without rigorous medical treatment. They only advise to be careful about the fact that the disease does not spread in other parts of the body. It is not caused by infection and there is no chance that it would get infectious. Yet, care should be taken to keep it under control. Keeping the affected area moist should also be the aim of the parents.
Addam has extensive knowledge on dermatology, especially on cradle cap. His articles are informative and beneficent for those who are concerned with treatment of skin disease.
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