Archive for March, 2008

A healthy baby should have the average weight about 2800gms (2.8kgs).

If the baby weight is less than 2500gms (2.5 kgs), then that baby is considered to possess low weight according to the world health organization.

The breast fed babies can have normal baby weight and they can be healthier than the babies who are formula fed [Attaining toddler health].

During the first week, the baby weight is lost and their birth weight is regained when they become two weeks old.

Here is the general guide to the baby weight of breast fed babies during the first year of their growth:

• 4-7 ounces (112-200 grams) weight is gained per week during the first month by your baby.
• For the first six months, your baby can have an average weight gain of 1-2 pounds (1/2 to 1 kilogram) per month.
• From six months till one year, an average weight of one pound (1/2 kg) per month is gained.

Your baby can grow to one inch in length per month. During the first six months, your baby can grow to 2.5cms in length. From six months onwards they can grow one-half inch in length per month.

Toddlers can do many annoying things. So, you need to find some energy and time to correct your toddler behavior.

Here are 13 ways to encourage your toddler’s good behavior.

13 ways to encourage your toddler behavior:

1. You have to give your child the outlet safe for climbing:
   Let your child experiment pouring the water at the sink, in the tub or in a dish pan outside under your supervision. You can ask them to clean the indoor substitutes.
2. Your child has to be given own drawer in kitchen:It should contain the interesting things to sort, study or pull out and the things like the measuring the potato masher, plastic dishes and the spoons.
3. Child sized furniture should be placed in your house:This will enable them to encourage by sitting at work for long time near their own drawing table. A step stool will help them to reach the kitchen sink for brushing, washing hands and for helping in the kitchen.
4. Plan ahead:Your toddler behavior can be different at different times. You can plan for outing when you find the easy times of your child [Toddler activities].

Many things happen from birth to three months. You have to recognize, reinforce and watch these changes in your young ones. Your baby will grow and develop on her own.

Considering the milestones of infant development will be easy as you know your baby.

During first month, your family members can feel some trouble to adjust. But soon they will be habituated to it.

You can feel it as the endless circle of soothing, feeding and diapering. You can delight at your infant development and growth and it becomes a routine work for you.

Motor skills:

You can observe your baby wobbly during first few days. Your baby can lift their head when lying on tummies and face their head straight while on their back. These changes are observed few months later.

Your baby may not roll over but can turn from side to back. Kicking and stretching of your baby becomes vigorous. Your baby will grasp the toy that you hold and can hold for few minutes tightly.

Hearing:

Infant congestion is due to the stuffy nose (nasal congestion). You will be confused that this stuffy nose is caused due to the thick mucus in the nose. But this is not true.

Infant congestion is due to the thickening of the tissue lining of the nose by the inflammation of blood vessels.

This is caused by a virus and within few weeks it will disappear on its own.

The nasal congestion in infants can cause breathing problems. It can interfere with the speech development and hearing.

Difficulty in breathing during nights can cause snoring and therefore sleep of infant interferes with significant congestion.

From enlarged adenoids, the nasal congestion in children causes the right sided heart failure and the chronic sleep apnea with insufficient oxygen levels. After the removal of tonsils and adenoids by surgery, this problem can be solved.

Infant congestion is caused in the same way as the running nose that includes:

• Sinus infection
• Flu
• Common cold
• Vasomotor rhinitis
• Other allergies or hay fever
• over use of drops or nasal spray

Over the counter medications can make the breathing comfortable and gives relief from stuffy nose. The blood vessels shrink in the lining of the nose by decongestants.

Are you planning to buy infant seat? Then you have to observe two main things.

They are age of your infant and weight of seat that should be less than 20lbs.

For the safety tips related to the car seat, you can talk to other parents who have experience.

An infant seat is much convenient for you to carry your baby where ever you want easily without waking up your child.

The car seat which is lightweight can be used as the feeding chair, rocker and the infant carrier.

You have to transfer and unbuckle your child into other carrier or stroller with an infant-toddler car seat. You have to check these things when you buy infant seat.

Easy installation:

You have to install the seat correctly, other wise your baby cannot restrain properly and there would be no enough buckling to your baby. Look for a base, so that it can permanently install in your car.

When you want to go out, you can put the seat securely into the base and then buckle your baby in it. You have to do adjustments to the infant car seat every time you drive it. After every use, the infant seat has to be refitted.

Everyone likes to buy the clothes that are fashionable to your children.

The child clothing are having different styles, designs and with different fashions to suit perfectly to your children of any age like infants, kids, and teenagers.

By funky baby and unique baby clothing, your children and baby can look very funny.

You can find the whimsical and colorful child clothing in funky outfits for baby boys and for baby girls. You can get different kinds of apparels for your children.

You can also find the traditional handcrafted children’s wear. Your children can express their individuality by this fun and colorful dresses.

Here are some of the child clothing features:

Alien Martian children’s sweater

This sweater keeps your child toasty warm. This little sweater features the blue colored corn flower Martian and on the sleeves, the favorite planets. The textured polka dots are present on it. The design on its back side gives a funky look. It has a matching hat attached to it. It is machine washable.

Hartstrings baby boy sweater

This is a cute baby boy sweater by hartstrings. It has raglan sleeves with yellow and blue stripes, sleeves with side button closure, stripy back and swimming duckies applique. It is 100% pure cotton and machine washable.

Baby lotion that is used for the beautiful skin of your baby should be formulated in such a way that it is free from harmful chemicals.

The lotions should not be made of harsh chemicals, animal’s bye products, chemical dyes and the crude oil by-products.

You have to choose the natural baby lotions for your baby, as their skin is very delicate and sensitive.

The safe and gentle ingredients that incorporate the botanicals and herbs are to be used to protect the natural equilibrium of your baby’s skin.

The correct balance of moisturizer is maintained by these natural lotions. You have to consider these while choosing the lotions:

• The lotions should be tested by pediatricians
• The lotions should not contain the mineral oil
• The ph and the hypoallergenic should be correct to suit your baby’s skin
• They should not contain the SD40 alcohols
• They should not have the fragrance

The purpose for using the baby lotion is to moisturize and to act as a conditioner to your baby’s skin. The irritation, redness and dryness can be reduced by moisturizing the natural lotion on your baby’s skin. [Newborn Skin Conditions]

The new parents will be overwhelmed with the responsibilities of children.

You have to remember few things while making the infant feeding schedule.

The infant feeding schedule involves the month by month schedule:

The first four months feeding schedule:

This is the easy way for feeding your babies during the first four to six months. The breast milk or formula milk is the only source for feeding during these months. This has been recommended by the pediatricians.

Many years ago, the pediatricians recommended mixing the cereal with the breast milk or the formula milk to feed the infants up to 2 weeks. They believed that the children fed with this mix can sleep for long time.

But, now the pediatricians realized that the solid food before four months can lead to the food allergy in your children and it will be hard for the immature digestive system to digest the food.

During the first few months, you have to feed your baby for every two hours or more, if you are breast feeding. The infant feeding schedule can be stretched to more than three hours. You have to feed your infant when ever he is hungry.