Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Lightweight Strollers. Sometimes you just need a stroller that has the bare essentials — something light and easy to take on the road. A lightweight stroller may not be your only stroller, but it's a nice option to have, especially for traveling.
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Well, these are the seven features to look for if you're buying a stroller. Consider this -- A lightweight stroller is great for traveling, shopping trips, and short walks. It should be easy to transport and user-friendly.
If you want to know more everything about baby thingy, I recommend you to visit www.babycenter.com.
Well, these are the seven features to look for if you're buying a stroller. Consider this -- A lightweight stroller is great for traveling, shopping trips, and short walks. It should be easy to transport and user-friendly.
If you want to know more everything about baby thingy, I recommend you to visit www.babycenter.com.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The vaccinations are very effective and give infants power to resist contagious and serious health conditions. This will protect the babies against many diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, cough and polio.
Polio vaccination. Polio vaccination is given to infant along with the triple vaccine. It is given three times by mouth.
Smallpox vaccination. It helps the body associate immunity to smallpox. It is made by “vaccinia” virus. It is very effective to fight against smallpox. It is not given with a hypodermic needle. It is given between the ages of one month to three months. It is given lower abdominal wall, soles of the feet, upper arms and sides of the thighs.
Typhoid vaccination. Typhoid vaccination helps to protect against typhoid fever. It can be given at any age and given as a single dose. There are two types of typhoid vaccine—Vi antigen vaccine and Oral ty21a vaccine.
Vi antigen vaccine is available as 0.5 ml containing syringes. And ty21a oral vaccine is available in the form of capsules. Mainly it is given to infant after one year old.
BCG vaccination. BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. It is given by injection to protect against tuberculosis. Usually, it is given to new born baby, but it can be given to adults and teenagers who have tuberculosis. It is giver over the left arm and do not uses antiseptic before apply BCG vaccine.
Triple vaccination. Triple vaccination is safe to vaccinate infants and children against mumps, measles and rubella. It can be given to infants after the one month old, in three doses. all three diseases spread from one person to another person. Postponed the vaccination, in case of infants suffer from cold, diarrhea, cough, skin rashes and fever. It is important to vaccinate the infants to avoid many serious health conditions.
Measles Vaccination. Measles vaccination is recommended to infants, adolescents and child. It is helpful of protect against measles (typical fever). It can be given over the arm and on the sides of thigh. If patient take it for long term, then it has some side effects of measles vaccine such as swelling, fever, cold, and cough. It can be given with some specific vaccines, but it can not give along with BCG.
Article Source: Tender Baby Care
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Every mother breast feed the baby because there is a special bonding with the baby and the baby can get essential nutrients from breast feeding. Now days, breast feeding the baby is impossible. So, the mother is provided with the best option to breast feed the baby and that is breast feeding pumps.
These pumps can be single or dual. Through these pumps the mother nipple can produce the maximum amount of milk. Sometimes the mother has to massage the breast to feed the baby. These pumps are very easy touse, comfortable and efficient which can store the milk for the baby.
While breast feeding the baby, the nipple should be in the baby’s mouth so that they can suck the milk properly. Before breast feed the babies they should be lie in a proper position. The babies who are breast fed are fed by the mother about eight to twelve times per day.
When the babies are suckling milk, the mother should check that whether the babies are taking the milk into their mouth or not. If they are not suckling the milk properly then the babies does not receive the necessary nutrients.
As a result, the baby tends to lose weight and becomes dehydrated. The breast milk also contains some chemicals known as suppressor peptides.
The mothers know the quantity of milk taken by the baby and accordingly they increase or decrease the amount of milk. Some mothers depend on the formula milk instead of breast feed the baby because of lack of opportunities to breast feed.
Breast feeding is very good and natural and is easily digested by the babies. It enhances the emotional and physical development of the baby. It is an ideal food for the baby which contains necessary nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins etc.
It also contains antibodies which strengthen the immune system and the nervous system of the baby. Some supplements like formula, glucose and some other pacifiers should be avoided.
So, the mother should be relaxed while using a breast pump. After using the pump, it should be washed to avoid the germs getting into it. The mothers should take the essential nutrients so that they can breast feed the babies in a proper way and the babies remain healthy.
Article Source: Tender Baby Care
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