Having a baby is a life-changing experience. There is so much to learn and know about from newborn care and baby's health and development to simpler but necessary things like bathing your baby and taking care of your baby's cold, and so much more.
Interpreting Your Baby’s Gaze
Their brains are not fully developed, and love is a complex feeling, as
it involves many levels of caring and trust. However, as your offspring,
there is no doubt your baby feels attachment and positive emotions. One
way you’ll be able to tell is with her eye contact.
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When to Check Your Baby for a Hair Tourniquet
There will be days when your baby just does not stop crying. You’ll make sure he’s well fed, cleaned up, and comfortable, but the wailing won’t stop. These are the days that expectant parents truly fear.
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What Does Your Baby’s Smile Mean?
I once heard that babies don’t actually smile because they’re happy.
Instead, their raised cheeks and exposed gums were actually just
involuntary facial movements no different than a kicking leg or a
flailing arm.
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Don’t Baby Talk to Your Baby
Language is one of the most incredible feats of the human brain, and it
is truly what separates us from other species. There is no definite
moment when we are able to comprehend language, and it sort of comes in
waves as we learn human behavior in general.
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Not All Vapor Rubs Are Safe For Baby
Many of us have fond memories of our mothers taking care of us when we
were sick as children. Though some of the home remedies are now
considered dangerous and outrageous, some still hold true as trusted
treatment for minor symptoms at home.
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Learning What Your Baby’s Cries Mean
There are certainly benefits to being the picture perfect mom, but you
shouldn’t feel like you’re behind the curve if you can’t live up to the
expectations of your peers.
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Types of Exercises for Your Baby
Your newborn doesn’t move much yet, but before you know it, they’re be
crawling and scooting everywhere. To help your infant get a head start
on these activities and to help them improve gross motor skills, try a
few simply baby exercises that will:
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Is Your Baby Hairy?
Your baby’s body will surprise you. When you see a perfect baby in
movies, it is usually older, and many of the natural imperfections that
come along with childbirth are cleaned up or edited out.
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Should You Skip the Sling?
Baby slings are one of those new inventions that truly complete the
modern-mom look. They come in stylish colors in patterns, and every
mom-on-the-go in New York City and beyond can be seen toting their baby
in a casual sling that compliments their outfit.
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Don’t Worry about the Consistency of Baby’s Stool
My friend, who recently had a baby, was telling me that every time she opens up her baby’s diaper she feels as though there is a new surprise awaiting her. She went on to explain that sometimes the consistency is totally random.
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What Your Baby’s Gagging Means
Many different theories exist regarding the best time to switch your
baby to solid foods. Some experts agree that you should let your baby
dictate when he or she is ready for solid foods, while others think it’s
best to stick to a strict schedule.
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Why Your Baby is Head Banging
Twenty percent of babies bang their head against their crib or any nearby object. In some cases, they’ll just roll their heads back and forth rhythmically.
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Is it Bowlegs or Blount’s?
Bowleggedness is a common trait in infants in newborns. When babies are growing in the womb, they are in cramped quarters and their legs cannot extend fully until they’ve been born.
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Finding Baby’s Favorite Burp Position
Recently, I was spending time with a friend and her three-month-old baby. Immediately after she fed him his usual formula, he got a little fussy and she picked him up to burp him.
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The Amazing Multilingual Baby!
The language-learning capability of babies is truly astonishing. In the
earliest moments of life, babies are able to differentiate between the
phonetics of different languages and will respond most to phonetics
heard in utero.
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Increasing Your Baby's Fluid Intake will Help Fight Infection
When your baby comes down with a common cold, you might feel at a loss for home remedies. Many of the common remedies we use as adults are unsafe to try on infants.
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Predicting Your Baby’s Height
When I was born my dad was 6’4 and my mom was 5’2. They always joked through my infancy that I was either going to
be a perfectly normal height or I was going to take on one of their
abnormal height characteristics.
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Is Your Baby Passing a Lot of Gas?
Babies can get away with a lot of otherwise grotesque behavior. They can
spit up at the dinner table, drool in front of company and urinate on
the ceiling. And, no matter what they do, they will still be the cutest
person in the room.
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Don’t Be Too Frugal with Baby’s Formula
One subject that always caused disagreement in the house when I was
there was whether or not they should refrigerate the baby’s leftover
formula.
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Is It Okay to Let a Curious Baby Move on to Finger Foods?
Recently, I was babysitting a seven-month-old and stuck to his worried mom’s schedule strictly. I only fed him at the suggested times, changed his diapers as often as requested and gave him “tummy time” precisely for the allotted amount of time.
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How Much Fiber is Too Much for Baby?
Fiber was the issue that spurred her frustration, as one pediatrician
told her to increase the amount of fiber in her baby’s diet, while the
other insisted that she cut back.
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Does Breastfeeding Make Your Baby Poop More?
When it comes to your baby’s bowel movements, there really is no
“normal.” Your baby might poop at least after every feeding while your
friend’s baby might only poop once every week.
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Choking Hazards You May Not have Thought Of
Choking is obviously one of your biggest concerns regarding your baby. You have diligently baby-proofed the home removing all things smaller than your thumb to ensure that nothing will end up in our baby’s mouth that shouldn’t be there.
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Is Your Baby Lazy?
Everything you have read about watching your baby for symptoms of an
illness urge you to pay attention to your baby’s energy levels. If your
baby seems lethargic, something might be wrong and you should see a
physician immediately.
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The Basics of Giving Baby Acetaminophen
Now, when your baby starts to get sick or experiences any discomfort or
pain, you’ll have to give him medicine, and it will be one of the most
nerve-racking experiences thus far in your experiences of motherhood.
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The Risk of Raising an Urban Infant
I have researched car pollution’s effect on pregnant women, but I hadn’t
learned anything about its effects on a baby’s lungs. As you might
suspect, the results are not good.
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There is Such a Thing as Too Clean
Everyone’s body produces oils at a different rate. My friends always get
jealous when I tell them that I only wash my hair every two days, and
some even get grossed out.
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Teach Your Baby to Read Program Is a Scam
A few years ago, a program designed specifically for babies came out
that claimed it could teach a child as young as nine months to read.
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