There's an old tradition in Ireland, the wake bed, a family bed where the dead are waked. Well, the family bed takes on a whole new meaning when you have children: the awake bed!
When your new baby arrives home from the hospital all your plans to not spoil him go out the window. He is a tiny little soul and you are his slave. He squeaks, you run. You are completely in his control!
You planned to feed him, bathe him, dress him, play with him, show him off and at the end of the day, put him to sleep in his lovely new crib!
Real life isn't like that...
You've fed him, bathed him, dressed him, played with him, showed him off and, sleeping soundly in your arms, you've tenderly placed him in his lovely new crib. His eyes open, he glares at you, opens his mouth wide and screams loud enough to awaken the dead!
How dare you abandon him like that?
At the end of a tiring day you dolefully give in to his battle cry; you lift him and he stops... you are in his grip!
As days and nights merge into one he habitually sandwiches himself between mummy and daddy!
Number two arrives and it becomes a priority to make number one stay in his own bed. But, oh no, he doesn't like that! He may start off there but he makes his own way into the family bed throughout the night.
You may resort to tricks to encourage him to stay in his own room. Lovely new bed-clothes, soft character lighting, soothing music, pretty mobiles...
Don't fool yourself; he's well ahead of you! His nocturnal excursions continue. You beg, you plead, for a full night's sleep in your own bed without your little visitor - but it falls on deaf ears! Still he pays his call.
You resort to purchasing a new bed for yourself, a bigger one. You have a bright idea: let the wee man have your old bed. He'll like that, his own big bed, just like mummy and daddy!
More lovely bedclothes, lots of praise for your little treasure. Why didn't you think of it sooner?
Oh, the naivety of first-time parents.
His new bed might be bigger but so is yours; there's even more room between mummy and daddy now. So he can bring a few toys along too!
As the family grows so does the gap. You precariously hang off one side of the new big bed as your husband hangs off the other, but you smile as you sing along to, 'There were five in the bed and the little one said,"Roll Over!"'
Life imitates nursery rhymes. Didn't you know that?
Senin, 09 Januari 2012
Babies with short legs
We make such a big deal out of when a baby takes his first steps. In fact, the age at which your child took his first steps will be ingrained in your Mommy memory forever, just like your child’s birth weight and time. Personally, I think walking is a bit overrated, since you can’t manage to keep them out of trouble ever again once they start, but here are some things you might want to know, anyway.
For some reason, everyone seems to think that a baby should be walking by his first birthday, but the fact is that most babies don’t walk until after this time. There are a few who walk as early as nine months of age, but a great many who don’t take their first steps until fifteen months. And, if your child is a late walker, it has absolutely no bearing on his intelligence.
The age at which a baby walks is often genetic. Walking very early or very late often runs in the family. My husband walked at nine months, and I walked at ten months, so we were unlucky enough to have a daughter who also walked at ten months. She was very petite, so she looked like the world’s tiniest walking human. She also scaled the kitchen counters before she was a year old, so you can see what I mean by “unlucky”.
When your baby walks is also often related to his size. Babies with short legs usually walk sooner than those with long legs (a balance issue) and thinner babies usually walk sooner than their more plump counterparts.
Pushing your baby to walk is not a good idea, but providing him the opportunity to learn is critical. If you force your child to endure daily practice sessions, he may just rebel and refuse to walk for quite a while. On the other hand, if you keep him in swing or playpen all day, he’ll never have the opportunity to try out his skills. Give him some supervised time on the floor, and he’ll figure the rest out with or without your help.
If, by chance, your child is not walking by the age of eighteen months, it is best to have him checked out by a doctor. There is not necessarily anything wrong, but most babies are walking by this age, so have him examined as a precaution. But, don’t be too eager, because once he starts walking, all the rules change. Someone, though I don’t remember who, once said, - “We spend the first two years of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk, and then the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.” It’s so true.
For some reason, everyone seems to think that a baby should be walking by his first birthday, but the fact is that most babies don’t walk until after this time. There are a few who walk as early as nine months of age, but a great many who don’t take their first steps until fifteen months. And, if your child is a late walker, it has absolutely no bearing on his intelligence.
The age at which a baby walks is often genetic. Walking very early or very late often runs in the family. My husband walked at nine months, and I walked at ten months, so we were unlucky enough to have a daughter who also walked at ten months. She was very petite, so she looked like the world’s tiniest walking human. She also scaled the kitchen counters before she was a year old, so you can see what I mean by “unlucky”.
When your baby walks is also often related to his size. Babies with short legs usually walk sooner than those with long legs (a balance issue) and thinner babies usually walk sooner than their more plump counterparts.
Pushing your baby to walk is not a good idea, but providing him the opportunity to learn is critical. If you force your child to endure daily practice sessions, he may just rebel and refuse to walk for quite a while. On the other hand, if you keep him in swing or playpen all day, he’ll never have the opportunity to try out his skills. Give him some supervised time on the floor, and he’ll figure the rest out with or without your help.
If, by chance, your child is not walking by the age of eighteen months, it is best to have him checked out by a doctor. There is not necessarily anything wrong, but most babies are walking by this age, so have him examined as a precaution. But, don’t be too eager, because once he starts walking, all the rules change. Someone, though I don’t remember who, once said, - “We spend the first two years of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk, and then the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.” It’s so true.
baby thrush treatment
Infants are cute especially during the first few months. The baby will giggle when happy and cry when hungry. During this time, the mother has to watch carefully to make sure that everything is going well.
Though this doesn’t happen often, the mother might notice a whitish substance on the cheek of the infant. The first instinct is that this is some remnants of milk after feeding and this can easily be wiped off.
When this doesn’t go away and there and more have are found on the tongue and on the lips, then the baby may have a problem. This may be a thrush which is more of an allergy than a disease.
A thrush happens when there is a large amount of yeast that develops in the mouth of the baby. Humans have this in the genital area, the mouth and in the intestines which doctors call as Candida. This usually grows in warm environments are only noticeable when these white patches become visible.
What causes this to happen? Doctors have not yet been able to figure that out. Research has only proven that this is not passed from one baby to another and that some antibiotics that are used to treat the infant for bacteria may cause this overgrowth to happen.
Will this harm the baby in any way? The answer is no. The worse that can happen is that it will irritate the infant during feeding and if left untreated, could hurt more.
How can this be treated? Thrush can be stopped using some medication such as Nystatin that should be applied on the mouth of the infant four times a day.
Can this recur? The answer is yes. This is because the yeast may be passed on the nipple of the mother and on toys and pacifiers that the baby uses. This can be avoided also by applying medicine on the nipple of the mother and sterilizing the things that are placed into the infant’s mouth.
If this doesn’t work, this is the only time that stronger medication prescribed by the doctor can be used on the baby. This doesn’t happen often and should only be used for a short period of time.
Anything that the mother uses with the baby should also be washed or sterilized. This should be done using sunlight or anything that uses heat in the cleaning process. People who think freezing this will kill the germs are wrong because this will only return. Though some of these steps may take some time to do, it is worth it since this will prevent the yeast from coming back.
Can the mother also experience this problem? Yes. The symptoms are soreness, itching or a blistery sensation on the breast. This can also happen after undergoing antibiotic treatment. This can be remedied by applying a lotion on the nipple and having yogurt as part of one’s diet.
The can also be prevented by washing the bras using hot water, exposing the breasts to direct sunlight a few minutes a day and changing the nursing pads after each feeding session.
Thrush can happen more than once to the baby and to the mother. Proper hygiene and checkups with the doctor can prevent this allergy from ever happening to both individuals.
Note: This article may be freely reproduced as long as the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom of this article is included and and all links must be Active/Linkable with no syntax changes.
Though this doesn’t happen often, the mother might notice a whitish substance on the cheek of the infant. The first instinct is that this is some remnants of milk after feeding and this can easily be wiped off.
When this doesn’t go away and there and more have are found on the tongue and on the lips, then the baby may have a problem. This may be a thrush which is more of an allergy than a disease.
A thrush happens when there is a large amount of yeast that develops in the mouth of the baby. Humans have this in the genital area, the mouth and in the intestines which doctors call as Candida. This usually grows in warm environments are only noticeable when these white patches become visible.
What causes this to happen? Doctors have not yet been able to figure that out. Research has only proven that this is not passed from one baby to another and that some antibiotics that are used to treat the infant for bacteria may cause this overgrowth to happen.
Will this harm the baby in any way? The answer is no. The worse that can happen is that it will irritate the infant during feeding and if left untreated, could hurt more.
How can this be treated? Thrush can be stopped using some medication such as Nystatin that should be applied on the mouth of the infant four times a day.
Can this recur? The answer is yes. This is because the yeast may be passed on the nipple of the mother and on toys and pacifiers that the baby uses. This can be avoided also by applying medicine on the nipple of the mother and sterilizing the things that are placed into the infant’s mouth.
If this doesn’t work, this is the only time that stronger medication prescribed by the doctor can be used on the baby. This doesn’t happen often and should only be used for a short period of time.
Anything that the mother uses with the baby should also be washed or sterilized. This should be done using sunlight or anything that uses heat in the cleaning process. People who think freezing this will kill the germs are wrong because this will only return. Though some of these steps may take some time to do, it is worth it since this will prevent the yeast from coming back.
Can the mother also experience this problem? Yes. The symptoms are soreness, itching or a blistery sensation on the breast. This can also happen after undergoing antibiotic treatment. This can be remedied by applying a lotion on the nipple and having yogurt as part of one’s diet.
The can also be prevented by washing the bras using hot water, exposing the breasts to direct sunlight a few minutes a day and changing the nursing pads after each feeding session.
Thrush can happen more than once to the baby and to the mother. Proper hygiene and checkups with the doctor can prevent this allergy from ever happening to both individuals.
Note: This article may be freely reproduced as long as the AUTHOR'S resource box at the bottom of this article is included and and all links must be Active/Linkable with no syntax changes.
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