Monday, February 13, 2012

Reduce the pain of the vaccine with sugar water


One of the concerns and the most difficult of parents with their babies is the time for immunizations because after are restless and sore. Some time ago, pediatrician advised to give some sugar water to help the process of medicines in the child's body, but is now found in a study that could also help with the pain left by the vaccine.

With this simple solution of sugar and water pediatricians also expect to end the fears of parents and increase immunization rates for children. "Hopefully this will encourage parents to immunize their children," says one of the authors the study, Linda Hatfield School of Nursing at Pennsylvania State University, USA. "It's very simple, not expensive, and babies leave the clinic in the state in which they arrived. "

Antiepileptic drugs and the baby's growth



Mothers who breast milk your baby while taking anti-seizure medication can not affect the development of their children cognitive, according to a new study. Previously it was believed that this class of drugs affected the growth of children.

 Kimford Meador, a researcher at the University of Florida in Gainesville, says: "Our research shows that giving breast during treatment with anti-epilepsy drugs would not have a negative impact on children's cognitive skills."

Prevention of childhood allergies



Childhood allergies are associated largely with the habits of the mother state and the conditions under which keeps the baby in her early years.

Experts recommend extreme precautions, especially if one or both parents have allergies. Since this condition is heredity, and allergic parents have raised the risk of allergies in the baby up to 80%.

Tips for buying clothes for a newborn


When we heard the beautiful nautica, the first thing we do most of the mothers or grandmothers to knit socks is ourselves, and start with the furniture of our dear and close family member.

We must bear in mind that the closer we get to the due date, the furniture must be complete, and never forget the basic elements that are necessary summate in the locker room of a newborn baby, their first weeks of life.

The bassinet, a baby magazine


Many parents prefer to use the bassinet during the first weeks of life, so that the baby can sleep with them in the same room, however, always bear in mind that babies grow very quickly, so a bassinet , which seems large enough, usually small to meet stay two months.   


To give a more secure and extended to the first bed that sheltering your child, here are some tips to consider when buying a bassinet:

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Depression during pregnancy


 Many women are tired of being pregnant during the third quarter, and some even before, so there is nothing wrong with feeling this way. All that is exciting and new during the first weeks and months of pregnancy may become tedious in the sixth or seventh month.



And you have to be honest, there's nothing particularly exciting about getting off the bed side, complain every time you get up or go to the bathroom twenty times a day. Of course, once you offer a seat on the bus, but also affront other delicacies such as hemorrhoids and reflux, which is more than enough to take the emotion even more excited mother.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

What are Braxton Hicks contractions?


The Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic uterine contractions that start about six weeks of pregnancy, though you can not really feel it so soon. May not start to notice them until sometimes in mid-pregnancy.
As pregnancy progresses, Braxton Hicks contractions, which are not experienced by all women, become more common, but until recent weeks become infrequent, irregular and almost painless. Sometimes this kind of contractions are difficult to distinguish from the signs of a birth premature.

By the time you only miss a few weeks to the date of delivery, these contractions may become more intense and more frequent, and can cause you great discomfort.