The eyes of our baby care

At times, there babies are born with one or both tear partially or completely blocked. They usually open around the second week, when the child begins to produce the first tears, meanwhile, is a watery liquid a little mucus, tears instead of drained through the nose will begin to fall by the eyelids, this is not usually painful and ducts opened without treatment.

If the tear ducts are blocked while the tears drain as they should, you may be infected. These infections produce a secretion, whitish at the corners of the eyes, eyelashes and become sticky when dry may stick together, while the baby sleeps and then it is impossible to open their eyes.

Rashes and infections common in babies

Sometimes by lack of hygiene or other factors, babies are prone to contract more easily infections or rashes, that while they should not alarm us, are signs that we are alert and if necessary concurramos to the pediática query.

Among the most common rashes and infections in the baby are:

Seborrheic eczema (seborrheic dermatitis) is commonly known as " scab child "is the onset of flake-shaped thick crust in the baby's scalp, wash hair and brushing daily helps control this condition that often disappear on only in the early months, but otherwise, requires treatment with special shampoo that will indicate your pediatrician.

Babies, care of security

When the baby begins to grow you own learning skills, and start moving by itself turning around, or putting things in their mouths, especially his hands, which are a means by which we can contract diseases. Beyond this, there is care that we must always remember to avoid accidents.

Seat savers: Whenever you drive, your child must ride in a seat that meets all federal safety requirements and must also be properly placed in the car at this age should ride in the back seat never sit in the front seat.

The bathroom: When bathing your child, place it on a towel to prevent slipping and always hold the armpits always adjust the water temperature to avoid burns.

Recognize that your child has lice

The lice are small parasitic insects that usually live on the scalp where they hide among the hair, feed on blood, lay their eggs and repeatedly cause much itching. These insects are very common during the years of kindergarten and early school years.

You will realize head lice when they call your child's day care or school to give you the bad news, or you may notice that your child frequently scratching or rubbing your scalp, especially in the back of the head and around the ears.

But lice do not always cause itching, especially at the beginning, so the first sign that you have are the eggs of these insects, called nits in your hair. Nits are very small and a pearly white, also tend to remain firmly attached to the hair, not like dirt or pieces of skin off easily.

The most common way in which these insects are spread is through a brother or a friend who has lice. These insects just walk, so they can not jump or fly, so traveling from one head to another by direct contact. Off the scalp lice can live for a day or two and can go through pillows or hats.

It's a myth that lice are the result of poor hygiene or poverty because these insects are very egalitarian and can occur even in the largest class communities.

Why not let you eat anything during labor?

This is a question that we have many mothers, who surprise us when we have long labors from hours and hours while we expand toward the birth of our children, and we are not allowed to drink water, let alone eat some food.

 At open dilation, it is appropriate to stop drinking fluids and eating for the simple fact that everything runs its natural course, but unexpected situations can arise and have to resort to a cesarean section, although this is not as common, can to happen, and you better be in a position, since it takes when using anesthesia and the same with a full stomach, there is a danger that the mother to regurgitate and aspirate gastric contents.

Premature aging in babies due to stress during pregnancy

Genomic Instability Group of the National Cancer Research Center in Spain found that the stress you are exposed to the baby during pregnancy could accelerate its future aging.

The entity is directed by Oscar Fernandez-Capetillo, who was the sixth wing Banco Sabadell Award for Biomedical Research, aimed at young scientists.

The Basque research center 36-year career in explaining the role of DNA damage in cancer and aging, on the basis of this damage in the genetic material is probably the most universal feature present among tumors, and probably the ultimate cause of aging of living beings.

Questions to learn skills such as parents

 There are a variety of questions that can lead to a better understanding of what is required to become a parent and what it takes to be successful. If you want to discover more about yourself and identify changes needed to be parents, here I bring you some questions.

Do you spend time with children? Do you enjoy it?: Whether the answer is yes or no, can not predict how you feel with your own children , but to think them a bit you can reveal some of your assumptions and attitudes about life with children.