July 30th, 2010
If we do not stool in a single day this stomach feels uncomfortable. Mother can imagine if this happened to your baby. Surely the baby will be cranky all day. How not matter which should be removed now rest together in the intestines so that makes her stomach hurt. This is called constipation.
For adults who had normal stools is every day but not for babies. Toilet pattern every baby is different. There’s a Toilet frequency magnitude 5-6 times a day but there is also a once every two days. So, if your child is not in the stools 2-3 days most likely he’s just lack of fiber. But if it exceeded the three day Mother should immediately take him to the doctor.
Other signs of constipation that can be the Mother of note, namely:
- Feces shaped like a pebble, hard and dry
- When push (push stools out) the baby looks in pain
- There is blood in the stool
Why Constipation?
The reason there are two factors, functional and pathological.
The cause of the functional:
Usually it’s closely related to diet. Or it could be because of less milk. Avoid giving your baby breast milk from constipation because breast milk easily digestible by infants. Besides lack of fiber can also be the cause. Although exclusive breastfeeding was given but if Mother does not give (or Mother eat) vegetables and fruit she could get constipated. Do not forget, what is the Mother of the consumption effect on milk quality. The selection formula that does not fit can also be the cause.
Pathological Causes:
The cause of this is due to abnormalities in the colon nerve bottom, starting from the anus to the top. Could also be due to nerve dysfunction, which regulates the elasticity of the colon so that bowel narrowed. As a result hard to get out and piled dirt on the bottom of the large intestine. The cause of this should be treated medically to avoid dirt buildup colitis due to a long-time decay.
Tips:
- Always insert the fiber in the daily menu
- If you must give him formula milk, choose lactulose-containing materials that can improve the function of motility (movement)
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July 29th, 2010
Some parents often complained of lack of sleep. Because the baby likes waking up at night and fret when his desire not obeyed. No wonder if some of the Mother looked pale and tired during the day because of lack of sleep.
This problem can be overcome if the mother could create a good sleep for their babies, how to create an atmosphere like in the womb. That way the baby will be comfortable, not going to wake up and disturb Mother. Here are tips-tricks:
- Comfortable beds
Baby still not able to adjust to a big bed. Sleeping position with a large bed that much different from when he curled in the womb. We recommend using a box, basket, or cradle.
- The right temperature
not until he woke up because the room temperature is too cold or hot. When the Mother of using a fan or air conditioner, do not point directly to the baby. Room temperature no more or less than 22 degrees centigrade. If the room temperature feels too hot, replace it with a thinner shirt and baggy.
- A soothing caress and pat
Caress and pat lightly to soothe that will make her sleep more soundly.
- Soft voices
To change the heartbeat once he heard the Virgin, Mother of the buzzing sound could use a fan, radio voice, and gentle voice of his toys.
- Sleep alone
Give a room for him. Avoid sleeping with your baby, because sleep can be disturbed from the movement of the Mother and Father. Do not just carry her when she starts crying. With Mother even carried her wake.
- Routines
if the current sleep time and activity before sleep is still not regular, not too late to create the routine. Specify what time he had a warm bath, put on your nightgown, playing in bed, listening to Mother telling or singing until she fell asleep.
- Napping enough
do not think that if Mother did not put him to sleep during the day so he would be exhausted and fell asleep at night. On the contrary, too tired to make her sleep restless. It’s okay to reduce the hours of nap, but not to make it continue to wake up.
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July 28th, 2010
Properly, a mother must always be patient in feeding their children, because of eating not only makes children fulfilled their nutritional needs, but these activities can also be used as a learning experience for toddlers. At the time the child starts talking, eating activities can be used as a means for mothers to teach the concept of taste, expression of taste, color concepts, the concept of texture, the concept of number, and size concepts.
Patience by mothers in performing this activity can facilitate the process of eating and toddlers to develop their insight and knowledge. In terms of eating, the mother or caregiver to act as mediators to introduce various concepts and facts which met the child in his environment. An example is when feeding, the mother can provide information about what to eat, what it’s like, what color, how much, and so forth. Feeding techniques while learning can be done through a few tips:
- Arouse the attention and wants the child to react. Mother took the child to eat and give a sign that the meal has arrived. To attract the attention of children, maternal use of verbal and nonverbal expression, to enable the sensing of children. Mom then took the plate and let the kids hold eating utensils, food, and imitate what the mother said. She was also the name given food, taste, shape, texture, and tightens up with an expression of voice or expression. Repeat this several times.
- Giving praise and raise confidence and competence in children if the child is eating properly. Mothers should not be stingy praise for his son. For example, if he had spent one tablespoon of food, just the mother’s praise of their versatility. Especially when the food can be spent with the neat.
- Get children to plan all activities shall be taken, all actions have demonstrated that patterns of activity in preparing meals, children should also be involved, such as washing hands, preparing food, telling stories about what was done the mother, to clear the table after dinner activity is over. This is done many times, in order to form habits and a healthy diet.
- In order for the learning process becomes much easier and pleasant situation, the mother should also make eye contact with toddlers. In addition, mothers are advised to have a sense of empathy, would give the baby a chance to speak, trying to share a pleasant feeling, and follow what the initiatives and responses of children. Mother or child interactions during feeding intensively this remedy can be used as a means to improve the cognitive abilities of children.
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July 27th, 2010
Some mother complained about her son often refused to brush his teeth. Especially in the morning and at night before bed. Of course there is the cause of this rejection. One of the most significant factors is the habit. If your child is not accustomed to clean his mouth early on, do not be surprised if someday he did not feel uncomfortable if they do not brush my teeth.
For her to the Mother should be diligent in cleaning the oral cavity since a baby. That way she will feel uncomfortable if his mouth was not clean. Easy to do so, follow these steps:
- take a small gauze pads and wrap the fingers
- Gauze pads soaked in lukewarm water
- Rubbed into all parts of the oral cavity
Because he is used to clean the oral cavity itself he will be diligent in cleaning the teeth later. After entering the 3 year old Mother can start introducing tools for cleaning teeth. Select a brush with soft bristles to the teeth and gums are not injured. May also buy a toothbrush with a unique and funny. This can add excitement brushing their teeth.
Should Using Toothpaste?
There are some types of toothpaste for children, but the dentist should advise your child not to use toothpaste first. The reason is of course because the chemical constituents contained in it are feared the child could swallow.
With increasing age the ability to gargle and swallow a little too much better. We should try to give this Mother of toothpaste (select marked safe for toddlers) to him. Do not worry too much just enough to give a little on the tip of the brush.
Tips:
- Create a pleasant atmosphere while brushing your teeth, for example, while singing. So the little one does not need forced the fact may be traumatizing for him.
- Can also perform ritual brushing your teeth with Mother, Father and his brother.
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July 26th, 2010
In addition to high nutrient, that food should be given to babies should be safe and harmless. In providing safe food for infants, mothers must consider several important things the following:
- Avoid fibrous foods like celery or green beans.
- If you want to give your baby a nutritious fish, first remove the fish bones before crushed.
- Give a chance to digest one type of baby food and see your baby’s reaction after eating the food, who knew she was allergic.
- Give the food in the form of toys. Special toys that can be bitten and swallowed by the baby safely is bananas. Some mothers are also often give her baby carrots and apples and pears poached or steamed to be bitten-bite.
- Cut small pieces of beef and chicken in a cross from the roots. Avoid large pieces that can make a baby to choke.
- Check the pieces of the food prepared. Front baby teeth just to bite. Baby teeth do not show up until a year old child. Babies still suck and not bite.
- Give food that can be held by baby finger when he was sitting, not when you’re playing or lying.
- Sausage is not nutritious food that is safe for babies. One bite-sized sausage trachea can make a baby to choke. Sausage healthy and free nitrate is a food craze toddlers and safe for them when sliced long and small like a noodle. However, even this healthy sausage can contain high amounts of sodium, so that their consumption should be limited.
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July 25th, 2010
Mother’s Milk is very important for infant nutrition for the first year. Although busy with her job, she must continue to give milk to their babies by providing dairy milk. Dairy milk is squeezed from the breast milk, stored and given to infants when mother worked and separated from their infants. Do not worry about the quality of breast milk given or not still have the same quality. Most importantly Mother must know how to store and presentation.
Things that should be the Mother of note in providing dairy milk to her baby:
- Breast milk stored at room temperature can stand 4-6 hours. For breast milk stored in the refrigerator can last about 2-3 days. If you travel long enough, the Mother can take advantage of the freezer so that milk can be refrigerated for up to 2-3 months.
- If you find any signs such as a different odor (sour), seemed clotted and darker color, indicating that breast milk is damaged. Segara throw away and replace it with breast milk is still good. If it was accidentally given the effects that arise can baby diarrhea.
- When finished flushing and storing it in a plastic sugar, mark the date of milking. So Mother knew where the mother’s milk should be used first.
- Do not heat the milk over the fire that could make dead heat absorption of the enzyme. Simply put the milk into a bowl of warm water (± 82 degrees celcius) so temperatures approaching body temperature Mother breastfeeding.
- Suggested to provide dairy milk with a spoon, not bottle. This is to avoid nipple confusion baby. Nipple confusion is a condition in which infants feel confused because before he was through breast feeding and suddenly have to breastfeed with a bottle of milk. In addition, because the milk that comes out of the bottle easier than breast, little can be lazy sucking breast while feeding back on the Mother.
Now your baby needs breast milk are met, and Mother can still work. Let the spirit of feeding your baby again!
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July 24th, 2010
Kids are very difficult to eat vegetables. Besides the color of dark green vegetables, it also tends to weird in the mouth of the child. Whereas these vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals they need in times of growth and development. For example, spinach contains many minerals iron, or calcium-rich greens and broccoli with vitamin A it. If kids want to eat vegetables, vitamins and minerals it needs fulfilled and Mother did not have to worry anymore.
In addition, many vegetables also contain fiber digestion is good for the little guy. If he is less fiber it can constipation and can lower the body’s immune system.
Use Tricks
Rejection of the child to eat vegetables began to introduce vegetables to her Mother. When the child had once refused then onwards he will try to get away. Thus vegetable consumption habits must start early precisely when he introduced solid foods (6-8 months).
But if the child had already rejected the Mother inevitably have to be creative to do tricks so that children continue to eat vegetables. Here are some ways that can be used mothers:
usually the child refuses vegetables because of the color and shape. Sports food and hide vegetables such as by slipping it in between the rice balls formed.
Build mood child as comfortable as possible. If a child in a comfortable atmosphere and happy mood he will tend to spend their food. Instead it will be rejected if the atmosphere is uncomfortable and forced.
- Encourage children to show creativity
Mother could take her to make food from vegetables. For example making fried croquettes with spinach content. Little will be eager to eat the food his creation.
Tips:
- Do not force the children eat vegetables. The more he will be increasingly forced to hate vegetables. Just Kreatifkan Mother tricks.
- Mother and her husband should also be pointed out to eat vegetables. Always provide menus vegetables at home and ate together. That way he can learn from the habits of their parents
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July 23rd, 2010
We all know that milk good for growth and development of a person, including for our children. Various kinds of milk on the market have content in different content. As a parent who always wanted to give the best for the child, parents demanded to know the content of milk and choose which is best for him. Should consider before buying milk composition written on the packaging. Do not get stuck packaging or attractive prizes are offered.
Here are the types of milk on the market:
This is the best type of milk consumed. Because the milk is still new and the content of any natural sweetness without sugar supplement. However, so parents should consider how to cook them not to break so it remains delicious.
Powdered milk contains little water vapor. Milk is usually already equipped with this type of fat, protein and little sugar. Because the sugar content is usually not too many parents like to add sugar. Just add a little sugar to your baby likes to drink it.
From the name alone we can already see that it implies more sugar, about 30-40%. Fat and protein content is not too much. Milk of this kind can be said as to improve the energy-producing calories during activity.
Milk UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk that is processed with high temperature 135 ° C or 275 ° F for 1-2 seconds to kill microorganisms in the milk so the taste and its contents are not damaged. A child over one year was allowed to consume this milk is recommended but not excessive. If you want to enjoy warm, do not be heated enough to be soaked in warm water.
For additional information, a sense that there are variations role in various types of milk did not reduce the nutrient content in it. So when is little to choose flavor according to taste go ahead.
Tips:
- If your son or daughter of obesity could provide a little more fluid milk so that not too much fat, especially for condensed milk.
- For children who have milk allergies, you should consult your doctor to choose what was right for her milk.
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July 22nd, 2010
Parents should be wary of overweight (obesity) on their children. If the child’s food consumption patterns are not controlled, as he entered the age of 30-40 years is likely these children will suffer from coronary heart disease. The pattern of eating fast food (junk food) that kids love it triggers obesity in children. In addition to store fat, these foods can also interfere with metabolism and increase cholesterol levels.
One type of junk food should be reduced is the popcorn and sodas. Both types of snacks can lead to obesity in children, and calorie content equivalent to 3 / 4 burgers. Research data shows the small size of popcorn to consume the same as a personal size pizza. Medium-sized popcorn and consume the same by spending 3 / 4 burgers.
Noted, if the size of popcorn combo contains 1160 calories and store fat weighing 60 grams in three days. For small size contains 670 calories or the same as spending a personal size pizza.
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July 21st, 2010
The signs that these foods are bullies can be seen in infants breastfed. For example, the infant became fussy, abdominal pain, anxiety, or what is referred to as colic 24 hours – that is pain that occurs, a maximum of 24 hours, after the mother of the suspect foods, but it does not happen again until the mother consume the same food again . Some foods that may interfere with breastfeeding is suspected:
- Processed food products-milk-based. Alergenik protein content in processed products-made-can get into breast milk and produce symptoms of abdominal pain in infants. Foods that include milk, yogurt, and cheese.
- Foods that contain caffeine. Soft drinks, chocolate, coffee, tea and cold drinks deduction, all contain caffeine. Although some babies are more sensitive to caffeine than other babies, usually the mother should consume these products in large quantities in advance to be able to give effect to interfere with the baby.
- Grains and beans. The most alergenik of this type are wheat, maize, and peanuts.
- Spicy food. Breast milk will taste different after you eat spicy foods containing garlic. Salads, pizza, and booze can also result in protests from the stomach baby, so he refused to drink milk or a stomach ache.
- Foods that contain gas. Broccoli, garlic, bean sprouts, green peppers, cauliflower, cabbage, may interfere with the baby, but not too distracting when it is cooked. It’s pretty difficult to explain scientifically how these foods can interfere with the baby, but breastfeeding mothers experience mention that the food contains a lot of gas to make a baby too much out of gas.
In addition to foods that interfere with breastfeeding, nursing mothers should also notice the other rules in the food they eat. The rule is do not overdo the eating of foods. There are babies who could be disrupted after the mothers ate the food in significant amounts, for example, when mothers eat too much processed food made from wheat and sour foods. However, small quantities of these foods can still be tolerated infant digestion.
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