Posts Tagged ‘infant’
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
There are many benefits gained by giving your baby finger foods, among them:
- Learn to feed themselves, Hold and enter their own food into the mouth is one way of learning for your child to feed themselves. Later this will get you feeling confident that he is able to do baby feeding activity itself, no need to be fed again.
- Starting the first solid food. Providing finger food can also be classified as coach of complementary feeding. It’s just a more specific form which can be grasped by little hands.
- Stimulate the baby’s fine motor. When a baby holding a finger food with his fingers, followed by pushing them into the mouth, actually classed as providing stimulus for the development of fine motor baby. Especially reflex to hold.
- Stimulates tooth growth ahead teething Generally, babies will experience itching in the gums. Providing finger food can stimulate the growth of teeth, while reducing the itching arises because generally have the texture of finger foods.
- Granting Exploration finger food tastes can also be used as a medium to introduce the diverse taste of food in infants. So that the child will be loved by a wide variety of food flavors.
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The components in mother’s milk changes every 24 hours to respond to the needs of infants. A new research showing how breast milk may help babies newborn to sleep.
Breast milk contains various elements, such as nucleotides, which performs a very important role in regulating the babies to sleep on a regular basis. The findings, published recently in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience, states that breast milk composition changed in certain times throughout the day.
The scientists found three nucleotides in breast milk (adenosine, guanosine and uridene) that plays driving or resting the central nervous system, making the baby calm and sleeping.
Breast milk collected from 30 women who lived in Extremadura, was declared on 24-hour period, with six to eight samples per day. Concentrate, concentrate the highest nucleotide found in samples at night (8 pm to 8 am). “It made us realize that breastfeeding effect on babies sleep”, Cristina L. Sánchez, chief author of the article and a researcher at the Laboratory at the University of Extremadura Chrononutrition.
While breast milk produced during the day has a special component that can stimulate the baby’s activity, in contrast component of breast milk at night helps your baby to sleep and rest.
To ensure proper nutrition, the baby should be fed at the same time when milk was removed. For mothers who do not work outside the home, surely this is not a problem because usually the baby nursing directly. But for working mothers who took his mother’s milk during the day, then it should be given breast milk during the day also (the following day or on subsequent days)
Because breast milk is milked in the day contains the components that are useful to make an active baby (help him learn new skills). While breast milk is removed at night usually are taken directly by the baby because the mother was at home working, or if the mother’s milk mother’s milk at night, the allotment is to be given to babies at night, too, since breast milk night contains components to make babies sleep rested.
Therefore, it is important for a mother to include the date with hours when they take breast milk to help the mother remember mother’s milk is breast milk taken in the daytime or breast milk taken at night.
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
SIDS is the leading cause of death is most often found in infants aged 2 weeks-1 year. 3 of 2000 infants experienced SIDS and almost always when they are sleeping. Most SIDS deaths occur at ages 2-4 months and occur worldwide. In the typical case of a baby aged 2-3 months who appear healthy, at tidurkan without suspicion that things outside of normal circumstances, some time later found the baby died, and the conventional autopsy fails to find cause of death. Here are some factors suspected to be the cause of SIDS
- Apnea and respiratory pauses for a long cyanosis during sleep has been observed in two infants who later died of SIDS and considered to have also observed the existence of upper airway obstruction with respiratory pauses and long bradycardia in infants with SIDS abortif. However it is uncertain whether the central apnea or obstructive apnea is more important in the occurrence of SIDS
- Brain stem defects because at least two pieces of evidence have suggested that babies with SIDS have abnormalities in the central nervous system.
- Upper respiratory tract function abnormal, based on the development and anatomy, then a young baby is considered at high risk for upper respiratory tract, whether this situation occurs in SIDS is still not in the know.
- Airway reflexes are hiperreaktif because the entry of liquid into the larynx may stimulate the emergence of these reflexes and in suspect menimblkan apnea, then given considerable attention will likely gasoesofagus reflexes and aspiration as the primary mechanism for the occurrence of SIDS in some infants.
- Abnormalita heart, some experts propose the existence of instability in the young heart, but no convincing evidence to show that SAA plays a role in cardiac arrhythmia incidence of SIDS.
Tags:age, babies, baby, Brain, central nervous system, Development, Healthy, high risk, infant, respiratory tract, Sleep, sudden infant death syndrome
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
S
udden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a sudden death and unexpected in a seemingly healthy infant. SIDS is the leading cause of death is most often found in infants aged 2 weeks-1 year. 3 of 2000 infants experienced SIDS and almost always when they are sleeping. Most SIDS deaths occur at ages 2-4 months and occur worldwide.
Sudden unexpected infant deaths and for reasons that remain unclear, even after autopsy. SIDS is one of the most important deaths in the first year of life after the neonatal period.
SIDS is the leading cause of death is most often found in infants aged 2 weeks-1 year. 3 of 2000 infants experienced SIDS and almost always when they are sleeping. Most SIDS deaths occur at ages 2-4 months and occur worldwide. In the typical case of a baby aged 2-3 months who appear healthy, at tidurkan without suspicion that things outside of normal circumstances, some time later found the baby died, and the conventional autopsy fails to find cause of death. It has been disclosed that the baby looked healthy before he died, but a more detailed history of perinatal and intensive examination neurologic function kardiorespiratorik and produce the evidence that children are not in normal circumstances before.
A mother who smokes during pregnancy increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Sudden death in infants occurs when the baby shortage of breath in bed after his position blocking breathing. As quoted from the AFP, it was a lot of sudden death syndrome associated with a surprising lack of response in the brain that trigger baby gasping for breath. In such conditions, infants will cry to stimulate normal breathing.
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Defecation activities of a baby sometimes makes worried some parents, especially on color, shape and pattern besides constipation. Generally the color of feces in infants can be divided into yellow, brown, green, red and white / grayish. To determine whether normal or our baby’s digestive system, can be detected from the stool color.
Yellow
Yellow color can be indicated as fases normal for a baby, when babies get Mother’s Milk is full, without any mixture of milk formula, the yellow color of the resulting fases more bright and brilliant, yellow dominated. Which means babies get Mother’s Milk full of foremilk and hindmilk.
Foremilk Which Is the milk is first drawn During a feeding. Generally it is thin and lower in fat content, satisfying the baby’s Thirst and liquid needs. And Hindmilk Mutation Which Is the milk foremilk During a feeding. It is Richer in fat content and is high in Calories. The high fat and calorie content of this milk is Important for your baby’s health and continuing growth. Make sure to let your baby drain one breast before moving on to the other, to Ensure That She receives all the benefits of both foremilk and hindmilk.
Green
Green color on fases baby is still categorized as normal, but this color should not keep turning up because it means how mothers give less precise Mother’s Milk / not correct (which is inhaled by the baby only foremilk course, these cases occurred when the production of Mother’s Milk are overflow. When the baby was always sucking foremilk having first and lactose sugar content but low in fat that makes your baby hungry again quickly and Hindmilk that contain a lot of fat will be exploited after foremik discharged, but this is what makes hindmilk feces became yellow.
Red
Red color on a baby can fases caused by drops of blood that accompanies it, blood can be either the baby or the mother’s body is sucked at the time of the birth process, if the blood came from his mother, then fasesnya will find a black spot and lasts up to 2 days . If blood is not derived from these two other possibilities could be due to an allergy formula or blockage in the intestines and that it needed quick handling danh immediately consult a doctor.
White / Grayish
If the color White / grayish dirt babies happen, then it must be aware of. because the white color indicates a fairly risky business disruption that may result from disorders of the liver / bile duct obstruction in infants. which means that fluid can not be coloring the stool bile, which means the baby should be immediately taken medicine.
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Often, we as a mother asks the child to the doctor with a complaint we have trouble throwing stools for several days and complained there was anything wrong in giving his food, or is there a serious disorder in our children.
Children who have difficulty defecating likely to experience constipation or constipation if the nature of abnormal feces or if the magnitude of the frequency of abnormal stools. The definition of constipation is difficulty or delay the passage of faeces. In general, constipation or constipation will occur if hard stools, rarely go out and feel the pain if the exit.
Stools is basically a reflex, intestinal peristalsis is accompanied by relaxation of the anal sphincter muscles inside and out, and consciously controlled by the anal sphincter muscle, causing the outer part keingginan to defecation or bowel movement.
Normal defecation patterns vary depending on age and diet person. As in infants, during the first 3-4 days is typically issued a thick meconium odorless greenish black color, then slowly turned brown-green and the small amount of frequency till eight times daily, and keeping, despite the baby can not dive 24 hours a leak faeces. Feces milk started coming out after one week, infants with Mother’s Milk issued a stool softening jonquil, is that a formula has a yellow solid stools. Stool frequency and form of older children reflect the eating habits and diets.
Under normal circumstances, they are rare stools, sometimes only once in 3-4 days. Problems that are often complained of pain and if the resulting discomfort Toilet time.
What can we do?
- Changes in diet, the provision of fruit juice or a source of fiber from fruits and vegetables, inadequate in the daily fluid requirements. Avoid dairy products, bananas and apples as they can cause constipation.
- Nursing soften the anus with feces and maintain these areas to keep them dry. Give a cream after changing diapers to provide a sense of cool.
- Teach slowly and in accordance with their own child steps in toilet training.
- Overcoming the psychological problems that cause constipation
- Suggested for stools daily or regularly twice a day to the toilet
- The position that can help simplify stools; bend thighs Kea raise blood pressure in the abdomen so that the abdominal cavity.
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Organs, a brain, immune system and detoxification mechanism of children is immature and still developing. The combination of these conditions with the large percentage of food consumption per kilogram of their weight, making children more susceptible to toxins that exist, compared with adults.
Toddlers are a lot of organic foods have pesticide residue stated less th
an 1 / 6 in their urine, compared with children consuming non-organic food.
Elizabeth Gillette’s paper in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives are used as reference by many parties, shows how the combination of exposure to pesticides (although slightly) in the environment, household and food lead to slowing growth in children. Gillette comparing children in two villages which are isolated in Mexico, where one village routinely uses pesticide and the other does not.
All other factors equal-genetic factors, diet, lifestyle, climate, culture, etc.. The study found significant differences between the two groups of children in two villages in terms of mental and motor skills (children exposed to pesticides have a low skill level, with high aggressive behavior).
In many Western countries, children and adults alike are exposed to pesticides. A Study on Mother’s Milk in 1995 found that infants exposed to pesticides in Australia at levels above the maximum limit. In Canada, found a direct correlation between pesticide contaminations in breast milk those increase the risk of otitis in infants.
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
In infants aged 8 months or more, than to give up breastfeeding, mothers can serve oatmeal. Usually, the choice fell on a lot of oatmeal products on the market. With fiber, fitokemikal, vitamins, minerals, protein, and low-fat, healthy babies and avoid constipation. In addition, the sense of satiety can also survive for several hours.
Prepare oatmeal itself is very easy. With just boil until thickened, pureed already be presented. Some mothers usually add sugar, salt, milk, or fruit to add flavor. But avoid giving too much sugar and salt, because it can affect the baby’s appetite for another intake, and results in allergic infants.
In addition, some babies reportedly susceptible wheat allergy, or commonly called celiac disease. However, research conducted AK Akobeng physicians indicated that exclusive breastfeeding can reduce the incidence of celiac disease up to 53 percent.
Porridge oats are usually given when the baby was eight months, although some other mother had gave it to their babies at the age of six months, without any impact. This is because of different abilities in infants receiving solid foods. But if you still are unsure, consult a doctor and a nutritionist before deciding to give your baby cereal.
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Thursday, 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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Wednesday, 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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