Banish Baby’s Tears An attentive parent listens and learns her infant’s personal language of cries and gestures. By doing so, a strong emotional bond is forged and you become better attuned to your child’s state of health.
Medical Phallicies Circumcision was once considered a minor, harmless procedure mainly of religious or cultural importance for some group.
Is Your Baby Ready for Solids? At what age should baby have her first bite of solid food? And, when she’s finally ready, what food should it be? Parents often wonder about starting solids, but luckily there is one expert you can always count on: your baby.
Colic Although colics are most common in infants, adults can be plagued by them too. A colic is a spasm of *pain in the abdominal area that results from the contraction of any hollow organ, including the *stomach, intestines and *gall-bladder.
Cradle Cap Cradle cap derives its name from the *skin condition affecting the scalps of babies. This *eczema looks quite severe even when it is mild, with large, oily, yellow scales flaking from the baby’s scalp. There is often a secondary yeast infection in the scaly area.
Jaundice Jaundice is a condition that produces a light to dark yellow tinge to the skin and the whites of the eyes. The *urine appears darker than usual. Associated symptoms usually help to give a proper diagnosis, since jaundice is not a disease, but a symptom of other illnesses.
Teething Problems Teething is a phase all infants experience, usually lasting from the age of six months to three years. Some children are just mildly bothered by the appearance of their first teeth, or milk teeth, while others cry a lot, are unable to fall asleep, wake frequently and are generally cranky..
Calming Colic A colicky baby who cries for hours on end can drive a parent crazy. New parents, especially, find colic stressfu.
The Case for Cloth Today’s cloth diapers are revolutionized. They are easy to use, environmentally friendly, much healthier for your precious baby, and have the added bonus of saving you money. Picture your baby snuggling in natural, soft cotton. Now imagine how it would feel to sit in a chemical-laden paper and plastic product.
Goodbye, Diapers Susan is getting increasingly frustrated about toilet training her two-year-old son. Her friend’s children were out of diapers by 18 months, yet even though she and her son spend a lot of time together in the
bathroom, he still needs diapers most of the time. Susan wonders if she is doing something wrong.
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