Having a new baby is a wonderful experience and at the same time caring new born is overwhelming. There are many comfortable and safe ways to carry a baby. Always support your baby’s head and neck under forearms as they cannot lift their head. Caring new born involves the cleaning of umbilical cord stump with [...]

<——- 11. Emergency Tactics Babies are not used to being placed on their backs. In fact, when they are held in this position, they experience the Moro reflex. The Moro reflex is when the infant feels as if he is falling. This experience can be extremely distressful for a baby. The baby will flail his [...]

<—– 10. You’ll Need To Know The first thing every Colicky Baby’s Parent will look for, right after the FIRST COLIC EPISODE breaks in, is a Remedy. 1. Medications (NONE proven safe and effective) Simethicone (nonprescription Mylicon, non effective) Lactase (non effective) Sedatives (prescription), antihistamines, alcohol and motion-sickness medications, including dicyclomine (Bentyl) are outdated and [...]

Baby formula was originally intended to be a milk substitute for women who couldn’t breastfeed. Today, it is peddled as the next best thing to mother’s milk, suggesting that it is just as healthful as breast milk, Health care providers often promote bottle feeding by giving free samples of formula to new mothers. Yet, no [...]

Breastfeeding is now accepted in our communities. The problem remains that most women who intend to breastfeed will give-up in the first six months. There are tangible measures we can take to help and support breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding would be made easier for new mothers if there were more private areas where they could nurse [...]