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When your baby has a fever or cold, your first urge is to run right to the pediatrician. But, mild colds and fevers are common, and often don?’t require a visit to the doctor, just some at home management. Here are some techniques to help manage colds and fever at home, and some information to help you know when to call the doctor. First, most doctors don?’t consider a fever under 100?°F a fever at all, unless your baby is under two months old, in which case you should seek ...

As your baby starts to move around the house, it is extremely important that you protect her from the poisons routinely kept in the home. Here are some tips to help keep your child safe. Go through what you have and throw out what you don?’t need Have an old box of lye around? You?’re probably not ever going to use it, and it?’s terribly dangerous, so get rid of it. Keep only the products you really use, so that there are fewer things to have to keep locked up. Keep thing...

If you?’re concerned about your baby?’s health, you want to be certain to start healthy eating habits early. The first year of solid foods is a very important time for establishing your child?’s eating habits. What your child eats, and more importantly, does not eat, during this time can impact their habits for life. Here are some tips for starting out right with your child?’s first menu. Watch the sugar This is a biggie. Eliminating refined sugar from your child?’s diet in th...

If you?’ve determined that your child is ready for potty training, it?’s time to take the plunge. It?’s not easy, but don?’t despair, your child will master potty training some time before kindergarten. It?’s important to make sure you?’re ready, too, because potty training requires a lot of commitment on the part of the Mom. First, you need to make potty training a project. If your child is really ready, and you make the commitment to focus on it, many children can be trained i...

If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a serious birth disorder, this is an extremely trying time in your life. You have many challenges ahead of you, both physical and emotional. Right now you are probably on an emotional roller coaster ride, and are having difficulty just getting through the day. Here are some tips that will hopefully help you deal with the adjustments in your life. Learn all that you can about your child?’s disorder It?’s going to be painful to ...

If you?’re pregnant with your second child, it?’s time to be thinking about how to prepare your first child to deal with ?“not being an only child?” anymore. This can be a difficult transition for any child, and most, regardless of age, have some adjustments to make. Here are some suggestions to help your child be prepared. ?· Talk about how special it is to be a big brother or sister. Discuss the baby in terms of how important the older sibling will be in its life. This is you...

It?’s tough to handle. One day, you have a perfectly happy, social baby, who knows no strangers. The next day, she won?’t tolerate anyone but you. Sometimes, not even her father. It?’s separation anxiety, and it is perfectly normal. And, it?’s temporary, so no need to fret. Separation anxiety usually comes in two forms - daytime ?– meaning your child doesn?’t like strangers and only wants you, and nighttime, when your child has restless sleep because of being separated from you....

If your child is approaching the age of two, your life is about to change dramatically. I know, your life already has changed dramatically, but you?’re about to enter a whole new level of, well, frustration and despair. Luckily, the difficulties only last for about two years?…?…?…..sigh. Well, to help you out, let me give you some tips about living with your two year old. First ?– you need to understand that toddlers have no impulse control. This is a critical piece of informat...

As your baby grows larger, that little tiny counter top bathtub will become a thing of the past. But, putting a baby into a big bathtub can be frightening for both of you. Here are some ideas to make bath time fun and safe for you and your little one. Take a bath together Your baby will love having you play and splash with her, especially if she is a little afraid of the big bathtub. This works best when baby is old enough to sit up on her own, so you don?’t have to hold h...

If you baby is not napping well during her first few months of life, you may want to try to cut back on the time she is awake by 15 minute increments. If she is getting overstimulated, then she will fight sleep and be difficult to get to nap. The way to prevent this is to watch her ?“sleepy?” cues to make sure that you put her down when she is beginning to get sleepy. Some parents believe that letting their child cry will harm him or her. Fifteen or twenty minutes of crying...

Once your child begins to leave the world of baby food behind, meal times can be a roller coaster ride. Toddlers are notorious for being fickle and picky eaters. But, how you handle your toddler?’s eating habits at this age can have an impact on their eating habits for life. Toddlers thrive on routine, including mealtime routines. When you disrupt this routine, it can wreak havoc. Unfortunately, sometimes this need for routine means that your toddler wants to eat the same f...

Congratulations you have a new baby! Having a new baby is hard enough but when you choose to breastfeed you sometimes feel that you made this experience even harder. Breastfeeding is not as difficult as it looks or as you may have heard from others. It is actually pretty easy and a very fulfilling way to nourish your newborn once you get the hang of it. Remember as with most things practice makes perfect! Breastfeeding is new to you and to your little one but with a little pr...

New parents face many problems and issues that they are expected to understand and deal with immediately. Unfortunately, newborns do not come with an instruction book so here are a few topics that you may need to know about. Bathing your baby: Until your baby?’s umbilical cord falls off one to two weeks after their birth, only give her sponge baths. A cotton ball or cotton swab dampened with alcohol can help to dry the umbilical stump or follow your pediatrician?’s directio...

For some babies, teething is a simple affair, with few noticeable side effects. For others, it takes months of pain and anguish to get those first teeth to pop in. Here is some information to help you get through the teething stage, without spending too much time biting your nails. When will it happen? Well, that largely depends on when it happened for you and your husband. The timing of the appearance of that first tooth is largely hereditary. The average age is about se...

There are some people out there that plan a baby shower and never even consider a theme. Often they will say it is much easier to not worry about the theme. However, the end result of planning a baby shower without a theme is a big mismatch of unorganized stuff. The person without a theme simply goes out and buys whatever catches their interest. They buy the cake flavor they like, the decorations that caught their eye, and the baby shower centerpiece that looked fun. This wil...

It is best to give fresh fruits to your baby after he/she is over 8 months old when the digestive system is more mature. As far as possible do not give fruit juice to your baby.

When you create the guest list for your baby shower, you will probably see that you have gathered together an eclectic group of family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, church friends ?– most of whom won?’t know each other! The best way to break the ice is to play a few baby shower games and get everyone laughing and comfortable. Baby Shower Game - How Much Does It Cost? From the local grocery store or drug store, gather together a grab bag of baby items ?– wipes, d...

We make such a big deal out of when a baby takes his first steps. In fact, the age at which your child took his first steps will be ingrained in your Mommy memory forever, just like your child?’s birth weight and time. Personally, I think walking is a bit overrated, since you can?’t manage to keep them out of trouble ever again once they start, but here are some things you might want to know, anyway. For some reason, everyone seems to think that a baby should be walking by ...

If you?’re a parent expecting a child in the near future congratulations are in order. It is just remarkable how the female body reproduces new life. Being a father myself it?’s just such an exciting time and really completes everything in your life. I?’m guessing you?’re at the stage where its time to find all your babies needs and of course a crib set.

What is it do I really need to buy for my new baby? While writing my latest book found at www.CareForMyBaby.com I found that this is a question a lot of new moms must ask themselves. Having a new baby is a huge expense, and it is hard to stay on budget when you see all of the cute outfits in the stores. While all of the tiny things are really tempting to buy, please keep in mind that babies grow really fast. One of the biggest mistakes that new parents make is over shopping f...

If you?’re wondering how to interact with your baby in the early days, just think back to your own childhood. Games your mom played with you are not outdated. In addition to making baby smile, silly baby rituals like ?“this little piggy went to market?” teach your child some important early skills. Here are some favorites, and some things you may not know about them. ?· Peek-a-boo ?– This is one of the most important, because it teaches your baby that even when you can?’t see so...

In the first year of your baby?’s life, you will be visiting your pediatrician about every other month, for well check ups and immunizations. Here?’s a rundown of how those visits go, and approximately how often you?’ll need to visit. Two week visit Some doctors schedule a visit earlier than two weeks, but most pediatricians begin at the two week mark. Your baby?’s weight, length and head circumference will be measured, and you can expect this at every well baby checkup duri...

A Precious Moments baby shower is one of the nicest themes a new mom can choose for her celebration.

If your baby is ready to start on solid foods, you might be a bit confused as to which foods are best. There are a wide variety of foods that can be good starter foods. Here are some ideas to help you get going. Rice, Mixed Grain or Oat Cereal This is the typical baby cereal that you mix with formula or breast milk. This is a good starter food because it is easily tolerated and you can make it as thin as you like for those first meals. Start with just about a tablespoon o...