Mommy & Baby: Feeding PhilosophiesIt's my experience that both mommy & baby do better when the baby's life is guided by this flexible schedule.
PDF is a middle-ground between hyper-scheduling (letting the clock rule your feeding routines) and demand-feeding (every time your baby cries, you feed him). This method is child-oriented (not child-centered or mother-centered); the mother cooperates with her baby's needs, and her baby learns to cooperate with his mother's guidance.
Much of...
Mommy & Baby: More Parenting Tidbitsconcerns you might have, but understand that part of the reason we have such healthy babies these days and an incredibly low rate of infant mortality is because we've largely wiped out infantile diseases through immunizations.
Pacifiers & thumb sucking: breastfeeding moms should not permit themselves to be used as pacifiers. Sometimes a baby will have a need to suck beyond what is normal for feeding; in these cases, an actual pacifier is very useful. There is...
Mommy & Baby: Naptimeminutes. Don't pick her up, but pat her bum or rub her back, whispering "sleepy time" and other soothing words.
3-6 months: sometime in this time frame, your baby will drop her 3rd nap of the day; typically it's the late afternoon nap. You may experience some extreme fussiness as she drops it--she might want to snooze, but if you want her to go to bed when you say, you'll find she sleeps better if you encourage her to stay awake from her early afternoon nap to...
Mommy & Baby: Nursing Questions & Answersof those naps or the dropping of the last nap of the day. Babies are generally ready for this switch by about 12 weeks of age.
Dropping the middle of the night feeding is most often accomplished by the baby himself between 7-14 weeks of age. You'll know your baby is ready when he doesn't wake you up until 6:00 a.m. or so, and you'll probably wake in a panic that morning, realizing you weren't beckoned in the middle of the night. He will require more food...
Mommy & Baby: Parenting TidbitsCircumcision isn't distressing and will not leave your little boy with an emotional trauma afterwards.
Crib death (SIDS): much has been written in recent years about reducing the number of babies who die from SIDS. While few medical organizations can agree on the cause of it, there are some correlational information that arises from the studies:
o More male babies die from SIDS than female
o More premature babies succumb to it than full-termers
o More...
Mommy & Baby: Teething & Weaninghelp greatly, especially before bedtime.
Weaning
Weaning is defined by the process in which parents offer food supplements in place of or in addition to mother's milk. This process begins the moment parents offer a bottle of formula or when their baby first tastes cereal. It is a gradual process.
When weaning from breastfeeding, it's typically easier to drop the late-afternoon feeding first. Replace each feeding dropped with six to eight ounces of formula or...
Mommy & Baby: Weight Gain & Failure To ThriveTongue-thrusting, pushing the nipple out of her mouth
o Protruding tongue, her tongue will form a hump in her mouth, interfering with latching on
o Tongue-sucking, she sucks her own tongue and not on the nipple
An underlying medical problem (if you suspect something, talk to your pediatrician immediately)
Getting the help you need
Lactation consultants can be very helpful in resolving issues related to latching on or inverted nipples, both...
Mommy & Baby: When Your Baby Criesrelationship with him as you meet his needs, rather than just in the fact that you're in the same room with him. This is the sort of security parents want to infuse in their children to promote healthy bonding and independence as they grow.
Abnormal cry times include the following:
During feedings
Immediately after feedings
At times when the baby wakes early out of a sound nap
Crying at one of these times deserves immediate attention....
Moms - Get More Energy Now!
Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect
their wives or partners to do the lion's share.
There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened age in which ALL parents play their part.
But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for
tired moms.
Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors
is, "How can I get more energy?"
Fatigue is a serious problem when it robs us of our
happiness, our sense of balance, and...
Moms - Get More Energy Now!
Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect
their wives or partners to do the lion's share.
There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened age in which ALL parents play their part.
But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for
tired moms.
Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors
is, "How can I get more energy?"
Fatigue is a serious problem when it robs us of our
happiness, our sense of balance, and...
