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12 Helpful Tips For Breastfeeding Your Baby
Breastfeeding gives your baby the best start in life and is supposed a natural thing for a mother and newborn child to do. But, if you're having a few problems in breastfeeding your child, here are 12 helpful hints to help you and your child to enjoy that special bond between mother and child.
Parents Need To Take Responsibility For Their Child's Tooth Decay
According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease. And, tooth decay is on the increase in young infants. So why, despite better health care, is infant tooth decay such a problem and what can be done to prevent it?
Recognising the Symptoms of Teething
In most children teething starts at around 6 months of age. However, the first set of primary (milk) teeth take up to 2 to 3 years to appear. Teething can be a painful and distressing time for your child. Learning to recognise teething symptoms is the first step in finding the best remedy for your teething baby.
Why Are Dental Problems More Prevalent In Babies That Are Bottle-Fed?
When you choose to bottle fed your child your need to be extra vigilant in taking care of your baby's teeth. Study after study has shown that babies that are bottle-fed suffer more dental problems than those that are exclusively breastfed. The following are two reasons why this should be so.
What has the 1683 Austrian-Turkish War got to do with Baby Teething?
Baby teething has always been a time of anxiety for parents. Many have sought natural remedies to ease teething pains of their children. One such natural aid used to help ease teething pains was invented as a direct result of the 1683 Austrian-Turkish War.
Bottle-feeding Equipment Tips
If you've chosen to bottle-feed your baby, you're going to have to invest in some equipment and learn how to use. The following are some useful tips.
Teething: A Developmental Milestone
Seeing the appearance of your child’s first tooth is something you, as a parent, will remember for the rest of your life. But unlike other developmental milestones, teething doesn’t happen all at once. In fact, it can be a long, drawn-out and painful process for both baby and parent.
Homeopathic Teething Remedies
If your baby is suffering terribly from teething and the usual remedies such as teething rings and pacifiers aren't working but you don't want to use a teething gel, you may be interested in using a homeopathic remedy for your baby's teething.
Keep it Pure and Simple by Breastfeeding Your Baby.
Most mothers bottle feed their baby and there is no doubt that breastfeeding can sometimes be difficult to get started, but if a mother persists, she finds that it is a lot less bother than bottle feeding. Breastfeeding is actually less stressful and less work than bottle-feeding.