By Jamell Andrews Bonding is a natural attachment that develops between parents and their children over time. While many people would like for the bonding with their child to be instantaneous, the reality is that it takes time and patience for these attachments to develop and grow.
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Weaning really begins from the time additional nourishment apart from breast milk or formula is given to baby. It is a process rather than an event. There is no best time to wean baby. Most mothers do it when it suits them and their child. Babies are usually started on solids at around six months.
Eating a wide variety of foods to gain the best possible nutrition is the goal that most mothers aim for once it is time for solid food. Most babies accept what food is offered eventually, though as they get older and like to feel they are in control of their eating, they may refuse a
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A baby who is born before the due date is a premature baby. Babies often do not arrive exactly on their due date, but if your baby comes into the world a week or so early, this does not mean he is premature. Premature babies are usually kept at the hospital until they are strong
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Breast milk is very nourishing and contains valuable antibodies to help ward of illness and so is especially beneficial to a premature baby. Even if your preemie cannot feed properly at the hospital, breast milk can be frozen and stored ready for when feeding commences. Or it can be given via the feeding tube. Even
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Some babies have food allergies. The trouble with them is that you will not know about it until after the food has been eaten and the symptoms show up. Such symptoms may simply be a rash or irritability, or they can be more severe.
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All mums know that a pram, car seat and highchair are indispensable items to make life with baby a great deal easier. However there is some other baby gear that can also become just as necessary. While these things are not indispensable, they will certainly make life a great deal easier in some way.
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Thankfully, most babies get through their first few months without any serious illnesses. However the time may come when your baby seems quite ill, or he may catch something off older siblings. It pays to keep an eagle eye on your bub so you will know when he or she seems unwell.
The specific care given to a sick baby will depend on the kind of illness he has. However when baby is sick he will often run a temperature. If the baby is very young – under three months – health-care experts usually advise not to give medicines, but to take other measures for temperature and
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Some babies get their first teeth with no more trouble than chewing on everything they can get hold of; others develop a temperature or become irritable and off their food. Sometimes chewing on things can cause diarrhoea due to the germs baby ingested. If your baby is chewing frantically on everything he can get his
