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Crying is birth right of babies. Crying is not any unusual thing for them. They cry to communicate their demand to you. They are hungry, they cry, bottom is wet they cry, any problem they cry, even they are sleepy they cry. By practice mother or a regular caregiver can understand why the baby is [...]

When the child is very young, crying is the first means of communication with the mother. The child will not normally cry when fully fed and does not need administering to. The only way the child can tell the parents of some need or discomfort is crying. Small children often feel discomfort due to accumulation [...]

Some parents prefer to sleep with their kids and others don’t like to sleep with them but rather put them on their crib. Parents should always decide after weighing pros and cons of sleeping with their babies. Co sleeping Benefits Sleeping with baby increase bonding with baby. Mother feels comfortable while breastfeeding the newborn baby. [...]

Babies are known for a flawless, soft, supple and a velvety skin. They are born to be held in the arms and play with their cheeks which glow once they begin having mother’s milk. Many a time it is noticed that once they are born, their skin is without flaw but within the first four [...]

Teething is the commonest difficulty of every infant’s growth. It troubles them profusely giving them sleepless nights or cranky days. All parents get worried and some even find it difficult to treat their little one in times of excruciating pain experienced by him. But the fact is that teething is definitely inevitable. It happens when [...]

Whooping cough or pertussis is a disease which can be cause of worries for the parents. It may occur in children under the age of one year. The vaccination against whooping is given to the child to prevent this disease to occur. It can be very dangerous if it is not controlled earlier. There are [...]

Abnormal sounds that are produced by heart are known as heart murmur. Don’t try to be panic on hearing this sound because it is found in every child once in the life time. It can be innocent or functional, congenital or heart defect in babies or infants. Breathe shortness, feeding problems and chest infections are [...]

Rashes are very common in babies. Some of them disappear after a few days with some care but some need to be treated thoroughly. These rashes occur due to a variety of reasons. Knowing the cause of the rash would be helpful in administering the right medicines for treating them. Most of the common baby [...]

Every moment of the first year of the first child of the family is very memorable for parents. It brings lots of surprises and disappointments. Surprises are when the parent doesn’t expect it of their child and disappointment when they find other kids of the same age doing better things. But each infant is different [...]

Many parents are confused about baby’s natural bowel movements. Some babies have only one move per day or once every few days. On the basis of medical professionals, this is perfectly normal. Without the right drugs or talk with a pediatrician, many parents come to the conclusion of their child is constipated. Baby Constipation Symptoms [...]

Reflux is the physical process of coming back of the contents of stomach into the gullet or even mouth. Esophagus is the medical name for gullet, therefore the complete term for reflux is gastro-esophageal reflux disease. The chest cavity in our bodies is separated from the abdominal cavity by a muscle called as diaphragm in [...]

Following are very important points to keep in mind before giving medicine to children : If you wrap a blanket around the baby’s arms, the child will not struggle. If the child spits out the medicine, put a little more and try to close the mouth by holding the lower jaw. Do not hold the [...]

Every time a baby cries, it does not necessarily mean that the baby has got stomach pain. There are many other causes due to those a child may cry. Following are the main reasons of an infant’s excessive crying: To Convey Message Crying is the only way of communicating physical discomfort or emotional distress in [...]

A running or stuffy nose is probably the most common symptom encountered in infants. All children, at sometime or the other, will have this problem. In a majority of cases, the cause is infant cold, a viral infection or an allergy. In between due to congestion and infection, the nose may get blocked and cause [...]

It is estimated that 70 million children, under the age of 5 years die every year. In 30% of these children the diarrhea is associated with malnutrition. While diarrhea can be worrying in small babies, in older children it is unlikely to cause any health risk as long as you ensure that your child has [...]

When do baby teeth ? All of us have teeth, but the age at which we get first tooth or milk tooth, is not the same for all. Some children get their first tooth by the age of 4 months while others may not get one till one year. Both types of children are normal, [...]

The amount of the milk and the number of feeds often pose a problem for young mothers, especially those nursing for the first time. Reluctance to feed, less milk, constant crying and swallowing too much of air leading to regurgitation are some of the common problems encountered. Supplementing with outside foods and weaning also constitute [...]

Every mother wants her child to be chubby and healthy and, thus, feeding the child is determined more by emotion than by scientific evaluation of the nutrient. Breast milk is the best milk for the infants but after the age of 4-6 months, breast milk alone cannot provide all nutrients required for the rapid growth [...]