5 Tips to Keep Your Baby Healthy
During pregnancy, expecting parents are asked a lot of questions - do you want a boy or a girl? What color eyes do you hope she has? Do you think he'll have freckles? All valid questions, but what it comes down to for most parents? The ten fingers and the ten toes. It's just the expecting parents way of saying, "A healthy baby is all we really need"."
While pregnant or bringing home a new baby, the health of the baby does weigh heavily on parents' minds. The good news is that a few simple, easy tips can help ensure your baby continues to grow healthy and happy.
The baby's journey to a healthy life first begins in the uterus. Obstetricians recommend that a mother be healthy - meaning she is in general good health, is able to manage any ongoing or chronic health issues, and has stopped any dependency on tobacco and alcohol - before coming pregnant. The first step to making a healthy baby is to have a healthy mother whose body is capable of caring and nurturing for the child while in utero.
Once you've carried your child and had a safe delivery he is exposed to issues in the outside world. Secondly, not every pediatrician is the same so be attentive to find a doctor that has a consistent parenting perspective as you. During the first day, most doctors will visit your new baby. During this time the doctor will do a general physical and may even give the first of your child's vaccinations. The relationship with doctor is critical to ensure your baby's best health. Be sure to schedule and keep each of your baby's "well visits" with your pediatrician, typically about 8 times in the first year. During these well visits the doctor will check your baby's height, weight, and head circumference to make sure he is growing steadily. The doctor will also do a general physical, any scheduled vaccinations, and answer any questions or concerns that you may have. Although these visits occur routinely, one shouldn't overlook the importance of each visit - these visits are fundamental in the doctor's relationship building with your child and helps the pediatrician identify potential concerns as early as possible. The purpose of these well visits is preventive care, the key to assure baby's best health.
One way to ensure you are raising a healthy baby is to have a happy baby. A "mother's intuition" is often thought to be a myth, but it is not: trust your instincts. You know your child best, and you know what is best for your family. Regardless of your choice of bottle or breastfeeding, your child will be healthy as long as he is eating and you are providing the doctor-recommended amount of food. Whether your baby wears one-size cloth diapers or fitted, as long as they're regularly changed, dry, and free from diaper rash, your baby will be happy.
Child health and safety are the utmost important responsibilities you will have as a parent - make sure your child is in a safe, nurturing home where his needs are met and the risks are removed. By child-proofing your home, your taking the necessary steps to ensure that common dangers are removed from you home. Some examples of things that need to be done are checking to be sure your child's crib mattress fits into the crib snugly, you're not leaving any pillows or blankets in the crib with your child, make sure you have safety gates installed to block stairs or hazardous areas and set your hot water heater to below 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Baby proofing is critical to guaranteeing your child comes to no physical harm, and most pediatricians are happy to supply a full list of everything you need to do to ensure your home is safe.
Although there are always a lot of new worries as part of being a new parent, there are a few fundamental tips that can get your child off to a happy, healthy and safe life. Through proper nutrition and care while developing in the uterus, fostering a good relationship with your baby's doctor, and furnishing a positive environment of good health and happiness will put your infant on the path of a long, healthy life. And if he gets his mother's eyes and his father's freckles, that's just icing on the cake.
While pregnant or bringing home a new baby, the health of the baby does weigh heavily on parents' minds. The good news is that a few simple, easy tips can help ensure your baby continues to grow healthy and happy.
The baby's journey to a healthy life first begins in the uterus. Obstetricians recommend that a mother be healthy - meaning she is in general good health, is able to manage any ongoing or chronic health issues, and has stopped any dependency on tobacco and alcohol - before coming pregnant. The first step to making a healthy baby is to have a healthy mother whose body is capable of caring and nurturing for the child while in utero.
Once you've carried your child and had a safe delivery he is exposed to issues in the outside world. Secondly, not every pediatrician is the same so be attentive to find a doctor that has a consistent parenting perspective as you. During the first day, most doctors will visit your new baby. During this time the doctor will do a general physical and may even give the first of your child's vaccinations. The relationship with doctor is critical to ensure your baby's best health. Be sure to schedule and keep each of your baby's "well visits" with your pediatrician, typically about 8 times in the first year. During these well visits the doctor will check your baby's height, weight, and head circumference to make sure he is growing steadily. The doctor will also do a general physical, any scheduled vaccinations, and answer any questions or concerns that you may have. Although these visits occur routinely, one shouldn't overlook the importance of each visit - these visits are fundamental in the doctor's relationship building with your child and helps the pediatrician identify potential concerns as early as possible. The purpose of these well visits is preventive care, the key to assure baby's best health.
One way to ensure you are raising a healthy baby is to have a happy baby. A "mother's intuition" is often thought to be a myth, but it is not: trust your instincts. You know your child best, and you know what is best for your family. Regardless of your choice of bottle or breastfeeding, your child will be healthy as long as he is eating and you are providing the doctor-recommended amount of food. Whether your baby wears one-size cloth diapers or fitted, as long as they're regularly changed, dry, and free from diaper rash, your baby will be happy.
Child health and safety are the utmost important responsibilities you will have as a parent - make sure your child is in a safe, nurturing home where his needs are met and the risks are removed. By child-proofing your home, your taking the necessary steps to ensure that common dangers are removed from you home. Some examples of things that need to be done are checking to be sure your child's crib mattress fits into the crib snugly, you're not leaving any pillows or blankets in the crib with your child, make sure you have safety gates installed to block stairs or hazardous areas and set your hot water heater to below 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Baby proofing is critical to guaranteeing your child comes to no physical harm, and most pediatricians are happy to supply a full list of everything you need to do to ensure your home is safe.
Although there are always a lot of new worries as part of being a new parent, there are a few fundamental tips that can get your child off to a happy, healthy and safe life. Through proper nutrition and care while developing in the uterus, fostering a good relationship with your baby's doctor, and furnishing a positive environment of good health and happiness will put your infant on the path of a long, healthy life. And if he gets his mother's eyes and his father's freckles, that's just icing on the cake.
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