Fri Dec 12, 10:22:03 am Views: 292 Breast pumps extract milk from a woman’s breasts when she is lactating. Breast milk taken from a mother using a pump can be saved for later use, whether a mother needs to go to work, be otherwise separated from her baby, or needs to take a medi...
Fri Dec 12, 10:20:57 am Views: 265 Newborns can be more susceptible to some infections since their immune systems are new and have not yet developed fully. Common signs of infection are poor feeding, difficulty breathing, excess irritability, skin rash, apathy, decrease or increase in...
Babies usually have their first check-up with a pediatrician between two and four weeks after birth. The baby will be measured for length, weight, and head circumference, and the doctor will check hearing and vision. A complete physical exam should a...
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt is the daughter of actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie. She was born on May 27, 2006, in Swakopmund, Namibia. Her parents spent the weeks before her birth in seclusion at the Burning Shore Lodge. The first photos of Sh...
Fri Dec 12, 10:03:12 am Views: 243 Robeez is a baby shoe company that was started by a stay-at-home mom who couldn’t find shoes that would stay on her infant’s feet. She created soft-soled leather booties that mimic bare feet and offer flexibility, while still protecting l...
Wed Dec 10, 04:10:27 pm Views: 475 Most babies will develop diaper rash at some point in their pre-potty-training years. The rash is a form of dermatitis, or inflamed skin, and presents as bright red patches of skin. Babies’ skin is especially sensitive, and with the combina...
Thu Nov 20, 05:35:05 pm Views: 379 The American Academy of Physicians as well as the World Health Organization have both recognized the importance of breastfeeding for both babies and mothers. Breast milk contains the proper balance of water, sugar, fat, and protein that a baby need...
Thu Nov 20, 05:33:40 pm Views: 388 SIDS stands for sudden infant death syndrome, also referred to as “crib death.” Any time an infant under one year old dies and the cause of death remains unexplained, it is classified as SIDS. It is the leading cause of death for infant...
Thu Nov 20, 05:32:05 pm Views: 381 Teething is the emergence of a child’s first teeth, often called baby teeth or milk teeth. Teething can commence as early in babies as young as three months old, and can last until three years old. While some babies don’t experience sympt...
Fri Sep 12, 04:47:44 pm Views: 1032Serious flu-related illnesses like pneumonia keep this vaccination in particularly high demand for those in the vulnerable 1-5 year age bracket. More than 20,000 children this age are hospitalized due to flu annually. The Centers for Disease Control ...
Fri Sep 12, 04:45:52 pm Views: 1021Think chicken pox should be experienced naturally? The tide has shifted when it comes to this school of thought. Chicken pox isn’t just a scarring threat. It can be deadly, and the vaccination, even if not completely successful, can greatly red...
Fri Sep 12, 04:44:12 pm Views: 1079The relentlessly-contagious measles, mumps, and rubella (which is the German measles) are targeted on by the famous MMR vaccine. Measles was once incredibly widespread amongst children and carried severe complication risks that included death and bra...
Fri Sep 12, 04:42:17 pm Views: 1049Although not as serious as Hepatitis B and C, this contagious virus causes liver disease and is potentially deadly. It’s also the most common form and is extremely easily spread in environments like schools, daycare centers, and public play spa...
Fri Sep 12, 04:40:34 pm Views: 1068In the 1950s, parents were traumatized by the devastating illness that was paralyzing thousands of children. It steals movement from one in 200 of its victims. More than 20,000 annual cases resulted in 1,000 deaths before the vaccine’s introduc...
Fri Sep 12, 04:38:18 pm Views: 1035This live vaccine given by mouth helps ensure your infant won’t get rotavirus gastroenteritis, a viral infection of the stomach and intestines that causes severe diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. These symptoms can easily cause severe dehydration ...
Fri Sep 12, 04:36:22 pm Views: 975Never heard of Diphtheria? Up until the 1920s, it was one of the most notorious and feared childhood diseases in the U.S., claiming more than 10, 000 every year. After vaccinations began in the ’30s, the deaths began to diminish, the disease di...
Fri Sep 12, 04:31:39 pm Views: 1073The word meningitis can still fill a parent with fear, even years after the development of a preventative treatment. Blood infections and certain ear infections in infants and toddlers are also the targets of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevn...
Fri Sep 12, 04:26:29 pm Views: 1027This vaccine sticks it to Hib disease, which can cause meningitis as well as pneumonia, severe throat swelling, and infections of the blood, bones, joints, and covering of the heart. Hib was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in the U.S. befor...
Fri Sep 12, 04:23:59 pm Views: 946This is the first vaccination your child receives–and for good reason. This vaccine protects against the liver damage, liver cancer, and death caused by the incredibly contagious Hepatitis B virus which mothers can pass along to their babies. I...
