Advice For New Moms
Advice for New Moms
Some advice for new moms - these are just some of the things I wish I had known before I had a baby. Hope your find them helpful.
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Natural Childbirth Is Better for Mom and Baby
A woman's body is the only one that can bring another human being into the world. Women are made specifically this way just so that they can birth another person. They can trust in their bodies to be able to come through the experience of childbirth as they were designed. With that in mind we need to focus on how to have more natural childbirths and thus have healthier moms and babies. Unfortunately society in general has forgotten to trust in a woman’s body to be able to birth a child. Instead we view pregnancy and childbirth as a medical condition and not a natural process.
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10 Quick Breastfeeding Success Tips
The following are a collection of tips from breastfeeding experts, moms, health care practitioners, and others who care about breastfeeding moms and babies.
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The Benefits of Breastfeeding
There are many benefits of breastfeeding, which is why there has been a great increase in the number of breastfeeding moms in recent years. Check out some these breastfeeding benefits to mom and baby:
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Is Breastfeeding Hard?
Have you noticed that magazines and websites often speak of how difficult breastfeeding is? A new mom is regaled with stories of bleeding nipples, milk supply issues, babies refusing to nurse, slow weight gain, pumping nightmares, and a lot more. Similar to how expectant moms are a target for birth horror stories, reading about these breastfeeding problems can scare a mom away from choosing to nurse her baby.
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4 Ways To Avoid Breastfeeding Challenges
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This is certainly true of breastfeeding. Simple habits established early can prevent a whole host of challenges that may lead to early weaning. According to recent statistics, over 70% of American women start breastfeeding their baby at birth but only 16% are still nursing when their baby is a year old. Following these tips will make a big difference.
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Breastfeeding - Should You Cover Up Or Not?
Feeding a baby is not shocking, but necessary. Unfortunately in some cultures, particularly in the Western world, feeding a baby at the breast IS seen as something shocking, even vulgar by some. To be fair, many people are simply unaccustomed to seeing a woman breastfeeding and so feel some discomfort around a nursing mother. For others, breastfeeding is an activity that belongs behind closed doors.
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Breastfeeding And Postpartum Depression
The bad news is, babies born to mothers who are depressed often suffer. According to MayoClinic.com, "Research shows that infants of depressed mothers are at increased risk of behavioral problems, emotional difficulties, and delays in growth and language development."
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Will A Breastfeeding Friendly World Ever Come About?
Nursing mothers are being told to leave airplanes. Bloggers are being banned from blog networks for posting discreet breastfeeding photos. Breastfeeding moms are enduring harassment in restaurants and are being kicked out of public buildings... including Victoria's Secret! Hearing these news reports would have us believe that breastfeeding will never be accepted by the majority. Will we ever have a breastfeeding friendly society?
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The Best Diet For Breastfeeding Mothers
It seems that whenever a nursing infant fusses or passes gas, people blame the mother's diet. Let's find out whether that type of thinking is accurate.
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Breastfeeding Products - Are They Necessary?
To be sure, all a breastfed infant really needs is his mother. It's not necessary for a nursing mom to spend money on gadgets. However, there are a few products that moms have used to make breastfeeding more convenient and that can actually serve to enhance rather than getting in the way of the breastfeeding relationship. A few of these are listed below.
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Baby Wearing – Why?
One new craze that has been reappearing over the last few of years is wearing your baby in a sling, wrap, or baby carrier. There are hundreds of companies now available that make these slings, wraps and baby carriers so you can literally wear your baby whenever you want. Many different styles ensure that you will find the best fit you and your baby but why wear your baby at all?
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Avoiding And Treating Plugged Ducts And Mastitis
Plugged ducts and mastitis are two of the most common challenges that a breastfeeding mom may face while nursing her baby. Since the two conditions are so similar, we'll discuss them both here. First we'll discuss what can lead to a plugged duct (which when untreated often leads to mastitis) and how to prevent it, and what to do if you have symptoms.
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Why Breastfeed Your Toddler?
Worldwide, the median age of weaning is 4.2 years. While this may seem odd to our Western ears, it shows that other cultures have different ideas about how long babies and toddlers need to nurse. Let's look at a few of the reasons why moms may decide to breastfeed a toddler.
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Potty Training
Some potty training tips.
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An Introduction To Elimination Communication
Cloth or disposable? Just one of the many choices a new parent faces. Recently, however, a different diapering option (or more appropriately, a non-diapering option) has gotten the attention of many green parents. It's called Elimination Communication, or E.C. Also referred to as Natural Infant Hygiene (and less accurately as infant potty training), E.C. is a way of drastically reducing the number of diapers your baby will use until your baby is using the potty independently. What is E.C.?
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Getting Started With Elimination Communication
It is generally believed that little babies have no control over the muscles used in elimination functions. The truth is that a newborn baby does have control over those muscles. Whether baby pees or poops in a diaper or in a container, the baby often does so consciously and deliberately. An observant and in tune parent can work with her baby on the timing and location of those elimination functions. The result is another way to bond with baby and the use of a few less diapers.
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Integrating Elimination Communication
Very few of us are going to end up being die-hard ECers even if we do start out that way because for the most part it isn't very practical considering our highly scheduled modern life. Even so, there are some very good reasons to practice EC on some level with your baby. I believe it's a skill every new parent should acquire and work on.
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Advanced Elimination Communication
You've been practicing elimination communication in a limited way for a while and you're ready to take the plunge and get your baby out of diapers completely. Or maybe your baby has sensitive skin that's prone to diaper rash. How do you get there?
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More On Elimination Communication
It's surprisingly easy to start elimination communication (EC) with your baby. It's really a matter of being observant about the times your baby naturally eliminates, then anticipating those times, cuing baby when he goes and catching his offerings. Here are a few more pointers about the process.
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Cloth Diapers for Happy Babies
Do you know what is in the diapers you put on your baby? Unfortunately most people don't know what is in the diapers they purchase for their small children. Since they are widely accepted as the diapering standard, they use them without ever considering alternatives. After all, cloth diapers are such a pain to take care of, and kids just wet through them, right?
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The Hidden Dangers In Baby Products
Almost from the moments that many babies are born, their mothers lovingly wash and pamper their infants with a wide range of baby products. These products might include soaps, lotions, shampoos, and baby powders and they might be used several times a day.
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Natural Ways To Treat Diaper Rash
Almost every baby who is in diapers will experience diaper rash at least once. If you want to avoid harmful ingredients that are in many conventional diaper rash treatments, try these tips.
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Natural Baby Toys
One of the ways that babies learn about their surroundings and the great big world around is by exploring with their hands and mouths. These activities teach them about taste, texture, sound, and shape among many others. Exploring in this way is important for their development, so it is no wonder that the toy industry is a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Parents gives their babies and older children toys to help them grow mentally, foster creativity, and of course, to be entertained by them.
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Make Your Own Natural Baby Products
Many conventional baby products contain questionable ingredients such as parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), talc, and synthetic perfumes and fragrances. All of these ingredients can have adverse effects on the health and well being of your baby, so it is no wonder that many parents have chosen to take matters into their own hands. Parents are now finding that it is easy, more cost effective, and safer to make their own baby products with natural ingredients. By stocking your pantry with a few key natural ingredients you can make all sorts of natural baby products for baby. You don’t have to be a chemist to create luxurious, baby friendly products that are all natural.
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Greener Babies
Having a baby is one of the most monumental experiences in your life. It creates a large amount of change and one of the most significant transformations might be the amount of baby stuff you accumulate for your new little bundle. Having a baby can send you into a buying frenzy with the need for furniture, clothing, toys, and diapers. A baby really has very minimal needs though, so going overboard with baby purchases is not required. Also there are many options available today that are not only baby friendly, they are planet friendly as well. Raising a green baby is easier than you think if you consider some of the following ideas.
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