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Burping Baby

How to Burp a baby When burping your baby, repeated gentle patting on your baby's back should do the trick — there's no need to pound hard. To prevent messy cleanups when your baby spits up or has a "wet burp," you might want to place a towel or bib under your baby's chin or on your shoulder.

How to Bottle Feed It isn't necessary to warm bottles of formula. Some babies will take the formula straight from the refrigerator. Obviously, giving a cool bottle of formula is a lot quicker and easier than trying to warm up a bottle when your baby is screaming. If you wish to warm the bottle, just hold it under hot running tap water. Then, shake it well to mix the formula, and test the formula to be sure it isn't too hot for the baby. Do not heat your baby's formula in a microwave oven. This method has too many potential dangers.

How to Bottle Feed When you feed your baby, always hold your baby and the bottle -- never prop the bottle. Your baby shouldn't lie down and feed. He should always be semi-upright or sitting up. Bottle propping causes four problems- increased ear infections, increased cavities, feeding longer than necessary, and decreased emotional and physical satisfaction from being held.

The nipple hole should be large enough that the formula drips out at a steady pace of two drops per second. A flow that's too slow may increase the amount of air your baby swallows. If the flow is too fast, he may choke. Like so much with babies, you'll need to listen and observe. If you hear a lot of noisy sucking sounds while she drinks, she may be taking in too much air. To help your baby swallow less air, hold her at a 45-degree angle. Also take care to tilt the bottle so that the nipple and neck are always filled with breast milk or formula. Never prop a bottle - it can cause your baby to choke. Besides, bottle- feeding, like breastfeeding, can be a wonderful time for nurturing your baby by holding her close. So take feeding time as an opportunity to snuggle and bond

Bottle Feeding Start clean: Wash or sterilize bottles and nipples as directed on the packaging before your first feeding. Heat things up: Use a bottle warmer or bowl of warm water (not a microwave) to heat breast milk or formula. Test on inner wrist before feeding. Get cozy: Choose a comfortable place to sit with your baby, and have a burp cloth on hand. Support your baby: Use your arm or a pillow to keep your baby propped up slightly while you hold the bottle with the opposite hand

Diaper Changing Get Your Supplies Together Have everything at hand, because you never want to leave your baby unattended. You'll need: a clean diaper or two, something to wipe baby with, and a flat surface. If you use cloth diapers, you'll need a clean diaper cover or waterproof pants (and pins). If your baby has diaper rash or is less than a month old, have cotton balls or squares, warm water, and a towel handy. Always Keep One Hand on Your Baby Wash your hands and place your baby on the changing table or a flat surface. Use the safety straps, or make sure to keep one hand on the baby so he doesn't roll off. Never leave your baby unattended, even for a minute. If he wiggles a lot, distract him with a mobile or a brightly colored toy. Undo the dirty diaper, hold your baby's legs with one hand and use the other hand to pull down the front of the diaper. Don't remove it just yet

Diapering Baby Wipe From Front to Back First, use the front part of the diaper to help wipe your baby -- wiping from front to back to avoid a urinary tract infection. Then use a mild wipe or wet washcloth to clean baby -- again wiping from front to back. For a newborn or baby with diaper rash, use cotton balls or squares and warm water. Pat baby's bottom dry. If you have a boy, keep a clean diaper over his penis while you're changing him so he doesn't urinate on you Swap Dirty Diaper for Clean One Lift baby's legs and slide the dirty diaper out. Hold your baby's legs to keep him from touching the messy diaper. Slide a clean diaper underneath your baby. On a disposable diaper, the adhesive tabs go in back and should be about belly-button level. Pull the front up between baby's legs. For a boy, make sure his penis is pointing down so he doesn't pee out of the top of his diaper.

Close the tabs on a disposable diaper or pin the corners of a cloth diaper together. Make the diaper snug, but be sure you can place two fingers between the diaper and baby's waist. With a newborn, fold the top of the diaper down so that the umbilical stump is exposed. Or use a newborn diaper with a cutout for the stump. What do you do with the old diaper? With cloth diapers, shake any solid waste into the toilet before tossing into the diaper pail. Some parents do this with disposables, too. With a disposable, tape it up and put it in the trash or diaper pail. Some parents put them in a plastic bag or zipper-top bag first. For cloth diapers, store in a dry or wet diaper pail until ready to wash.

First, lift her legs with one hand and remove any poop with a wet washcloth. (Many new moms use baby wipes on their newborns with no problem. If your child's skin reacts to the chemicals in wipes, you can use a washcloth or cotton balls and plain water when cleaning baby's derriere during the first few weeks.) Using one area of the cloth at a time, clean inside all the creases, wiping downward. To clean the genital area, wipe from the vagina toward the rectum. Do not pull the labia back to clean inside. Dry the area with a soft cloth. Apply ointment around the genitals and on the buttocks to prevent diaper rash.newbornsdiaper rash One big difference for boys: Don't leave the penis exposed -- keep it covered with a diaper or you may get sprayed.

Reflexes A reflex is an involuntary muscle reaction to a certain type of stimulation.

Rooting Reflex This reflex begins when the corner of the baby's mouth is stroked or touched. The baby will turn his/her head and open his/her mouth to follow and "root" in the direction of the stroking. This helps the baby find the breast or bottle to begin feeding. The rooting reflex helps to ensure successful breastfeeding Reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek. This reflex is generally disappears by about 4 months.

Palmar Grasp Grasp (or palmar grasp) reflex Trigger: Pressing a finger or other object, such as a rattle, into baby’s palm Response: Baby makes a fist and tries to grab finger Duration: Three to four months Reason: May prepare baby developmentally for voluntary grasping later You can try to elicit these reflexes at home, but don’t be alarmed if your baby doesn’t cooperate — you might not be performing the stimulus perfectly, or your baby might be too tired or hungry to respond. If you try several times on different days without getting the expected result, check in with the pediatrician.

Moro Reflex The Moro reflex is often called a startle reflex because it usually occurs when a baby is startled by a loud sound or movement. In response to the sound, the baby throws back his/her head, extends out the arms and legs, cries, then pulls the arms and legs back in. A baby's own cry can startle him/her and begin this reflex. This reflex lasts about five to six months.

Babinski Reflex When the sole of the foot is firmly stroked, the big toe bends back toward the top of the foot and the other toes fan out. This is a normal reflex up to about 2 years of age Babinski reflex: When the baby’s foot is stroked from heel toward the toes the big toe should lift up, while the others fan out. Absence of reflex may suggest immaturity of the spinal cord. The Babinski reflex may be present up to 1 year. After that the stroking should elicit a downward curling of the toes.

Stepping Reflex This reflex is also called the walking or dance reflex because a baby appears to take steps or dance when held upright with his/her feet touching a solid surface. This isn't really walking and will disappear by about 4 months of age.

Failure to Thrive Failure to maintain an established pattern of growth and development that responds to the provision of adequate nutritional and emotional needs of the patient

SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the unexpected, sudden death of a child under age 1 in which an autopsy does not show an explainable cause of death. The following have been linked to a baby's increased risk of SIDS: Sleeping on the stomach Being around cigarette smoke while in the womb or after being born Sleeping in the same bed as their parents (co-sleeping) Soft bedding in the crib Multiple birth babies (being a twin, triplet, etc.) Premature birth Having a brother or sister who had SIDS Mothers who smoke or use illegal drugs Being born to a teen mother Short time period between pregnancies Late or no prenatal care Living in poverty situations

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Anatomy of The Brain

Frontal Lobe Function: Motor Functions Higher Order Functions Planning Reasoning Judgment Impulse Control Memory Located in the anterior portion of the cerebral cortex. The frontal lobe is found in the area around your forehead.

Parietal Lobe Functions: Processing body sensations like temperature, pressure, touch and pain Object recognition Ability to read Ability to solve mathematical or arithmetic problems Speech Visual perception (to some extent) Perception of knowledge

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