Infant massage

As we make our New Year’s resolutions for 2016, many parents may say they want to be a better parent or spend more time with their family. But some should think about being less judgmental of other parents. Many of today’s parents think they stumbled upon the golden ticket, and they have all the right answers when it comes to children. Some mothers are all too quick to point out other parents’ alleged inadequacies with their own kids. Faced with all of the snarky comments and dirty looks…

A prolapse is a protuberance of some portion of the bowel through and outside the anus. It might befall in infancy or in the elderly. There are three categories of prolapse:  Incomplete (internal) prolapse: the rectum is not yet bulging via the anus.  Mucosal prolapse encompassing only the internal lining of the rectum.  Complete (external) prolapse of the rectum. What causes prolapse? The precise cause is not identified. Possible reasons are extreme straining at defecation, a feeble pelvic…

There’s nothing more adorable than a happy baby contentedly smearing food on their face and everywhere else. Starting your baby on solid foods can be fun, playful, and messy! I love watching their faces when they try something new, something good or something bad. There are so many things to think about when starting solids, it can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be! Your at the beginning of no longer needing straight breast milk or formula. At around 6 months is usually the ideal time…

Stacey has phone called birth suite and as midwife we need to establish Stacey’s current situation and provide advice for Stacey in a way forward and make sure she is happy with that advice. During the phone call we need to establish where she may be during labour to determine when she needs to come in and if everything is going alright for Stacey and her unborn baby. A midwife would start with key questions to identify Stacey, her due date and current situation, such as what is your name? Is…

to think about judgments that are being made against her, but more importantly the main priority should be about feeding her baby at that very moment in time, no matter what her location is. Breastfeeding is the all-natural process in which young infants get the nutritional intake that is needed to survive, grow, and develop. It is a huge commitment and it demonstrates unconditional…

The book titled Breastfeeding: Methods, Benefits to the Infant and Mother, and Difficulties was published by the Nova Science and edited by Wilma G. Nueland. A chapter titled “Breastfeeding and Maternal Employment…” examines statistical reports of women in various countries and how part-time and full-time employment…

Having your first baby can be exciting, nerve-wracking and terrifying. Couples have little to none experience with what all comes with raising a child. Almost all new pregnant couples do not know how to swaddle a baby. New couples who are pregnant simply do not have the experience or knowledge about children. A couple might also be using the ancient knowledge that used to work when their grandparents were growing up, but parenting is changing, so parenting classes for all stages of childhood…

The Positive Effects of Breastfeeding Every year, new mothers make the conscious decision to breastfeed their babies. As of 2014, approximately 67.3 percent of mothers in the state of Alabama preferred to breastfeed instead of bottle feed (C, 2015). By definition, breastfeeding is known as the conventional method of which a mother utilizes the milk in her own breast to provide nutrition for her child. Breastfeeding affords a new mother the occasion to bond with her baby and strengthen their…

Whispering Hope is a nonprofit pregnancy center that provides assistance to pregnant women free of cost. This is an extremely beneficial intermediate society for poor pregnant women to turn to. The organization offers a variety of necessary services to pregnant women includes pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and financial aid for medical appointments. The organization also offers counseling and classes to help reassure pregnant women in distress. Women are rewarded with “mommy bucks” by…

When baby animals such as ducklings are born, they begin to identify and follow their mother around through a process called imprinting. Scientists say a duckling can imprint on its mother in as little as 15 minutes after it is hatched. Once imprinting has occurred, the duckling can follow any object, be it the mother duck or any animal, provided that it sees the object within the typical "sensitive period." the study found that ducklings are capable of abstract thought. This newly discovered…