Tip Archive

Below are this month's tips from Your Baby Today. Tips appear daily on the Your Baby Today home page.

• Rotate your baby's favorite toys with those of friends' babies who are about the same age. This way your baby will get to enjoy new toys without you having to buy more.
• To help you express milk at work, bring a tape recorder with your baby's voice on it. This will stimulate your let-down reflex and make it easier for you to pump more milk.
• Sunglasses should be worn from infancy, especially in high altitudes and very sunny climates.
• To comfort a fussy baby while clothing her, play peekaboo with her body parts as they're being covered to keep her amused.
• Trim your baby's bangs in the bath while her hair is wet and easy to hold and she is distracted by her toys.
• Eat crackers when you awake to prevent morning sickness.
• Vitamin B may help ease nausea during early pregnancy.
• Your baby will sleep better if you set up a nighttime ritual and stick to it.
• Invest in some pull toys -- they encourage babies to crawl and walk.
• Watch for slippery floors or rumpled carpets that could trip you while you're holding your baby.
• Most newborns cry a total of 1 to 4 hours a day as they become accustomed to life outside the womb. If you expect some fussing, it can make it easier to deal with.
• Attach bookcases and tall furniture securely to a wall to prevent them from falling over on a curious crawler.
• Use washcloths to grip a slippery baby when you hand baby over to another person during bath time.
• A baby who lacks an appetite may be sick.
• If your baby is teething, try rubbing her gums with a cool spoon or wet gauze.
• If your baby has colic, try burping her more often.
• Never leave a baby alone in a parked car.
• Avoid greasy, spicy foods to prevent morning sickness.
• If your pregnancy makes you uncomfortable at night, try sleeping with a pillow under your stomach and between your legs.
• Enroll your babysitter in the Red Cross Babysitter Training Course, which includes first-aid and CPR.
• Exercise releases endorphins to help battle post-partum depression and helps shed post-pregnancy weight.
• Take an infant CPR course before your delivery date.
• During the first year of life, many children are allergic to egg whites, wheat and peanuts.
• If your nipples are sore from breast-feeding, try a cream like Lansinoh to relieve pain.
• Kegel exercises (which strengthen pelvic floor muscles) can help prevent bladder problems before and after pregnancy.
• If traveling by plane while pregnant, be sure to drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.
• Vitamin B-6 and multivitamins may raise energy and stave off baby blues. Ask your doctor about adding a nutritional supplement to your diet.
• Sleeping on your side with a pillow between your legs helps prevent back pain during pregnancy.
• If your baby starts choking, turn him face down and give four blows between his shoulder blades.
• Don't heat bottles in the microwave because the milk could get too hot and burn your baby.

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