Forbidden foods for nursing mothers The diet of a Nursing Mum should include a broad spectrum of foods to provide her with sufficient energy and help keep a good nutritional status to support a successful breastfeeding. However, many a times mixed reviews on excluding certain foods crop up that makes following the current dietary regime even more stringent. Emphasis should be laid on the fact that unless your baby doesn’t...

Night feeding Night Time Feeding As a dutiful mother, you constantly find yourself spending more time with nursing, burping, changing nappy. Managing domestic chores takes a backseat for a while and at certain times it’s even drifting away from catching up your wonder sleep. Well, this is how your daily schedule would look like initially. But you would soon seek solace in switching back to your normal routine after...

A normal healthy baby is born after the completion of nine months or 40 weeks of pregnancy. A baby that is born before the completion of 37 weeks of pregnancy stands the risk of being premature and having Low birth weight. Those that are born prior to 32 weeks of gestation are termed as very premature babies Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight and Premature Babies The main causes of a preterm labour are however not firmly...

Healthy Breast Feeding As a mother, you would always want to give your baby the very best in life. And if you wanted to start your baby on the path to good health, breast milk is the best. Benefits for the baby Breast milk gives all the nutrients the baby needs. Breastfeeding strengthens the Immune System and protects the baby from infections and allergies. Breast milk is always safe, fresh, perfectly clean, just the...

Understanding Colic Something is amiss, when you hear your baby’s writhes and grunts that lasts for an unusually long period. She cries incessantly, screams for few hours and then abruptly stops. As your baby’s doctor would define, it’s certain your baby is colicky! Read More On IWH

Jaundice of the Newborn Your newborn pupils’ appear pale yellow, a colour dominating its presence in his other body parts as well including chest, abdomen, arms & legs. Besides being fussy, she is also not taking nursing well. Don’t fret! But keep a vigil! Read More On IWH

Crying of a Newborn Baby It would be more than a pleasant dream for you to see your baby calm and peaceful, while you manage those daily chores with great perfection. But certainly, it does not happens this way. Amidst all the anxieties hovering in your mind, you rather end up increasing those crying jags in the process, trying to figure out what may be the culprit. The baby cannot communicate in any other way, so...