Breastfeeding is a unique experience for every new mom. It is make them feel an emotional attachment with their babies.  Breast milk is complete nourishment for the infant. Those who didn’t have that opportunity might experience several ailments. Sometimes because of several reasons women fail to produce milk, so when you get the opportunity ensure that for you little one’s well-being.

Beneficial for baby:

•    For infants this is a total nutrition, because it contains water along with sugar, fat, protein etc.

•    Those infants who have been breastfeed for almost 6 months, they have less chance of gaining extra weight & their growth becomes very normal.

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When you first see your baby’s teeth it is an amazing experience for you, but throughout the teething procedure you’re little one experiences an irritating pain. Don’t get tense there are several methods through which you can give them some relief. You can even consult the paediatrician before applying these procedures.

•    Arrange a piece of clean cloth & soak it in camomile tea. Then freeze the piece of the cloth & let the baby chew the cloth.

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Nappy rash or diaper rash is very common among infants. Mostly it eliminates on its own, but for the few days that it persists, it is very torturing for kids. So try a few home remedies to give them some early comfort. You can even consult with your paediatrician before starting these processes.

•    In a tub full of lukewarm water add 2 tbsp baking soda. For almost 10 minutes twice a day give your baby a bath, remember to keep them sited.

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Apnea is a condition which is not rare at the same time it’s not a normal state. It’s very much connected with prematurity. Apnea means no breath or stopped breathing. It happens when central nervous system declines to send proper breathing orders to the respiratory muscles. For obstructive apnea infants fail to breathe because of anatomical airway though the orders are given. For toddlers it occurs owing to adenoids & enlarged tonsils, on the contrary for newborns it occurs because of obstacles to the poor muscles of the passageway where air passes from the nose or mouth to the air sacs of the lungs.

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A time-tested antidepressant sertraline (SSRI) with three month course of psychotherapy significantly minimize children’s anxiety disorders, one of the most common psychiatric illnesses in kids, the largest research of its kind reported.

Anxiety in Kids

The research also provides relief to parents worried about, putting their kids on high potency drugs. Therapy alone is quite effective.

Combination of drug sertraline with psychotherapy worked best. But each method alone also had some benefits, said Dr. John Walkup, lead author of the research. It’s estimated that anxiety disorders affect up to 20 percent of U.S. children and teens.

“In many cases, symptoms almost disappeared in children previously so anxious that they wouldn’t leave home, sleep alone, or hang out with friends”, said Walkup, a psychiatrist. “What we’re saying is we’ve got three good treatments,” he said. …Click here to read more