The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) acknowledges that there are no “strict” age guidelines on introducing solid foods to your baby. Along with the CDC and the WHO, APP do recommend that you offer nothing but breast milk and/or formula until you baby is at least 6 months old. This ensures optimal nutritional exposure and may stave off food allergies amongst other issues. Your baby may be 3 months old or 4 months old when you start to feel she may need “something Read more...

The flu is a virus that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It is spread when a person who has the flu coughs, sneezes, or speaks and other people breathe in the virus. It is also spread when a person touches something, such as a used tissue, that has flu virus on it and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. If you have a new born baby, beware of this serious problem. Newborn babies are at high risk for developing very serious problems from the flu. Lung infections such as pneumonia Read more...

Do you have any pet in your house? Beware, your pet may pose any threat to your children’s health. Hairy pets such as cat and dog can cause pet allergy, especially dogs and cats with thick fur, although mouse, rabbits, birds and hamsters can also become the allergen carrier. The allergen comes from pet’s skin, fur, and even their saliva. When they rub themselves to your body or lick you, they leave their fur, saliva and especially dander (small pieces of pet’s dead skin).If you have Read more...

Baby formulas are specially made to meet babies’ nutritional needs. Although breast milk is the best source of nutrition for your baby, you shouldn’t feel bad or guilty if you are unable or choose not to breastfeed. The doctor will usually recommend a formula made from cow’s milk and most doctors recommend using an iron-fortified formula. Some formulas are iron-fortified (which means they have extra iron in them). Some formulas have very little iron or none at all. Regular Read more...

There are many reasons parents decide to have their daughter’s ears pierced. There are cultural reasons, family traditions, personal preference, or sometimes it is simply used to identify the baby as a girl. Babies and young children often get their ears pierced to distinguish their gender. Some parents may simply think it’s cute on children, and others might prefer to get it done when cleaning and caring for the piercings are up to them, the adults, rather than the child. Some Read more...

Are you sure that your baby is safe using their bottle? Beware ! Recent study shows that almost all baby bottle sold in the markets contain Bisphenol-A.

Bisphenol-A, also called BPA, is an industrial chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic, the key ingredient in clear, shiny baby bottles and many other plastic products. When exposed to heat or stress, Bisphenol-A (BPA) can leach out of the plastic baby bottle and into the formula it contains.

Lab tests prove that when these bottles are heated, as many parents do to warm formula or breast milk, potentially dangerous levels of BPA leak into the liquid. While industry leaders continue to defend the use of BPA, environmental experts question the possible link between BPA and early puberty, and possibly autism. Research indicates that at very low levels, BPA has the potential to disrupt the normal functioning of hormones, cause hyperactivity, impair learning, affect the onset of puberty, and lead to other health problems.

As a parent, there is nothing more precious to you than your children. Make sure to protect your little one by switching from polycarbonate bottles to safer alternatives like glass baby bottles and non-polycarbonate plastics. Continue Reading

One of the most often asked questions parents have concerning the appearance of their baby is ‘What color will my baby’s eyes be? The answer is far from simple as it generally lies in a complicated recipe of genes and hereditary factors which geneticists even today still don’t fully understand. The question of eye color, and how it is passed from parents to progeny, has been a topic of debate among geneticists for decades. Eye color always being a fascinating topic that mystified Read more...

Nobody likes getting shots when they go to the doctor. But as a parent, it can be even more difficult when it’s time for your baby to receive one. Sometimes a baby will have a mild reaction to a vaccination, such as soreness where the shot was given or fever, and might have trouble sleeping as a result. But serious reactions are rare. However, the risks of vaccinations are small compared with the health risks associated with the diseases they’re intended to prevent. Some parents may Read more...

Immunization (vaccination) is a way of creating immunity to certain diseases by using small amounts of a killed or weakened microorganism that causes the particular disease. At birth, infants have protection against certain diseases because antibodies have passed through the placenta from the mother to the unborn child. After birth, breastfed babies get the continued benefits of additional antibodies in breast milk. But in both cases, the protection is temporary. These are the following Read more...