Alternative parenting tricks for lazy moms

Chapter 2 Newborn baby, you really need to be careful and cautious (2)
⊙Swim at least 6 hours after birth, preferably one day later.

⊙It must be carried out under the guidance or escort of professionals to ensure safety.

TIPS: Babies insist on "3 nos" when swimming

① Do not swim after meals.The digestive system must be given time to digest food, at least 40 minutes apart.

②Hungry does not swim.Hunger will reduce physical fitness. If you swim, you will undoubtedly overdraw your physical strength.

③Sweat profusely and don’t swim. You should wait until the body temperature is normal (after the pores shrink) before swimming. Don’t let the water "excite" your baby.

Stay away from swimming sequelae

Conjunctivitis, otitis media, respiratory tract infection, headache, nausea, dizziness and vomiting are all common sequelae of swimming in babies.

Lazy skills revealed - to stay away from swimming sequelae
①The baby's body should be healthy without any discomfort.

② Equipped with a special swimming pool, the used swimming water is poured out in time and disinfected.

③Before entering the water, do some stretching "warm-up exercises".

④ Communicate with the baby to eliminate the "water fear".

⑤ Let the baby's feet test the water temperature first, and the baby's reaction shall prevail for hot and cold.

⑥Choose a swimming ring of appropriate size and check for air leaks.

⑦ The baby's ears and jaw should be completely "stuck" on the swimming ring.

⑧Swimming time should be controlled at 10-15 minutes/time, 2-3 times/week.

⑨The water temperature in summer is around 36°C, and the room temperature is around 26°C.

⑩In winter, the water temperature is between 37°C and 38°C, and the room temperature is around 28°C.

Learn this set of breastfeeding sutras

① Don't rush to feed your baby milk powder.

In theory, every new mother has milk after giving birth, but don't rush to make milk powder for your baby before you start milk, so as not to interfere with the smooth progress of breastfeeding in the future.

② Newborn baby crying = emotional needs.

Before the arrival of mother's milk, the baby's body has some nutrient reserves, which can survive the "food shortage period" in the first few days.At this time, crying is mostly a desire to gain a sense of security.

③ Early contact and early sucking within half an hour after birth.

The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund recommend exclusive breastfeeding as: giving infants early contact and early sucking within half an hour after birth, and not adding any food and drink, including water, except breast milk.Strengthen the baby's sucking ability, prompt the new mother's breast to secrete milk early to fill the breast, and give the baby enough breast milk.

④The lactation period is established within 72 hours after delivery, which is the transition period from low to large lactation.

Don't miss the colostrum.It is the most nutritious and immune milk, and it is the best way to enhance your baby's immunity and fight against diseases!
⑤ At the beginning, the baby will ask you to breastfeed according to the law of "wake up with inertia", and the hard work of being a first-time mother is mostly unavoidable.

The solution to the exhaustion of feeding at night is to let the baby eat as much as possible before going to bed to extend the interval between feedings.After the baby is three months old, there is no need to feed at night, and both mother and child can get enough rest.

⑥ Do not use feeding bottles, pacifiers and pacifiers to satisfy the baby's oral desire and psychological needs.

In order to prevent the baby from being difficult to establish a normal sucking method, resulting in "nipple illusion", unwilling to have "real" nipples, reducing normal oral movement, and affecting the development of gums.

correct breastfeeding position

6 Survival Difficulties Faced by Premature Babies

Premature babies refer to babies born prematurely with a gestational age < 37 weeks and a weight < 2.5 kg.The shorter the gestational age, the more immature the development of various organs. If the baby is not taken care of well, it may face the threat of death.

You must bear in mind these 6 difficulties that a premature baby will face after birth, and carefully accompany him (her) to overcome them:
①Respiratory off: The immature development of the respiratory center will cause the baby to breathe irregularly or frequently, or have apnea or respiratory failure. You should always pay attention to the baby's breathing.

②Body temperature off: Poor body temperature regulation function + thin subcutaneous fat + relatively large body surface area = body temperature is easy to dissipate.When your baby has cold extremities, weak crying, poor sucking, low heart rate or even shock, you should pay attention to this factor immediately.

③ Infection: The lower the gestational age, the lower the level of immunoglobulin, the more prone to various infectious diseases and even sepsis.Don't scratch the baby's thin and tender skin and mucous membranes, and take care of the stump of the umbilical cord carefully to prevent bacteria from invading.

④ Jaundice: premature babies not only have more jaundice than full-term babies, but also have a higher permeability of the blood-brain barrier, so bilirubin can easily pass through the blood and directly damage the brain tissue.

⑤ Feeding: Poor sucking ability, unable to swallow, small stomach capacity, low esophageal sphincter tension, lack of various digestive enzymes and bile, poor tolerance to food...

You must follow the doctor's advice to feed, and the consequence of changing the diet on a whim is necrosis of the small intestine.

⑥ Vaccines: Due to the function of the immune system, premature babies need to adjust the timing of certain vaccinations: the first vaccination of hepatitis B vaccine is carried out when they are discharged from the hospital; Start oral administration after discharge from the hospital; premature babies with ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy should not be vaccinated with brain-related vaccines such as meningococcal meningitis and Japanese encephalitis, so as not to induce epilepsy.

Struggling to catch up with full-term babies
⊙Keep close contact with the doctor, and consult at any time if there is any problem.

⊙In two or three days after discharge from the hospital, breastfeeding time needs to be 30-40 minutes/time, maintain the original amount, and gradually increase the amount after the baby adapts to the environment.

⊙ To drink milk for 1 minute, the bottle should be pulled away for 10 seconds before continuing, giving the baby time to breathe to make up for the defect in swallowing function.

⊙ Insufficient breast milk can choose "milk powder for premature infants", which can promote digestion and enhance nutrient absorption.

⊙The air is clean and fresh, the room temperature is kept at 24°C-26°C, and the humidity is kept at 55%-65% to avoid "dehydration heat".

⊙The clothes and quilts are soft, warm, and light. Put hot water bottles on both sides of the quilts, and measure your body temperature every 4 to 6 hours (should be kept at 36°C to 37°C).

⊙Use a supine position without a pillow to reduce unnecessary inspection and movement.If the baby has facial bruising or difficulty breathing after breastfeeding, he should inhale oxygen in time.

⊙ Keep the bed clean and clean, and all supplies must be disinfected and kept clean.

⊙ Don't allow other people to visit, kiss or touch the baby.Wash your hands before physical contact to ensure that your hands are not cold.

⊙Regularly return to the hospital for vision, hearing, jaundice, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal and digestive checks, and receive vaccinations.

⊙Physical examination is required once a month within the age of 1, and once every 2 to 2 months after the age of 3.

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Special "growth agent", only for premature you
A premature baby naturally "does not take an unusual path" - the general rules may not be completely suitable for his needs - N external conditions "everything follows the command", imposing it on him will not work!

Calcium Supplementation for Premature Babies and Mothers

Babies born prematurely due to various reasons miss the critical period of calcium storage and bone development in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and their bone mass and bone density are "naturally deficient". Coupled with feeding difficulties after birth, they are most likely to be calcium deficient!If it is deficient in nature, let's make up for it "the day after tomorrow".

Is it only for the baby?No, this requires "mother and child make up together".Let me talk about mom first:

Open milk as early as possible, do not abandon colostrum, and insist on breastfeeding.Prepare premature infant formula if there is not enough breast milk.

Eat more calcium-rich foods such as milk, beans, dried shrimps, and kelp every day, and take a 600mg calcium tablet.After the baby is 2 to 3 months old, add 100 mg of calcium gluconate.

Let's talk about premature babies.

First of all, premature babies need calcium supplementation as soon as they are born, and take calcium preparations at 2 times the dose, that is, 800mg/day.

Secondly, vitamins A, B, C, E, K, and trace elements magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, etc. should be supplemented 1 to 2 weeks after birth.

Again, after 3 months of calcium supplementation, calcium deficiency such as pillow baldness, hyperhidrosis, and night terrors did not occur, so it can be changed to 400 mg/day until the age of two.

Finally, drinking milk powder containing fatty acids does not even need calcium supplementation, and you can quickly catch up with your full-term baby.Fatty acid milk powder, that is, milk powder containing DHA (22-carbahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid).

Cod liver oil does not need to supplement calcium. Cod liver oil not only contains vitamin D, but also vitamin A. If the amount of vitamin D is sufficient, vitamin A will "exceed the standard", and excessive intake will cause poisoning; if the intake of vitamin A is safe, vitamin D must be insufficient !In addition, the liver and kidney functions of premature babies are very poor, and this calcium supplement will undoubtedly add a burden to the liver and kidney.Calcitriol has the same effect, but it does not need to be metabolized by the liver and kidney.

Artificial feeding methods that are often overlooked

What I'm talking about here are two undesirable practices in artificial feeding. Compare them and see if you have "stepped on a landmine"?
① Milk powder with high concentration and extra sweetness.

Worried that the baby is not full, do not prepare according to the amount written in the instructions.

Babies are extremely thirsty, and if they drink particularly sweet milk powder for a long time, they are prone to gain weight.What's worse, if the milk is too thick, there will be more N minerals in the milk. The kidneys of babies under two years old are not fully developed, and the metabolic burden on the kidneys will be heavy, and even cause stones.

②Drink formula milk and eat calcium tablets.

Very strange, almost all mothers agree that the baby is "calcium deficient".Formula milk powder already contains enough calcium (calcium content is 100 mg per 0 ml of formula milk for infants and young children aged 6-125 months), so it is really unnecessary to take calcium tablets at this time!

Babies under 6 months, whether breastfeeding or artificial feeding, do not need to take calcium tablets.

Reconstitute "probiotics", this is the right way

It is said that probiotics can do this or that, but what is this thing?

Probiotics are "good bacteria" that help maintain the balance of the intestinal flora, and the baby's intestinal health is inseparable from them.

However, if your baby does not have indigestion, bloating, diarrhea, or an imbalanced intestinal flora, there is no need to take extra probiotics.

Lazy Skills Revealed—Correctly Brew Probiotic-Containing Stuff
①Don't brew with boiling water, it will "burn to death" the probiotics! Warm boiled water at 35-40°C is just right.

②It is necessary to take it in time after brewing. If it is left for a long time, the probiotics will die.

③It cannot be taken together with antibiotics.An antibiotic "stupid bug" kills both harmful and beneficial bacteria!They need to be separated by 2 to 3 hours.

④ When taking probiotics, it is necessary to reduce sugar intake, because sugar will reduce the activity of bacteria.

There are also rules for drinking water

Babies have a strong metabolism and need 100-150 ml of water per kilogram of body weight per day. Every time the body temperature rises by 1°C, 10% of the water will evaporate. The water requirement is 3-5 times that of adults.Generally speaking, the baby should be fed with water 3 to 4 times a day, and the reference amount for each feeding is:
For every kilogram of body weight gained in the future, the daily drinking water should be increased by 50-100ml
Why give you this drinking water reference table?Because overfeeding is not allowed!

If the baby's kidney function is not fully developed, excessive water intake will cause the osmotic pressure of extracellular fluid to decrease, and there will be symptoms of water intoxication such as abnormal behavior, lethargy, staring, confusion, muscle weakness, and even coma.

The "lazy skill" is revealed -- whether there is a lack of water or not, you can know it as soon as you feed it!
If the baby urinates less frequently and less, or appears restless, sleeps poorly, or cries, etc., calm down immediately after feeding a few sips of boiled water—there is no doubt about the lack of water.

TIPS: Babies like sweets, and there are standards for sugar water
①Drinking high-concentration sugar water can initially speed up bowel movements, but it soon turns to inhibit bowel movements and make the baby's abdomen full.

② It is no problem to feed some slightly sweet sugar water between meals.But you feel that "sweet" is "too sweet" for the baby."Slightly sweet" suitable for babies = you feel sweet but not sweet.

③ A large amount of sugar and electrolytes in the drink will not leave the baby's stomach for a long time, which will cause adverse stimulation to the stomach.So the best "drink" is plain water.

If the baby has milk ringworm (infant eczema), it is easy to immediately think of whether there is something wrong with the mother's milk.

In fact, ringworm in milk is an allergic skin inflammation, not caused by breastfeeding. There are many reasons for ringworm in milk, such as in the home environment:
① Dust

②Aerosol

③Mold spores

④ Pollen

⑤Plant volatiles
⑥ Dust mites

⑦Animal fur debris

⑧Wool fabric
⑨ Wool quilt

⑩Dye on clothing

mother's colored clothes

At this time, you should pay attention to keeping the room clean, and focus on cleaning the corners of the room, under the cabinet, and under the bed where dust is easy to accumulate.Use mild bath liquid when bathing your baby, wear loose and breathable cotton underwear for your baby, keep the clothes and bedding dry, and often hang them in the sun to kill dust mites.

Milk ringworm may also be induced when the baby has the following conditions:

① Indigestion

② Overfeeding

③ dry stool

④ diarrhea

In addition, some incentives are related to genetic factors, such as direct relatives with asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis in the child's family.

When the baby's milk ringworm develops more seriously, avoid contact with patients with chickenpox and herpes simplex to avoid herpetic eczema.Do not get any vaccinations as this can make your condition worse.

If you must emphasize on eating, then please remember to avoid overfeeding to prevent indigestion.If your baby cannot be breastfed, you can boil the milk several times and add less sugar to the milk to change its composition and reduce allergens.

Breathing too fast is really a problem

In the neonatal period, the baby's various organs are not fully developed, and the immune function is low. It is like a new computer that has just been brought home without a firewall. It is extremely fragile and easily attacked by viruses.

Dealing with a minor viral infection is "little play" for adults, such as a cold.But for the baby, the consequences may be far beyond your expectations.The virus spreads quickly and violently, and can develop into pneumonia within hours!
The most terrible thing is that newborn babies have almost no specific symptoms after suffering from pneumonia!

Typical symptoms of pneumonia, such as fever, cough, and expectoration, are hardly found in babies.Precisely because of lack of awareness, many mothers have never thought about the disease at all when they see that their babies are in poor spirits, irritable, crying softly or not crying, not fond of breastfeeding, spitting or choking milk, foaming at the mouth, etc. .

Pneumonia, so successfully muddled through.

No, you must not let the pneumonia slip away from under your nose!

Let me tell you—the breathing rate of a newborn baby in a quiet state is 35 to 45 times per minute. If the breathing rate is too fast, you have to consider the possibility of pneumonia.

Then remind you 2 aspects:

When the temperature changes greatly, it is the time when the baby is prone to pneumonia.

The home should not only be kept clean and ventilated, but also do not take newborn babies to public places.

In order to avoid cross-infection, you should refuse when you should - reduce visits from relatives and friends.

The correct use of wrapping

①Prepare 1 large towel or bath towel.

②Fold the large towel by 1/4.

③ Fold down a triangle on the left side first.

④Put the baby flat on the towel.

⑤The top of the towel is at the junction of the baby's head and neck.

⑥ Bring the baby's arms together.

⑦Fold the right corner of the towel to the left to form a small triangle.

⑧Fold the remaining towel on the right to the left.

⑨Receive the towel behind the baby's body.

⑩Fold the lower towel up so that it just covers the baby's neck.

Fold the left towel over to the right.

Finally, fold the lower towel in half to the right.

Baby BB doesn't like rubbing PP at all, and even cries loudly. You might as well take a closer look at the small anus, maybe that's the reason.

①Anal fissure

The anal fissure will be located in the middle of the anal canal, and you can see a gap when you gently spread your baby's anus with your hands.

An anal fissure can cause severe pain when passing a bowel movement, and a small amount of blood will be attached to the stool, and it will also be on the toilet paper.

What to do: To prevent constipation, you can't dehydrate your baby.Clean the anus with 0.1% potassium permanganate warm solution before and after defecation to maintain hygiene.Use antibiotic ointment to reduce inflammation and promote wound healing.

②Anal abscess

The main causes of anal abscess are excrement impregnation and rough and dirty diapers (toilet paper).

In fact, it is these reasons that cause anal injury and cause the invasion of purulent bacteria.In addition to crying in pain, the baby may also have fever all over the body, refuse to eat, and vomit.

Coping method: Take antibiotic treatment as directed by the doctor, keep the stool unobstructed and the anus clean.Abscesses require surgical incision and drainage to reduce the risk of anal fistulas.

③Rectal polyps

This is one of the most common anorectal diseases in children, with an incidence rate of about 30%.

The main symptom is blood in the stool.Because the feces are discharged from the anus through the polyps, groove-like traces can be seen on the feces, and the polyps are sometimes discharged with defecation.

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