Baby Clothes

Choosing clothes or baby clothes had to be careful. because baby's skin is very sensitive. Choosing the wrong material or clothing can be a problem later on. Baby's skin easily absorbs the substances that attach to the skin surface. Harmful substances can be found on the clothes.

To that end, maintaining the health of this baby's skin should be considered starting from the smallest things, such as fabrics, textures, shapes to ornament found in baby clothes. If the texture of coarse the baby clothing material friction (friction) between the baby's skin and the material will make the baby's skin irritation. Baby skin contains high levels of lipids, making it easier through the skin irritant.

Contact clothes not only on the baby's hand, but also most of the body, to choose clothes that the child safe and comfortable for the whole body. Safe in the sense of no harm.

Here are things to consider:
- The material or materials used, the best materials are cotton, other materials can also absorb heat no sweat.
- The color does not fade, the process of coloring the less precise will cause allergies or itchiness in the skin
- Accessories, choose clothing accessories not harm the body, such as pointy or sharp.
- Customize with climatic conditions, should wear warm clothing during cold weather and thin in hot weather.

Another factor is the convenience of clothes must have good air circulation, not too tight and soft fabric. In addition, for a more comfortable look for models that match your baby's age.

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Toys

Play is an activity carried out by someone to obtain pleasure, without considering the final result. Some argue that children who play too much will make the children become lazy and stupid work. This assumption is unwise, because some psychologists say that playing a very big influence on childhood development.

Effect of play for children development:

1. Play affects children physical development.
2. Play can be used as a therapy.
3. Play can affect the child's knowledge.
4. Playing influenced the development of children creativity.
5. Play can develop a child's social behavior.
6. Play can affect child's moral values.

Relation to the play is a toy. Toys are the tools or the means to play, although not always actually play must use a toy. If using toys as a means to consider the safety of the toys are for babies.

Avoid the following toys:

1. Toys with sharp edges, because that section could injure the child or others around him like a pencil, needles, pens, twigs

2. Sharp-edged because it could hurt the body such as knives, scissors, cutter

3. Are small because it can be swallowed by children and the dangers to children under the age of 3 years like marbles, coins

4. Using dyes or harmful substances can cause damage to the brain, kidneys and nervous system of children such as balloon inflatable or pungent

5. Toys that produce loud sounds, these toys such as weapons or whose voices loud voice recorder because it can damage the child's hearing system.

6. Toys with a long strap, because it can be dangerous and children can choke like a shoe string, rope, ribbon

7. Electronic toys for children at risk of burning and yet too understand.

Also adjust the toy with the stage of your baby's age, the following toys are suitable according to the stages of infant age:

1. Age 0-3 months
Colorful toys hanging and moving, the bells, bells, music boxes and toys that can sound if the press.

2. Age 3-6 months
Toys made of plastic or rubber toys that can be bitten, sleigh bells, toys containing cotton, the ball can be hung on a cradle, bells, bracelets.

3. Age 6-9 months
The wheeled toys, small beams, and brightly colored balls, toys rolling. (In this age watch your baby from taking small items in a dangerous spot because he played the hand they're smart pinch-pinch small objects that exist around them).

4. Age 9-12 months:
Toys that can be removed (apart pairs), for example, colored cones, beams cardboard boxes that can be a big climb.

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What To Prepare Before Bathing The Baby

If you have just the presence of baby for the first time, then the process of bathing the baby is definitely exciting and scary for you. That's because newborns are still very weak, so you should be extra careful. For that before bathing him prepare everything you need for your ease in bathing.

What You Need to Prepare before bathing the baby :

1. Pillows and Towels
If you just want to wipe your baby, use of pillows and towels will greatly assist this process, especially the hand you have to constantly hold the baby.
Put a pillow wrapped in a towel and lay your baby on it. Do not forget, this activity should you do in a closed room, so that your baby is not cold.

2. Baby Bath Tub

Before you bring your baby a bath, make sure the baby bath is available and ready to use. Coat the bottom with a towel or sponge, so that your baby feel more comfortable and safe. Using the bath is usually for babies who are rather large.
3. Washcloths

You will also need a washcloth or sponge bath to a baby. Start to take off his clothes one by one so he would not freeze. Flush body from the neck down slowly and gently.
4. Cotton Balls

Cotton balls are very helpful to clean the baby's eyes. Start cleaning from the inside of his eyes toward the outside. Use a different cotton ball for each eye.
5. Baby Soap

The use of soap, can actually disrupt the stability of the pH of your baby's body. In fact, the pH of the body can help protect it from germs. Any baby soap you choose, try to choose products that are fragrance free and hypoallergenic.

The use of soap was not necessary every day just 1 time every week or even every 2 weeks, until your baby grows bigger and interacting with more dirt.
6. Baby Shampoo

Choose which did not make eye sore. Use shampoo 1 or 2 times per week. The trick, drop 2 or 3 drops of shampoo on your baby's head, then rub your scalp slowly and then wash with water until clean.
7. Clean Diaper
When finished bathing and before dressing him, provide diapers for her.

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Baby Teething

One in 2000 babies is actually born with a tooth or two pieces in his mouth! But the majority of the fastest growth for the first teeth at about 6-7 months. Occurs most rapidly at the age of 3 months and a maximum time a child is almost 1 year old. Last tooth (which is located on the back top and bottom of the mouth) are generally grown as a second year. At age 3, your child should already have 20 milk teeth complete.

Early Symptoms of Teething in infants for the first time is usually preceded by the appearance of the tooth crown is white and the outer layer of the email, then look dentin, followed by pulp (where the nerves and blood vessels) and the last is the appearance of the tooth root.

In addition, the growth of new teeth in infants is also accompanied by discomfort that one feels different between infants with other infants. Discomfort Among them:

1. Itching of the gums.
Many of the infants who experienced this. Marked with a baby who always wants to bite something, such as toys or any object he was holding.

2. The gums look red and slightly swollen.
3. Fussy and restless.
As a result, infants become less rest because they feel uncomfortable with the process of tooth eruption.
4. Loss of appetite.
Because dental pain, the baby was so lazy to chew.
5. Fever.
There are a number of babies with a fever when teething new. though not until high fever, but parents should also be wary.
6. More drooling.
It happened because of the increased pressure on the muscles in the mouth movements during the ongoing eruption of milk teeth, so that any saliva glands active.What mothers need to do:

You can not do anything to make your child's first tooth appears, but you can help soothe your baby when he started to feel sick when the teething process is starting. To relieve it do the following:

1. Give bite teether or toy.
Give teether or toy for the baby a clean bite. Or if the baby has been eating solid foods, should give a smooth textured biscuit.
2. Variations menu.
To increase your appetite, provide a varied menu so that the baby does not get bored.
3. Lots of water consumption.
In lieu of fluids lost because of saliva that comes out, give drink a lot.
4. Invite to play.
To divert the pain, Take your baby to play.

When should worry?

Premature babies will experience teething a bit late compared to babies born full-time. If the age of 1 year until the end you still do not see signs of teeth will appear, talk to your doctor during a routine check-ups your child. If your child develops any symptoms of teething - a lot of saliva droplets, swollen gums - but also experience the pain is unbearable, see your doctor. Teething events should not constitute punishment for not playing hurt a baby.

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Towel for Baby

Towels are the equipment most needed to bathe the baby, which serves to dry the baby's skin after a bath. Baby's skin is very sensitive, for that do not use any towels. wrong in choosing the towel will actually cause other problems.

It is necessary to note the following in choosing a towel for babies:

a. Material

Make sure the towel material is made of fine and high-absorbent material usually made of cotton. Baby's skin is very soft if you use the towels are made from rough will cause skin irritation and discomfort when used to wrap the baby.

b. Size
The good size towel that can cover the entire baby's body, because it is necessary to cover the torso and the baby both before and after bathing, to avoid the baby's cold.

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Baby Bath

Newborns are still very weak, this is the condition which often makes a mother, especially the first time have to bathe the child feel uncomfortable. Perhaps because of unfamiliar and also do not understand how to bathe the baby, so they are often left to others, such as her mother or baby sitter.

Bathing the baby actually does not need every day especially infants who have not broken the umbilical cord, simply wiped the importance of the parts just like the face, hands, head, neck, abdomen, buttocks and genitals with a soft cloth that has been moistened.

As for the baby who had a rather large following tips on how to bathe;

1. Prepare in advance the purposes of bathing required

2. Fill hot water into the tub, check the temperature using your elbows, make sure the water is warm, lukewarm and not hot.

3. open your baby's clothes and then wrap in a towel and place your knees start to clean the eye area, rub his eyes with cotton that has been moistened with cold boiled water, rub the base of the nose to the outer corner of eye.

4. Hold the neck and shoulders with one of your hands, wash your entire body with water slowly and gently with his other hand so that the baby was not surprised, then give the soap and rinse with water until clean.

5. Behind the baby's body into the prone position in the hand then wipe the back and her butt, anus clean anyway

6. After a clean blanket with a towel, patting his whole body slowly to dry.

Thus how to bath baby, do not be afraid because if you are accustomed will be easy.

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