Skin Basics For Newborn

Check a useful article HERE.

A few more Cold and Cough tips

Ginger honey juice. 3 times a day.

2drops of "zinda tilismath" in a spoon of milk for about 4 days.

Whooping cough which is very severe during nights and early hours.   To control that sprinkle "Apple Cider Vinegar" on tissue and place it near the kid's head or pillow so that they inhale that and get relaxed.


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Setting A Sleep Pattern For Kids/Sleeping On Their Own

It is essential for parents to set sleep patterns for the kids so as not to get sleep deprived and have a cranky kid at hand all the while.. or worse still a kid having cranky parents... a big no!!!

There are quite a few advises coming in but I loved the way this mom has summed it up all... see if helps.

My words could be harshand be lot more Q's than answers but try to take them in a positive way and try to read it twice or thrice before you come to a conclusion(some or most of the stuff I am typing here is an advise from a doc or a friend)

a. Do you feed him BF in a bottle? If not, please do that as you will have an idea on how much milk he is drinking in the first place so you will know if he is really hungry or not
b. What's his daily routine? I would suggest feeding him on schedule..try giving him bath in the evening atleast couple of hours before going to bed and read him books and stuff while he is in the crib. Let him sleep on his own in the crib how ever long it might be but don't pick him up when he is crying for no reason.Read books ,try playing toys whatever he likes to play with. If he is getting enough play and getting tired and taking naps in the afternoon he will also sleep at night.
c. If you are giving him formula or regular milk since he is 14months ,try giving him warm milk as that will give him a peaceful and restful sleep
d. This one is going to be really hard but if you want a solution to your sleep deprevation and put him on schedule try this and it will work as I have seen friends :
Put him in crib, read books,play etc ,dim the lights and let him cry (when you know he is not hungry or doesnt have any other health concerns etc) .If he doesn't have any tears that means he is just crying so you will come and hold him.If he has tears lift him,hug him and console him and make sure everything is OK and put him back in the crib. Never make him sleep next to you .If you think you can't be in the same room when he is crying move out, stay at distance where he doesnt watch you but you can watch him ,after a while he will stop crying thinking you won't come and will try to fall asleep. This is kind of hard being a mother who gave birth to watch them cry for long but if it doesn't happen now..it won't happen in the near future.

It frightens them if they sleep next to you and wake up in the so called crib and that's when they start crying.If they know where they slept if will be easy for them to understand that when they are in crib and it's time to sleep. I have american friends who did this and it works like wonder but mom has to be hard .I haven't tried this personally but if you want to have a best sleep pattern you have to be bold and hard on yourself.
Play some lullabies, sing if you can, make a routinue and slow music that will help too.

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Tips For Increasing Breast Milk Production... (Tinglish)

1) bajri powder payasam ( mng levagane first first oka 2 glasses water tagandi luke warm water until 3 months tarvata bajri powder oka 1tbs teesukuni oka pan lo koddiga ghee vesi roast cheyandi manchi flavor vachhe varaku tarvata andulo oka 1/2 cup warm milk posi payasam la chesukuni tinandi chala chala chala use aindi idi naku kaani chesukovadame baddakam ayyedi anduke on and off ga chesukuntunnanu okkosari milk supply baaga perigi potundi deeni valla appudu koddiga break ichhi oka 2 or 3 days malli start chesukondi

2) walnuts meeku eppudu hungry anipiste appudu tinandi memory power increase avutundi anta baby ki 

3) gondh laddoo idi tini oka glass milk tagandi ante oka 1hr boost baby la vuntaru but tine mundu water tagandi atleast oka 2 glasses

4) mentulu or menthi koora baaga use cheyandi  mentulu soak chese time lekapote oka spoon notlo vesukuni water taageyandi

5) Garlic enta use cheyagaligite anta use cheyandi

6) sontipodi first mudda annam lo ghee to kalipi tinandi

7) barley water 

8) bread and rusk lu preferably bread with milk aite manchi result vuntundi atleast two slices twice a day with milk teesukondi

9) inka feeding ichhe mundu oka 10 mins mundu water tagandi oka glass  time dorakaka pote sipper lo water fill chesukuni feeding istu tagandi helps to produce more milk 

10) dondakaya, sorakaya, menthi koora, palakura, bendakaya, beerakaya ee vegetables ekkuvaga use cheyandi

11) talimpu veseppudu ekkuvaga minapappu vesukondi 

12 ) oats and badam mixed cerels once in a day tappakunda teesukondi 

13) inka oats direct ga milk to teesukunte manchi result vuntundi antaru but nenu enni varieties of oats try chesina tinaleka poyanu 

14) baby ni veelinanni sarlu hug chesukunte bonding valla milk supply perugutundi antaru

15) inka naa baby future ila vundali vallani idi cheyali valla health bagundali ani velu anni times anukunte kooda meeku milk production ki help avutundi

16) rice cook cheyagane oka 2 garlic pods ni small pieces ga cut chesi rice meeda spread chesi lid petti oka 10 mins tarvata tinandi 



inka babies milk latch cheyatledante ee reasons kooda vuntai

1) Egg smell padadu kontamandi babies ki egg boil chesina , amlet vesina atleast cake chesina ante maa vadu andulo first vuntadu  egg boil chesina roju anta fussy ga vuntadu adi observe chesukondi egg tini baby daggaraki rakunda choosukondi

2) perfumes / Deo ki kooda konta mandi babies milk tagaranta

3) onion smell ki kooda 


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TRANSLATIONS ON PERSONAL REQUESTS HERE

Mom Recommendations!

Below are the links for some products, used and recommended by a picky mom :).  Thanks Swapna!


humidifier---
Safety First Soothing Ultrasonic Humidifier
Crane Multi-colored character shaped humidifiers.


diaper dispenser
Safety 1st Simple Step Diaper

nursing pads
 Lansinoh Disposable Nursing pads

baby nail cutter
Safety 1st Clear View Clipper.

baby play gym 
Twist and fold activity vintage, Fisher Price Ocean wonders kick and crawl


bath tub
First Years Infant toddler Sling type.

Courtesy:  SwapnaRams.

Interesting YouTube Links For Toddlers

I dont really support kids watching TV or a lot of stuff on the net when they should be out playing but there are times when we need them to gulp down something down the throat on absolute no-energy, hyper-fussy, bad-weather in and out days where we need to just give in.. and come to say that anything in moderation does no harm to anyone right!!!

Thanks Archana for the wonderful link-.

Super Simple Songs Channel.

KidsTV123.

Gigglebellies - Wheels on the Bus

Gummybaer

Pingu Penguin

Pre-Baby Ideas For Shopping

I am really amazed at how the would-be moms prepare for the arrival of new babies.. Swapna Rams shared her wonderful ideas which I paste about here which might help others..

yeah diapers padakapovadam anedi common...okko kid ki pampers kooda padadu so okesari anni teesukokandi....

NB size oka pack lo 84 vuntai kada avi oka 20days vastai hospital lo oka 2 days vuntaru kada malli vachhepudu konni vuntai mana daggara so total ga oka 25 days cool ga vundochhu aa time lo meeku telustundi pampers set aindo ledo..initial ga pampers swadlers vi indicator vuntundi adi teesukondi easy avutundi diaper epudu change cheyali ani telusutundi...

pee chesinapudalla diaper change cheyalsina avasaram ledu....

inka wipes maatram techhi pettukondi but max use cheyakandi initial one month , viva paper towels use cheyandi....

or cotton balls use cheyandi...

clean chesaka total ga dry ayyela choodandi aa tarvate inko diaper change cheyandi...

inka aveeno and burts bee works well with babies ani chepparu but small qty vi techhukondi.. annintiki receipts dachi pettukondi...return cheyochhu incase use cheyakapote...


initial ga new born size andariki set avutundi tarvata baby weight ni patti next size decide chesukovochhu...

inka powder asalu use cheyoddu...

shampoo okkati konandi chaalu...

baby ki oil msg chestaru kada snanam ayyaka kooda baby skin dry avvakunda vunchutundi

almond oil, oilive oil techhukunna nenu aite...

initial ga umbelical cord voodipoyedaka sponge bath or wash cloth to wipe cheyadame tarvate snanam cheyinchandi

inka alcohol vi istaru hopsital lo like wipes avi ekkuvaga techhukondi baby u cord meeda danito addite tondaraga ante oka 5 to 6 days lo voodipotundanta...

destin diaper rash cream techhukondi


Swapna Rams


Baby Product Review By a Mom


bath products ---- ma papa ki Aveeno (soothing creamy baby wash) padaledu...so edaina first trial size konu...if it suits peddadi konachu...i used j&J naturals ( green bottle 98% natural ani untundi) till last month..ippudu i am using burt's bees...check consumer reviews thread for my post on this

diapers--- I used (still using) pampers swaddlers sensitive....hospital lo edi vadithe ade konatam better...swaddlers lo indicator untundi adi initial ga help avutundi. huggies ayithe suggested size kanna okati peddadi kavali...ante if they say 8-14 lbs size 1 then you have to buy size 2...check if you can get samples from their site..cord oodevaraku NB size better..it has a small cut out at the cord area

moisturizer --- nakaithe must anipinchindi...avasaranni batti teesuko...i used cetaphil in the beginning (a month or so) later switched to aquaphor (vaseline like gel...babies ki separate ga emi undadu) winter to twice a day vadanu...summer lo once a day vadanu...now i bought burt's bees calming lotion inka try cheyaledu...chesaka chepthanu