| When your baby arrives, the days will be
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| | You may fasten the recovery of your baby
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| so much happier. However, you must also
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| | by the following:
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| be prepared for bad situations.
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| | - Give your baby a little exposure to
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| Your newborn baby is very likely to face
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| | sunlight in the early morning or late
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| some of the common health problems in her
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| | afternoon. Never expose your baby to the
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| early days. Moms usually get overly
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| | strong rays of the midday sun as it may
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| worried and panic finding their precious
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| | cause sunburn.
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| newborns sick.
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| | - Feed your baby as often as possible as
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| Below are some of extremely frequent
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| | it would help excretion of excess
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| problems your newborn baby may face, with
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| | bilirubin via urine.
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| some easy, simple and effectual solutions
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| | You should always call your healthcare
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| to them.
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| | profession as sometimes bilirubin levels
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| 1. Problem: Sticky Eyes
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| | may be very high and your baby might have
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| Most of the babies suffer from this
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| | a specific treatment, Phototherapy. In
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| problem, wherein a thick, sticky,
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| | this treatment, a baby is placed naked
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| yellowish mucous is secreted from baby's
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| | (with her eyes covered) in a special crib
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| eyes.
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| | and is exposed to controlled amounts of
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| Solution:
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| | ultra violet light. Ultra violet breaks
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| Sticky eyes are generally the outcome of
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| | down the pigment levels in the skin and
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| blockage of lacrimal ducts (the tear
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| | helps recover jaundice. In another
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| ducts) in the eyes. Babies have fine
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| | version of treatment, the baby is wrapped
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| lacrimal ducts so they are blocked
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| | in a fiber-optic blanket called a
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| easily.
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| | bili-blanket or bili-pad. You may hire a
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| All you need to do is dab some cotton
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| | bili-blanket with your doctor's
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| wool in slightly warm, sterilized water
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| | prescription and treat your baby at home.
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| (water boiled for 20 minutes and then
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| | 5. Problem: Common Cold
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| cooled) and massage the corners of your
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| | Almost every baby suffers from runny nose
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| baby's eyes. Use different cotton wool
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| | very now and then. This is a mild viral
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| for each eye to prevent cross infection.
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| | infection that occurs very frequently in
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| You may even consider applying cool tea.
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| | babies because their immune system is not
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| Place a tea bag in boiling water and let
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| | very well developed yet.
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| it simmer for a couple of minutes. Let
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| | Solution:
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| the water cool down and then wipe the
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| | There is no medicine, which can kill the
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| corners of the eyes using cotton wool.
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| | virus causing common cold and cure cold.
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| You can also gently massage around the
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| | However, you can comfort your baby and
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| eyes with your finger to help free the
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| | prevent infection go worse by ensuring
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| tear ducts.
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| | that she gets plenty of rest and by
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| 2. Problem: Spitting up and Vomiting
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| | giving a plenty of fluid (frequently
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| Solution:
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| | feeding the baby).
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| First, it is important for the parents to
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| | You can ease her congestion by:
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| understand the difference between the
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| | - Administer a few saline drops in baby's
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| two. Spitting up generally occurs soon
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| | nostrils to loosen up the mucous and
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| after feeding or sometimes up to an hour
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| | after a few minutes suck the saline using
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| after they are fed, while real vomiting
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| | a rubber bulb saline.
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| means throwing up of a large amount of
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| | - Washing baby's nose with warm water
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| the feeding and it is often forceful.
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| | containing menthol or eucalyptus oil may
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| Spitting up is a normal phenomenon and
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| | also help unclog her nose. You can even
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| goes on its own as your baby's diet
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| | make her inhale steam, either plane or
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| changes, i.e., with the introduction of
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| | containing eucalyptus oil vapors.
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| solid foods in her 5th month.
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| | - You can make her sleep with head
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| Vomiting generally occurs due to
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| | slightly elevated by placing a towel
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| inability to burp, when your baby is
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| | under crib's mattress. This will help
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| full, or when there is excess of mucous
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| | prevent postnasal drip.
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| in stomach. Try burping your baby more
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| | - You can apply petroleum jelly outside
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| often and feed her smaller amounts. Also,
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| | her nostrils to lessen irritation.
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| avoid playing with her vigorously.
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| | - In case your baby is running
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| Another thing you can do in such a
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| | temperature as well, you can give her
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| situation is to put the baby to sleep or
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| | infant's acetaminophen. Never give your
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| give her few drops of gripe water. Even
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| | baby aspirin because it makes babies
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| if she has vomited most of the feed, you
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| | susceptible to Reye's syndrome.
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| do not need to feed her again immediately
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| | Warning! Never use nasal spays on babies
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| after she has vomited. Try to put your
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| | unless prescribed by your healthcare
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| baby to sleep as sleep alone do wonders
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| | professional.
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| in making her well. You may wake her up a
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| | 6. Problem: Colic
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| little sooner than usual for the next
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| | Many babies have crying attacks in the
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| feed. However, if your baby is repeatedly
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| | evening, usually between 6 pm and 9 pm.
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| vomiting, has green-tinged bile or blood
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| | They cry loudly, stretch their legs up
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| in the vomit or is running a high
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| | and turn bright red. These attacks are
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| temperature, take her to the
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| | termed as 'colic' and can last for hours.
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| pediatrician.
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| | Solution:
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| 3. Problem: Gastroenteritis
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| | Colic or crying attacks are generally
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| Gastroenteritis is a common problem in
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| | caused when the babies have excess of gas
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| newborns, caused because of inflammation
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| | in their tummies. In this case, you can
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| of the gastrointestinal tract. The
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| | consider doing the following:
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| symptoms of gastroenteritis include
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| | - Ensure that your baby is not swallowing
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| fever, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, chills,
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| | air from a bottle.
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| and aches. It is a contagious disease
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| | - Burp your baby frequently even while
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| caused by bacteria and spreads through
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| | breastfeeding.
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| oral-fecal route. It usually occurs in
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| | - Try giving your baby gripe water, other
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| babies suffering from immuno-suppression.
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| | herbal remedies including as weak teas
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| The symptoms generally appear within four
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| | brewed from fennel, chamomile, or carom
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| to 48 hours of exposure to bacteria and
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| | (ajovan) seeds.
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| usually last for a day or two but in
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| | - Some babies also get gas due to
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| severe cases can persist for up to seven
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| | inability to digest lactose, a
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| days.
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| | constituent of milk (lactose
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| Solution:
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| | intolerance). Changing baby's milk can
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| The major critical consequence of this
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| | make the baby do better.
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| problem is dehydration due to excessive
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| | - If you breastfeed, try changing your
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| fluid loss by vomiting and diarrhea.
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| | diet since it has an influence on milk
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| Dehydration can be fetal. You, therefore,
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| | you produce. Try eliminating spicy foods,
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| need to administer adequate amount of
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| | beans, potatoes, high-fiber grains and
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| fluids to your baby. You can give your
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| | caffeine and see if your baby does
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| baby an electrolyte solution created for
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| | better.
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| children (ask your pediatrician for a
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| | - If your baby is on formula, you can try
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| recommendation). Various unflavored
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| | Soy based formula as it is
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| flavored oral dehydration solutions,
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| | hypoallergenic.
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| commonly known under the brand names
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| | You can make your baby calm by making her
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| Pedialyte, Infalyte or Kaoelectolyte are
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| | suck a pacifier, gently massaging,
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| available. However, consult with your
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| | talking outside for a walk. You can also
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| pediatrician before you administer these
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| | try feeding your baby since many babies
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| fluids to your baby.
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| | cry and fuss from hunger.
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| Continue breastfeeding or formula
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| | 7. Problem: Twitching, Acne and Dry Skin
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| feeding, as that too would help
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| | Solution:
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| preventing dehydration, and often alone
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| | Most babies tend to jerk while asleep.
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| are enough to keep your baby hydrated.
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| | This kind of twitching arises because
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| Warning! Never give your baby any
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| | their nervous system is still developing
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| anti-diarrhea medication because it can
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| | and does not require any treatment; it
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| have potentially serious side effects and
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| | tends to disappear once baby's nervous
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| generally is no good treating
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| | system is fully developed.
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| gastroenteritis.
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| | Many babies get acne, usually towards the
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| 4. Problem: Baby Jaundice or Neonatal
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| | end of the first month. This is
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| Jaundice
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| | particularly distressing to many new
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| Baby Jaundice or Neonatal Jaundice refers
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| | parents. The acne is most probably caused
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| to yellowing of baby's skin and white of
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| | due to exposure of baby to her mom's
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| the eyes on second or third day of birth.
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| | hormones when inside mom's womb.
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| It is a very common problem in newborns,
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| | Treatment normally requires cleansing
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| affecting about 80-90 % of babies during
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| | baby's skin by clean, wet washcloth. If
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| their first week of life.
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| | required gently wash your baby's face
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| Solution:
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| | with mild baby soap once a day and avoid
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| Baby jaundice is caused because soon
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| | laundering the crib sheets in harsh
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| after birth, baby's liver is not
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| | detergents.
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| efficient enough to dispose off a yellow
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| | Some babies have a very dry skin that
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| pigment called bilirubin, formed by
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| | usually peels off especially on the hands
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| normal metabolic breakdown of hemoglobin
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| | and feet. You can massage/apply baby
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| in the red blood cells. As a result,
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| | lotion. Put some baby lotion on cotton
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| bilirubin accumulates in the blood giving
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| | and gently apply on baby's skin. However,
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| yellowish appearance to baby's skin and
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| | since in some cases, it may be a severe
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| eyes. Most of the babies do not require a
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| | condition called eczema, it is advisable
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| treatment of jaundice, as it tends to
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| | to seek your doctor's advice.
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| clear up on its own when baby's liver
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| | Hope you get these tips helpful!
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| starts functioning efficiently.
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