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Monday, July 17, 2017

Loose Motion in Babies - Home Remedies for Diarrhea in Babies, Toddlers & Kids

Aarthi 4:48 AM 2

Diarrhea is a common illness happening in babies and kids. Babies and toddlers are more prone to this since their immune system is still building. So it is best to maintain hygiene and take care of them more.

When babies are teething they develop a hormone which cause loose motion in them. But bacterias and allergies can cause diarrhea as well. It is essential to feed them lots of water during this time since they can easily get dehydrated.

So below are few tested method for loose motion.

1)Sabudana / Sago / Javvarisi

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This is one of the most effective way to stop loose motion. Even for adults this works. I have tried it so many times and it is very effective.

Recipe:

Soak sago in water for 30 mins. Now add more water and boil till it is soft. You can cook for 1 whistle in pressure cooker. You can add sugar to it and consume. For babies, strain it and give the liquid alone. For toddlers and kids you can feed it as it is. Feed this every 3 to 4 hours and it will stop loose motion.

2)Potatoes

Normally starchy ingredients are good for loose motion. Boiled potatoes can be given, for babies mash it and give.

3)Tender Coconut Water

Babies and kids can dehydrate easily so make sure you give them lots of water during this time.

4)Pomegranate Juice

Babies and kids can dehydrate easily so make sure you give them lots of water during this time.

5)Water

Babies and kids can dehydrate easily so make sure you give them lots of water during this time.

6) ORS - Oral Rehydration Salt.

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You can easily buy these in packet in medical shop. Mix them with water and give, This is effective for hydrating body.You can make them your own too

Recipe:

Water - 1 liter (boiled and cooled)
Sugar - 6 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Mix this up and feed every 2 hours.

7)Bananas

Bananas are great for loose motion. You can steam some bananas and mash it well and feed to babies. For kids they can eat as it is. It is rich in nutrients and adds energy too.

8)Rice Porridge (Kanji)

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Rice is rich in carb and starch which is effective for loose motion.

Boil rice till it is done and mash it well to a paste and feed babies. For kids you can feed it as rice porridge along with the cooking water without mashing it.

9)Arrow Root Powder

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It is rich in starch content as well. You can mix this powder with water and cook till it gets porridge like, add some salt and consume, Nowadays you can get arrow root biscuits which is good for loose motion as well.

10)Breast Milk

If you are breast feeding your baby. You can feed often which will prevent them from getting dehydrated. Also it provides babies nutrients.

DONT GIVE MILK & MILK PRODUCTS DURING LOOSE MOTION. IT CAN WORSEN IT.

Baby Poop - What's Normal & What's Not

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Aarthi 6:27 AM 0

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I know it is a gross topic. But it is the most important topic which every parent specially mom should have known before having a baby or if you are a new mom.

Poop Frequency:

A new born baby untill 4 to 5 weeks will poop after each feed or like 6 to 10 times daily. They will be contantly pooping atleast a little and you will be constantly changing diapers every few mins. WELCOME TO MOTHERHOOD!

After 6 weeks or so the pooping frequency will slowly subside. They will be doing it every few hours.

Some babies even poop every other day or every 2 to 3 days. As long as your baby is happy and her tummy looks soft. There is no issues.

New Born Poop:

You will be seeing a Greenish - Blackish Sticky poop untill 3 to 5 days which will disappear as days pass. This is called as Meconium, it occurs in every new born baby during the first few days. It will slowly subside the colour will get much lighter as days pass.

Normal Breast Fed Baby Poop:

A healthy breast fed babies poop is bright yellow or mild yellow, slightly greenish yellow in colour. The poop looks little slimy and grainy. They poop pretty often.

Formula Fed Baby Poop:

The Poop looks more pasty and little brown coloured. It is more smelly than a breast fed baby.

Iron Poop:

If you give your baby iron supplement, then your babies poop is dark green and almost black in colour. If you are seeing black poop when you are not giving iron supplements, then you must contact your doctor.

Solid Poop:

After you start solids in babies, like ragi, banana and other things. Their poop would be much darker and smellier.

Mucus Poop:

If your babies poop looks very slimy with mucus in it. This is because of some allergy in it. Also if your baby has cold or cough and is taking medicines for that, it can also result in slimy poop.

Constipation poop:

You can easily identify this, your baby will be crying during pooping or she will be feeling very uncomfortable while pooping. The poop will be more harder. You have to immediately seek attention to cure constipation in babies because it can be painful.

Check this How to cure constipation in babies

Diarrhea Poop:

It will be very watery and more of water than solids. It will often explode out of diaper. Take her to doctor immediately.

What to worry:

Bright Red Poop: it is very critical and call your doctor immediately.
Blackish Blood Poop: it is because of digested blood. Consult your doctor immediately.
Chalky Pale Poop: It is because of liver or Bladder failure.

How to Bath a Baby - How to Bath a Newborn - Bathing a Baby

Baby Skin Care

Aarthi 9:37 PM 0

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Bathing a baby can be a stressful task for many of us specially new moms. Unlike toddlers bathing a baby is little difficult and we have to be very careful. There are certain things which we have to keep in mind. I will try to cover most of the things which i do when i bathe my little one.

1)First lets start with oil massage for baby. Spread a baby mat. I use olive oil for babies skin and normal coconut oil for her hair. The products which i use is given below. I take some coconut oil and apply it all over her hair and give a gentle massage. Then i take a good amount of olive oil and apply it all over her body. I give gentle massage. Check this video for massaging baby. After massaging leave the baby in the mat for 10 mins while to get ready with the other things.

2)Prepare the changing station. The changing station can be your bed or wherever you are comfortable.

a)Spread a clean dry towel in the bed. You need another towel which you carry on your shoulder when you are bathing your baby. You need that to wrap her up.

b)Take all your baby lotion or whatever cream you use for your baby. I prefer either himalaya baby lotion or baby dove lotion. If you use powder then go for that. Personally i dont use powder for both my kids.

c)Take your babies cloth and diaper.

d)If you are going to give any vitamin drops, place it as well.

3)Now prepare the water for bathing your baby. Normally babies body is warm, so cold water may shock them. So use warm water to bathe your baby. Use luke warm water. In summer times the water itself will be warm, so you can use normal cold water for bathing babies above 5 to 6 months.

4)You can take your bath tub or whatever you prefer ready. My mom puts mahi in her legs and bathe her, this is how it is done old times. But i prefer this sling to bath baby, i found this to be very helpful.

5)Now bring the baby and place her in the sling. Take a wash cloth, i use gerber brand (link given below). Apply some baby bath over it and gently massage it over your baby and pour water gently and bathe her. First i completely bath her body. The i take some baby shampoo on my hands and apply it on her gently and take some water on my hands and wipe the shampoo first. Then i use a small cup to pour the water over her head, make sure the water doesn't fall on her face. Once the shampoo is removed from her hair, i wash her face with little baby wash and use my hands to wipe it off.

6)Now i wrap her up in towel and i dry her hair very lightly with a towel. I dont dry her hair so much, because leaving some wetness in your babies hair will build their immune. When they grow up they won't catch fever easily when they go in rain.

7)Now bring her to bed, remove the wet towel and place her in fresh towel and apply lotion or powder as you wish. Give vitamin drops and change her to new clothes.

PRODUCTS I USE

Hope you found this post to be useful. Will see you soon with another post, till then I will leave you with a picture of maha & mahi

Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding

Breast Feeding

Aarthi 3:37 AM 0

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The foods which you actually eat is the main source in the production of milk for your baby. MY grandma usually says that if we eat some food which may create gas for us means it will surely affect the baby too. So she usually take some ginger and squeeze the juice from it and as me to drink it.

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There are certain foods which you should avoid when breastfeeding. Those food will create gas, tummy problem, rashes & colic in babies.

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1)Potatoes - Create gas and tunny ache
2)Sweet Potatoes- Create gas and tunny ache
3)Jackfruits- Create gas and tunny ache
4)Citrus Fruits like oranges and lemons - affect the quality of milk
5)Cabbage - Create gas
6)Fried Foods
7)Fast Foods - hard to digest
8)Spicy Foods
9)Coffee & Tea - Contains caffeine and affect the milk directly.
10)Peppermint - reduces milk supply
11)Raw Banana & Brinjal - creates gas in mommy

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Best Foods to Increase Breast Milk

Breast Feeding

Aarthi 12:24 AM 0

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As a nursing mother, the one thing which comes to your mind is "Am I having enough milk to keep my little one full". I have breastfed maha for almost 2.5 years and now i am feeding my second daughter.

From experience i am taking certain foods which increases breast milk supply and also helps to maintain a healthy weight. I thought of sharing it with you all.

The first thing you have to remember is, breastmilk is the only food which you have to give to babies untill 6 months. You will never have enough milk during the first 2 days after your little one is born. But as your baby sucks and latch your supply will increase gradually. So feed as often as possible.

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"THE MORE YOU BREAST FEED, THE MORE MILK YOU PRODUCE"

Below are certain foods which increase breast milk supply.

1)Oatmeal - This is a super food, it increases breast milk supply and helps you to maintain healthy weight. I take oatmeal porridge in the morning or night daily.

2)Tapioca - Boiled tapioca helps in increasing milk production.

3)Sabudana / Sago - Since it is made using tapioca, it helps in increasing milk supply. You can make upma or boil it till soft, add milk and sugar and consume.

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4)Fish - certain fish like salmon, paal sura increases breast milk supply to the maximum.

5)Carrot and spinach - Make curries using this and have it with rice or roti. It is a miracle veggie for vegetarians.

6)Bottle gourd - Make curries using this and have it with rice or roti. It is a miracle veggie for vegetarians.

7)Garlic - This is a super food, you can boil 10 cloves of garlic in a cup of milk and drink that milk along with the garlic in night. This helps in increasing breast milk supply largely.

8)Cumin Seeds - Adding cumin to curries and consuming jeera water daily helps in milk production and also increases digestion.

9)Sesame Seeds - Grind sesame seeds with milk and sugar and almonds and having it as milkshake increases milk supply.

10)Cows Milk - Having 1/2 liter to 1 liter of milk daily increase milk supply largely.

11)Water - Everytime after breast feeding drink a tall glass of water to stay hydrated. Plain simple water helps increasing breast milk largely.

12)Raw Papaya - Making curries using this and consuming helps in breast milk supply.

13)Almonds

What to Pack in your Handbag - Travelling with a Toddler

Travel

Aarthi 4:41 AM 3

Last week we went on a trip to goa. You know that travelling with a toddler can be a pain when you don't pack certain stuffs. So i thought of sharing a post and show what all i packed in my handbag.

These are the stuffs which i normally pack, along with these i have some snacks like biscuits or any cut up fruits as well.

1)Your Wallets, Cash, Credit or Debit Cards & Identity Proof:

I love my wallet, i bought this a year back and loving it so much

2) Hair Bands & Clips:

3) Ear Phones:

4)Mobile Phone (ofcourse)

5)Diapers. I pack them in a ziploc cover or any separate bag

6)Normal disposable plastic bags

7) A Notebook & a Pen

8)An Umbrella ( Mini ones)

9)Wet Wipes (mine & hers)

10) Lip Balms

11) Regular Small Towels

12)Her Favourite Story Books:

13) Chocolates or Candies

14)Moisturizing Lotion or Cream

15) A small bottle of perfume (optional)

16)Water Bottles

How to Stop Breastfeeding a Baby - Stopping Breastfeeding a Baby at Night

Stop Breast Feeding

Aarthi 4:30 AM 5

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Breastmilk is the best food you can give your baby.

Frankly speaking, i breast fed my baby till 2 years. Then it started getting difficult. She started screaming at the top of lungs if she didn't get it. She started demanding it more often than i thought. She started waking up inbetween nights and screams for BM. I started feeling the pressure, i couldn't sleep peacefully and my back started aching because i was lying on my side all night.

Thats when i decided, Okay it is enough, i should stop it.

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Here are few tips and technique which i followed

1) Slowly Stop or Reduce Day Feeding:

Reducing feeding during day was easy for me. Since i kept her busy with play toys, rhymes and books. She stopped demanding milk during day time.

2)Bittergourd or Neem Oil:

Buy good quality neem oil from shops and apply on your breast when your baby demands for milk. They will get a very bitter note and this may reduce babies interest in BM. But in my case, she wiped off the oil and enjoyed it.

3)Ask Daddy's Help:

You can put the baby near daddy and make them close to them. Ask them to put on their shoulders to make her sleep. In my case, this didn't work as my baby cried to make me hold her.

4) Sleep in next room:

If you are living with your mother in law or you have your mom near by. Ask them to sleep with your little one during night. Let them pat her when she cries inbetween night. Doing this for 3 to 4 days will make the baby forget breast feeding. This is what i followed and it helped me.

5)Have food to give at night:

For babies below 1.5 years old, you can have formula milk or cows milk which you can feed at night when they demands for BM.

Read this : ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING A BABY

6)Make their tummy full:

Feed them well at night, so their tummy will be full and they wont demand BM at night.

7)Put a bandaid on your breast:

Please don't laugh, it may be funny but this helped me. I put a bandaid on my breast and when my little one asked for milk. I showed that mommy is not well, something bite me, so i cannot feed you. And my little one was so caring, she stopped asking breast milk from that day.

8)Keep warm water:

When your baby demands milk, just feed them warm water. Sometimes baby may be feeling thirsty so they might be asking for BM.

9)Keep them active during day:

During day time keep them active, reduce their sleeping time. Make them play a lot. This will make them tired and they will sleep quicky at night.

10) Tickling them helps:

To put them sleep, just give some relaxing tickles on their stomach or legs, this will make them feel good and they will sleep soon.

11)Reading Stories:

Tell them lots of stories when you put them to sleep. Watching their favourite cartoons at night will reduce them asking for BM.

I hope this will help you a lot. Each baby will be different. So follow each of these steps one by one patiently, something will surely help you.

Weaning a baby is a slow process, so be patient. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

How to Make Bindi for Babies - How to Make Indian Pottu for Babies

Homemade Baby Stuffs

Aarthi 10:29 PM 14

Whenever we have a baby in our family, granny used to make this bindi and give them. It is our tradition. On 41 days after the baby is born, we have the baby namind ceremony, after that we used to apply bindi and namma katti, just like in the picture of maha below.

It is such a lovely tradition. Each day i used to wait for the morning. Each day we bathe the baby and dress her and do this. The baby will look so cute and lovely. I can never forget the face of maha when this bindi and namma katti is used.

You can find this in shops which sells medicinal items. But it is so easy to make at home and very hygienic as well. So why do you need to buy it. I used raw rice to make it, you can use sago as well in this.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice (Pacharisi) or Sago (Sabudana) - 1/2 cup
Water - 2.5 cups
Kum Kum - a pinch (optional)
Aroma Essential oils few drops (optional)

Method:

In a heavy bottom pan, add rice and roast on a medium heat till it blackens.

Now add water to it and cook, keep mashing this. It will get into a paste.

Now add kum kum and oil if using and mix well.

Spoon this in a container and let it dry under sun for few hours till it gets completely hard. It may take a day too.

Now Cover with a lid and store.

This can be stored for years. When it get dries, add few drops of water over it and rub so the black melts away. Use your index finger to take it and put it on baby forehead.

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