Posts tagged "new baby"
Bringing a newborn infant home is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The delight and excitement that parents experience is palpable. It's understandable if you're nervous, especially if you're a first-time mother or father. After all, no matter how well one plans and prepares for the arrival of a child, problems and challenges will always arise.
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease affects up to half of all babies under the age of three months. It can happen several times throughout the day, especially after meals. When food is swallowed into the stomach, but subsequently regurgitates back into the oesophagus, this is known as regurgitation (food pipe). It may then return to the stomach (and down the gastrointestinal tract), or it may wash up to the mouth or beyond, resulting in a vomit or feed spill.
Those breastfeeding parents you've seen make it look so simple. They open a button and latch on a baby without missing a beat of conversation or a bite of food, as if breastfeeding were the most natural process on the planet. While the source may be natural, it does not always come readily.
There's a lot to learn whether your first time is a breeze, a struggle, or somewhere in the between. So the more you understand about technique (how to position baby), mechanics (how to tell if baby is getting enough milk), and logistics (when one meal is over and it's time for another), the more confident and empowered you will feel.
There’s so much to learn when you become a new mother, and even something as seemingly simple as burping your baby can turn out to be more complicated than you ever imagined. If you’d like to perfect your approach to burping, we’re here to help, so read on to find out more.
2020 has certainly been a difficult year for most of us, but if you’ve been dealing with a pregnancy at the same time, you truly are a superhero. With 2021 just around the corner and hopefully happier times ahead for all of us, there’s room for expecting mothers to be a little more optimistic and positive. Here are some tips for anyone who’s expecting a baby in the New Year.
