Whining baby - welcome to the world of being a parent.

Being a parent is not a cake walk its an uphill task and the day you become a parent you will realize what our parents went thru when they were bring us up. We at that time found every possible fault with our moms and today when we are one, we can't thank our mom's enough for how well she bought us up. It's not like their issues were any different from ours if we actually see we are more blessed as we have more information and we are well prepared comparatively to them. Today if we need an answer all we need to do is Google it and we have all first hand information on our laptops our moms didn't have that. We have colic and whiny babies they had to deal with whining too.

Dealing with a colic baby or your babies droning can drive you up the wall but who said parenting was easy. I understand for a new mom it is crazy to handle an inconsolable baby but there are ways and then there is also loads and loads of patience. Being a mother your second name has to be patience. First you need to identify if your baby is a colic baby or its just whinny. A colic baby will show symptoms of colic around the 3rd week onward if they are crying for more than 3 to 4 hours in a day and nearly every single day. Then be sure your baby is a colic baby. There is no scientific reasoning or cause of colic it doesn't mean your child has an infection or is sick. It just means there is something bothering the baby that needs to be recognized and then rectified. First check for lactose intolerance, which is a major reason for colic in babies if yes then immediately stop formula milk and keep the baby on breast milk more food substitutes list, can be taken from your baby's pediatrician.

Next would be gas, again found major in babies who depend more on formula milk, gas is formed if the baby hasn't burped well after her feed so make sure you spend sometime in making the baby burp properly before making them lie down. Digestive syrups are also available that will ease the baby of gas ask your doctor to prescribe a good for your baby. Also what you can do is hold the baby upright with her head resting on your shoulders gently massage the babies back in vertical movement this will also give the baby some relief from gas.

Babies can whine if they are hungry try to feed them if they do not take your feed then check their diaper; a dirty diaper can cause irritation and make them whine too. Babies also tend to get tired if they have been held too much on a particular day by lightly massaging their back feet and hands with a baby oil can give them some comfort and that will also put them to sleep.

Whatever the discomfort may be the best and only form of relief is mothers embrace and warmth. To quiet an extent babies cry more because of emotional discomfort to deal with that immediately hold your baby and start comforting him. You can also put on the babies favorite nursery rhyme or a soothing song , distracting the baby with a musical toy or even taking the baby outdoor for sometime will do the trick of calming him. Making the baby laugh by showing them something funny also will calm them down and make them forget tier reason for whining. Taking care of a crying baby needs all the patience in the world for that it is also important for you to be in good health and well rested. So make sure you are getting enough sleep proper diet and are strong enough physically and emotionally to face day to day challenges your baby throws at you.

Take care!!

Dealing with Stomach Flu in babies and toddlers

Bringing up babies make you doctors in your own right , dealing with their day to day issues make you such a pro at catching symptoms and giving simple treatments that you are no less a health care expert In dealing with small sickness if at all they arise. With infants it is easy to evaluate their symptoms and guess what's bothering them as they eating and their routine is under your guidance and care. You know what they have eaten and what could have triggered the stomach flu, depending on that you should call your pediatrician and ask for an antibiotic if the diarrhea and vomiting is severe. If not too much then you can ask your pediac for a probiotic to deal with the flu bacteria.

In infants it is usually milk that causes stomach flu so first you need to stop giving them formula milk and put them on your breast milk or on fruit juices even mashed rice or soup made out of cereals can be given to them.

Chicken soup also helps fight stomach flu but milk and vegetable soup should be strictly avoided. In toddlers who spend time a day care centers or school going kids, it is tough to evaluate what went wrong to cause stomach flu. Kids who go to school or day care centers are out the whole day, what they eat how they eat whether they washed their hands or no before they ate or when they used the washroom, did they eat something rotten or raw are questions that are all unanswered. I such times evaluating the cause is very tough so its best to immediately take your kid to the doctor to check the symptoms and the severe-ness of the ailment. Stomach flu or Bug Alert! Oh mighty lord stomach flu is more like a bug attack on your stomach and as described by all pediatrics is a misnomer. Symptoms of this bug are upset stomach leading to vomiting, diarrhea, nausea weakness and excess stomach pain and in most cases slight fever.

There are 2 major viruses that cause stomach flu in children during winters it is Rotavirus and spring and summer you have to save them from adenovirus. But with new bacteria's are being seen you can't just label these 2 to cause stomach flu.

Stomach flu leads to loss of appetite in children and that needs to be kept a check on as low appetite can further lead to dehydration and weakness.

Keeping them well hydrated with clear liquids like juices, water, coconut water and clear soups will give them some strength. For infants watch for 2 days on the doctors medicines if it doesn't go down immediately take the bay to the doctor.  For bigger kids best to take them to the doctor as soon as they show stomach flu symptoms. But in case you see blood in their stools or vomit please rush to your nearest health care center immediately.