Essentials of baby care: Immunizations

The human body can be amazing. There are some diseases and illnesses that once you get, you will never contract again. This is because the body produces certain antibodies towards these diseases or illnesses and so the body recognizes them and can easily destroy them. This is exactly the way how vaccinations or immunizations work. [...]

September 10, 2008 | Filed Under Baby health

Baby bottles and BPA

Nowadays, it seems that recent discoveries of diseases are outpacing breakthroughs in medicine and health. This is worrying enough for anyone – but it is even more serious for parents who have young children to protect. Recent research have discovered that bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical that is commonly found in bottles, is linked [...]

August 4, 2008 | Filed Under Baby health

Ear infections in babies

Ear infections in babies are usually caused by an accumulation or build up of bacteria and fluid around the eardrum. Normally, the fluid quickly leaves through the Eustachian tube or the tube that connects the middle ear portion to the back of the throat and nose as the individual swallows or yawns. However, when there [...]

July 13, 2008 | Filed Under Baby health

Baby powder

Proper baby hygiene is an important aspect in raising a child. Baby powder is an astringent powder used for preventing rashes on the area covered by a diaper. Parents apply baby powders to the skin of their infants in order to absorb wetness and to prevent diaper rashes. Baby diapers are made in a variety [...]

May 25, 2008 | Filed Under Baby health

Infant health monitor

One of a new parent’s worst fears is to discover that their newborn had stopped breathing during sleep and died. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant, whose death remains unexplained after further medical investigation such as an autopsy. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is neither a [...]

May 25, 2008 | Filed Under Baby health