Keeping Your Baby Clean

Very young babies don't get dirty, so they don't need frequent bathing but bath time provides a perfect opportunity for cuddling and playing that infants come to relish. It also gives fathers a chance to spend time with their babies. Later, bath time will be part of your baby's bed time routine, a signal that it's time to wind down.

While Your Baby is Young

Many parents are understandably nervous about bathing their new born baby while she is still tiny and seems so vulnerable. It is how ever, worth remembering that a baby is quite resilient,

provided she is handled gently but firmly, so try to be as confident as possible. You will be shown the safest and easiest methods for bathing your baby a few days after the birth by a staff member at the hospital.

As with all aspects of caring for your baby, bathing her will soon become second nature once you've given your selves time to get used to it. The first few times, your baby may get quite distressed when she's being bathed, so don't feel you have to bathe her every day. Thorough cleansing using the topping and tailing method out lined below is quite sufficient.

Topping and Tailing

Topping and tailing means cleaning your baby thoroughly by washing her face, hands, and diaper area, with out undressing her completely. You can do this most days as part of your baby's diaper changing and dressing routine and then just give her a bath every two or three days. This will save you time and is less distressing for your baby.

Bathing Tips

To bathe your baby as quickly and as safely as possible.

* Wash or bathe her in a room that is warm and draft free it doesn't have to be the bath room. Use a pail to carry the water and to fill and empty the bath.

* If you use a sponge and face cloth, make sure they are reserved strictly for your baby's use and wash them frequently.

* Never poke around in side your baby's ears with a cotton bud you could easily damage her delicate eardrum. Only remove ear wax that is visible at the opening.

Bathing Your Baby

Choose a bath time that suits you and your baby, it doesn't always have to be in the evening, especially if your baby tends to be fretful at that time of day. How ever, if you're working parents, bathing your baby in the evening is often a good way for you to spend time with him; you can even take a bath with him when he's older to make it more fun. Make sure you have all of the items you need with in easy reach.

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Gingivitis...What is it and how to treat it!

Gingivitis is a disorder involving inflammation of the gums.
Gingivitis is caused by the long-term effects of plaque deposits.
Eventually these plaque deposits can cause harm and an unpleasant ordor.
if left untreated, gingivitis can lead to very serious consequences,
including the disconnection of gum tissue from teeth, and even tooth
breakage and tooth loss.


The cause is bacteria, which can turn into tartar and plaque buildup,
irritate your gums and lead to bleeding and receding gums. If you do not
cure gingivitis early, it can lead to a more serious gum condition
called periodontitis.

This is a long-term infection that can eventually
cause loss of your teeth. Gingivitis generally doesn't hurt. You may
have it for years before you feel discomfort.
To adequately treat gingivitis, nutrients are needed to promote healing
and get the inflammation under control. If you want to treat gingivitis,
be sure to eat a well-balanced diet that will give your gums and teeth
necessary stimulation. Eating a variety of fresh fruit, leafy
vegetables, fish, meat, and grain breads daily is an important step to
treat gingivitis.

You should watch your mouth carefully for signs of gingivitis ,
especially changes in gum color or appearance and tenderness. Knowing
the signs of gingivitis will help you catch the disease early, and
diligent oral hygiene can greatly reduce the effects of the disease.

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Choose the Gender of Your Baby through Diet

There are many methods used over decades to choose the gender of your baby. Apart from the scientific methods such as sperm selection and in-vitro fertilization, old wives tales and natural methods such as the Shettles Method and Whelan Method, there is just one more important factor that people seem to put aside. Pre-conception diet!


Pre-pregnancy diet is very important. It determines the pH level in your body and directly changes the polarity of the egg. The resulted charge will attract the gender of your choice more than the other. Making informed and wise decision on changing your diet before conception will greatly increase your chance to having the baby boy or girl of your choice. Clinical research yields 96 of success rate of mothers who follow the program strictly.

How does diet helps in choosing the baby gender? Tissues are made up of cells that have structures also known as 'receptors.' The activities of these receptors are influenced by changes in the ionic concentrations of the surrounding bodily environment. A woman's diet one week before she conceives will strongly determine the sex of her baby. So therefore it is important she adhere to the planned diet with cautions.

It is said that alkaline environment favors boy while acidic environment favors girl. A woman's vaginal pH level has direct effect in attracting the X and Y chromosome. If the next baby you wanted is a boy, make sure your diet is alkaline.

Alkaline food is mainly vegetables and fruits. Vegetables like broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, garlic, green bean, onions, pumpkins and radishes. Alkaline fruits are such as apricot, banana, apples, coconut, pear and watermelon.

Acidic fruits and vegetables are such as corn, olives, blueberries, cranberries, currants and plums. Red meat and white meat his highly acidic too. Beef, ham and poultry, tuna, sardines, turkey are some of the example. Grains, wheat and wheat products and most oils are highly acidic too. Other daily food which is acidic includes coffee, ketchup, liquor, beer, cola, mustard and aspirin.

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