Parenting success relies on understanding developmental benchmarks, managing maternal health during and after pregnancy, and implementing effective behavioral strategies for toddlers and teenagers.
When you breast-feed your baby, you can feel confident that you're giving your baby the best possible food. You might not be as confident about the changes in your body during the months or years while you are breast-feeding.
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While feeding a baby lots of artificially sweetened foods is never advised, sometimes an infant who has started solids might express interest in a taste of mom's snack that includes stevia.
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If you are craving dates during pregnancy, you'll be delighted to know that these luscious fruits can provide plenty of nutrients to support your baby's growth as well as components that boost your own health. Pregnant women unfamiliar with dates might find this to be the perfect time to sample them.
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A doctor might advise eating non-solid foods for a few days or weeks, but it can be difficult to determine what foods are acceptable on this type of diet. The full list of acceptable foods might be different for different patients, depending on the medical condition or reason for the diet.
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A baby cannot actually be allergic to his mother's breast milk, but may develop an allergy or intolerance that appears to be a breast milk allergy. In most cases, these problems can simply be solved through a change in the mother's diet.
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While most babies in the womb turn head-down during the last two months of pregnancy, a small percentage remain in some other position, a complication called breech. Breech babies can be identified on ultrasound or during a physical examination by your doctor.
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