According to The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs effects such as making a baby sleepy, prolonged sleep, looked weak, stunted growth process, abnormal weight gain, and the possibility of reduced milk sucking reflex. In addition, newborns with immature liver will be affected by alcohol is riskier than older infants.
4 Important actions for mom :
1. Do not drink alcohol every day, limit the amount. Strive to drink non-alcoholic alternative.
2. Set the time drinking, ie after feeding the baby. You should also avoid breastfeeding 2-3 hours after drinking alcoholic beverages. Highest levels of alcohol in the blood and breast milk is in the span of 30-60 minutes after the mother drinks alcohol, or about 90 minutes after the mother's drinking while eating. Flushed and discard breast milk, or drinking water in large quantities, will not accelerate the loss of alcohol in your blood and breast milk.
3. Provide expressed milk before you go to an event when you might be drinking alcoholic beverages. That way, your child can still drink milk as long as you leave and while you are still under the influence of alcohol. If you are too much to drink at the event, so feel drunk and vomiting, you should delay before breast-feeding your baby for 12 hours.
4. Do not stop breastfeeding and switch to formula. Breast milk of mothers who drink alcoholic beverages are still better than formula milk, because it still contains substances immunity and privileges of the other breast.
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In
contrast to adult skin, baby's skin is a thin layer of bonding between
cell dna is still weak, so the structural layers of skin they have yet
to develop optimally. No wonder if prone to skin problems, allergies, and infections. However, do not let it make mothers worry excessively. Find out the truth of myths circulating that woman who can fix any problems with the accurate and thoughtful.
Myth: If drinking soy milk intensively, the baby's skin is white.
Fact: the baby's skin color is influenced olegh genetic factors from parents, instead of soy milk. However, if at the age of 3 years and above appear white spots and itchy, baby likely suffered Pityriasis Alba. The
reason could be due to allergies, sheer lack of hygiene, and genetic
factors are derived directly from parents or grandfather / grandmother.
Myth: Disposable diapers will prevent the baby from diaper rash.Fact: Not all disposable diapers (pospak) has good quality. If
the skin is red diaper-covered area and spots appear, the possibility
of the baby diaper rash (dermatitis / eczema diaper), caused by the
fungus Candida albicans infection. Wash immediately groin and pubic pospak baby any change or replace immediately pospak after babies or small bowel.
Myth: When pregnant do not eat strawberries because it would cause red blotches on the skin like a baby's strawberry color.Fact: There is no link between eating strawberries with tibulnya spots on baby's skin. It is often found bright red spots known as Strawberry hemangiomas. This is caused by a benign tumor of blood vessel growth tidka normal, and can occur in any blood vessel network.
Myth:
If breast-feeding do not let the baby face because it can cause reddish
cheek area and a sign that the baby milk allergies.Fact: Breast milk is the only food that must be given up till 6 months, after which it should be given complementary feeding. If
the area of the baby's cheeks are reddish and small bubbles arising
contain clear fluid, it means the baby is exposed to atopy dermatitis
(eczema milk). The cause comes from food, heredity, sweat, and dust.
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Oral thrush in infants and toddlers can be difficult to eat to lose weight. Health disorders is very common, but also very difficult to know the cause. Could be because intolerance particular eat, shop, or signs of disease, such as allergies to milk, wheat, strawberries, yeast, tomatoes, and oranges.
As a solution, if there is estimated to cause canker sores food, you should avoid that food in the daily menu. Better yet if you consult your doctor to know for sure the cause. No less important is the child's diet arrange to stay balanced so there is no malnutrition, underweight risky.
If not there are sores in the mouth, so that does not hurt his notice. For example, do not be sour and hot food as it will add a sense of grief and pain. Some foods that can help overcome injuries because Oral Thrush are:
1. Plain yogurt is high in acidophilus bacteria. The healthy bacteria can clean the wound.
2.Brush the honey to the wound, because honey is an antiseptic that can help healing, even better than drug efficacy shaped jelly that many in the market.
3. Also serves antiseptic garlic, crushed and apply on the wound.
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Baby's skin is still basically smooth and silky. But often the wrong treatment makes the baby's skin becomes healthier. To keep your babies skin healthy do the following tips:
1. When bathing the baby, select a special soap for babies are fine-textured and minimal chemicals.
2. Choose cotton for your baby's clothes, which are absorb sweat and comfortable.
3. Use special soap for baby clothes softer formula (mild), minimal detergent with a little foam.
4. Rinse first newly bought clothes before wearing. This is very handy shed leaching of dyes and chemicals used in the manufacturing process and washing with chemicals (laundrying or dry cleaning), to avoid irritation to baby's skin.
5. Careful to use wet wipes. If your baby shows allergic reactions, such as skin redness, immediately stop the use of wet wipes. Alcohol contained in wet wipes can also make baby's skin dry.
6. Weaning foods introduced one by one, so that you can identify the types of foods that cause skin irritation, due to the type of food intolerance can cause a reaction in the form of skin disorder. Seafood, dairy products and eggs can cause hives or eczema. To avoid food intolerance it is better to wait until the baby is one year old.
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Each color composition contained in the food turned out to contain different nutrients. By eating a variety of vegetables or fruits are colorful can meet the nutritional needs of the body.
1. Yellow or orange.
Fruits and vegetables that have a yellow and orange color contains beta carotene and alpha carotene. In the body, these two substances are converted into the active form of vitamin A which helps maintain eye health. Beta carotene is also an antioxidant that helps maintain the immune system of children. Fruits
and vegetables that are yellow and orange, sweet potatoes, oranges,
carrots, pumpkin, peach, mango, apricot, cantaloupe and papaya. Yellow and orange are also identical to the content of vitamin C which is quite a lot. It
is true that the fruit is yellow and orange contain high vitamin C and
potassium which plays a role in maintaining blood pressure.
2. Green
The green color in vegetables or fruits containing lutein and zeaxantin. Both of these substances are in the eyes and helps prevent eye damage in old age. While
the dark green vegetables, such as broccoli contain indoles and
isothiocyanates that can help prevent cancer by increasing the
production of enzymes that function to eliminate toxins in the body. The darker the green color of vegetables means it contains more chlorophyll and antioxidants. Some
green vegetables such as, broccoli, lettuce, spinach, pok choy, kale,
mustard greens, green beans, bitter melon, avocado, green apple, melon
and kiwi.
3. Red
Red
foods contain lycopene, a substance that plays a role in maintaining
healthy cells and can protect the body from cancers such as prostate
cancer and breast cancer. In addition, the red color in foods also contain anthocyanin which is useful to prevent infection. Foods
that have a red color such as red guava, red wine, red peppers,
tomatoes, watermelon, beets, cherries, red beans, red apples and red
rice. While
the red colored vegetables such as red cabbage and red spinach contain
flavonoids as substances that protect the body from cancer. Even the red cabbage contains vitamin C two times more than white cabbage.
4. Purple
In order for a child's brain is functioning optimally, try to give purple foods. Fruits or vegetables contain anthocyanins turns purple and proanthocyanin. In
addition to optimizing the function of the brain, the two substances is
also an antioxidant that is able to maintain a healthy heart. Besides
these two substances, the vegetables and fruits that are purple also
contains anthycianin which helps reduce the risk of high blood pressure
and cholesterol. Fruits
and vegetables that have the color purple as blackberries, blueberries,
eggplant, purple potatoes, prunes, cranberries, grapes and raspberries.
On wine also contains magnesium that the body needs to move stool so easily removed. More and purple colors of fruits and vegetables, indicating that the higher amount of antioxidants. Antioxidants in foods that are purple can prevent cell damage in the body.
5. White
White-colored vegetables such as bananas, soursop, Duku, longan and lychee contains high fiber and vitamin C. Although
not too much to contain antioxidants, but the high fiber content to
meet daily fiber needs child so that the child easier defecation. While
the white vegetable like mushrooms, cauliflower, white radish, bean
sprouts and Chinese cabbage contains vitamin E and C as well as
anti-cancer compounds.
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