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Child care and health- six months to 1 year
Having completed first six months after birth of your baby is like winning
a battle. Ni better it is like winning a war. What with irregular sleeping
pattern, irregular food habits and timings, irritation and general feeling
of fatigue and enormity of the task of raising the child bogging down
day in and day out. Just remember one thing that you are not alone in
your feeling. A lot of mothers and parents go through that experience.
So it is better to enjoy the experience and rest of the things will fall
in place.
Following are a few of the things which you may keep in mind if your child
is of this age:
- At this age, the urge to feel everything is very strong in babies
and the way they do that is by putting every thing in their mouth. It
is extremely important that you do not leave unattended things near
your child which will invariably find their pride of place in her mouth.
Your hair pins, buttons, small items of wardrobe, lip stick, eye brows,
shortly everything is in the very reach of your little baby. Keep them
out of their little domain at all costs.
- As your child starts crawling and taking first steps, its reach extends
to the entire flat. Do not leave things unattended at floors and keep
your surroundings clean and disinfected to avoid the possibility of
your kid getting infected and allergies. Also be careful with electric
sockets and switches. Change the ordinary switches to those having interlocking
systems. As an extra precaution, put a tape on top of the switch openings
to avoid little fingers getting trapped therein. Also move your night
bulbs further up the wall or simply remove them.
- Make your flat child proof. Remove sharp objects and corners. Remember
that sleek but fragile corner glass table may be aesthetic wonder but
not a good idea if a small kid is round the corner, leaning on the same
for support and dislodging it for her own harm.
- Be careful about the diet plan of your kid at this stage. Discuss
the same with her pediatrician. Follow a schedule and stick to it. Monitor
the height and weight of your kid to know if everything is normal. Remember
that no two kids are alike. So do not get panicky if your little wonder
is just above normal or on the cusp. She will recover the ground if
you stick to feeding her properly.
- As at this stage, the risk of getting infections is very high, it
is advisable to keep a medicine chest of common ailments and infections
such as fever, cough, running nose etc. Do not over medicate the child
as a lot of infections simply go away with the passage of time. Discuss
her medication with doctor all the time. Do not try to self medicate
at any time. It may be harmful for your baby.
- Play with your baby. They like to be cuddled and pampered. Hold them
softly. Appreciate them for small little things.
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