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More and more children and getting obese. Most of them are bottle fed babies. Thus there is a need for appetite suppressants at a very young age. However, research shows that breast-fed babies are known to have less tendency to obesity. This is because that babies usually stop feeding well before the breast supply is [...]

Some medical experts give the following recommendations for treating a mild fever: Keep your child’s room comfortably cool. Dress the child lightly. (Overheating can aggravate the fever.) Encourage the child to take in extra fluids, such as water, diluted fruit juices, and soup, because fever can lead to dehydration. (Drinks containing caffeine, such as colas [...]

Found something interesting than term life insurance online. Read on… “There is simply no better food for newborns” than breast milk, writes neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Time magazine. “Breast-fed babies have lower rates of hospital admission, ear infection, diarrhea, rashes, allergies and other medical problems than bottle-fed tots.” Breast-feeding is also reported to protect against [...]

Ever since I posted the weaning success, I receive some comments and questions in the site on how we we’re able to do it. I promised to create a separate post that details our experience. So here are my insights and learnings on our weaning experience. It is important that both parties (mom and child) [...]

Women ordinarily look forward to nursing their babies. The well-known nutritionist Adelle Davis noted: “I have interviewed more than 2,000 expectant mothers and I can still count on the fingers of one hand the number who said they did not want to nurse their babies.” Fulfilling this desire can bring genuine pleasure. First, there is [...]

England’s Guardian reports that a study on infant feeding published by the Office of Population Censuses and Survey shows that mothers who breast-feed their babies within four hours of birth are more likely to continue breast-feeding successfully. Those who waited longer, especially more than 24 hours, were more likely to give up breast-feeding within the [...]

Before Baby Arrives If you have not successfully breast-fed a child before, talk to mothers who have. They can help you avoid or overcome problems. They can also help build your confidence in your ability to breast-feed your baby effectively. During pregnancy and afterward, it is important that you get enough rest. In addition, make [...]

“Breast milk is the mother of all medicines,” says Newsweek. “Babies who drink it get the nutrients they need for proper brain development, while lowering their risk of everything from allergies and infections to diarrhea, eczema and pneumonia.” The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic Association thus urge mothers to nurse their newborn [...]

Israelite mothers nursed their children for two and a half to three years or longer. The Bible reveals that Abraham’s aged wife Sarah did not wean her son Isaac until he was five years old. Other women are reported to have nursed longer. Saturday Review of the Sciences of May 1973 observes: “Early Indians believed [...]

1. Breast milk alone is the best possible food and drink for a baby in the first four to six months of life. 2. Babies should start to breast-feed as soon as possible after birth. Virtually every mother can breast-feed her baby. 3. Frequent sucking is needed to produce enough breast milk for the baby’s [...]