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Dad Advice: Traumatic Birth
Author: Paul Banas
The process of becoming a mother involves a certain amount of psychological strain for a pregnant woman. In fact, for some women, childbirth can be as traumatic as life-threatening events such as a natural disaster or a war. During pregnancy, it is important for the to-be mother's family members and close ones to support her as required.
During childbirth, women are likely to experience a range of emotions, which may include:
• Guilt
• Anxiety and fear that can manifest as intense flashbacks and nightmares
• Helplessness or a feeling of loss of control or feeling incomplete
• Severe depression
• Anger, irritability
• Obsessive talking about their traumatic experiences
• Ambivalent feelings toward the baby
• Hyper-vigilance and hyper-sensitivity to any perceived injustice
• Other symptoms such as drug and alcohol abuse, phobias, fainting spells, eating disorders, suicidal tendencies
• It should be
Caring New Born – an Overwhelming and Life’s Biggest Challenge
Author: Neelima Reddy
Having a new baby is a wonderful experience and at the same time caring new born is overwhelming. There are many comfortable and safe ways to carry a baby. Always support your baby’s head and neck under forearms as they cannot lift their head.
Caring new born involves the cleaning of umbilical cord stump with alcohol after every diaper change. Parents wonder when this will fall off. Umbilical cord is connected to the placenta and your baby at the belly button area (navel). After the birth the cord is cut and covered with clamps.
Care of umbilical has to be taken to prevent the infection until it falls off by itself. Dip a cotton swab or cotton ball in alcohol and move it around the bottom of the cord where it is attached to the navel. It has to fall off within 1 to 3 weeks after the birth.
New born usually eat for every three to four hours, some even feed for every two hours. As breast-fed babies can digest fast they need to be fed more fr
Baby Showers Planning Guide & Baby Shower Invitations Cards
Here’s a timeline and step-by-step planning guide that will help you organize and prepare a successful baby shower, stay in control during the baby shower party, All About Baby Showers and ensure the Mommy-to-Be has the time of her life.
Caring New Born – an Overwhelming and Life’s Biggest Challenge
Author: Neelima Reddy
Having a new baby is a wonderful experience and at the same time caring new born is overwhelming. There are many comfortable and safe ways to carry a baby. Always support your baby’s head and neck under forearms as they cannot lift their head.
Caring new born involves the cleaning of umbilical cord stump with alcohol after every diaper change. Parents wonder when this will fall off. Umbilical cord is connected to the placenta and your baby at the belly button area (navel). After the birth the cord is cut and covered with clamps.
Care of umbilical has to be taken to prevent the infection until it falls off by itself. Dip a cotton swab or cotton ball in alcohol and move it around the bottom of the cord where it is attached to the navel. It has to fall off within 1 to 3 weeks after the birth.
New born usually eat for every three to four hours, some even feed for every two hours. As breast-fed babies can digest fast they need to be fed more fr
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