Infant Formula Allergies
The best way to avoid infant formula allergies is to breastfeed your baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association and the American Dietetic Association all agree that breast milk is the best food for your baby. If you cannot or choose not to breastfeed, however, formula is better to use than cow’s milk because it contains the nutrients that most infants need. A baby is more likely to be allergic to formula than to breast milk. Know what to look for and what to do if your baby is allergic.
Diet for Breastfeeding
It is important for you to eat a healthy diet while you are breastfeeding, but you don’t have to be as vigilant as you were when you were pregnant. Breast milk can meet your baby’s nutritional needs even when your diet is less than perfect, according to the BabyCenter website. You should strive to eat as healthy as possible, though, for your health and so that your body will produce enough, good-quality milk.
Kids & Ringworm
Despite its unfortunate name, ringworm has nothing to do with worms. Ringworm is a fungal skin infection in the same family as athlete’s foot and jock itch. The fungus forms a ring pattern on the skin or scalp, and that is where the name comes from. Ringworm is a common fungal infection for kids to get.
How Tall Will My Child Grow?
Many parents wonder what their child is going to be like when he grows up and how tall he will be. Unfortunately, no one can tell you the exact height your little one will reach, but with some knowledge, you can make a reasonable guess.
Baby Gender Selection Methods
It’s natural for a father who already has three girls to want a boy next time. But should he be able to make that choice? Reproductive technologies exist to make sex selection a reality. However, many people believe that sex selection is ethically wrong. The UN reports, for example, that every day in India, 2,000 women abort a baby girl. Called feticide, this is a form of sex selection. When sex selection occurs for medical reasons, many people support the phenomenon.