Upbringing and care of the newborn

Proper bathing of a newborn baby

It is recommended that the first bathing of a newborn baby be done the day after the mother and baby are home.

Breast massage while breastfeeding

Breast massage during feeding - in some cases, this may be the only means that helps reduce all the unpleasant consequences of breastfeeding. Very often, a nursing mother faces the problem of lactation disorders due to milk stagnation or other reasons, which brings painful sensations to the mother and does not bring satiety to the child.

Swimming for babies

Swimming for infants is considered a wonderful procedure that promotes the physical development of the baby.

The baby is 9 days old: what didn't the parents know about him?

The baby is 9 days old – what a short life span. And how much new the baby learns during this time! Doctors believe that the birth of a child can be compared in terms of stress to going into outer space. And all because for a child our world is a completely new environment to which he must adapt in the shortest possible time.

The 7 biggest surprises after childbirth

No matter how many baby books you read or how prepared you feel, you'll still get surprises from your baby after birth.

The baby cries all the time: why can't you leave him alone?

Psychologists have two versions of their attitude to children's crying. When a child cries, some doctors believe that you need to "let him cry it out", others - that a child should not be left alone with his crying for more than 10 minutes. If a child cries often, you must definitely respond to his call. Why?

Parents' attitudes toward their newborn affect his or her success in the future

The more love at least one parent shows to a child immediately after birth, the more successful the child will be in adulthood.

24 ways to increase breast milk production

How to increase breast milk supply?

Children in a large family: 5 pros and 4 cons

Children in a large family have their advantages and their problems. In some countries, such as ours, children from a large family have numerous benefits for admission or receipt of material benefits. In China, on the contrary, they are trying to reduce the birth rate by limiting benefits for large families. Let's consider what are the pros and cons of a large family.

How do you wean a child from your hands?

Before weaning a child from being held, you need to ask yourself: in what cases does a baby ask to be held? Because not in all cases does a child need to be weaned from being held, sometimes mom's or dad's hands are a real salvation for a baby. For example, when a child is sick.

Family and Children