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Archive for July, 2008

Discover the benefits of babywearing

baby wrapBaby wearing can be a real saviour when it’s time to soothing your baby. This practice are being practice for many years ago in Asia, north America, Africa, south America.

It’s not only promotes intimate connection between baby and the parents or caregiver. It’s also being prove that have benefit for healthy physical, intellectual and social development of infants. It promotes good digestion which is believe to great eases the distress symptoms of colic and reflux.

It’s also helping premature babies and babies who are slow weight gainers to gain weight at faster rate. As they cry less, calm, feel secure, content, because baby is hold close and it’s remind her of the womb experience. When you wear your baby, her ear is places against her mother, or their caregiver so they can hear the heart beat, beautifully regular and familiar. Reminds baby of the sound of the womb. and because the baby is held up close to the mother, the baby will able to nursed more often for long interval.

Wearing your baby in the sling also make your life easier, because you will have your hands free while you do your everyday activities. Mean while they are learn more by observing what happen around her as they have adult eyes level instead adult knee level.

By practicing baby wearing you learning a new skill. Some people may use a simple piece of cloth to safely and comfortably carry their babies. There is a learning curve with any baby product, including commercial baby carrier, rather than as a result of a product they can buy. babywearing technique can be learn in few minutes. Some techniques, such as carrying baby on your back, may take more time and practice to master, but extra effort is rewarded with increased comfort and freedom.

There is so many baby carrier in the market it can be confusing. Most carrier offering multi positions of carrying your baby depending your child age and need. Check with your local area, as sometimes there are babywearing group in the area and they have many type of baby carrier in their library, so you can borrow and try which carrier that suit you, and comfortable for you and your baby.

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When does Baby need a Spinal Check-up?

Mums are generally delighted with the progress baby makes with each check-up. Some wonder when baby should have a spinal check-up. The following is a guide of when baby should have a spinal check-up.

  • When does your baby need a spinal check-up?
  • Soon after birth process
  • More urgent if difficult birth (forceps, suction) or caesarean birth
  • Baby is a poor sleeper or baby dislikes being held
  • Inability for baby to breastfeed
  • If baby favours one side for feeding
  • When baby starts to hold their head up
  • Baby constantly arches backward or constantly kicks out their legs
  • Colic (20% of babies have infantile colic – Chiropractic helps)
  • When baby sits up
  • When baby starts to crawl
  • When baby starts to stand
  • When baby starts to walk
  • If baby has any problem with their movement patterns – reflex locomotion

 
To check out our information on Reflex Locomotion in Babies CLICK HERE!

The brain controls everything and relies on unhindered communication with every part of the body (every muscle, joint, organ, tissue, cell) for normal growth and development and the ongoing repair of the body. The importance of a developing baby being free of nerve interference usually caused by the birth process cannot be overstated.  All infants even those that appear healthy may have subluxations due to traumatic birth syndrome.  Every baby, including your precious little one deserves the best chance at a healthy happy life. Our children deserve to be treated naturally; Chiropractic care is one part of providing the best development opportunities for your baby.