How to Choose the Best Formula Milk for your Baby

If you've decided to bottle feed your baby there is lots more to think about, not least which type of formula milk you're going to use.

To begin with, there are so many different brands on offer that choosing the right type of formula milk for your baby can seem like a somewhat overwhelming task. So, to help make your decision easier we explain how to choose the best formula milk for your baby....

Which type of formula?

There is an ever increasing selection of formula milk appearing on the supermarket shelves so rest assured you'll have plenty of choice.

You'll find that most brands will base their formula on a form of cow's milk that has been modified to resemble breast milk as closely as possible. While none have yet managed to reproduce the exact qualities of breast milk that make it the best source of nutrition for young infants, most do contain a balance of nutrients, vitamins and minerals that are more than capable of meeting your growing baby's needs.

The variety of formula milk that will be most suitable at any one time will depend on the age, stage and appetite of your baby. Your options are...

• Preterm formula milk - 
  Designed to meet the unique needs of premature or low birth weight babies, preterm formula milk is nutrient dense so that all the nourishment your baby needs to thrive is contained in a smaller amount of feed.

• First stage formula milk - 
  Suitable from birth, first stage formula milk is designed to provide your baby with a viable alternative to breast milk. It will contain all the nutrients you need for healthy development and is designed to be easily digested by a young baby. Most will be based on a modified form of cow's milk and can be used right through until your baby reaches 12 months.

• Second stage formula milk - 
  Designed to meet the needs of a hungrier baby, second stage formula milk contains a different balance of proteins that are designed to keep your baby feeling full for longer. While not suitable for all infants, second stage milk can be a good solution for infants who don't appear satisfied by first stage milk but are too young to start weaning.

• Follow on formula milk - 
  Suitable for infants over the age of 6 months, follow on formula milk is designed to support your baby's nutritional needs as they begin weaning. Again, most are based on modified cow's milk and are enhanced with added protein, vitamins, minerals and prebiotics to encourage healthy digestion.

• Soya-based formula milk - 
  Formula milk produced using soya beans and modified with proteins, vitamins and minerals is designed specifically for infants who are allergic to cow's milk. However, it should only be used under the guidance of your doctor or health care visitor.
  
  If you suspect that your baby may have an allergy or intolerance to cow's milk it's important that you seek medical guidance. In all likelihood you'll be referred to a nutritionist who will be able to advise you on the best course of action. Soya based formula isn't suitable for all infants with allergies and specially modified cow's milk is sometimes recommended instead.

• Cow's milk -
  Current medical advice recommends that you wait until your baby has reached their first birthday before you begin to introduce regular cow's milk into their diet. Before this age your baby's digestive system is not sufficiently developed to cope with the complex balance of proteins it contains.

To Stop Babies Crying

Baby crying sometimes is quite disturbing.

However, through learning the unique quicks of your child, coupled with a basic understanding of your baby, you will have them drying up their tears in no time at all. It is fine and good when elders are in the house but what if they are not around and if you and your baby are alone. So, this is one of the funniest moments listed specially in baby care. Every one has got all different results and ideas for their particular babies tear's solution.

My dearest baby crying with all her heart

While keeping all this in mind, there are few different ideas may work out well on others. You can go through all of them testing them on your babies and just mark up which will suit you and your child in more appropriate manner. It may happen that children from same family have different tips to stop baby's crying.

It is important, 1st of all to confirm about what make the babies crying. Is the child hungry?? Or may because of dirty diaper. Baby crying can even be reason that you are always busy and unable to pay attention towards your baby.

There are many different tricks and ideas, which you can follow one at a time, unless and until you do not find solution for you baby's crying .Different children has got different feeling regarding their surroundings, like some babies feel more secure wrapped up because that make them feel sheltered and warm. It even makes them feel more safer and good sounding. Another method to top your baby's crying is to go for a walk and keep them in the front us and when you start your walk this will calm them and allows them to sleep.

You can also introduce some changes in the immediate environment of the baby. You can go for walk or car ride that can even relax you for a while and even your baby. The reason why baby will stop crying is they have movement and that will give pleasure and more stimulus to them. Walk can even make you feel good and will also stop your baby's crying.

Well, there is another way to try, you can pat them or swing them in your arms, this gentle movement will make them happy and feel pleasure. Or you can even tr by tapping their back in good rhythm such taping sound which will change the mood of your baby.

You can even give them warm bath.

How to Perform CPR on Infants

CPR for baby below 1 years old

CPR or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is an emergency procedure which is attempted in an effort to return life to an person in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing or only gasps. It may be attempted both in and outside of a hospital.

When CPR is performed on infants, more attention is required to prevent the occurrence of something taht is harmful to her. But there are many techniques of CPR and care for choking infants.

1. Airway

• Assessment: Determine there is no response by slowly move the shoulder
• Lay down the baby on a hard surface. Support his head and neck if they have to be moved
• Open the airway, use the technique of head-lift-tilt-chin. Be careful to not raising the head too far back

 2. Breathing

• Assessment: Determine there is no breathing while ensuring that the airways is always open, place your ear near the baby's mouth and observe the movement of the chest, hear and feel the baby breathing in your ear.

• If the victim was still breathing and no signs of trauma, lay the victim in recovery position.
• If the victim is not breathing, give 2 slow breaths. Your mouth must baby's mouth and nose while ensuring that the airways is always open. Observe chest movement with each breath. Breathing should be given for 1 - 1.5 seconds.

 3. Circulation

• Evaluation: Determining the absence of pulse. Feeling the pulse brakial on the inside sleeve with 2 fingers while raising the head with your other hand

• Start to press the chest. The shadow of a line is created between the baby's nipples. Place the middle finger and ring finger next to your index finger. Use your index and ring fingers to press the sternun in last place. Because of variations in the size of the hands of rescuers and the baby's chest, the above method is only as guide. Make sure your fingers do not press the end sternun (cuaran xifiod) Press the sternum deep within 0.5 - 1 inch, at least 100 times per minute and giving a respiratory for every 5 compressions.

• Perform 20 cycles of pressure and breathing assistance:

          - ask emergency system by calling 999/991 (quickly)

          - check the pulse brakial

          - if no pulse, continue the pressure and breathing assisstance

          - check the pulse every few minutes

          - if the heart recovers, check for bretahing spontaneously. 

            If no, give a breath every 3 sec (20  breaths/min) and keep eye on the pulse. 

            If you breath, make sure the airways is open and watch the breathing and pulse.

For quick reference, just print out this image and paste it on your wall at home. It will be much heloing in case of emergency.

source: http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/infantcpr.html