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Below is a list of tips that have appeared on Your Baby Today home page since the program began. Tips are updated on this page on a weekly basis.
- If your baby is teething, try rubbing her gums with a cool spoon or wet gauze.
- A tip for Mom on Mother's Day: Increase your serenity and decrease your stress by spending twice as much time focusing on what's right (positive thinking).
- Take an infant CPR course before your delivery date.
- Enroll your babysitter in the Red Cross Babysitter Training Course, which includes first-aid and CPR.
- Don't heat bottles in the microwave because the milk could get too hot and burn your baby.
- Kegel exercises (which strengthen pelvic floor muscles) can help prevent bladder problems before and after pregnancy.
- Sleeping on your side with a pillow between your legs helps prevent back pain during pregnancy.
- If your nipples are sore from breast-feeding, try a cream like Lansinoh to relieve pain.
- Vitamin B-6 and multivitamins may raise energy and stave off baby blues. Ask your doctor about adding a nutritional supplement to your diet.
- Learn about perineal massage to help avoid vaginal tears during labor.
- Exercise releases endorphins to help battle post-partum depression and helps shed post-pregnancy weight.
- Use cup hooks to wind up vertical blind cords, which pose a strangulation hazard to a curious baby.
- Movement may ease colic, so place baby in a swing to relieve symptoms.
- Use washcloths to grip a slippery baby when you hand baby over to another person during bath time.
- Move any houseplants that might be poisonous out of baby's reach.
- If you're pregnant, wash fruits and vegetables carefully to avoid bacteria.
- Morning sickness can occur at anytime, day or night.
- If nauseated during pregnancy, avoid spicy foods with strong aromas.
- Make sure your baby's bathtub is securely attached to the tub before bathing your infant.
- Eat crackers when you awake to prevent morning sickness.
- Getting regular doses of sunshine while pregnant will give you more Vitamin D for baby's bones.
- Avoid places with lots of second-hand smoke while pregnant.
- A great bonding activity: Sit down or lay back with your spouse to read to your baby.
- Keep baby far from the hot water faucet during bath time.
- If your morning sickness continues into the third trimester, see a doctor so you don't lose too much weight.
- If your iron supplement is causing constipation, add more fiber to your diet.
- Avoid drinking coffee and tea with meals; they may interfere with iron absorption.
- If you're worried about computers and miscarriage, use a laptop model instead of a desktop.
- If you're pregnant, let someone else handle the oven cleaner.
- When pregnant, always carry healthy snacks, such as carrot sticks or nuts and raisins.
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