Some children get potty-trained within days; while there are others who fail to do it and keep having ‘accidents’ for many weeks, months and even lasting for years on end. However, before one gets discouraged and aggravated wondering how much time one’s kids would take in totally mastering this ability, one needs to be sentient about some persistently lingering potty-training myths and brushing up on some facts. Fallacy No 1: Potty-training must commence once the infant is eighteen months of age Elucidation The reality is that there is a wide-ranging age of inclination depending on the kids’ level of maturity, how physically coordinated he/she is, any older aged siblings and further more. One needs to commence potty training when it is suitable for the child, instead of paying heed  [...]

The safety and wellbeing of an unborn baby is the utmost priority for a pregnant woman. Providentially, it is possible to safeguard the baby by steering clear from risks that have potential to create complications or be detrimental to the baby. The following 10 behaviours must be avoided during pregnancy to ensure a safe and sound pregnancy. Avoiding stressful situations Episodes of stress and anxiety assaults the body in unexpected ways. For instance, stress during pregnancy leads to improper bowel clearance, back aches, wakefulness and cause preterm or underweight delivery. Avoiding tobacco inhalation Smoking has scarring effects on the foetus and the mother and should totally be kept at bay. It is so damaging that expectant women must also keep away from second hand smoke.   [...]

For comprehending ways to increasing nature’s own bounty – breast milk, it is imperative to decipher how the process of breast milk production actually functions. Breast milk production is mostly about demand and supply, though firstly this is not the case. Subsequent to delivery, the hormonal fluctuations signal the body to commence making milk. But in this time, the body does not clearly recognize the quantity of milk that the baby would require. Hence, this is the appropriate time for establishing an ample milk supply. Over a span of time, the body would gradually identify the amount of milk to secrete on the basis of the milk being removed from the breasts. Breasts being emptied signal the body to produce more milk. Similarly, breasts that are full give hint to the body for making  [...]

Attempting to conceive could be tough on both the partners. The initial couple of cycles are filled with excitement and hope but normally subsequent to 2-3 cycles couples could often get disheartened. There are so many avenues to explore in regards to conceiving. Some of the couples adopt a chilled-out approach initially which in due course of time evolves into them wanting to know more about getting pregnant. Could a couple take certain steps that could help in enhancing their likelihood of pregnancy? There definitely are some tips that could be beneficial; though they have not garnered significant publicity. A few commonly known advices are having sexual contact thrice a week; however there are other tips which are rather unheard of. Below mentioned are 7 aids hardly spoken about which  [...]

A startling revelation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that nearly thirteen percent of women indulged in smoking during their last trimester of pregnancies. Though there is awareness about smoking affecting the foetus, one would be stunned by the intensity and range of damage that one’s smoking habit could have on one’s unborn baby and oneself. Facts depict wide-ranging effects Cigarette smoke has 2,500 kinds of chemicals constituents. Though the extent to which these chemicals have a bearing on the foetus is yet fuzzy. However, the carbon monoxide and nicotine present in cigarette could majorly lead to complications with one’s pregnancy and the foetus. Krisa Van Meurs, M.D., associate professor of paediatrics from the Stanford University School of  [...]

A common query that confounds several parents is whether their child is too young to be administered the H1N1 nasal spray or the injection containing thimerosal or must they wait for the injection that has no preservatives added to become obtainable. It is suggested that children more than six months of age must be administered the H1N1 flu vaccine on an urgent basis as infants below the age of two years are at increased likelihood of developing complications due to the H1N1 infection. The risks arising due to the infection by itself are deemed to have greater repercussions as compared to any kind of risk that could arise due to the H1N1 vaccine, irrespective of whether thimerosal is present in it or not. Thimerosal is a preservative that contains mercury and is employed for multi-dosage  [...]

Undecended testicles are known to occur in nearly five percent of full term and thirty percent of premature newly born male babies. Undescended testicles is a condition wherein the testicle in a boy has failed to move from the abdominal region, where it initially commences development in utero, and moves downwards till it finally reaches the scrotum which is its final destination. The reasons behind why testicles at times are not able to descend are still ambiguous. On majority of the occasions, nevertheless the testicle could travel its course till it moves into the right position by itself till the time a baby is nearly six months of age, and nearly always by the time the child turns one year old. In case the testicle has still not descended, surgical intervention would become necessary  [...]

One could opt from many technical and non-scientific means for ascertaining the sex of the baby. One must bear in mind that one would be correct on half of the occasions with any method. Below mentioned are some of the means of finding if one is going to have a boy or girl child. The technician conducting the ultrasound would offer the most precise evaluation; many of whom would not make forecasts until they have a lucid observation of the genitals of the foetus. It is possible if the ultrasound is performed at eighteen weeks of pregnancy or later. The technician would needs a minute’s time to reveal the sex of the foetus on the screen as the foetal movements in the uterus could make it tricky to decipher. Male foetuses have a tiny protuberance in between their legs that is nearly  [...]

Pertussis or whooping cough begins alike a cold. Subsequent to one to two weeks, the cold signs lead to severe spells of coughing. The coughing obstructs breathing and could also lead to vomiting. Pertussis could cause life-menacing complications. Signs among adults are milder in nature. Recognizing the signs could help in early detection and hence treatment. Pertussis is vastly Communicable The dowel-shaped Bordetella pertussis bacteria affix themselves in the cilia of the respiratory tract. They are transmitted via suspended droplets arising from coughing and sneezing. An individual having pertussis is infectious from the moment the cold signs start appearing. The transmittable time period would last for nearly three weeks subsequent to the coughing bouts commencing. Containing Coughs Every  [...]

Researchers believe that by matching infants ailing from rare or life-menacing ailments and modelling probable disease development; are hopeful of detecting imminent novel courses. Development of software tools is being done that could seek out and evaluate patient information at hospitals located across Europe for finding infants with nearly matched medical conditions. The doctors could then locate the manner in which the matched cases of the patient in the other hospitals were undergoing treatment and whether it was beneficial. The data would immensely enhance the doctor’s skill to select the correct course for their patient. The software tool under-development in the Health-e-Child project could carry out a comparison of a huge array of ordered and unstructured information, inclusive  [...]