My Best Baby Bargains: Tips for Moms

Today's Tip for New Moms: What to Do When Baby Has Colic

Since every baby is different, you may have to experiment with your little sweetheart to see what works best for him. Soothing baby and changing some things to see if they help lessen colic is a goal for any mother who sees her baby suffering with tummy distress. Sometimes just reassuring him helps.

Let’s look at some of the causes of colic.

Check your baby’s bottle.

If baby is bottle-fed, he may be swallowing a lot of air. There is a big difference in baby bottles, and it is important to find one with a proper nipple. If the hole in the nipple is too small, he may be gulping in air out of sheer frustration. If the hole is too large, the milk may come too fast and taking in air could happen in that case, too.

There are bottles that are especially designed to minimize air intake by baby. Some have liners which keep bubbles from forming in the milk. They collapse as baby drinks, so less air gets into Baby’s tummy. Some are curved for better positioning.

Keep Baby in an Upright Position

If Baby is in a more upright position, he is less scrunched up. That means that the milk can more freely flow into his tummy and there will be less air trapped along the way.

Try to Feed Baby before He Is Starving

When Baby is too hungry, he gets frantic and out of control. He tries to eat too quickly and gulps in air along with his food. This can bring about colic because of his desperate need for food. If you turn down the lights and put on some calming music and speak softly to him, this may help soothe him and quiet him so he eats more slowly.

We will be spending several posts on the subject of colic because it is such a common incidence among young babies. More on this in the next post.
Have a great day!

Blessings,

Ginny

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
KJV

I hope you have enjoyed today’s tip for new moms. Tips for new moms is a blog for helping educate new moms about Baby's first year. Visit My Best Baby Bargains for discounts on all things for Baby, and great deals on things Mom and Dad want, too.



Disclosure: I receive compensation from the companies whose products I post on this blog. I will only post items I consider to be high quality. The opinions expressed here are my own.

My Best Baby Bargains: Tips for Moms

Today's Tip for New Moms: She May Just Be Tired

Sometimes baby is fussy and crying and you do not know what is wrong. You have checked her diaper--it's clean and dry. She just ate. She burped like a truck driver! She has been up for awhile, so maybe she is just tired and needs to sleep.

Some babies are so interested in observing their surroundings and taking it all in, that they fight sleep like it was their worst enemy. They do not want to miss a thing and so they struggle so hard to stay awake. What might help is to take away some of the stimuli that they are so engrossed in. Darken the room. Sit in the rocking chair with her and speak gently to her while rocking. You might even sing to her softly to help calm her down. If being overly tired is the problem, and there is no physical distress causing the crying, Baby should settle down and get a refreshing nap and wake up with the "crankies" a past memory.

This time with just you and Baby is a wonderful time of bonding and just enjoying the opportunity to hold her close and snuggle with this little gift from God. These days will be gone forever sooner than you think. The security of being held by one who loves her so much is one of the foundational needs that all babies crave and need to have in order to develop into secure children, and later on, well rounded, confident adults. It is a great time for you and for Baby. I know that you have pressing issues that need to be addressed, but prioritize the tasks at hand and know that she is more important than dishes and laundry and dinner. They will get done. They really will.

Have a great day!

Blessings,

Ginny

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
KJV

I hope you have enjoyed today’s tip for new moms. Tips for new moms is a blog for helping educate new moms about Baby's first year. Visit My Best Baby Bargains for discounts on all things for Baby, and great deals on things Mom and Dad want, too.

Disclosure: I receive compensation from the companies whose products I post on this blog. I will only post items I consider to be high quality. The opinions expressed here are my own.

My Best Baby Bargains: Tips for Moms

My Best Baby Bargains: Tip of the Day

Today’s tip for new moms is the first in a series to help you have some basic understanding of why your baby cries and how you can soothe baby and fix what is causing the crying. We will be talking about this for more than one day, so if you don’t see your issue addressed, come back and we will talk some more about how to recognize different kinds of cries and how to understand what Baby is trying to tell you.

The number one issue we all think about when Baby cries is that she is hungry.

There are signs that Baby will do to let you know that she is getting hungry, so that you don’t have to wait until she is beside herself with hunger. What are the signs? Your newborn may be fussy, may smack her lips, or she may root. Rooting is a reflex that newborn babies have in which they turn their face toward your hand when their cheek is stroked. She may also put her hands into her mouth and try to suck on them. These are signs that she is hungry and it is time to feed her. This is classic newborn behavior, and you will soon begin to pick up on Baby’s signals to you as time goes by. This is one of the most important tips for moms, especially new ones, that will come in handy.

I hope you have enjoyed today’s tip for new moms. Come back often to see more tips for new moms.

Blessings,

Ginny

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
KJV

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New 2011 Fall Fashions for Infant and Toddler Girls at My Best Baby Bargains

Good Morning. I just found some really cute new 2011 fashions for infant and toddler girls that I wanted to share with you. These are so cute, and everyone's adorable baby will shine in them, because that is what adorable babies do.

Here Is a Tip for Moms

Baby girls are so amazingly darling. I had three of my own, and it was always so much fun to dress them up in the cutest clothes. Here is a tip for moms: When taking baby out, dress her in cute clothes. Why? The baby's own special attractiveness is enhanced, and that means that all who see her in this enhanced light will smile at her even more and give her lots of positive attention and feedback. This is healthy for babies. The more love and special attention they receive, the more they build up confidence and social skills. It is good for your baby to look her best when she is in public.

Check out the slideshow below to view these little gems. Do you know a cute baby girl who would look special in these?

2011 Fashions for Infant and Toddler Girls

Click on the image to take you to the seller website or go to My Best Baby Bargains/Cool Clothing. You will find this slideshow and others - a taste of baby eye candy, if you will. I really get excited about babies, and it is fun to share with you helpful things I find out along the way to make your life easier and to enhance the wonderfulness (is that a word?????) of your sweetheart of a baby. Mother love is the passion that drives me.

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Blessings,

Ginny

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
KJV