A Dad’s Guide to Sleepless Nights
by admin on Jun.21, 2011, under Kids and Parenting
With fathers providing half of the care for a new baby, they can have almost as many sleepless nights as Mommy when the baby is being fussy and refusing to calm down for a good night’s sleep. There are some quite reliable ways to soothe an irritable baby, though.
Bedtime Routine
It is important to have a bedtime routine for babies – particularly if you have one that does not settle down easily. The first step to a bedtime routine is getting rid of extra energy. It’s good to do this even with small babies. Dance around with your baby or allow a little baby-bouncer time. Afterward, give the baby a warm bath. Unless he or she particularly hates bathtime and gets upset in the water, a bath is a great way to induce calm. Perform a fresh nappy change and place your baby down for sleep. Sit and talk to him or her, say a nursery rhyme, or sing a song. When you establish a routine, keep it the same every night. This will signal to your baby when it is time to rest.
Baby Massage
Performing baby massage is comforting and calming for both baby and father. The key is a careful touch. You can’t massage as hard as you do with adult skin. When changing your baby’s nappy for the last time before bed, before putting on a new nappy, use his or her favorite lotion and rub some between your palms. Smooth this down their arms and legs, over chest and tummy, and into little hands and feet with firm but gentle circular motions.
Walking Around
Bouncing a baby and walking around is usually the last resort, but it does tend to work. Motion is a great sleep inducer – particularly for a new baby that is used to being bounced around all day inside the womb. Humming or singing while doing this provides a vibration that your baby feels through your chest. If nothing else seems to be working, try walking through the house with your baby held close to your chest, humming or singing any tune you want.
Stop Smoking Now
by admin on Jun.13, 2011, under Health Care
Stop Smoking Now
Smoking has been a past time for centuries around the world. However, scientists only discovered the harmful side effects of the tobacco in the 1950s. It was only in 1964, that smoking was officially linked to lung cancer and a drive to halt people smoking had begun.
What you can do today
Nicotine is the highly addictive chemical that enters the body when smoking a cigarette. But it’s not the Nicotine that is harmful but the toxic tar and other chemicals which accumulate in the body after each cigarette.
Just stop and think what you are doing to your body and people around you. By stopping smoking you’ll improve your wellbeing, fertility levels and save you money to spend on worthwhile things.
Companies like Nicorette have been leading the charge to help people quit smoking for good. Kicking the habit of smoking is essentially up to you and your will power to fight the addiction. It’s not easy but nicotine patches, gums and inhalators can assist your plight.
In order to make sure that this article is read also by German readers we decided to add a translation and some further information on the effects of this dangerous habit and ways to finally kick it.
Rauchen ist schon seit jeher ein Teil unserer Kultur, denn schon kurz nachdem Kolumbus im Jahre 1492 Amerika entdeckte, tauchten in Europa die ersten Tabakpflanzen auf und verbreiteten sich wir ein Lauffeuer. Erst in den 50er Jahren wurden die Fakten über die schädlichen Nebenwirkungen des Tabaks bekannt und es sollte noch ein weiteres Jahrzehnt ins Land gehen, bevor die Verknüpfung zu Lungenkrebs und anderen meist tödlichen Krankheiten erkannt, und die ersten Kampagnen gegen den Tabakkonsum gestartet wurden.
Vielleicht sollten auch Sie einmal kurz innehalten und darüber nachdenken, was Sie Ihrem Körper und der Gesundheit derer, die sich in Ihrem Umfeld aufhalten, mit Ihrer Gewohnheit zumuten. Ein rauchfreies Leben verbessert nicht nur Ihr Wohlbefinden, sondern führt auch zu einer erhöhten Fruchtbarkeit, einem jüngeren Aussehen, besseren Zähnen und einem dickeren Geldbeutel.
Unternehmen wie Nicorette haben es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, denjenigen zu helfen, die endgültig mit dem Rauchen aufhören möchten. Die Entscheidung liegt dabei einzig und allein bei Ihnen, aber Hilfsmittel wie Nikotinpflaster, Kaugummis und Inhaliergeräte können Ihnen maßgeblich dabei behilflich sein, ein rauchfreies Leben zu führen.
IBS symptoms: causes and cure
by admin on Jun.03, 2011, under Health Care
IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a digestive disorder which is more common in adults’ especially middle aged women. This disorder is not fatal nor does it become a cause for another disease. The IBS symptoms are different in every person. Some might experience mild symptoms while some others might have to face terrible pain. The most common symptom of IBS is the abdominal pain which is also called as colicky and achy. The intensity of the abdominal pain will vary from patient to patient. Some might feel less pain while some others might experience severe pain in the abdomen.
Other IBS symptoms are nausea, bloated abdomen, excess wind and indigestion. One of the tell-tale sign of IBS can be vomiting but it is extremely rare in the victims of IBS. Some bad consequences that follow IBS are back pain, poor sleeping patterns, tiredness and headache. This digestive disorder is hard to detect as it cannot be diagnosed through blood tests or an X-ray. The causes of this disease are also quite uncertain. However, there are certain factors that can lead to IBS. One of them is emotional stress which can be a cause for spasms of the colon. Anxiety and depression also are cause for IBS. These two factors not only cause the disorder but they are also capable of worsening the situation.
There are certain remedies for curing IBS. The first one is to reduce the emotional stress and anxiety. Stress happens to be one of the major reasons for the development of IBS, so reducing it will definitely help the patient to get better. Another remedy to get relief from the IBS symptoms is to take proper medicines. Keeping a healthy diet is another way to cure IBS. The person must avoid foods that contribute to the discomfort caused by IBS and eat foods that help in curing the disorder.
