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Nappy rash happens to most babies who wear nappies – whether disposables or otherwise. Even if you are very meticulous about nappy-changing, nappy rash can still occur because your baby’s skin is sensitive.
Three major types of nappy rash
Irritant diaper dermatitis shows as redness on genital areas and bottom but not in the [...]
Each year thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes worldwide. The relatively large weight of their makes them particularly vulnerable heads as they are thrown forward upon impact. As a parent one of the most important jobs you have is to keep your child safe when riding in a vehicle. Beginning [...]
Driving a car is among the most dangerous things people do. Here some safety precautions that must be followed when driving with children.
Be sure before any journey that the child seat is properly fitted with a belt.
Never place anything underneath [...]
Parents should ensure that any child seat they use was produced later than 1981.
Make sure that the child seat was not involved in a car accident. Examine it thoroughly for cracks and marks and check that the belt is complete.
Only buy a child seat that has been approved by one of the two standards for [...]
A secure child seat must conform to safety standards. Several standards exist. However, the child seat must not be produced earlier than 1981, as the child seats from that time do not fulfil current safety requirements.
The BS-standard is the British standard (Kite mark).
An E-standard is a European standard of approval. There are no special requirements [...]
Airbags were made to protect adults weighing about 75kg. They are very powerful when they are inflated and they are placed so low that a child placed in front of an airbag may suffocate or be severely injured by the impact of a rapidly inflating airbag.
If your child is younger than 12 years, they must [...]
If you just gave birth and you are facing breastfeeding problem – don’t give up. Breastfeeding may not be easy but as soon as you and your baby learn how to do it, you will see that it is the best way of bonding with your baby.
Doctors and nutritionists all around the world agree [...]
Lactation Consultants in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur & Selangor
Christine Anne Choong
SRN,SCM,IBCLC,Grad.Dip.Childbirth Education,HBCE,CIMI
Address: 2, Jalan Taban 4, Lucky Garden, Bangsar
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, 59100 Malaysia
Tel: 03 20951206
http://www.mamalink.com.my
Practice: Private Practice
Expertise: Basic breastfeeding technique and management, Breastfeeding multiples, Low milk Supply, Inverted and Flat Nipples Latch Issues, Relactation, Adoptive Nursing, Returning to work
Languages: English
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Tips on how to diaper…
…a boy
• Drape a clean diaper or washcloth over his penis to avoid the baby to pee over you.
• Lift up and thoroughly clean the area under your son’s scrotum every time you wipe him
• As you put the fresh diaper on, direct his penis downward and toward [...]
As a good postfeminist-era mom, I certainly didn’t push my son toward trucks and my daughter toward tutus. If anything, I went out of my way to avoid giving them gender-stereotyped toys, offering glittery finger paint to my son and trains to my daughter. But it didn’t matter: My son turned his doll’s crib into [...]
