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From 4 or 5 months to 1 year old and a half, baby can enjoy the wonders of the park. In this protected and safe, extremely convenient beginning of his life, he is then free to explore and play alone. Follow our tips on how to better use, but also how best to choose.

Choose a park for baby’s cot or net?

Whatever your choice, baby should be able to play safely. To do this, verify that the park has well indicates compliance with safety requirements. It certifies that the product meets the standards NF S 54-010 (French GAAP) and EN 12227 (European norms) on childcare articles. These standards ensure its strength and lack of games are harmful to children (small parts or sharp edges).

Choose between two types of Park:

- Park in bars often made of wood, it is heavy, stable, and provides good support for a baby who learns to stand up. It costs between 50 and 100 euros;
- Park thread: with foam bottom, it is comfortable and pliable but does not allow baby to recover. It costs between 50 and 80 euros.

NB: Both parks can offer wheels and a washable rugs, and shapes (square, round, or other).
Details to know

Some things to remember:

- Bar spacing should be less than or equal to 7 cm, so that baby can not get caught its head;
- The height of the park must be greater than 55 cm (so that baby can not tip over, bending);
- The park must be stable;
- For net pens, you should know that when baby looks through the mesh, it hard to distinguish what he observes.
If you buy a used playpen

Be vigilant! The park must conform to standards and be in good condition. If folding systems are damaged (rusted, stuck, twisted …), go your way. Also verify that the park is clean, especially if mesh and canvas. Note that it is anyway necessary to disinfect. And finally, test the stability of the item before buying it.
How to install the baby in the park?

The ideal age to put baby in the park is around 8-9 months. That’s when baby starts to move and play alone.
You can install the park in all parts of your home. Preferably close to your living room. Baby is so safe while you go about your day. Continue talking to him from time to time, even if you do not mind him baby will receive the care they need.

If baby does not turn around again, raise his head and block, possibly with a pillow. Place a blanket at the bottom if you find it a bit hard. You can also protect the bars with a padded playpen.

If your baby knows to turn, let the bottom of the park emerged that the baby is up to his movements.

Note: do not forget the toys: an arch of awakening, rattles … and of course the baby blanket. It may play well but also sleep.

Your nights do not turn into a nightmare awake, our specialists offer five keys that allow you to naturally and easily improve the quality of your sleep.

Key No. 1: the psychological dimension
The concerns and change are two enemies of sleep. Do not let your troubles with you under the duvet. All means are good to abandon the bedside reading, herbal tea, meditation … Whatever solution you choose, you spare a moment of relaxation at least thirty minutes to calm your mind and your body.

Key # 2: Food
At night, banish stimulants such as coffee, tea, cola and alcohol if you have a light sleeper.

Eat light, do not lie down immediately after eating. Attention skip dinner can also cause sleep problems. Vary your diet to avoid suffering from vitamin B, calcium and magnesium, which can cause sleep disorders.

Eat yogurt: dairy products contain tryptophan effect. It is the substance from which to manufacture serotonin, also called sleep hormone.

Key # 3: healthy living
Quitting smoking is an effective solution. The link between smoking and sleep disorders has recently been established. Physical activity during the day also improves the quality of your nights. Walking or yoga also work.

Key # 4: A room ideal for sleeping
Make your bedroom a place for sleep:

- Avoid noise and light;
- Keep the temperature between 18 and 19 ° C;
- Ventilate well;
- Remove allergens (cat dander, dust, pollen, dust mites, etc..).

Your bed should be tailored to your size and your weight. The mattress should be firm but not too hard and in good condition.

Key # 5: schedules and sleep cycles
Try to meet your schedule and your habits in order not to upset your biological clock. Sleep is routine and any change could have negative effects.

Sleep is divided into cycles of 90 minutes. Try going to sleep when you need it: it is at this point that your cycle begins. Finally, if you suffer from insomnia, do not nap because you may shift the sleep of the night.

It is not pleasant for you or baby, but you will certainly blow during the first months or first year, even a little longer …
The equipment needed to trim baby

- Cotton;
- Saline pods for single use or sprays of seawater;
- Possibly a fly-baby (not essential).

When nose baby? Two cases to distinguish

1 – clean the nostrils, is to loosen the mucus that unsightly dry (the “boogers”);
2 – clean the nasal cavity where cold.

1 – Fly Baby: How do you clean the baby’s nostrils

- Take a small piece of cotton and wiggle it into a wick. Moisten it with saline. Place the wick in one nostril and turn it very gently. Then repeat with another piece of cotton for the other nostril;

- Another solution: use a fly-baby. This device, in the form of a pear or a small tube, sold in supermarkets and pharmacies, can pick up anything that is in baby’s nostrils. The Fly Baby is not always recommended by pediatricians.

Warning: Babies generally do not like to dig the nose. He may cry and struggle. You will have to hold her head to be able to effectively snuff, and thus ensure that this moment does not last too long.

2 – Fly Baby: How do you clean baby’s nasal

If proven cold baby, it is more effective when the fly. For communication with the nose throat and ears … and if improperly cleaned nose, a cold can develop into ear or even bronchiolitis.

Turn the baby’s head so that he plays against the changing table. Hold her head firmly and lock her mouth so that it remains closed. Inject into the nostril which is above the normal saline pod: Baby is forced to blow to get rid of cash … and mucus. Having closed mouth, and he evacuated the saline and mucus from the nose.
Wipe his nose and repeat with the other nostril, after having turned the head of the other side.

Baby hates this manipulation that usually turns into a trial of strength. Be forewarned and convinced that you do this for his own good!

Tips and Tricks
- We show you how to blow baby maternity;
- If baby is very cold (or has bronchiolitis), we can prescribe physical therapy for him identify the respiratory airways and nose. This may be the opportunity, as the pediatrician, ask what you watch how well your baby’s nose with saline;
- Snuff bottle for her baby before this manipulation could induce vomiting, and secondly, baby will have a better appetite once led his nose.
Blow baby hygiene aside …

- Wash your hands before snuffing baby;
- The tips of the sprays of seawater must be cleaned after each use with soap and water, and essential if you clean the nose of several children;
- Single-dose vials of saline did not retain more than 24 hours once opened.

You already had the choice between silicone teats and rubber teats here are 100% natural rubber. More hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly, however they last as long.
Rubber or silicone?

The radius of teats, bottle or not, you can choose between:

- Silicone nipples;
- Rubber nipples (sometimes called latex).

Silicone is a synthetic product (without bisphenol A). The rubber comes from a transformation of the latex from the rubber tree called. It is therefore more natural. However, toxic additives are sometimes involved in the manufacture of teats.

The nipples 100% natural rubber

There has been little nipples rubber or latex 100% natural. They are produced:

- Without toxic additives;
- Without the protein responsible for allergies to rubber / latex.

Unlike the usual dummies whose collar is often plastic, pacifiers “natural” and are composed entirely of natural rubber. Where others are partly plastic.
The nipples 100% natural rubber

There has been little nipples rubber or latex 100% natural. They are produced:

- Without toxic additives;
- Without the protein responsible for allergies to rubber / latex.

Unlike the usual dummies whose collar is often plastic, pacifiers “natural” and are composed entirely of natural rubber. Where others are partly plastic.
More hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly than silicon

The rubber and latex also offer advantages over silicon. They are as follows:

- Cheaper;
- More flexible and therefore easier to suck.

However, they are often:

- Have a taste that some babies do not like;
- Be responsible for allergies.

Note: if you want to remove the unpleasant taste of rubber, boil the pacifier in milk for 3 minutes then rinse. You will however change quickly.

Compared to the old rubber boots or latex nipple 100% natural

- Is even more flexible (and therefore more ergonomic);
- Is more hygienic (because seamless slot corner where bacteria may lodge);
- Is most responsible for allergies because the protein responsible for allergies has been removed from production;
- Is more environmentally friendly production and fully biodegradable.

NOTE: These nipples suction cast into a block are also safer. Indeed, there is no risk that the shield is detached from the collar. What can happen (rarely) with the flanges nipples sucking hard. Especially with the silicone nipple shields, which tend to harden with time (the child sucks or sucks therefore stronger).
Shorter life

A disadvantage of rubber in general is its shelf life. In fact, the rubber has poor resistance to weather (it cracks, becomes sticky …). Rubber teats n’apportent 100% natural so no progress at this level. The manufacturers even recommend changing them every month (instead of 2 months usually, whatever the composition of the nipple).
Where to find

To find these rubber boots 100% natural, locate the entries:

- Natural rubber or natural latex;
- Without compounds / toxic adjuvants;
- From rubberwood.

Rely also on the sticker Oko Tex (named after the German leader in environmental magazines) that indicates compliance with health and environmental standards.

Since you announced your pregnancy, you hear everything and its opposite on the adventure that you will live.
Mother, stepmother, friends, colleagues, aunts, neighbors. Each is in their comments and advice. And it must be said, it sounds a bit wacky often.

You can see it’s a girl!

Misconception No. 1: “I’m not at my best form, I am swollen and covered buttons. My cousin said that I expect a girl because girls steal their mother’s beauty!”

The opinion of the specialist: You have a huge hormonal upheaval during pregnancy. You can see it in your hair and also your skin, which can undergo abrupt changes. If it was dry, it can become fat (hence acne), but the reverse may also occur, and that, whatever the sex of your baby. So not what your supposed curse prematurely girl!

Misconception No. 2: “My belly is very forward, it looks like a rugby ball. My colleagues tell me that I’m expecting a boy!”

The opinion of the specialist: Once and for all, the shape of your stomach has nothing to do with the sex of your child. When a woman is pregnant her arch her uterus pushes forward. The shape of the stomach depends on the morphology of the basin, and the elasticity of the skin. If you are too curved, it must correct this position to be harmful to your back, eventually. Tilt your pelvis forward, and keep you upright as if you wanted to enter the stomach.

You chose not to breastfeed baby and you are in front of the beam “formula” of your supermarket. Among the dozens of cans of formula, which will be best for your baby? Here are our tips for choosing a formula for your baby.

Why a special milk between 0 and 6 months?

The best milk for the infant is his mother. But if you can not or do not want to breastfeed for the first months, babies should be fed with infant formula, milk called childhood.

Posing as a box of powdered milk will be reconstructed (due to a measure of powder to 30 ml of water with low mineral content, such as water source for example).

Note:
Cow’s milk, too rich in protein and sodium and too low in essential fatty acids, iron and vitamins, is not suitable for infants. Its use should be banned in babies under one year.
Of what is the formula?

Protein extracted from cow’s milk, but modified to resemble breast milk.
Fat, usually vegetable.
Carbohydrate milk (lactose).
Vitamins C and D and minerals such as iron.
And an essential part of water into the formula milk powder.
Among the first milk age, how can you find?

The simplest may be to choose the same milk that has been given to babies in the maternity, unless of course your pediatrician to recommend one in particular.

Nothing alarming about that but this passion is something really annoying. No need to go to war, it would only increase anxiety and exacerbate the phenomenon. But if he feels ready to stop, you can give him a little push.
Biting nails: a custom safe

Rest assured, the Nail biting (the swallowing nails) poses no risk. The occasional ingestion of keratin, the main component of the nail, is safe. And children who bite their nails have more bacterial infections than others. This habit altogether rather banal shall in no case for alarm. Only the most extreme behaviors are a concern when a child bites his nails until they hurt, bleed to force fire on the small dead skin and will tear up the toenails. This is called gestures of self-wounding. They cover a very small minority, but may be indicative of true suffering a visiting child psychiatrist will be identified.
A new course to pass

Many children start biting their nails about 6-7 years to school entry. In kindergarten, the pleasure principle predominates in the activities. But the high school they are confronted with new requirements. Autonomy becoming greater than we give them, the notion of responsibility that instills the fear of failure creates anxiety among them quite legitimate. Nail biting is a way so as to appease another stress. Installed at a peak of anxiety, this can occasionally reappear in each new little anxiety. But it can also become a true automation. While no longer the shadow of stress, children simply keep the pleasure of this particular gesture.
Helping your child

Buy a special varnish sold in pharmacies: bitterness motivates children who feel ready. For others, useless to the forcing.

With his consent, tell him when he wears his fingers in his mouth, as he often does not realize it.

Ask him to take a gesture of replacing strumming with his fingers or playing with a pen for example.

Talk with him. To allay his fears, explain that they are quite normal, so that you are experiencing these things when you were her age, as surely most of his buddies. Anyway, the anxiety is included in the normal development of a child. What matters is that he can express it and it does not paralyze.

Try homeopathy. To treat anxiety already installed, consult a homeopath that refine the requirement. But a recent anxiety and well identified, you can give these specialties:

- He is afraid of school or day control: Argentum Nit
- He is afraid of not knowing his lessons: Silica
- It is a very symbiotic relationship with you and you’re missing: Pulsatilla
- He is afraid that there is a monster or a thief in her room: Phosphorus

Baby do not speak yet so it’s up to you to ensure that it is nice and warm all winter. At home, outside or walk in the mountains, here are our tips to protect baby from the cold.

Why baby may suffer from cold?

Baby can suffer cold much more than adults.

On the one hand his immobility prevents it from warming and secondly, babies do not yet have an effective system to regulate their body temperature. In other words, they are extremely sensitive to temperature.
Dressing baby when it’s cold?

Before 1 year, children do not work and therefore face the cold by their immobility. So much better cover. It is imperative to dress up an outfit suited to the outdoor temperature.

For example, it is very cold, he must:
- A body;
- Under a long-sleeved sweater;
- A fleece pullover;
- Tights;
- A combination of warm, waterproof and vented allowing perspiration;
- A hood (a more opaque cap);
- A scarf;
- Mittens attached to each other by an elastic band passing through the sleeves;
- Warm boots, neither too small nor too tight if the combination does not cover the feet.
Protect baby from the cold output

When temperatures are very low, do not use baby carrier: baby might have legs pressed and could be cool. It will be free to move in a pram or stroller covered with an overcoat and a blanket.

Do not leave a baby if there is fog, especially if it is freezing.

Walk the hottest hours, between 11h and 15h, and no more than an hour.
The feeding baby when it’s cold

Think about how much drinking baby to prevent it from becoming dehydrated.

When you return, give your child a warm drink or a hot meal.

Give your baby purees soups or rich in starch and iron.
The baby’s skin and the cold

Baby’s skin is extremely sensitive and fragile. Between changes in temperature, friction and hard water, some areas may be vulnerable: facial flushing, herpes, early frostbite on his hands and feet, chapped lips are common.

To soothe itching and gnawing baby, apply on his face and body moisturizer.

On his lips chapped and dry because baby does not know the wet, apply a lip balm suitable for babies. You can use this stick on places other than the lips, like the chin for example.

Namely
- Variations in temperature weakens baby’s skin and the friction of his clothes irritate. To reduce this discomfort, choose soft materials like cotton or fleece;
- When you come out, immediately change clothes baby if they are damp or wet;
- The temperature of baby’s room should be around 19 ° C. Make sure it is not too warm inside, because we tend wrongly to put too much heat.
If hypothermia

How to tell if baby is cold? First, by taking its temperature.

If it drops to around 35 ° C, baby is hypothermic. Then it seems softer, is calm and loses his appetite, even if his skin is colored.

In children the symptoms are different: the skin is pale, cold, shivering child, he breathes more slowly and his heartbeat slows.

Contact a doctor because if the baby’s temperature down to 30 ° C, it can be fatal. Meanwhile, place yourself in a heated room, baby in your arms wrapped in a blanket with a cap.

During pregnancy, above all, he must feel at ease. And do not worry, you do not have to buy everything in specialty shops.
The comfort comes first

During your pregnancy, you first must wear comfortable clothing. Thus, the clothes are too tight to be avoided. Unless they are sufficiently extensible to accommodate your new curves. For it is certainly not it tightens your belly!

Shopping “pregnant woman” basic

You must still buy some maternity wear. The wardrobe basic must contain:

- 1 or 2 pairs of pants or jeans;
- 1 skirt and / or dress;
- 4 or 5 tops;
- 1 or 2 sweaters or jackets.

Remember also not to overlook the underwear. And choose:

- Bras general maintenance (usually 2 sizes above your own in late pregnancy);
- Panties, thongs or loose cotton shortys.

Finally, add a coat that you can close the winter. For your baby does not catch cold. And a swimsuit or a bikini for the summer, with a large maintenance for the breasts.
Operation Retrieve ”

If clothing stores for pregnant women are perfectly adapted, you do not have to buy everything. Especially since it corresponds to a high budget. And you do not forgive those clothes in case of new birth.

Start by retrieving clothes from your friends or deposits by such sales. Weasel also on the shelves “large” stores. Finally, your old clothes may be the case. Provided, of course, they are sufficiently large or extensible in the belly and waist.
Colors that you highlight

Wherever you find your clothes, avoid horizontal stripes and bold patterns that tend to grow. While the dark, dark colors or plain refine the silhouette. Therefore choose neutral colors and easily tunable you personalize then.
Bet on the accessory

If there is one area where you can invest, it is the accessories. They make an original outfit easily. And you can use after pregnancy.
Try for example:
- A band of color slid loosely around the stomach;
- A wide belt positioned below the abdomen;
- A scarf tied under the bosom. etc..
As for shoes

The first two trimesters of pregnancy, you can put shoes with small heels. The circulation problems are common at this time, it is particularly well advised to wear heels 2 to 3 cm. For similar reasons, it is preferable cons avoid high boots to leave the calf emerged.

In late pregnancy, opt for flat shoes. Your center of gravity is in fact changed at this stage of pregnancy. The loss of balance are more frequent.
The tips Pratique.fr

Remember to buy or get clothes little fragile and machine washable. In order to avoid washing and hand wringing, especially in late pregnancy.

It was about 6 months on average the first tooth appears to baby before 3 years that will present all the milk teeth of your child. How is this teething? And especially how to help your baby does not suffer too much when its teeth pierce? Our advice and simple actions to relieve the pain of baby.
When pushing the baby teeth?

Generally, shows his first baby tooth between 6 and 12 months: this is usually a midline incision in the lower jaw. Follow:
- The upper incisors (about 10 months down, 12 months and above);
- Lateral incisors (between 7 and 16 months);
- The first molars (around 12 months);
- The dog (between 16 months and 2 years);
- The second molars (between 20 and 33 months);

On average, a 1 year old baby has 4 teeth. About 3 years old, a child has all his teeth. And they begin to fall between 5 and 8 years.

Namely:
Some children are born with a tooth, as was the case of Napoleon. Among others, the first tooth appears until about 15 months!
Incisors and canines are used to cut and catch food. The molars are essential for chewing.
The first signs of teething

Generally, the teeth do not appear without warning. Here are some hints to help you recognize when your baby “because his teeth:
- Gums usually pink and smooth becomes bright red and double in volume. This is called the doubling of the gums;
- His cheeks are red;
- Baby drools a lot and tries to chew everything with his gums;
- Baby is grumpy because it hurts! The acute pain may hinder baby several weeks before the cutting of the tooth;
- Stools are soft;
- Buttocks are red;
- Baby has a mild fever (38 ° C maximum);
- So baby does not appetite;
- Sometimes the cutting teeth is accompanied by a cold or an ear infection.
How to relieve pain when her baby teeth grow?

First, know the pain that precedes the growth of the tooth, and ceases when the tooth has erupted through the gum.

Here are some tips to ease the pain Baby, you find among them the most appropriate remedy.

- Baby wants to chew? Offer him a teething ring previously cooled in the refrigerator (and never in the freezer). This ring has a cold numbing effect on the painful gum;

- If you do not have a teething ring, and from 6 months, give baby a cold carrot washed and peeled or a crust of bread;

- Massage the gums of baby with a gel anesthetic Special (ask your pharmacist). The massage and the effect of freezing him great good will;

- There is always the homeopathic solution: a baby grumpy: CHAMOMILLA 15 CH, cons pain: CAMILIA, and if the breakthrough dental accompanied diarrhea, try Kreosotum or podophyllum;

- Why not try the amber necklace? Amber in contact with skin liberate essential oils for soothing baby;

- In case of severe pain, you can give your baby a dose of paracetamol. Ask your pediatrician;

- Remember to treat your baby’s bottom if they are red with a special cream.