raising babies Archives - parentztalk.com parentztalk.com Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 What You Need to Know About Baby Tremors and Shakes https://parentztalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-baby-tremors-and-shakes/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:02:00 +0000 https://parentztalk.com/?p=6244 Although babies are known for making all sorts of impulsive noises and movements, sometimes such behavior can, in fact, signal a larger problem; but not always. Here is what you need to know about baby tremors and shakes so that you can take the best possible care of your little one. Fine Motor Skills Development […]

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]]> Although babies are known for making all sorts of impulsive noises and movements, sometimes such behavior can, in fact, signal a larger problem; but not always. Here is what you need to know about baby tremors and shakes so that you can take the best possible care of your little one.

Fine Motor Skills Development

During the early days following their birth, babies may twitch their wrists and fingers as they develop their fine motor skills. During the first 28 days of life, known as the neonatal period, shaking the head and extremities prepares the baby to hold up its head.

Time to Eat

Sometimes, even the most erratic movements do not necessarily express a medical issue. On occasion, your baby might just be telling you that they are hungry. If hunger gets to a more extreme level, the baby might start to cry, meaning it would be a good idea to keep on top of your baby’s feeding schedule.

Caffeine in Breast Milk

If you happen to drink a lot of caffeinated beverages such as coffee and you breastfeed your baby, then your baby could be getting a bit hyperactive. This could lead to twitches and jittering. Although two or three cups of coffee per day are not a problem, make sure not to drink excessively so that your child doesn’t get a caffeine buildup in their small body.

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]]> Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Infant Sleep With a Blanket https://parentztalk.com/why-you-shouldnt-let-your-infant-sleep-with-a-blanket/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:12:00 +0000 https://parentztalk.com/?p=857 Raising an infant can sometimes feel like it comes with an endless set of rules. Not only that, but it seems like every year more things get added to that list. With new studies constantly getting released, it feels as if what’s considered “acceptable parenting” is nothing like the way it was 50 years ago. […]

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]]> Raising an infant can sometimes feel like it comes with an endless set of rules. Not only that, but it seems like every year more things get added to that list. With new studies constantly getting released, it feels as if what’s considered “acceptable parenting” is nothing like the way it was 50 years ago. One particularly study that has changed the way we parent our infants is related to how we put them to bed. Once upon a time, babies were put to sleep with warm blankets—but this is no longer the case, and here’s why.

Protecting Them

You might think that an infant child would need a blanket more than anyone. With their physical bodies being so incredibly vulnerable to the cold temperatures around them, a blanket seems like it should be the exact thing they need during the night. From a temperature perspective, this is certainly true. The only problem is, there’s a whole other factor involved that makes a blanket super dangerous for an infant.

Avoiding Tragedy

Studies have shown that many infants have tragically passed away from having gone under their blanket for too long. As babies rapidly grow, they move around a lot, and this can lead them to get trapped underneath their blanket. This is just about the scariest thing you can imagine if you’re a parent, which is why you must avoid giving them a blanket for the night at all costs.

There are other ways to keep them warm. In addition, you can give them a blanket momentarily as long as you’re watching them and making sure it’s not moving at all. But when you go to sleep yourself, or go and do something else, you must take it off of them.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> raising babies Archives - parentztalk.com parentztalk.com Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 What You Need to Know About Baby Tremors and Shakes https://parentztalk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-baby-tremors-and-shakes/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:02:00 +0000 https://parentztalk.com/?p=6244 Although babies are known for making all sorts of impulsive noises and movements, sometimes such behavior can, in fact, signal a larger problem; but not always. Here is what you need to know about baby tremors and shakes so that you can take the best possible care of your little one. Fine Motor Skills Development […]

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]]> Although babies are known for making all sorts of impulsive noises and movements, sometimes such behavior can, in fact, signal a larger problem; but not always. Here is what you need to know about baby tremors and shakes so that you can take the best possible care of your little one.

Fine Motor Skills Development

During the early days following their birth, babies may twitch their wrists and fingers as they develop their fine motor skills. During the first 28 days of life, known as the neonatal period, shaking the head and extremities prepares the baby to hold up its head.

Time to Eat

Sometimes, even the most erratic movements do not necessarily express a medical issue. On occasion, your baby might just be telling you that they are hungry. If hunger gets to a more extreme level, the baby might start to cry, meaning it would be a good idea to keep on top of your baby’s feeding schedule.

Caffeine in Breast Milk

If you happen to drink a lot of caffeinated beverages such as coffee and you breastfeed your baby, then your baby could be getting a bit hyperactive. This could lead to twitches and jittering. Although two or three cups of coffee per day are not a problem, make sure not to drink excessively so that your child doesn’t get a caffeine buildup in their small body.

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]]> Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Infant Sleep With a Blanket https://parentztalk.com/why-you-shouldnt-let-your-infant-sleep-with-a-blanket/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:12:00 +0000 https://parentztalk.com/?p=857 Raising an infant can sometimes feel like it comes with an endless set of rules. Not only that, but it seems like every year more things get added to that list. With new studies constantly getting released, it feels as if what’s considered “acceptable parenting” is nothing like the way it was 50 years ago. […]

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]]> Raising an infant can sometimes feel like it comes with an endless set of rules. Not only that, but it seems like every year more things get added to that list. With new studies constantly getting released, it feels as if what’s considered “acceptable parenting” is nothing like the way it was 50 years ago. One particularly study that has changed the way we parent our infants is related to how we put them to bed. Once upon a time, babies were put to sleep with warm blankets—but this is no longer the case, and here’s why.

Protecting Them

You might think that an infant child would need a blanket more than anyone. With their physical bodies being so incredibly vulnerable to the cold temperatures around them, a blanket seems like it should be the exact thing they need during the night. From a temperature perspective, this is certainly true. The only problem is, there’s a whole other factor involved that makes a blanket super dangerous for an infant.

Avoiding Tragedy

Studies have shown that many infants have tragically passed away from having gone under their blanket for too long. As babies rapidly grow, they move around a lot, and this can lead them to get trapped underneath their blanket. This is just about the scariest thing you can imagine if you’re a parent, which is why you must avoid giving them a blanket for the night at all costs.

There are other ways to keep them warm. In addition, you can give them a blanket momentarily as long as you’re watching them and making sure it’s not moving at all. But when you go to sleep yourself, or go and do something else, you must take it off of them.

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