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How can I get my Baby Alive to eat?
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- How can I get my Baby Alive to eat?
- Do you add water to baby alive food?
- Can you feed any Baby Alive?
- How do you feed a Baby Alive bottle?
- How do you activate the Baby Alive?
- What food can baby alive eat?
- Which baby alive is best?
- Can you feed baby alive real baby food?
- How do I made my own baby food?
- How do you feed a Baby Alive doll?
- Do I need a baby food maker?
How can I get my Baby Alive to eat?
Once the doll is "ON" and activated, place the bottle or the spoon in her mouth to activate the sensor.
If the sensor does not appear to be working, press the spoon or bottle down onto her lower mouth to initiate feeding.
Do you add water to baby alive food?
Simply pour powdered food packet into bowl (not included), add 3 teaspoons/15 ml of water, and mix. Kids can have fun pretending to feeding their baby dolls, like a real mommy or daddy would!
Can you feed any Baby Alive?
A: No, they do not. There are a variety of Baby Alive dolls and they have varying features. The My Baby All Gone eats, drinks, and potties. There are other, less expensive Baby Alives, though, that do not eat and drink.
How do you feed a Baby Alive bottle?
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And let go so that a water will getMoreAnd I have herpies my bottle squeeze it and dip it in the water. And let go so that a water will get in the bottle.
How do you activate the Baby Alive?
1:193:42Baby Alive - How to Care for Real As Can Be Baby - YouTubeYouTube
What food can baby alive eat?
To make the Baby Alive Food, mix together: 3 Tablespoons of baking soda, 3 Tablespoons of plain tap water, 1/4 tsp cornstarch and 1-3 drops of food coloring. Use yellow for bananas, green for green beans, etc.
Which baby alive is best?
13 Best Baby Alive Dolls Of 2021
- Baby Alive Sweet Spoonfuls Baby Doll. ...
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- Baby Alive Potty Dance Baby Doll.
... - Baby Alive Magical Scoops Blonde Baby Doll. ...
- Baby Alive Sweet Tears Baby Doll. ...
- Baby Alive Super Snacks Snackin' Noodles Baby.
Can you feed baby alive real baby food?
- Do not feed your Baby Alive doll with real baby food because this will make your doll smell bad. Also, it might attract insects and small creatures. If you clog your baby alive because you used too much baking soda... Use Apple cider vinegar! Give your baby a rinse with water and then go to the bottom.
How do I made my own baby food?
- Clean your workstation. Always wash your hands with soap and water before making baby food. ...
- Prepare the ingredients. ...
- Add flavor in a healthy way.
... - Safely feed and serve. ...
How do you feed a Baby Alive doll?
- Feeding The Baby Alive Doll. To feed the Baby Alive, you take one of the packets of mix and add water to it. Then, using the special spoon (has a magnet in it) to feed her, she will begin talking to you as you feed the Baby Alive Doll.
Do I need a baby food maker?
- If you're set on making your own baby food, you absolutely don't need to buy a specialized baby food maker if you already have a food processor at home. In fact, you can do everything 100% by hand and still make great home-made foods for your little one. Jul 4 2019
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Breastfeeding after 1 month: what to expect
Do you know when breast milk production stabilizes? And how does the frequency and duration of feedings change as the baby grows? You will find answers to these questions in our recommendations for breastfeeding after the first month.
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Congratulations: You made it through the first month of breastfeeding. Your breast milk has reached full maturity 1 , its production stabilizes, and it leaks almost or not at all from the chest. Don't worry, it's not getting less milk, it's just that your breasts are better able to produce and store it now. 2 At the age of six weeks, your baby will begin to please you with his charming toothless smiles, and by two months you will already have 500-600 feedings behind you. With a favorable development of events, problems with latch on by this point will already be resolved, and you can simply enjoy the convenience and benefits of breastfeeding.
When does breastfeeding decrease?
"Normal" feeding frequency for babies aged one to six months varies considerably, with some needing four feedings a day, others asking to be breastfed 13 times a day. 3
“From the age of one month, the amount of milk a baby consumes per feed increases, so that he can go without food for longer,” explains Cathy Garbin, a recognized international expert on breastfeeding, “A baby’s stomach grows, so he eat more at one time.
In addition, mature milk allows him to stay full longer.”
Feeding can last from 12 minutes to one hour -
the habits of babies vary so much! 3 But if the child is gaining weight and falls within this range, there is no cause for concern.
What is most surprising, no matter how often the baby eats, he consumes approximately the same amount of milk per day - both at one month and at six, when it is time to start complementary foods with solid food. 4
“However, sometimes the baby eats more and sometimes less, especially when he is unwell. It’s better to just listen to his needs,” Katie explains.
Is breast milk enough for the first six months?
Yes. Breast milk contains everything a baby needs for the first 90,023 six months of life—exclusively breastfed babies don't even need to drink more water! 5 Until about six months of age, a child's digestive system is simply not adapted to the digestion of solid food, and he will be able to drink cow's milk only after a year.
In addition, breastfeeding during this period prepares the child for further development. It strengthens the muscles of the mouth, develops the jaw and helps straighten the teeth 6.7 . All this will come in handy when the baby begins to eat and talk. And because what you eat and drink affects how your breast milk tastes, your baby discovers new tastes even before he starts eating solid foods. 8
In addition, when your baby is sick, your body produces breast milk that is
rich in antibodies that help fight infection. 9 In other words, milk continues to protect the baby for many months as he grows and becomes more active.
Breastfeeding is also very comfortable once you get used to it. Claudia, a mother of two from the UK, notes: “No need to sterilize a mountain of bottles, prepare formula, carry it all with you, warm it up - in general, breastfeeding turned out to be very convenient, especially when my babies grew up and we began to leave the house more often.
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At what age does a breastfed baby start sleeping through the night?
Waking up at night is normal for babies. Most babies between the ages of one and six months consume a fifth of their daily milk requirement at night, so nighttime feedings should not be neglected if you want your baby to get the required amount of calories. 3
"It really depends on what you mean by 'sleep through the night'," says Cathy. "And it's better than waking up every two hours anyway! I have met infants who, starting at six weeks old, fell asleep at 19:00 and woke up at 7:00, but most continue to wake up frequently at night after this age. All children are different."
In Wales, a study of more than 700 infants showed that almost 80% of children aged 6 to 12 months wake up at least once a night, and 25% of them wake up three times or more. And it did not depend on what type of feeding the child is on - breastfeeding or artificial. 10
And if nighttime awakenings are unavoidable anyway, breastfeeding is at least comfortable! Maina, a mother of two from Australia, agrees: “You can even take a nap while feeding in the middle of the night - both the body and the baby do their job on autopilot.
No need to plan, measure, sterilize anything - ready-made food at the right temperature is right in your chest. I think it's ideal."
My child wakes up more often. Perhaps he is hungry?
Around four months of age, a baby's sleep patterns change as they develop deep and light sleep phases like an adult. Because of this, he may wake up more often at night. “At four months, sleep is more of a problem than feeding,” Cathy admits. “It can be exhausting, but try to adapt and be patient.”
Some call this " a four-month sleep regression ", but "progress" is more appropriate here. From the outside it may look like a step back, but in fact the child is approaching an important stage of development. He learns quickly, begins to become aware of the world around him, his perception is sharpened and, perhaps, there is anxiety about being separated from his mother. Crying when waking up and being able to eat milk cuddled up to mommy’s chest is a way for a baby to calm down.
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Resist the urge to “supplement” your baby with formula or start solid foods early
in an attempt to improve his sleep. Breast milk contains
hormones that make you sleepy and help you both relax
. Research shows that breastfeeding mothers actually sleep longer at night than mothers of formula-fed or mixed-fed babies
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How does teething affect breastfeeding?
Teething usually begins around four months of age. When a baby has gum pain, he becomes restless, throws his chest and cries. All this, of course, is unpleasant.
However, breastfeeding can be an excellent sedative.
Studies have shown that babies who are breastfed
during the vaccination period cry less and forget pain more quickly. 15 Breastfeeding during teething can have the same calming effect.
An unpleasant side effect may be the child's attempts to try out his new teeth on the mother's breast. “Sometimes children flirt and bite their mother’s nipples.
This can be felt in advance by how the behavior of the child changes when feeding: before biting, he removes his tongue, explains Cathy, “Usually this is not a problem and only happens a couple of times. It is enough to stop feeding, affectionately say that biting is not good, and the baby will soon leave this fun.
How to continue feeding if you have to be separated from the baby?
It happens that during the first six months, when the baby is still fully breastfed, the mother needs to be away for several hours - or even longer if she has to go to work or go away on business for a couple of days.
But this does not mean that you should stop breastfeeding. You can still feed your baby healthy breast milk - just express it and have someone give it to your baby when you're away. Here's Katie's advice:
“Start expressing milk a couple of days in advance, in small batches, 40-60 ml at a time. So you will have the necessary supply for the time of your absence, but at the same time the amount of milk produced will remain the same.
If you have to return to work, check with your employer about your daily schedule. Many mothers breastfeed their babies in the morning, evening and night, and pump milk at lunchtime to relieve discomfort and create a reserve for the next day.
This usually turns out to be much easier than one might think, and today many companies are well placed to do this, notes Cathy. “Breast pumps make it easy to solve this problem.”
Natalie, mother from the USA, shares her experience: “I feed Dylan as soon as he wakes up, and sometimes again before leaving for work, in order to maintain milk production and not lose contact with the child. At work, I pump twice the next day (in my absence, he eats two bottles of breast milk), and after work I rush home for the evening feed. I don't pump on the weekends - we resume regular breastfeeding."
Can breastfeeding continue after the introduction of solid foods?
When your baby begins to show interest in food and can sit up on his own - usually around six months of age - it's time to start solid foods.
However, it is not necessary to stop breastfeeding, Cathy explains: “A baby’s iron stores during pregnancy are depleted by six months, so he needs additional sources of this element.
Start complementary foods with solid foods, but remember that breast milk remains a more important source of calories and nutrients until the baby is eight to nine months old. By this time, he will be eating much more solid food, but he will still need to breastfeed four to five times a day. By 12 months, the frequency of feeding may be two to six times a day. All babies are different, and many of them at this age are still getting half their daily calorie intake from breast milk.”
Don't forget that breast milk can be added to solid foods, such as cereals and purees, so that the baby can taste the familiar taste. If possible, use milk expressed just before feeding (not thawed) and add just before serving to keep bacteria and nutrients alive. 16
You may be pressured by others to stop breastfeeding when your baby is six months old, but the longer you breastfeed or pump milk, the better for you and your baby.
How long can I continue breastfeeding?
“The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding along with solid foods until at least two years of age because it plays an important role in supporting immunity,” says Cathy. feels bad".
At eight months, the baby sometimes breastfeeds four times a day, but by one year old, the frequency of feedings can be reduced to two times a day. You yourself will understand which feeding regimen is more suitable for you and your baby. For example, Jane, a mother of two from the US, breastfed until the age of two: “I breastfed when I was at home - in the evenings and on weekends, when the children wanted to be close to me,” says Jane, “It helped a lot when they were sick . Breastfeeding has become my favorite form of comfort."
“When my son got a little older and bolder, he still often asked me to breastfeed him - as if to calm down and gain strength,” recalls Amy, a mother of two children from Canada, “When he happened to hit or skin his knee , breastfeeding was a wonderful way to comfort him.
”
If your baby is over a year old and you are still breastfeeding, people around you will probably tell you that this way he will never wean. But if children are not pressured, they usually refuse to breastfeed themselves between the ages of two and four. 17
“I didn’t intend to breastfeed for so long, but as a result, I still breastfeed my four-year-old daughter and 22-month-old son,” says Suzanne, mother of two from the UK, “I breastfeed my youngest before and after work, and in I express milk on business trips. The eldest daughter likes to breastfeed a little before bed or when she is upset - this is a great way to make contact. When I get tired of it, I remind myself what great benefit and comfort it brings them. I now plan to pursue a baby-initiated end breastfeeding strategy — let them decide when to stop.”
For more information on what to expect and lots of tips and tricks, see our guide Breastfeeding Problems After the First Month.
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The child died, lactation remained - Pro Palliative
Stopping lactation in case of perinatal loss is not an easy story, not only from the point of view of physiology, but also psychology: the body does not understand that the child is gone, and the woman hopes that this nightmarish the dream is about to end. How to curtail lactation as carefully as possible? Is it always necessary to do this? How can you help your family cope with the loss? We have collected advice from the professional community for women and their families.
Help people to remain parents, even if the child lives a few minutes What is perinatal palliative care and how it develops in Russia
— I had the experience of watching such a story, — says Evgenia, editor-in-chief of the Pro Palliative portal Rezvan.
I had my first child in 1988. An ordinary Soviet maternity hospital, a ward for six people. One of my neighbors lost her baby in childbirth. I don’t know what exactly happened, but she had a lot of milk. She sat and pumped around the clock. She squirmed and cried. Quietly, then loudly. Especially when the rest were brought to feed the children (then it was by the hour). At night, she also decanted - because of this, the light was not turned off. At first everyone was patient, then they began to resent. In general, no one knew how to behave. And the medical staff too. They just averted their eyes.
Things are a little different now. As a rule, a woman who has lost a child is sought to be protected from the company of happy mothers.
“Before the pandemic, I worked in the 1st maternity hospital in St. Petersburg, one specialist for all departments. — says perinatal psychologist Daria Sokolova. — It took a year to convey to the staff its need. And only a year later they began to call me and say: “Dasha, we have antenatal (that is, intrauterine death at a gestational age of more than 22 weeks), come.
”
When I first went to a woman with antenatal death of a child, to be honest, I was very scared. I turned to our support chat for perinatal psychologists, they told me: “If you leave, write, we will help.”
In my practice, a bereaved woman was moved to a separate room, honestly trying to find a room away from crying newborns. We suggested, if desired, not to go to the common dining room. I asked that the children's incubator be removed, but about half of the girls said that he did not bother them.
Lactogenesis - the ability to produce milk in the mammary glands - in human beings, like in all mammals, is observed long before the birth of a child: the gland is preparing for lactation already from 16 weeks of pregnancy, and 10 weeks before birth it is filled with colostrum. During childbirth, even if the baby is stillborn, the separation of the placenta from the uterus triggers the production of the hormone prolactin. In the first 2-5 days after birth, the 2nd stage of lactogenesis begins - the active production of milk.
Up to 14-21 days, it depends mainly on hormones, after - on emptying the breast.
A woman who has lost a child is usually unaware that she can also see a breastfeeding specialist (and often she is not up to it in the process of experiencing such great grief). Her body after childbirth is in anticipation of meeting with the child, and the personal drama puts a ban on noticing this. The medical staff is trying to help curtail lactation as quickly as possible, thinking that in this way he saves the lost mother from physiological problems and unnecessary thoughts.
“In my case, I hit right,” writes M., who lost her child a few years ago. - Premature birth, [baby was born alive]. On the first day, they said that I should bring the pumped baby. And I became like a maniac trying to squeeze out at least something through the pain. They said it would be a big plus for the baby. We had to feed every three hours.
On the day of his death no one came up to me and said nothing.
I ran around looking for a doctor or someone who would explain what to do with the breast next. They tied it with a diaper, they said to bring a bandage and pull it over. Checked out the next day. By evening, the chest doubled in size and began to stony. More the next day. I just lay there and moaned in pain all day.
I realized that this is not normal, I began to look for information. Found about one drug. He was not in the city, ordered and began to pump, because she could not stand it anymore. As a result, the next day I started taking the drug and decanted by suction twice a day. It took less than a week, plus bandages, plus rubbing with camphor alcohol. And in the maternity hospital they continued to say: "Pull and be patient, everything will pass in two weeks." Regarding the psychological moment: yes, it was somehow unreasonably joyful and pleasant at the moment of pumping, and I subconsciously wanted to do it in front of the audience (husband, relatives) - like, look how much milk, I would feed him properly! And I didn’t want to let go of this ceremony when I realized that milk had ceased to be produced from pills.
“You are always important to me, and not only when you stop worrying” What parents experience when faced with perinatal loss, loss of pregnancy, and how to support them
M. left this review on YouTube live “White Tears” : lactation after loss. The course under this name was developed and regularly read by psychologists of the Light in Hands Foundation, the largest Russian foundation working with perinatal losses. According to them, unfortunately, the situation of “pull and endure” is still encountered in our country. Pharmacological methods of suppressing lactation are often resorted to, despite the fact that WHO does not recommend it.
The most benign for a woman is the physiological method, when milk production decreases gradually and is reduced to nothing in 1-3 weeks. To do this, you need to wear tight underwear, decant, exclude hot drinks, apply cold compresses to your chest, and so on - a competent consultant can tell you more.
“Lactation specialists are associated exclusively with supporting the breastfeeding of a child,” emphasize the psychologists of Light in Hands. - And if there is no child, then there is no topic of breastfeeding. The secretion of milk causes discomfort, does not allow you to forget about the loss that has occurred, and is accompanied by painful emotions. Women may feel that a quick cessation of lactation will significantly improve their emotional state. With this request, they turn to the doctors or nurses of the department in which the loss occurred. But there is also a lack of support for medical staff in dealing with a woman in a situation of perinatal loss. The specifics of their work involves the development of fairly strong schemes of emotional protection. As a result, they can act in difficult situations, make difficult decisions, but communication suffers: doctors burn out emotionally and are unable to devote proper time and attention to a woman who has lost a child.
Medical personnel are not always ready for a measured conversation about the physiology of lactation and how to manage it.
“Very often, parents have to deal with many difficult issues themselves, for example, how to organize the funeral of a baby,” says Daria Utkina, doula and clinical psychologist. - And here the help of relatives and families can be invaluable: find a doula, contact a doctor, arrange access for a partner, support after childbirth, for example, a lactation consultant who will help complete lactation, because pills do not always work. The consultants show how to make sure that, on the one hand, there is no traumatic milk supply, with a certain mode of pumping, on the other hand, lactation is gradually curtailed.
By the way, some women choose to keep lactating and donate their milk to a milk bank. They are exchanged free of charge, details can be found on the Dairy Mom website. There are families who are forced to feed their children with donor milk: they have babies with very severe allergies to all types of mixtures.
This is an experience that some women go through with perinatal loss: yes, they lost a baby, but in doing so they helped someone else. Someone becomes a donor in breast milk banks: there are three of them in Russia - in Moscow, Ufa and Chelyabinsk - but they accept milk only from women who are in the medical institution where the bank is located. There is also the aforementioned Milk Mom volunteer movement.
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— This is a fairly common practice abroad, — says the founder of the movement, psychologist Olga Rodicheva. “We don’t ask mothers about the details of their lives and the reasons why they decided to share milk. Some indicate in the application that they give milk in connection with the loss of a child. From here we know that such mothers also exist in the Russian-speaking space.
Occasionally, there are cases when women encapsulate a fragment of the placenta or a drop of milk and place them in a pendant: this is the memory of the baby, that part of it that will always be with them.
