There’s something very special about seeing your baby for the first time and with 3D ultrasounds it can be much sooner than you thought. 3D ultrasound allows you to view your baby in a way that can hold precious memories not only for you and your family, but for your child to cherish as their very first pictures to show their children.
Imagine seeing your baby yawning, kicking, sucking on their thumb and appearing to pose in such cute positions just for you. You’ll love these moments spent with your baby. This video will help you to understand a bit more what 3D ultrasound really is and what it has meant to so many parents to have this option of having 3D images of their baby available to them.
There seems to be a little baby boom going on among my friends and acquaintances – and
the proud parents-to-be couldn’t be more ecstatic, as they should be!
The whole magic of pregnancy complete with the morning sickness, cravings, anxiety and incessant planning is a wondrous time in a couple’s life! And so it should be. Continue…
Teething babies are hard to comfort and it’s difficult to know what might help to alleviate their pain. Fortunately there are some methods that are effective in relieving the pain felt by teething babies.
Anything cold can help with the pain. There are commercial teething rings available on the market that you can fill with water and freeze. These have the same effect as the teething ring with the added benefit of soothing a teething babies pain. Continue…
There are several reasons why babies cry. They cry when they are hungry, they cry when they are tired, they cry when they are hot or cold, they cry when they are sick and sometimes they just cry for the sake of crying. Babies can’t talk so they do the best they can to get our attention. Crying also helps the baby to develop their lungs. To know what to do to comfort a crying baby, you first must identify what it is that’s making them cry, if anything. Continue…
When you get your newborn baby home, you’ll find that in their first few weeks of life that they are interested in two things, sleeping and eating. Well, three things actually, but you’ll learn about the third one soon enough. Though this sounds simple enough, and for them it is, it can be a twenty hour a day job for you. Continue…
Babies can’t talk so they make a fuss. Here’s a checklist for handling a fussy baby.
Feed them
A basic human need is food and babies will not let you forget. If your baby is fussy, this should be your first suspicion.
Change their diaper
If the baby is well fed and is still fussy, the next thought should be a messy diaper. No one wants to be uncomfortable.
Talk to them
If baby is full, clean and warm, this will often do the trick. The soothing voice of a mommy can calm even the most fussy of babies. Continue…
For years, diets in the western world have given up health in place of convenience. This convenience carries over into the pre packaged and processed foods that so many people have come to depend on to feed their babies. Unfortunately, these foods often are lacking in nutrients and are packed with sugars and other fillers, making them anything but healthy. A better idea, and one that will greatly benefit your baby’s health, is a return to homemade baby food. Continue…
The type of food you first introduce is of the utmost importance. A good rule of thumb is to start with a hypoallergenic cereal such as rice or barley cereal with added breast milk, formula or water. Give your baby one to two teaspoons on a rubber tipped spoon to start. Begin with just a small amount on the spoon itself. Follow the cereal with some formula or breast milk to aid in digestion. Remember, this will be a very foreign feeling for your baby, so do not be surprised if s/he spits it out and does not eat that much. Like any other newly learned skill, babies need practice with eating foods. Keep on feeding your child once a day at a time that is convenient for you and when you feel your baby is hungriest, increasing the amount of food every week or so. Continue…
Here is a segment from the CBC featuring one of UC Baby’s clients that broadcasted her ultrasound screening to her husband who was serving in Afghanistan. A real heart warming story that truly shows the magic of 3D/4D Ultrasound (click to view).
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September 10, 2010
