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09/05/2008 12:00 AM
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The Fear of Having a Baby
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Fear of having a baby is called Tokophobia, and one in six women suffer from it.
Sufferers of Tokophobia are split into two groups, and quite often starts with feelings of anxiety and terror due to early and ongoing programming concerning horrors of labour, negative anticipation created through media drama, stories of earlier births, films showing labour to be comic or very dangerous, or having had a bad experience the first time round, the more you think about it the worse the feeling of terror becomes. If you can learn to let go of the fear, use breathing and relaxation techniques, the uterus can do its work easily and comfortably, as it is meant to do, in a normal birth.
When the mother approaches labour with unresolved fear and dread, her body is already on the defensive, and the stressor hormone, catecholamine is triggered. Her body then goes into the fight or freeze response, the uterus tenses and everything slows down.
We use the uterus to birth, it's a muscle working hard, that's what its there for. The muscle needs oxygen and blood supply to work smoothly.
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09/05/2008 12:00 AM
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Related Resource About Child Care
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Babies are a source of joy and wonder for many parents because they represent the awesomeness of creation. It can be exhilarating to watch a newborn baby grow up and share in those life changing moments that characterize each stage of growth. Many parents tend not to know much about babies and may end up blundering parenthood. It's very important to spend time learning how to take care of your baby and do everything necessary to do it right.
Putting on a diaper for your baby involves a lot of care and attention to detail. Before you put on a diaper for your baby girl, swipe her clean from front back with a warm wash cloth or baby wipes to prevent bacterial infection in the genitalia. Swiping the bottom of a baby girl from back to front when you are diapering her may cause a urinary tract disease for her.
Many babies have drowned during bath time as a result of a mother's carelessness. To avoid baby accidents during a bath, never leave them unattended.
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09/03/2008 12:00 AM
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Music and Your Baby
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When a baby is first born, it can be a very trying time for the parent. Most mothers I have spoken to have told me that its a 24 hour nonstop job to parent a new born child. I have always heard of their inability to get any rest as they tend to the many needs of their child. As soon as it seems like the baby is asleep and they feel like they too can get some rest, then out of nowhere the screaming starts again. Thats when the rocking, nursing, rubbing, or anything else they can think of begins in an attempt to get their baby to relax and go back to sleep. On often overlooked ways to calm their baby down is also one of the most effective music!
Just as music has the ability to affect our moods in adulthood, it has the same if not more ability to do so in infants. A lot of research done by many different organizations has proved that music can benefit a baby in many different ways. A nice calming lullaby has been used for centuries to calm babies down.
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09/03/2008 12:00 AM
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Discover the Truth about Africas Wire Art Gifts
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Fantastic works of art come out of Africa, they are renowned for them. The most appealing works as of late are their brilliant beadwork. This beadwork technique has been past down for hundreds of years, they have mastered this beadwork technique to a tee. This incredible art form has to be seen to be believed.
In times gone by works of art have been made using anything from eggs to seeds, also stones and metal. However these latest artworks have been made using glass beads.
First came the discovery of glass beads by the Egyptians, eventually trade routes were set up with the people of South Africa, trading was common, Ivory and and other valuables were traded for glass beads.
The South Afrcans began constructing objects using the glass beads with the help of wire. The designs they created were absolutley beautiful, the designs included cars, flowers, and almost any animal. The frame is made of a galvanised wire and then decorated with colored beads.
Due to the economic status of South Africa many families are very poor, therfore the families could not afford beads.
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09/02/2008 12:00 AM
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Child Door Safety in the Home
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Campaigns are being set up with some very powerful and shocking statistics, due to an alarming number of parents being aware of the dangers to their children, but not putting general knowledge of safety precautions into practice to protect them.
The frightening truth is that 2,000 children are admitted to hospital due to accidents every week in the UK, some resulting in permanent damage. This is one of the reasons the Child Accident Prevention Trust will spend £18 million over the next three years to provide home safety equipment to families from poorer backgrounds, and those they feel need help most. The campaign will include a range of new television and radio adverts stressing the importance of safety in the home, which Fingershield who supply door finger guards and child door safety products will be taking part in. They will also give information on spotting potential hazards in homes with small children and how to access good home safety schemes in their area.
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