The birth
Nothing moves the expectant mother as much as this event in the last weeks of pregnancy. Because as beautiful as pregnancy and the joy of the baby may be, pregnancy has an end and usually an end with pain. And every woman becomes more and more aware of this. There is probably no woman who is not a bit queasy when she thinks of birth. How will the contractions be? Hopefully I will notice in time for it to start! What if the amniotic sac bursts at the supermarket fund in the queue? Sayings such as: So many women have been through, you will do that too! Not very much. Since rather detailed information. We would like to give you some information here that you may be interested in: place of birth, course, methods, methods, medical interventions, caesarean section, premature birth, expectant fathers and clinic cases.
The place of birth
Where you give birth to your child depends on your personal wishes and medical necessities. Discuss your delivery request with your gynecologist. He can then also tell you whether your birth wish can be met or whether complications exclude a delivery method.
The clinic
Today most of us are born in a clinic. The birth takes place in the delivery room or in the maternity room. Medically speaking, the clinic is the safest place for birth, because devices and sufficient staff as well as specialists (e.g. pediatrician) are available here in emergencies. In addition to a medically controlled birth (including with CTG), many clinics also offer "natural" and/or "gentle" delivery methods. In natural birth, the woman can choose the birth position herself and there are no medical interventions - unless complications occur. For example, a gentle delivery can be water birth. Therefore, find out beforehand from the clinics which methods and aids are available. Nevertheless, the birth in a clinic can bring disadvantages: often it is hectic and the care staff can change more often. Use the information evenings organized by many clinics!
In addition to an inpatient stay, many clinics also offer outpatient births. After a normal birth without complications, you can leave the clinic on the day of birth if you and the child are doing well. However, the woman should really have peace and be cared for at home at home. In addition, the support by the midwife should be secured for ten days.
The home birth
A home birth in your own four walls is a very private event. The prerequisite for home birth is the conscientious perception of all preventive examinations, a normal course of pregnancy and mother and child must be completely healthy. In the event of a home birth, the expectant parents have full responsibility. You should look for an experienced midwife that accompanies and monitors the birth process, because if complications arise, instruction in a hospital may be necessary.
The birthplace
Since the beginning of the 1990s, there have been bond houses in many larger cities in Germany, which are managed by freelance midwives. The (mostly) holistic concept of the birthplaces includes the continuous care of the pregnant women by a midwife during pregnancy, birth and puerperium. Usually, birthplaces offer outpatient birth - but sometimes a longer inpatient stay is also offered. There are usually many alternative birth options in a birthplace. Mostly is released in a natural way without medical interventions. Doctors are also available for complications in some birthplaces.
The course
The birth can be divided into three phases:
1st phase - opening period: It takes between 6 to 12 hours in the first child. The cervix opens about 10 cm.
2nd phase - expulsion period: It takes 1 - 1.5 hours, in which the baby is pressing into the pelvic output (birth canal) with the support of strong contractions.
3rd phase - post -birthday period: After the baby was born, the placenta is “born in” - this can take up to half an hour.
Different positions and positions can be taken during the individual phases that can alleviate the labor pain. The midwife will certainly advise you on what could be helpful in the respective situation and phase.
The methods
You can lie or sit on a delivery or delivery bed. The delivery bed is electrically adjustable in modern clinics and can be set as required: you determine which position appeals to you. The doctor or midwife always has a direct view of the birth canal and can intervene. The delivery bed offers the advantage of having the classic bed shape on the one hand and on the other hand you can convert the bed into a borne chair or stool. If there are complications in which anesthesia is necessary, this can also be carried out in the delivery bed.
More and more clinics are offering water birth.
They sit or drive in a special bathtub in water birth. The advantages of this method are that the consumption of pain relievers during birth due to relaxation (breathing) sinks in the warm water and less often a dam tear should occur. In addition, the releases are very positive about the "experience of birth" in the water. Since the baby has a "diving reflex", it doesn't try to get air under water-so there is no danger for the child. In the event of a previous caesarean section, this method is also recommended because the scars are less stressed. It is disadvantageous to the water birth that the infection rate for mothers, children and staff is increased. In addition, blood loss during birth cannot be estimated. In some clinics, the child is monitored by the permanent derivation of the CTG. The birth runs as well as on land and the sampling takes place as usual in the clinic. The supply of the newborn is as well as water birth as well as the other forms of delivery.
Women where a risk is known during pregnancy or in which a complicated child must be expected should refrain from a water birth, e.g. in multilings, in the case of infections of the mother (e.g. HIV, current herpes), very large child with suspicion A mismatch between the width of the birth path and the size of the child.
The berry stool is a small chair without a back with a recess for the child to be lovely. The wone sits in an upright position and the partner can keep and support the woman from behind. This is perceived as very pleasant by some women - but other women cannot cope with "too much" closeness in the stressful situation "birth". In addition, the immediate proximity to the floor during birth as well as the hardness and uncomfortable of the stool are disadvantage.
The almost upright attitude of the mother also supports the birth process in the borne chair, since the muscle strength and the gravity of the unborn in the press contractions work in the same direction. The woman no longer releases in the low level as with the stool, but this position restricts the view of the doctor and midwife on the birth canal - although it makes it very facilitating the expulsion.
The Romarad is a birth frame in which the pregnant woman can be stored in an almost lying or sitting position. It reminds a bit of a "monkey swing" or a "hanging ball". The big advantage is not only the possibility of the upright position and thus the supportive gravity to the cervix opening (as with the borne chair), but also prevented a hollow cross during the birth; It offers numerous different postures that alleviate labor pain.
The Pezzi or gymnastics ball is a big ball on which the lobby can sit while she can support her partner from behind. The advantage is that the seating position "opens" the birth routes and that gravity can also work here. During the opening phase, the ball is a means of now providing everywhere to support the opening of the cervix.
The sprout wall is the same that you know from the sports hall at school. The woman can hold on the floor kneeling or crouching. The four -footed stand is supported.
The position of the Vierfüßler stand is still known from the primitive peoples today: it should make gravity work and, if possible, avoid the hollow cross. This delivery position can also be taken in the delivery bed (advantage: height enables the midwife and doctor good view of the birth canal).
It is best to try out several positions to find out that makes birth the easiest - many women also feel the change of positions during birth as pleasant and relieving.
The medical interventions and birth emphasis
In the case of dangerous situations for the child, a birth often has to be accelerated quickly with a pliers or suction bell to prevent a lack of oxygen. Instrumented birth may also be necessary if the pregnant woman must not press, e.g. with existing heart defects. However, the baby's head must already be in the birth canal for both methods. In the born, the baby's head is encompassed with a special pliers and the obstetrician supports the expulsion. The pliers birth has the advantage that it can be used quickly, because there is no need for equipment. However, the slightly larger number of injuries and complications in the child, e.g. facial nerve failures (usually do not lead to late consequences), is disadvantage. The suction bell is working according to a similar principle: Here, a suction cup is attached to the head of the baby with the help of the generation of negative pressure. Under the labor rhythm, the midwife pulls out the infant using the suction cup. The advantage of vacuum binding is that no other place is needed in addition to the child's head. However, the need for an apparatus and power supply is disadvantageous.
If it is recognizable that the dam (tissue between the vagina and the sphincter) does not withstand the birth loads and threatens to tear, a medical procedure can be carried out with the dam average: the birth opening is artificially expanded with a scissor and the cut is then made with a seam supplied. The cut is often hardly felt because it is usually cut during a contraction. With a dam, it is avoided that the deep pelvic floor muscles are overstretched or tears.
If a woman decides against a dam average, there can be a dam tear. Small dam cracks can occur with any childbirth; Larger cracks are often the result of pliers or suction bell bonds. Even with very large, heavy children, the dam is faster.
In addition to the natural pain -relieving methods and means, medical pain relievers are also available to the woman's child. For example, peridural anesthesia (PDA) is often used in very painful or lengthy births. A syringe is set in the area of the lumbar spine, which makes the abdomen sensitive to pain due to paralysis. As a result, the contractions remain easily noticeable and the possibility of pressing remains.
The caesarean section / sectio
Since the birth takes place more and more by caesarean section, this medical intervention should be viewed below a separate point. In some cases, a caesarean section cannot be avoided - if there is a disturbance or danger to the mother or child. A distinction is made between planned and emergency Caesarean sections, for example, in a cross -layer of the baby, a very narrow pelvis of the mother, a umbilical cord incident or other complications. Although a caesarean section is now a routine intervention, surgery is always associated with greater risks than a vaginal birth.
A caesarean section can take place with both general anesthesia and local anesthesia (PDA). The latter enables the mother to remain awareness and follow the birth of the child. Since this takes more time, it is primarily an option for a planned sectio - with an emergency sectio, general anesthesia is usually carried out. In the caesarean section, the abdominal ceiling is opened with a cut (cut is between navel and pubic bone or parallel to the pubic bone - the bikinian nit). From anesthesia to the birth of the baby, only a few minutes pass. A caesarean section is associated for the mother with 4 - 12 -fold increased risk of mortality.
When is a caesarean section necessary? We limit ourselves to indications that can occur during the birth because your doctor will certainly explain to you "planable" caesarean sections and the shock during the birth not to be able to release the child normally. A caesarean section is absolutely necessary if there is a relative skull-basin abbreviation (i.e. the head is too large for the maternal pelvis), a umbilical cord incident, setting and posture anomalies, an impending or carried out uterus rupture or intrauterine asphyxia (suffocation ) in the case of not fully opened cervix u./o. Not enough deep childish head.
Many young mothers feel like failed after an emergency caesarean section and have the feeling that they have missed something important - especially the first minutes/seconds with the baby. However, these are not so important (even if they are certainly/would be very nice after this effort) - the baby will not love them less and no less quickly build a relationship with them if they do not in the first few hours in our world can hold in the arms!
The premature birth
If pregnancy lasts less than 37 weeks, one speaks of premature birth. Today even children have a chance of survival, which are released in the 24th week of pregnancy. There are various causes of premature birth. This includes, e.g. a low body weight of the mother, uterine anomalies or a multiple pregnancy.
With the latest technology, it is better and better to help the little premature baby. And yet the trend is to manipulate as little as possible on the small being, because physical contact such as the kangaroo process, in which the little ones are placed on the breast of the mother to feel the heartbeat and warmth of the mother's body , sometimes helps the little being more than the latest technology!
The expectant fathers
For several decades, more and more fathers have been finding their way into the delivery room. However, (regardless of whether it is professionally or health), or not every man wants to be there at the birth of his child/children. The expectant mother should also accept that and maybe take a good friend in the delivery room. On the other hand, the trend has recently also been observed that the expectant mother does not want to have the father at birth at birth - and this should now accept men. Maybe you can wait in front of the delivery room or the hospital, because many pregnant women will change your opinion at short notice ...
However, if the expectant father witnesses the birth of his child/children, he should be aware that it will also be exhausting for him. And that's why he should also consider a lot: it is warm in the delivery room, so a not too warm and rather comfortable clothing is announced. Maybe he can take drinks with him or money to buy drinks. A birth costs energy: So don't forget something! If you want it, think of the camera and films. And last but not least: Leave your cell phone at home! On the one hand, cell phones are prohibited in delivery rooms and on the other hand, your partner is certainly not happy about a call from the boss if she is currently in the press contractions!
The clinic case
You should pack your clinic case relatively early because it can be hectic shortly before the appointment or your little darling registered earlier than expected. That is why we have put together a small checklist for printing for you, which includes everything you need for the day or the days in the clinic:
You need the following papers:
Chip card of the health insurance; Mother Pass; Instruction certificate; ID card; Family line when you are married) / birth certificate (if you are single); Allergy passport (if available)
Personal things:
most important toilet matters (shower gel, shampoo, ...); Silence inserts; Bind (for the weekly flow); At least 2 washcloths and towels (1 especially for the upper body and 1 for the genital region to avoid contact between the weekly flow and the chest); Still bras; Slips; Night shirts/pajamas (at the front of the button); Warm socks; Comfortable clothing; Slippers; Morning mantle; Clothing that you want to wear for discharge - not the jeans from before pregnancy (perhaps a pair of trousers that fit around the 5th month of pregnancy); personal playlists; Books and magazines; The wish list on which you record your wishes for the course of the birth can be very helpful. So z. B. would you like to muffle light? Would you like to get your child on your stomach right away? Would you like to get pain -relieving remedies? How many people should be present at birth?
For the baby:
Underwear; Baby clothing (e.g. romper and sweater); Hat and jacket/overall as well as socks/tights - depending on the weather and season; Baby seat or stroller with ceiling; possibly diapers
Welcome baby!
Proud and astonishment, you can see the first blinking of your newborn. A tingling feeling spreads in the stomach walls. Can you also be the right mother or the right father for this little worm? Will you be able to face this responsibility at any time? Can you really offer your child the perfect upbringing that you always wanted?
Many open questions dominate the mind of the young parents in the period before and shortly after birth.
If the infant is born, the greatest concern of parents is the child's health. In the birth hospital, examinations and tests are carried out immediately after birth and in the first days of life in order to be able to calm them down in this regard. But even despite the great efforts of the doctors and sisters, there are many questions that we want to try to answer with this article:
Reference person - stress - physical contact - perception - communication
Reflexes - screaming - can you spoil babies?
Different sleep patterns - guard babies - individual need for sleep
Her baby's sounds - snoring of her baby - sniffing/sniffing - sneezing - swallowing
Cheese smear - spotty skin - skull swelling after birth - Fontanelle - hair
Parent-child relationship
The importance of the parent-child relationship was only recognized in the last 20th century. Research demonstrated that in the event of growing up without love and affection of firm caregivers, mental disorders and difficulties in behavior occur in the growing age. This is also known to each of us. But to what extent you can create a perfect environment with a lot of love and emotional affection for the little one remains an open question for many.
They are certainly delighted with the little being that has just stumbled into their lives. But do you love it? This question deals with many new parents. Certainly you will not be able to talk about you loving your child in the first few days. Maybe the feeling is better to describe with a "being in love": your child is totally cute. Over time, this emotion matures to real love. For some parents, this process takes place faster, for others, e.g. after an unplanned caesarean section, it may take a little longer. But this has nothing to do with the depth of their love and certainly not to do with their quality as parents.
It is important for the little ones, especially for the little ones, calm loving care with sufficient time due to a constantly permanent caregiver. Because as running and speaking, your child also has to learn to love. Only when it feels loved does it learn to return this love.
Especially in stressful situations it is easy to forget how much affection a baby needs for its emotional development. For a smile, a kiss or for stroking the little cheeks, there must always be time for the mother or father. Make sure that the tiny has not registered a stressful parents' house, especially in the first four months.
Many parents who get their first child think that their newborn would not be able to perceive the surroundings. This false view does not really lead to dealing with the child, but only hold it in your arms. Physical contact plays the most important factor for his well -being for the newborn. Especially during the waking phases, it is important to be there for your child, to always give him closeness and tenderness, to wear it and to eat it.
But babies develop a spectrum of sensual experiences very quickly from birth. They are cheerful and willing to hear when awakening. They react when they are addressed and recognize the parents by the smell. With your attentive view, contact where you hear noise. Babies are born with the desire for communication. At a distance of 20-25 cm in front of your face, you can clearly see the parents and experience their “first entertainment” if you talk lively with them at this distance. Babies conduct this conversation by smiling, moving their mouths, nod or stretching out the tongue. The feeling of attention and affection affects an intensive bond with the parents from the start and at the same time promotes the fun of communication.
Behavior of the newborns
After birth, it will take some time to get used to your baby's behavior. It is worth observing your reaction to different stimuli and familiarizing yourself with some characteristics of his personality. Small babies have a lot more individuality than you generally think. You should keep the fact in your head if you want to get to know your child.
One should know that all healthy babies have a number of reflexes triggered from birth. These reflexes are unconscious movements that are gradually replaced by deliberate movements, gradually, around the fourth month.
They may find that their newborn reacts in a positive way to their presence by moving their face and body jerky. To the extent that it learns to control his movements, his reactions become more targeted and less random. So it gives them an unmistakable smile at about six weeks instead of a grimace.
Babies scream - everyone knows that. The most likely reasons for screaming are tiredness, hunger, loneliness and discomfort - it is too hot or too cold for him, it is uncomfortable or needs a fresh diaper. Sometimes the baby screams even for no apparent reason.
Also important information: It is not a good idea to just have the baby shout on alone - even if you often get this advice. Too little attention and attention in the first weeks and months can lead to an introverted, shy and withdrawn development of the child. Often people “love” “spoil” the same. In our opinion, a baby cannot be "spoiled" enough in the first time. People keep thinking that children who are hugging, caressing, breastfed and absent -minded experience how to get attention. That's not true! Rather, it learns how to love and build human relationships. And this is one of the most important lessons that a child can learn for his future emotional and psychological development. What we call "pampering" is actually a normal reaction from the mother to the unfortunate child; As a result, she satisfies a natural need of the baby.
Baby's sleep patterns - a phenomenon that pulls on the nerve costume. If you are not very lucky, you will experience a few sleepless nights after returning from the hospital. A wide variety of sleep patterns occur in newborns. Some are only awake if they are hungry, others are also active before or after eating.
It may be that your newborn will never do it for more than an hour or two at a time up to the age of four months. Let yourself be comforted by the fact that it learns something new in every guards - unless it has to be bored. In a long point of view, you will be rewarded with an inquisitive child.
Also remember that an attempt to determine a strict sleep pattern that corresponds to the "average baby" does not make any sense. There is no "average baby". The need for sleep is based on individual physiology. Most newborns fall asleep shortly after a meal. Initially, the wax phases still depend on how many meals it needs and this in turn depends on its weight:
- 2 kg of heavy baby: wakes up 7 to 8 times to be fed
- 3 kg of heavy baby: wakes up 5 to 6 times to be fed
- 4.5 kg baby: wakes up 4 to 5 times to be fed
If your baby makes strange noises, don't worry. Most noises are caused by the immature of the airways and lie over time.
If you have the feeling your baby snores in his bed, we unfortunately have to disappoint her. This certain sound that your baby gives is caused by a vibration of the soft palate when breathing.
Parents often think their baby is cold because it "sniffs". However, this sniff does not show a blocked nose, but is caused by a flat nose back of the babies. When breathing, the air has to pass very short, tight nasal channels, which makes up for this sound. With increasing age, the bridge of the nose becomes higher and the snort decreases.
You must also not be confused if your baby often has to sneeze. This is not a prospective cold, but a useful reflex. It occurs when the little one opens its eyes and is exposed to light light. It supports the cleaning of the nose paths.
Newborns often have hiccups, especially after a meal. Despite the fear of many mothers, this is rarely a symptom of digestive problems. Rather, the cause is inadequate control over the diaphragm - a flat muscle that separates the chest from the stomach. The swallowing becomes less common as soon as the nerves that control the diaphragm are developed.
Appearance of your baby
Even if your baby is undoubtedly a bliss, maybe at the first sight of the little one. Be it a white greasy substance that covers your tiny's skin, a spotty skin color or a shapely head. Everything is very natural!
The cheese smears with which the skin can be covered forms a natural protective layer so that the skin does not soften in the amniotic fluid. Do not let them wash them away from the hospital staff because they prevent skin irritation.
The stained skin color results from burst blood vessels. As soon as Melanin, a natural pigment is produced, the baby gains its final skin color. This is usually after about six months.
The baby's skull consists of four large plates that have not grown together and can move against each other. This mobility is particularly important at birth when the head is pressed together by the vaginal walls. The shifting skull bones enable the without prejudice through the birth canal. The resulting deformation of the head is quite normal and has no effect on the brain. There can also be some bruises or swelling, but they heal in the first few days or weeks.
These switches on the top of the skull, where the bones are not connected, are called "fontanelles". The skull bones will only be grown up at about two years. Especially with a young baby, make sure not to push the fontanelles in!
Some babies are born with full hair while others are completely bald. The hair color can still change after birth. The fine hair fluff that some babies have on the body is called "Lanugo". It falls off soon after birth.
A miracle every day - babies development
Nothing is more exciting than the development of a baby in the first months of life: a small helpless creature develops a nimble toddler that keeps his parents busy - in the truest sense of the word!
The following article would like to bring you closer to your child's development every month. Different areas are discussed. In the tables it is indicated what your child should be able to do at the respective age. In some points, your baby will probably continue to be back in others. The reason for concern is only given when your child develops considerably more slowly in every area: Then you should see your pediatrician.
Body - perception - social behavior
1. Month of life
lies asymmetrically (crooked) with head turned to the side; bent arms and legs; Only briefly raises head; reacts to loud noises with Moro reflex; Hands mostly clenched to the fist - looks clear outlines from 22-25 cm away, fixed objects and faces short; Can't recognize any recurring noises - skin contact is the most important means of communication, divides through screaming
2. Month of life
Head is kept up for a few seconds; Bug in the arms and legs decreases; Hands open more often, unsuccessful attempts at gripping, in which entire body is moving - follows with the eyes that moves on the side, fixes longer; Lasses interested in various noises - skin contact remains important, sometimes reflective smile, first "speaking": vowel sounds like A/Ä, struggles joyfully when mother speaks to him
3. Month of life
Holds up for almost 1 min. Moro reflex decreases; Hands rarely clenched to the fist, brings them together, look at fingers and play with them - turns to the side when it searches for noise - laughs at human faces, produces Gurgellaute
4. Month of life
If it is based on the forearms in the prone position, seizes things that lie within range; rolls from one side to the other; consciously practices grasping; shifted to legs when it is kept in a standing position; Active help when pulling into the seating position - touches all objects and examines them with the mouth; Turns head to see certain things better; closes your eyes when an object in front of him suddenly appears (protective function) - repetition of your own sounds and joy; Laughs a lot and younger-but also three-month fear; recognizes parents and siblings; Couple face of the opposite
5. Month of life
practices later sitting postal; Consciously grabs objects, she gives from one hand from one hand, no longer picks up with a whole hand - searches for a source of noise immediately - it does not smile at all spontaneously
6. Month of life
turns from abdominal and vice versa, touches his feet, diagonally grabs his body, knees and legs are no longer bent in short standing attempts - it is often on tiptoe and hops; Sits with support without any problems - puts everything in the mouth, but looks at things before and after; It recognizes its rattles on the sound; Check out toys by chance - distinguishes acquaintances from strangers; forms syllable chains; begins to accompany his jobs loudly
7. Month of life
tries to lift in the prone position, belly and buttocks; Leads feet to the mouth and plays with them; grabs well with both hands; can hold a small toy in each hand at the same time; can sit as support with hands stretched forward; First crawl - recognize height and depth: bends to look up to look down - begins to imitate; looks at strangers skeptically; continues to play loudly
8. Month of life
crawled; sits without support and comes into this position without help; take objects with thumb and index finger; is easy if it is supported - seeks hidden toy; - listens to conversations or music for a short time - rejects some people for no apparent reason, but others find it immediately in contact; Speaks simple syllables clearly and repeats them
9. Month of life
runs up to the stand and stops standing; can grab with one hand; lets toys drop consciously; Sits straight - groping in vessels - reacts to your own name; Differentiated different emotions by the pitch of the voice and can express joy or not with the voice; likes cuckoo games; brigs several consonants in succession
10. Month of life
Along the furniture it takes side steps; can lead a spoon to the mouth after some exercise; beats things together; Can stretch index fingers and thumbs - interest in details - examine them with the index finger; Guys enthusiastic noise and noise - knows some terms; ahmt after activities; If praise, it repeats the activity; Starts to wave up again
11. Month of life
Masters the pliers handle - pulls a toy attached to a cord - identifies people or things and begins to name them
12. Month of life
It lifts larger objects with both hands - finds an object that was hidden from his eyes - handing over toys - please dance games
Which products for which age?
We at Roba offer a high -quality collection of furniture, toys and more. In order for you to promote your child in development, we hereby give you a little help, which of our products is suitable for which age.
nursery
Babies feel most comfortable in small cozy areas. So it makes sense to reduce the cot with a nest. A sky above the bed takes its height and makes it cozy. The mobile loved ones are already integrated in some of our collections. Our textiles give each children's room a childish charm that is supposed to reflect a secure childhood. So that the children's room does not become colorful, we offer suitable winding pads, crawling blankets, etc. for every children's bed set. However, keep in mind that your child does not always stay so small and therefore choose functional furniture with timeless design. The Roba collections are all designed according to this principle.
Baby accessories
You will give your child about 4 to 6 months of porridge. For the first feeding attempts, a show cellar or our Roba Chill Up Hochstuhl is ideal because they have both hands free to feed - and they also need them for the first attempts. If the child can sit (about 9 months), it can get its own place at the table - in a suitable high chair. At first your child will be a little too small - so we recommend a seat core that we have designed to match our textile program. If your child is older than 18 months, it is happy about your own table with a bench and chair - whether in his or in another room.
Booster seats are practical for the trip or a restaurant visit with babies (from about 9 months), which are easy to put together and find space in every travel bag. For your little, of course, you need wrap and toys for your little one, which can be stowed away in our diaper bags with integrated diaper documents- because a changing table is not always ready. And even then you prefer to put your own base. Babies need body heat. Our abdominal and back carrier Go Up comes after this need, which you can easily take with you to any city stroll or use it at home, e.g. if you are alone preparing while bubble and the child cannot be calmed down.
Once a child has discovered his mobility, the whole apartment must be covered accordingly. For this purpose, socket protection or stairs and door protection grids serve. Your child can also play in a playback while they pursue other jobs. Your child will not feel restricted by this, because with a playpen it has its own area, which will also claim it against other children. The playpen becomes cozy softly through a suitable insert.
toys
To explore (with your mouth from 4 months, with your hands from 6 months and with your eyes from 8 months), which serves to get to know the physical properties of objects, toys are suitable for toys, shape, color and surface quality, e.g. wood, plastic , Paper, fabric, sponges, wool.
Babies practice and check the memory of about 8 months. Games that make the disappearance of objects, people on the subject are suitable for this, e.g. the ball track or Gugu-Dada game.
At the same age, i.e. at around 8 months, objects are increasingly used as a means to an end. Here children make objects to move up or push around, e.g. a car on roles on a cord, especially fun.
Spatial characteristics, i.e. get to know the spatial relationships between objects, practice babies from 9 months using content containers. To do this, they particularly like to use pans, cups, baskets, plastic containers, horse chestnuts, water and of course sand. Children start stacking at 15 months - with build -ups, cups or struggles on rods. Horizontal building with building blocks or a toy train starts about 21 months. Vertical with horizontal construction is combined at about 30 months, for which building blocks are ideal.
Getting to know the functional use of objects and internalizing actions and behaviors begins with the functional game (use of an object in its actual function) using spoons, hair brushes, game dishes, game tools or household items from about 12 months. This goes about in the 15th month of life into the representative game (functional use of objects) with dolls, teddy bears etc. In the sequential game (from 21 months), among other things, the puppet room is becoming increasingly important because actions with a common topic, for example, “meal” (= cooking, put dolls on the table and let them eat) are now re -enacted. At the age of 30 months, the role -playing game begins, in which the child slips into different roles or introduces objects. Here the shop or doll can be replaced with doll dresses and doll cars with nothing.
Ordering and other puzzles make sense from 21 months, since certain properties must be assigned here in the sense of categorizing.
Feng Shui in the baby room
What is Feng Shui?
Feng Shui is the Chinese teaching of harmonious living, which can be used positively for the little ones in the room. Here you get some tips and suggestions for designing your baby room.
In the anticipation of the baby, you usually start setting up the children's room in the period before birth and experience this to the fullest. A children's room should be carefully planned so that your baby feels really comfortable in his first room.
Through its own baby room, the toddler experiences a first gentle cordon nibbling process, which is also important for its further development. Even in baby age, your own space creates the unconscious experience that the baby is recognized as an independent person with its own needs. The "own area", even if mother and father are often still in the room, strengthen self -confidence and identity of the child.
The goals of the Feng Shui are to eliminate disruptive factors and to enable the free flow of the life force Chi both in the rooms and in the body. Feng Shui has the task of creating a balance and a harmonious environment, i.e. living spaces in which people can grow and thrive. With Feng Shui you can help your child to develop according to his inner being. In order to pursue a holistic concept, there is a distinction between the inner Feng Shui (the man itself) and the outer Feng Shui (the environment, interior design). The outer feng shui can be encouraged to design the children's room (the room in which the child/children are increasingly).
Even small changes - carried out in the right places - favor the harmony in the rooms and subsequently also in the life of the residents.
Children are usually lively, active or to speak in Feng Shui terms, "Yang". For example, you do not need strong, stimulating colors, you can even be heated too much by too much of it, especially if there are further stimuli.
Children are also sensitive to influences in the area. Since time immemorial, people have been stamped that pointed objects that are aimed at their body mean danger. Try it out. Stand in front of the edge of a closet or in front of the pointed corner of a table and feel it. Then take a step aside and now feel the difference. Apart from the risk of injury, the sharp corners and edges also pose the risk of constant energetic weakening due to unconscious tension. For example, if such a shelf is close to the bed and the edge points to the sleeping person, this weakening influence lasts all night. Additional unrest assumes the objects on the shelf that invite you to actively do - even though the child is supposed to sleep calmly.
The design of the children's room can therefore contribute significantly to the harmonious development of the child.
Tips:
Here are some tips to optimize the outer feng shui in the baby room:
The floor plan of the room should be as rectangular or square as possible - also large enough so that the child has enough space to develop freely.
The baby room should offer as much freedom of movement as possible to play so that the growing baby can develop freely. The children's room is an all -purpose room that serves to play, dream, hide, learn, to learn music, to sleep, and to get together and to be happy.
It should be your own room with a lot of daylight. The passage room is not that ideal.
The light can also be supported by good lighting and color design as well as harmonious design tools. A space or a room created to the north side, where the sun cannot penetrate, is less suitable because the Yang energy that promotes growth and development cannot develop so well.
Ensure many warm and cozy elements in the children's room. For example, a four -poster bed and lots of fabric as well as soft and cozy materials. They give the baby a lot of warmth and security. So the bed can be designed like a bright cave.
A heavy closet or another very massive piece of furniture should not be right next to the baby bed, as this can unconsciously perceive as a distress. Therefore, put heavy pieces of furniture away from the baby bed more than a meter.
Immobile integration areas should not occur in the baby room if possible. Nevertheless, the pieces of furniture should be stable so that the baby cannot outline it.
The furniture should be in light or warm tones (e.g. warm wood tones).
The room should generally not look too restless: outside the play area, cheerful and gentle colors should therefore be chosen. If possible, avoid strong red in the sleeping area, as this can have a sleeping sleep.
Light cheerful colors are most suitable for the baby room. Yellow, blue, grass green, beige and generally colors of nature have a calming effect on the baby.
The play corner should be in a bright area of the room.
If your baby seems restless, do without stimulating red tones.
Motifs, textiles and toys should be happy and must not be aggressive.
The bed must not stand under a window and not with your feet to the door.
In conclusion, it should also be noted that it is very important to include the growing children later in the interior design of their little empire, because children instinctively know very well what is good for them and what they are not. Or you also know very well in which interior design you will feel comfortable.
Baby massage
Massage is art to heal through touch.
Baby massage is an easily accessible therapy for babies to toddler age - especially for premature babies. During pregnancy, the baby was warm and cozy for months. With his birth, the little person is confronted with one flood of stimuli such as light and noise from one minute. Through the massage, parents make it easier for the newcomer to the transition from the womb to our world.
From the moment of his birth, the child begins to meet the parents - their smell, their voice, their face. Baby massage contributes a crucial part to understand each other better and thus build a closer and more active relationship. The baby massage can become a means of communication that is available to you throughout your parents. A silent dialogue of love between you and your baby.
Gentle touches are not just an important basis for an intimate parent-child relationship, they can positively influence the entire intellectual and physical development of the baby. In the foreground is the perception of your own body through the baby. However, baby massage not only promotes physical and emotional well -being sustainably, it also stabilizes breathing and circulation. A massage has a calming effect on excited children. By touching the skin, various stimuli, which are passed on via nerve pathways, reach the brain. According to medical views, infants develop a more regulated sleep rhythm through the massage and thus find a longer and healthier sleep. Baby massage also stimulates digestion. And the immune system is also stimulated. The baby massage supports the overall development of the baby.
Tips for carrying out the baby massage
The baby massage is a ritual for the whole family. It can be carried out by mother, father or older siblings.
You should take about 10 to 20 minutes. A short massage of a few minutes is often sufficient for babies under a month. The time of the massage should be chosen so that the baby is neither hungry nor extremely tired. Since the baby is naked, the room temperature should be about 25 ° C to avoid quickly cooling of the small body. Pure vegetable oils (health food store) are best used for the massage. The best effect is achieved when the oil is rubbed between the hands until they are very warm. Then the touches are particularly pleasant for the baby.
The easiest way is to carry out the massage when the baby is on the back of the mother or father's thighs. The seating position should be chosen comfortably in order to create an atmosphere relaxed for itself and the baby.
The massage
You can start with gentle pats from day one, later with firmer, practiced handles (a caress with your fingertips would tease the baby and encourage it to scream). These little creatures are not as fragile as they look at first glance - on the contrary: babies love to be firmly and safely touched, that also gives them a feeling of security.
Important: The massage should always be away from the heart!
The massage begins with the spread of the face. Slowly and evenly is painted over the cheeks with both hands. Then remove the temples with both hands from the forehead. Then the whole body is painted out. Both hands are put on the forehead. Slowly they slide over cheek, shoulder, arms, hips and legs. The arms and legs are easily pressed on the body. Next place the baby with your stomach up on your thighs to massage your tummy. Alternating is painted with one hand from the shoulder over the chest and belly to the opposite leg (left shoulder, right leg and vice versa). So alternately you can stroke the whole body with both hands.
If you massage your back, you can put the baby over your shoulders or across your legs. First you slowly spread along the entire back with both hands. Then, starting with the entire back and the legs, is spread out to your feet.
Massage of the limbs
To massage your hands and feet, you hold a foot or hand of the baby with one hand. With the thumb of the other hand you stroke a small pressure from the bale to your toes or fingers. This supports the fine motor skills of the hands and feet, especially in premature babies.
To massage your legs, put the baby on your back. A thigh is encompassed with one hand. Then slowly pull your hand to the foot. Before the leg is released, the other hand already covers the thigh. Alternately, both hands pull over the baby's leg. Then it is the other leg.
To massage your arms, the baby is placed on the side. Then an arm is covered with one hand. Slowly you pull your hand from the upper arm to the baby's wrist. Before your own hand lets go of the baby, you can already surround the baby's upper arm with the other hand. The hands alternately paint over Baby's arms.
Parents can only benefit if they have physical contact with their baby regularly, especially if they are still unsure about making something "wrong" at the beginning. In order to really achieve a well -being of the baby, it is important not to pass your signals. So stop when the baby shows that it is enough. If the baby chuckles and cuddles satisfied, it is the best proof that you do it right. You will quickly find out what is fun for your baby and whether it does not like certain massages. However, the physical and mental connection with the child is more important than any technology.
The right nutrition for babies & children
Do you like to cook? Yes?! But what is the best for your child? What should a balanced diet look like? So that the cooking fun gets healthy, we give you some information on the nutrition of children with this article. In our guide you will also find useful tips, checklists and recipes for cooking with children.
Optimal nutrition for infants up to the 6th month of life
Even if you can no longer hear it: breast milk is and remains the best for your baby in the first months after birth. It contains all important nutrients and defenses against infectious diseases e.g. in the airways. Infants with an increased risk of allergies (if parents or a siblings already have allergies) should be satisfied by the end of the 6th month, since the intestinal mucosa of the infants is not yet fully developed up to the 6th month, so that allergens penetrate the complementary food slightly and that Baby can sensitize.
Mama's nutrition
Do not make a diet during breastfeeding. They give nutrients to their child with breast milk. That is why your body needs more vitamins, minerals and energy. Therefore, eat additional portions of milk/dairy products (200-250g), lean meat (40g), whole grain bread (1 disc), rice or pasta (cooked 1 tablespoon) or 1 small potato, oatmeal (1 tablespoon), vegetables or salad (vegetables) 150g), fruit (100g). Drink at least 2l of liquid every day: mineral water, fruit/vegetable juice spritzer, unsweetened herbs or fruit teas.
You cannot or do not want to breastfeed for six months, you can use infant milk food (cow's milk prepared for infants). It is distinguished in infant beginnings and follow -up food. The breast milk marked with “pre” is the most similar to breast milk. They are thin and do not saturate as persistent as starchy milk. According to the research institute for child nutrition Dortmund (= FKE), infants cannot be overented. “1” marked initial food is more viscous and more filling than that with “Pre”, because they contain a small proportion in addition to milk sugar. Please note the package instructions here so that there is no overfeeding. From the 5th month you can use follow -up milk, but do not have to, because vitamins and trace elements are contained in all infant's milk foods. This also means that the milk is not enriched with juice, fruit or oatmeal. Babies with a high risk of allergies (see above) should only get a special hypoallergenic food (H.A. Food). Healthy infants do not have to drink anything additional in the first 4 - 6 months. If it is necessary due to hot temperatures or fever, give your little one best boiled tap water.
Time for the first porridge
Nutrition for babies from 4./6. Up to 12 months: Now milk alone is no longer enough to supply your bliss chunks with the necessary nutrients. The time has come to feed your little complementary food. It is clever to start with a carrot porridge, because it tastes a bit sweet and babies like that. You should first replace a milk meal with a porridge, e.g. at noon. You can make a vegetable and potato meat porridge yourself from 90g carrots / fennel / cabbage / cauliflower / broccoli / spinach, 40g freshly cooked potatoes, 20g lean meat, 30ml vitamin C-rich fruit juice / water. Avoid the porridge because babies like the porridge preferably because their taste buds are still very sensitive. It is more convenient to use glass food, which under strict control is pollutant-free, enriched with iodine and manufactured very well. In the view of the FKE, meat is very important because the iron supply of babies is running out between the 5th and 7th month and the need increases at the same time. However, if you want to do without meat, you can prepare your child from the 6th month of a vegetable and potato porridge: 90g green vegetables, 40g potatoes, 10g oat or deer flakes, 30ml vitamin C-rich fruit juice (for better iron utilization), 20ml water and 10g butter.
From the 6th month, a second Breimlahrzeit can be introduced in the evening for optimal calcium intake, e.g. a whole milk and cereal porridge: 200ml whole milk (3.5% fat), 20g wholemeal grain flakes, 20ml pure orange juice (no nectar or fruit juice drink). Due to health risks (they can contain disease -triggering germs), “fresh grain milk” or the grain drink “Kokkoh” is definitely not advisable. The fewer ingredients they contain industrially produced milk porridge.
An afternoon meal can be replaced by a milk-free fruit cereal porridge in the 7th month. And at around 10 months, the child is so far from being able to eat on family meals, drink from a cup and eat a bread. First, the food still has to be pureed and at about 12 months it is enough to crush the food with the fork.
Interesting facts about babies food
In the case of industrially produced brews, the ingredients in descending order are mentioned, i.e. the ingredient that is at the top is greatest in glasses or in the packaging.
Babies don't like variety - so it doesn't have to be a different porridge every day. One reason for this may even be that babies digestion first has to get used to new flavors and ingredients. So rather slowly, gradually, gradually insert new ingredients.
The yogurt and curd should only be fed after the 1st birthday due to the high protein content (which contains the kidney).
Babies can eat a maximum of one cooked and hard egg a week.
Since honey can contain harmful bacteria, these children may also only be given after the 12th month.
Cow milk is taboo in the first year of life because it contains too much protein and minerals as well as too few polyunsaturated fatty acids and trace elements. In order to ensure the calcium intake, a Breimahlzeit can be prepared with whole milk (see above).
Optimal nutrition for children from one year
Which diet is ideal for children? After the first birthday, toddlers can and should take part in the family meal. Special products are not necessary. The research institute for child nutrition in Dortmund regularly provides recommendations on how the nutrition for children should ideally look like. There is no dispensing with sweets, etc. Rather, they should be eaten in moderation just like jam, honey or sugar. You can find out which food composition is optimal for children up to six years. The "optimized mixed food" compiled by the research institute corresponds to today's knowledge of the correct nutrition of children and adolescents. It is optimized because this diet, the need for all nutrients covers and at the same time prevent the so-called civilization diseases (high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, gout).
Optimized mixed food for one to six year olds
Recommended food - quantity - per day/week
Plentiful - vegetable food
Drinks 600-800 ml/day
Bread, grain (flakes) 80-170 g/day
Potatoes, pasta, rice, grain 80-120 g/day
Vegetables 100-180 g/day
Obst 100-180 g/day
Moderate - animal food
Milk, dairy products* 300-350 ml or g/day
Eggs 1-2 pieces/week
Fish 50-100 g/week
Meat, sausage 30-45 g/day
Sparingly - fat -rich foods
Margarine, butter, oil 15-25 g/day
Tolerated food
(at most 20% of the energy supply)
Cake, sweets, ... at most 50 g/day
Jam, sugar, ... at most 10 g/day
*100 ml milk corresponds to calcium content
About 15g cut cheese or 30g soft cheese
Vitamins
Vitamins are irreplaceable for a healthy development of children. Here you will receive an overview of vitamins and your sources
Vitamin vitamin source
Vitamin A (forerunner: beta-carotene) vitamin A in liver, livertran
Beta carotene in: Carrots, yellow-orange vegetables
Vitamin D margarine, mushrooms, fish (eel, herring, halibut, salmon)
Vitamin E green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils (sunflower oil, corn oil, walnut oil)
Vitamin K green leafy vegetables, egg yolk, chicken, butter
Vitamin B1 wheat germs, legumes, pork
Vitamin B2 milk, eggs, fish (halibut, herring), mushrooms
Vitamin B6 bananas, beans, lentils, soybeans, liver, oats
Vitamin B12 liver, kidneys, eggs, cheese, fish (especially herring, red strip)
Vitamin C almost all types of fruit and vegetables; especially: citrus fruits, kiwi, peppers, sanddorn
Niacin meat, fish, nuts, legumes
Pantothenic acid yeast, legumes, peanuts, egg yolk, liver, watermelon
Folic acid yeast, beef liver, Brussels sprouts, kale, wheat germ, egg yolk, soybeans
Biotin liver, egg yolk, peanut, soybeans, nature rice, wheat bran
Is optimal nutrition also possible vegetarian?
With a balanced vegetarian diet, the nutrient requirement of all ages can be easily covered and diseases of civilization can be prevented. The only critical nutrient is iron because the body comparatively poorly utilize the iron contained in plants and meat improves this bioavailability from plants. A high iron content occurs in whole grain cereals, e.g. oats or millet, and products made from them such as whole grain bread. Milk even reduces bioavailability. However, bioavailability is improved by vitamin C, e.g. in the orange juice. It makes sense to combine iron-rich vegetable food with vitamin C-rich foods; For example, muesli from whole grains with orange juice or fresh fruit; Orange juice (approx. 100ml) or fresh fruit or vegetable oven for bread meal with whole grain bread.
The following list shows you food with a high iron or vitamin C content:
Food - iron (mg/100g) - Food - Vitamin C (mg/100g)
low bioavailability - well suited for improvement
Marse 6.9 - peppers, raw 121
Wheat germ 8.5 - broccoli, cooked 90
Oatmeal 5.4 - Brussels sprouts, cooked 85
Whole grain rice 3.2 - cauliflower, cooked 49
Whole grain bread 2.0 - Kohlrabi, raw 63
Spinat, cooked 2.9 - spinach, cooked 29
Shaders, raw 2.0 - lamb's lettuce, raw 35
Linsen, cooked 2.1 - tomato, raw 19
Pistachios 7.3 - Kiwi 46
Sunflower seeds 6.3 - strawberries 63
Almonds 4.1 - oranges 49
Very good bioavailability - less suitable for improvement
Beef 2.1 - apple, banana 12
Pork 1.0
Chicken 0.7
Sea fish 0.6
A strictly vegetarian diet, i.e. without any animal products (including milk and eggs), is strictly rejected for infants, children and adolescents as well as pregnant and breastfeeding.
How much food children and how often?
Pre -school children can easily eat adult food. However, small children tolerate difficult -to -do ones such as legumes, very fat, heavily roasted or sharp -seasoned things in large quantities. Since the energy supplies are quickly used up in smaller children, preschool children should eat regularly (5 times a day) and drink plenty. The three pyramids of the FKE Dortmund show you what these meals could look like.
Children's food
It is meaningfully differentiated between toddlers (1-3 years) and children's food (from 3 years). While there are nutritional requirements for the former - toddler foods are subject to the diet regulation in Germany, which, among other things, specifies minimum values for residues and pollutants - does not apply to children aged 3 and over. The range of products includes the following product groups:
Dairy products: fruit yogurt, milk mixed drinks, cream cheese and quark preparations
Bread covering: nut nougat creams, chocolate creams, sausage
Sweets: milk cuts, muesli, nut, chocolate bars, chocolate, vitamin candies
Breakfast cereals: crispy flakes of different types
Drinks: calcium enriched juices, multivitamin juices, lemonades
Ready dishes: pasta soups, pasta dishes, pizza
Children's food does not differ from conventional foods in terms of ingredients and nutrient content. They also do not contain a lot of whole milk (as promises the advertising), but rather low milk, sweet whey powder, butter grease or sugared condensed milk. However, they are smaller, have an elaborate packaging and are often enriched with vitamins and minerals - which is not necessary. They often contain too much sugar and fat, which can lead to overweight if there is a lack of enough exercise. They are also more expensive than comparable normal products. Children's food can therefore be dispensed with without hesitation.
When food makes you sick
Underweight overweight
Obesity/obesity arises when children absorb more energy than they need. As a result, fat tissue is increasingly formed. In addition to inheritance, environmental influences play an important role. Obesity increases the risk of getting different diseases: e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke or gout. With the help of the BMI (body measure index), obesity is divided as follows:
BMI - KG/m²
Obosity Grade I 30.0 -34.9
Obosity grade II 35.0 - 39.9
Extreme obesity grade II = <40
Underweight is a result of malnutrition. This arises when too little energy is absorbed over a long time. There may be deficiency diseases such as vitamin deficiency, weight loss or eating disorders e.g. anorexia nervosa) or eating (bulimia). There is no clear limit from which one speaks of underweight. However, the WHO set a BMI limit of less than 20.
Pekip - movement games for the little ones
What is Pekip?
PEKIP stands for Prague Parent Child Program. It was developed for babies in the first year of life and is suitable for infants from the 4th/6th Week of life. Pekip is primarily a group course for interested parents with babies of the age mentioned. But it is also easy to carry out at home.
The babies are playfully stimulated with different - also self -made - materials for movements, e.g. with a water polo that the baby can step against and which in turn moves. A wide variety of senses are promoted by means of these different play materials: e.g. the hearing through rattling, the sense of touch with any materials or the sense of balance by rolling out on the water polo. So that the infant can move more freely and also has more intensive button experiences (including skin contact with the parents), this takes place without dresses.
PEKIP gives the parents to deliberately spend the time with their offspring and perceive it very carefully during this time. Parents can accompany their babies in their development, try new games with them - be a play partner.
Pekip was developed in the 1970s by the couple Christa and Hans Ruppelt. It is based on movement and sensory suggestions for babies and their parents that the psychologist Dr. Jaroslav Koch at the Prague Institute for Mother and Child developed as part of his deprivation research.
Book tip
Promoting babies in a playful way with the Prague-parent-child child program from Anne Pulkkinen is a very nice, vivid book that explains a BeiKip for home. It is ideal for parents who cannot visit PEKIP course nearby.
Internet tips
Here you will find all information about PEKIP, because here the "inventors" of the PEKIP also have their say. In addition, you can find the address and telephone number of a PEKIP group near you.
