The world has always been warned that cigarette smoking is dangerous to our health. It is the cause of life-risky diseases such as lung and esophageal cancers, heart disease, stroke, aneurysm and a lot more. If smoking has been dangerous to adults who are smomers, how much more and what could have been its effect to the second hand smokers especially the babies? Is it as life-threatening to children as it is to adults? Let’s find out.
Effects of Secondhand Smoking to Babies
•Respiratory Infectons. Babies who are exposed to secondhand smoking are much more prone to develop respiratory infections and lung diseases.
•Ear Infectons. Experts speculaten that when a child is exposed to secondhand smoke, the tube in his ear may become blocked up or inflamed. This can cause for water and dirt to be trap inside the ears making it an ideal place for bacteria and infections.
•Asthma and Allergies. Children are more probe to asthma and allergies once exposed to secondhand smoke. Not only because of the toxicity of the smoke but also because of the contained harmful chemicals in it.
•Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This refers to sudden death of healthy infants (below one year old) during sleep. There is no scientific reason for it but secondhand smoking is one of the factors that researchers see as a contributing factor.
•Sickly Children. With the exposure in secondhand smoking, children are more prone to getting sick. They could easily get cough, wheezing, bronchitis and even pneumonia.
How to Save Children from Secondhand Smoke
•From pregnancy, avoid smoking or avoid being in the same room with someone who smokes. Even if the baby is still inside you, he is unsafe from all the hazardous things you could encounter like secondhand or thirdhand smoking.
•Newborn babies are very vulnerable. Protect them. Never let anyone smoke around you. Even inside the car with windows down, it is still unsafe. Completely eliminate smoking from your daily lives. The child’s welfare should come first.
•When going out into the public, always be vigilant and check if the place you are in designates a smoking area or not. Children are helpless so stand up for them.
•Ask relatives, friends, nannies, baby siyters and care givers to step outside when they smoke. Inform them that you don’t allow smoking near your children.
•As early as toddler stage, teach your kids to avoid people who are smoking. Make them understand how dangerous and risky it is for their health.
It takes a very consistent effort and sacrifice to be able to raise our children. They are supposed to be well taken cared off. Take the responsibility to save and protect your children from secondhand smoke risks.
What gestures do we usually use to show love and affection to little ones? Hugging, kissing, verbal compliments, giggling and the likes. But, do you know that it is really not advisable to kiss a newborn’s or infant’s face, lips, not even hands. Frustrating, trully. Especially for Momma’s like me. Everytime my baby is sleeping right next to me, or when im cuddling with him and he stares back at me, or just simply when he makes a cutie face look, i surely want to dive and shower him with kisses. How I’d giggle and want to kiss those cheeks soundly. But no, I’d rather not risk it. Why? Why should we be cautious with this thing? Read on to find out why.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS refers to a sudden unexplained death of healthy infants, usually younger than one year old. In most cases, SIDS occurs during an infant’s sleep. In a resaerch study of 2017, it is found out that there are 36 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases in every 100,000 live births. Newborn and infant babies are still very vulnerable. It is important for parents to eliminate whatever risk factors there is that might lead to SIDS. In this article, let’s find out how we can save our babies from this deadly nightmare.
As early as when babies are still inside their mother’s womb, babies are already experiencing hiccups and as he gets older, the lesser it may occur. Hiccups happen when there is contractions in the baby’s diaphram caused by irritation or stimulation of the muscle. The air is forced out through vocal chord, thus creating a hiccuping sounds. It may be a little uncomfortable for adults but that is not the same case when it comes to babies. Parents should know about the natural occurance of it but rest assured it is nothing to be very concerned about. Let us discuss the causes of this and how to cure or prevent it.
Today, more than 75% of new mothers breastfeed their newborns. Though breastfeeding is proven to be challenging especially during the first few days because both the mommy and baby are still under adjustment period, more and more mommies have decided to look into the benefits breastfeeding could give into their little one. Breastmilk is the best food for baby especially on his first 6 months of life. It is important to prepare yourself physically, mentally and emotionally for this very wonderful journey even before you give birth to your baby. But how do we really do that? How can we prepare ourselves so we can have a bigger chance of successful breastfeeding after giving birth? Here are some tips: