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Tips for keeping your preschooler healthy after COVID-19
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARSCoV-2)1 did shake
Understanding your child’s brain development: Ages 3–5
Three to five years old, a time of boundless energy, endless questions and incredible leaps in development.
Nestle Nankid Growing Kids Survey Ts and Cs
Nestle Nankid Growing Kids Survey Ts and Cs
Brain boosters for your curious 3‒5-year-old
Your child’s brain grows super-fast at this age. Make it fun and easy to help them learn and thrive.
Introducing Solids To Your Baby
Our Australian Guidelines recommend the introduction of solid foods at around 6 months.
Keep track of your little one’s growth, step by step. With this tool you can log both weight and height and visualize their amazing developmental journey.
A general physical and gynaecological examination is advised 4–6 weeks after delivery to assess your recovery and the return of your body to its non-pregnant state.
Getting baby to Sleep & fighting fatigue
Getting enough sleep during the first months of your baby’s life means adjusting to your own new sleep habits and those of your baby.
Parent-infant interaction
Interaction with your baby begins before she is born. You usually feel life at about 20 weeks into pregnancy as light, fluttering sensations.
Apgar:
A system of evaluating a newborn’s physical condition by assigning a score (0,1, 2) to each of the following criteria:
Your baby’s appearance at birth
Many parents are surprised or even alarmed at the sight of their newborn. It is important to understand that the effects of birth are usually temporary and the baby’s looks improve rapidly.
Your baby will smile deliberately, especially for his parents. He can hold his head up momentarily, and focus on and follow moving objects.
By 2 months, he can lift his head when on his tummy and hold his head up when held at his shoulder.
Your baby lifts his head up when lying on his tummy. His hands can grasp a small rattle, and he has started laughing.
Baby is growing and getting excited about, well, just about everything. Especially playtime and all the things hands can touch. Hands are so fascinating!
At this stage, baby’s development is on ‘fast-forward’. It’s an ideal time for sitting up and looking around. So, what’s the most interesting thing for baby right now? Baby’s mouth!
Babies all have individual temperaments, which will affect their sleep patterns. Some are sleepy and others more alert and wakeful.
Use your hospital stay to learn how to bath your baby. Babies usually have their first bath about an hour after birth.
Routines are difficult to establish with a new baby. You may feel as if your life revolves around the insatiable needs of your baby.
Foetal wellbeing tests during late pregnancy
Foetal movement counts (after 28 weeks)
Be aware of your baby’s pattern of movements on a daily basis by counting four foetal movements in the hour after a meal every day.
A new baby cries a great deal of the time. It is her only way of communicating. It is difficult at first to know why she cries, but your ability to interpret her cries will improve with time.
The normal temperature of a healthy infant varies between 36–37°C. A slight rise in temperature may be due to a cold or a mild digestive upset.
A baby’s bowels usually work within the first 24 hours after birth. The first stool, meconium, is blackish-green and sticky, with no smell.