Alternate the first breast you offer at each feed ||Ask your baby's doctor about vitamin D supplements for the baby, especially if you're breast-feeding ||Infants raised on breast milk tend to score higher on tests of mental development than those on formula ||AAP recommends to avoid blankets (a potential suffocation hazard) until your baby reaches her first birthday ||Make sure the highchair has a wide base, good fit, adjustable secure straps. Consider a post between the child's legs. ||Breastfeeding releases Oxytocin which causes contractions of the uterus, helping to stop hemorrhage and initiating weight loss ||When giving suspension or liquid medicines, use the dosage cup enclosed in the package or a syringe ||The AAP recommends sponge baths until the umbilical cord stump falls off — which might take up to three weeks ||Only close friends and relatives should visit you during your first month at home. They should not visit if they are sick ||Never pick up your infant by the hands or wrists as this can put stress on the elbows. Lifting under the armpits is the safest way ||
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Yes. Sun exposure is essential for almost every child.  The advantages of exposure to the sun include reduction of the neonatal jaundice, formation of vitamin D inside your child's body (the vitamin that prevents rickets (bowing of bones) ). In addition, it gives your child a healthier skin and a richer exposure to the environment.
The hours needed are at least two hours per week of at least head exposure, if the weather is too cold. This is direct sunlight exposure not through glass.
The advisable hours are from sun rise to 10am, and 3 hours before the sunset. Exposure beyond these hours is much less beneficial and might be harmful (related to the ozone layer decay).

The alternative for parents who do not have the facility or time for this, and surprisingly these are many, is vitamin D supplementation. This supplementation should start around the first month of life. The recommended daily dose for your child ranges from 200 to 800 international units. Ask your doctor or call 2356 for more details.

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