When your infant is carried, he should be oriented toward the carrying adult ||Your toddler may be clumsy simply due to her trials to master so many new physical skills at the same time. The more active she is, the more likely she will drop things, run into things, or fall down. ||Trim your baby’s nails weekly after a bath when the nails are softened ||Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months is the best prevention of food allergies ||Children who gain weight quickly during their first six months are more likely to be obese or at risk of obesity by age 3 ||Use each feeding as an opportunity to build your newborn's sense of security, trust and comfort. ||By rising the temperature, the body can stop a virus's ability to grow. That's why we get fevers ||Expressing milk should be painless. If it hurts, stop. ||As a new baby mother who has to breast feed you should make sure that you drink lots of water ... Make a habit out of drinking a glass of water every time you feed your baby. This will ensure that you are getting your water, and help your body produce enough milk. ||Until your baby is 6 months old, he'll get all the hydration he needs from breast milk or formula, even in hot weather ||
When to give water? and which type?

Generally speaking, water is routinely advisable to your child once he/she completes the age of 6 months i.e. when he/she starts to eat, he/she should drink. You are generally advised to offer water between feeds, as much as your child want. Some children do not like water and breast feeding is the alternative for them (breast milk contains 87.5% water). The sipping cup is preferable to the bottle.

The water offered to your child should be previously boiled even if you are giving your child bottled water. One concern here that I hear sometimes from parents is that mineral water boiling might concentrate minerals to the child; the answer is that most bottled water available in Egypt is natural water and not truely mineral water as we commonly call it.

If you are using bottled water make sure to review the fluoride content of the bottle. The minimum required for children 6months to 3 years of age is 0.3mg/liter (ppm). Fluoride mineral is important to prevent dental caries and is a component of bone. If your child is drinking water with a fluoride content less than this, then you need to give fluoride supplementation. Ask your doctor or call 2356 for further advice.

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