Baby Health
Just when you think things are settling down
and the colic is coming under control, your baby will probably start to
teeth. Some babies start
teething as early as four months or as late as one year, but on average
babies begin teething between six and seven months.
Around this time you may notice your baby drooling a lot more than
usual, or that she is a lot crankier.
Keep in mind that while the appearance of your baby’s first teeth
will be an exciting moment for you, it is probably a rather painful
experience for your baby.
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Does your baby spend hours screaming for no apparent
reason? Have you tried everything to soothe her and nothing seems to help?
Have you changed her diaper, fed her, and bathed her and she is still
crying? It could be that your baby has colic. In general, if a baby cries
for a few hours at the same time every day at least three days a week,
pediatricians will diagnose colic.
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Diaper rash is probably the most common ailment effecting
babies from the time they are first born until they are toilet trained.
Diaper rashes can occur frequently or very rarely depending on the baby.
The most common reasons for diaper rashes to develop are the introduction
of solids foods to the diet, leaving dirty diapers on too long, or
antibiotic treatment which can cause diarrhea. Although it is not a
serious condition, a diaper rash can make your baby very uncomfortable,
especially when getting his diaper changed. Diaper rashes usually stay
mild with some areas of redness but, if left untreated, can develop into
bleeding sores or yeast infections.
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While vaccination does carry some risks, the chances
experiencing a serious reaction to a vaccine are extremely small. Aside
from a few rare exceptions, the advantages of immunization far outweigh
the risks involved. Without vaccinations, fatal disease such as diptheria,
pertusiss, and hepatitis would be widespread in our society. Immunizations
are most effective if everyone (except those who are determined by their
physician to be at extreme risk for infection from the vaccine) in a
population gets vaccinated. Some people believe that if everyone around
them is immunized then they do not need to receive the immunization
themselves. This idea, referred to as "herd immunity", is a
false sense of security. It is true that if people around you are not
infected by, and therefore don't carry the disease the chances of you
contracting the disease are very slim. However, the more people who chose
not rely on herd immunity and not become vaccinated or do not vaccinate
their children, the smaller the "herd" becomes and the more
likely the disease is to reappear among the population. It is also often
the case that ardent believers in non-vaccination tend to form
associations and communities among themselves, removing them from the
immunized "herd", thereby undermining their strategy for
vicarious protection from disease.
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