Your Baby’s Development at 11 Weeks At 11 weeks, baby is approximately 2 inches in length (5 centimeters). Which Trimester? First trimester How Many Weeks to Go? 29 weeks All your baby’s organs form during the embryo stage. Now, in the fetal stage, your baby’s organ systems will grow and mature until birth. Head and Face Your baby’s head is still very large; it accounts for about half the length of their body....
You deserve as many breaks and as much TLC as you can get. Don’t feel guilty about taking time for yourself. After all, you are gestating and carrying an entire human inside of you. That’s important work. If all you want to do at the end of the day is sit on the couch with your feet up, or curled around your pregnancy pillow, we get it! And what better way to catch some R&R than to stream some good quality TV?...
Your Baby’s Development at 18 Weeks At 18 weeks, baby measures a little over 5 3/4 inches (14.7 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of the buttocks (your doctor may call this measurement the crown-rump length). Which Trimester? Second trimester How Many Weeks to Go? 22 weeks The average height for a baby at 18 weeks from the top of their head to their heels (known as crown-heel length) is approximately 8 1/3 inches (21....
Your Baby’s Development at 31 Weeks At 31 weeks, a baby is more than 11 inches (28.3 centimeters) from the top of their head to the bottom of their buttocks (known as the crown-rump length), and baby’s height is about 15 3/4 inches (40.3 centimeters) from the top of their head to their heel (crown-heel length). This week, the baby weighs around 3 3/4 pounds (1,707 grams). Which Trimester? Third trimester How Many Weeks to Go?...
From the classic Inez, which actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively chose for their daughter, to more unconventional names such as Idris or Inara, your baby boy or girl will have a fun, unique name to match their unique personality. Ian Origin: Scottish Meaning: God is gracious Alternative Spellings & Variations: Ean, Eann, Eion, Iann, Iain, Ion Famous Namesakes: English author of the the “James Bond” spy novels, Ian Fleming, and English actor Ian McKellen Peak Popularity: Ian has been in the top 100 baby names for boys since 1982 and reached peak popularity in the early 2000s....
1. Explore Books With Your Child One of the most important early literacy skills your child can have is something known as “Concepts About Print.“ You probably already read books to her, but now’s the time to really start looking in-depth at books and giving her some idea of how the books are composed. Let her handle the book so that she can learn the front from the back, the correct way to hold the book and discover that the pages turn left to right....
When grandparents make mistakes, it may be a result of generational differences. Who knew the world would change so much so fast and leave such a gulf between the generations? Sometimes grandparents have spent a few decades in charge and have difficulty falling into a new role with different parameters. Sometimes it’s just the opposite. Grandparents have been the enforcers for a while, and now they want to be the indulgers....
Around 6 weeks, your baby is due for another major growth spurt, which can really throw you off. All of a sudden, your content little mush wants to eat all the time and is extra fussy. Many parents end up feeling taken back by their baby’s growth spurt, but in due time, your baby will settle down … and you might notice that their clothes are a bit tighter too!...
As a parent, you may be wondering if your child’s school has recently tested its water. Perhaps you have even received a letter from your child’s school letting you know that they plan to test for lead during an upcoming school break. You may have received a letter from your child’s school letting you know that some of the drinking outlets have elevated lead levels. While lead in school water is an important public health concern, it is important to keep the potential impact to your child in perspective....
If your child has angry outbursts, and especially if your child’s anger interferes with their relationships and quality of life, it’s important to teach them the skills they need to deal with their feelings in a healthy way. Guidance from a mental-health professional can also be very helpful. Teach Your Child About Feelings Kids are more likely to lash out when they don’t understand their feelings or they’re not able to verbalize them....
Although anger is a normal, healthy emotion, it’s important to know how to deal with it. Knowing how to cope with anger and how to express it in a socially appropriate manner are important skills for teens to learn. Here are eight concepts and strategies that can help teach teens anger management skills. Anger Expectations Every family has different expectations about how anger should be handled. Some families have very little tolerance for yelling while in other families, yelling is a normal means of communicating....
What Is a NICU? A NICU, sometimes called a special care nursery, cares for babies who are born early, who have problems during delivery, or who develop problems and require a higher level of care. Although all NICUs care for babies who need extra help, different NICUs offer different levels of care. Level I: Basic Newborn Care: Level 1 nurseries care for healthy, full-term babies. They are able to stabilize babies born near term to get them ready to transfer to facilities that offer special care....
One thing that the hospital provides is basic medical supplies that are used during the birth. To get that in a home birth, the midwives could go through the expense and hassle of purchasing it in bulk, but transportation and money become an issue. It is much simpler to have each family order a birth kit which contains the basic supplies needed for the birth. A birth kit contains items like cord clamps, sterile gloves, mesh underwear, plastic-backed pads, and other basic medical supplies....
Cow’s milk proteins can trigger allergic colitis, which is the name for this condition of bloody stools. Colitis also can be triggered in infants when they are exposed (either in breast milk or formula) to proteins found in soy or goat’s milk. Allergic Colitis in Infants Most food allergies are triggered by antibodies and cause immediate symptoms, like hives and difficulty breathing. In contrast, allergic colitis is a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction....
While IFM is most often used during high-risk births, it can also be used in a low-risk birth if the care team is unable to get an accurate reading from external monitoring techniques, such as auscultation and electronic fetal monitor (EFM). How Internal Fetal Monitoring Is Performed The IFM is inserted through the cervix to the part of the baby’s body closest to the opening (typically the scalp). If the mother has not broken her water, an amniotomy will be performed to do so....
There is mixed evidence regarding race and bullying, with results largely dependent upon the location and sample size of those studied. Nonetheless, experts say Black children are still bullied in large numbers, and in multiple instances, more than white children. “Overall, Black children appear to have increased rates of bullying and peer victimization," explains Katherine Williams, PhD, child and adolescent psychologist at Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego....
Anyone infected with COVID-19 can spread the virus, but a new study suggests that infected babies and toddlers are more likely to transmit it to others in their homes than teenagers. However, very young kids are less likely to actually bring the virus home than teenagers, say the researchers from Public Health Ontario, Canada. The Study Details The research team analyzed data on positive coronavirus tests and COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Canada between June 1 and December 31, 2020....
One of the women being honored with a one-of-a-kind doll includes emergency room nurse Amy O’Sullivan. O’Sullivan treated the first COVID-19 patient in Brooklyn at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. She then became ill and was intubated but returned to work a few weeks later to continue caring for others. Some of the others being honored include Audrey Sue Cruz, MD, from Las Vegas, who joined forces with other Asian-American doctors to fight racism and discrimination; Chika Stacy Oriuwa, MD, a psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto, who has advocated against systemic racism in healthcare; and Jacqueline Goes de Jesus, PhD, a biomedical researcher who pioneered the genome sequencing of a COVID-19 variant in Brazil....
Characteristics Rattles can be made of wood, plastic or cloth. Some are brightly colored, while others might be red, white and black. Rattles can be all different shapes and might look like animals, keys, flowers or musical instruments. Common Sounds Many rattles make noises and sounds when they are shaken. These sounds can range from the dull sounds typical of wooden rattles to jingling or bell type sounds from metal rattles....
