Meg Ryan to Adopt Chinese Baby
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Dear Friends,
Meg Ryan plans to join other Hollywood adoptive moms. Read the report in the Celebrity section.
Treating baby’s diarrhea is the topic in Health section today. Take a look at the things what you need to be worried about or not. Have a nice reading!
Enjoy your day,
Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting.com
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Meg Ryan to Adopt Chinese Baby
After Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie, now Meg Ryan is in the list to become an adoptive mother.
According to America’s OK! magazine, shortly the When Harry Met Sally actress will take charge of a Chinese baby.
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How to Treat Baby’s Diarrhea
by Adwina Jackson
Diarrhea is one of common problems found in babies. Some parents get panicked if their baby gets diarrhea, especially if it lasts for several days, and even weeks.
How to tell if your baby gets diarrhea?
It’s normal for newborns to have about 10 bowel movements a day. However, you need to be alert if the stools increase two times than usual. In addition, diarrhea comes with watery and looser stools than regular ones.
What you need to be concerned about diarrhea is to watch the signs of dehydration in your baby. Dehydration means losing fluids more than one’s taking in. Some signs of dehydration are urinate less frequently, cry with no tears, lose weight, and have a dry mouth.
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” Some signs of dehydration are urinate less frequently, cry with no tears, lose weight, and have a dry mouth. “ |
If you see these signs in your baby, you must treat her by giving as much fluid as you can. You can give either breast milk or formula (if your baby is not more than 6 months old). Water and soup are other alternatives for older babies.
There are also special fluids designed to replace water and salts lost during your baby’s diarrhea. According to American Academy of Pediatrics, these fluids are very useful in home management of mild to fairly severe illnesses.
However, you should not prepare these fluids by yourself because you may make bad liquids for you baby, which of course can worsen her condition. You can easily get the fluids in nearby pharmacies.
When should you take your baby to a doctor?
You should take her see a doctor if these conditions below occur:
- You find blood in your baby’s feces. This can be a sign of bacterial infection.
- There are changes in your baby’s behavior, like she cries most of the time and you can’t calm her down or she refuses to eat and drink.
- Your baby has a high fever, which is above 39°C.
Nonetheless, no need to be worried if:
- your baby acts normally as usual.
- your baby has no fever.
- your baby still wants to eat.
Generally, diarrhea recovers by itself without medicine. You just need to be patient and not to worry too much. Always observe your baby’s condition and examine whether her feces get solid or not and whether there’s blood in them.
The key is to keep give her as much fluid as you can. If she refuses, try to give the drink in small amount but do it frequently.
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If your baby has diarrhea, be alert of the signs of dehydration. Giving any fluid is the best treatment in order to recover her body after losing fluids and salts during the illness.
