Posts Tagged ‘Nine Months’

Get Ready For Your Newborn

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

There are many preparations you will need to make if a new baby is on the way. In many ways, nine months seems like a long time, but in getting ready for the baby, it may not seem like enough time.

Getting to take your baby home for the first time is something you will remember forever. So be sure you are ready, because many hospitals won’t let you take home your baby without the appropriate car seat. Whether your chose of car seat is the snugride car seat or some other brand, you will want to make sure it’s rated for infants. A newborn baby needs to have a rear facing car seat. You will want to make sure it fits the way it is supposed to in your car and that you know how to make sure your child is secure in his or her seat and that you know how to remove your baby from the seat as well.

You will want to stock up on some things before the baby comes. Be sure that you have foods in the pantry or freezer that can easily be prepared. It also does not hurt to collect a few take out or delivery menus from some favorite restaurants.

Your newborn is going to need a lot of diapers, baby bath, wipes shampoo and diaper cream. Some other things you will want to make a stash of, are things the whole family will need like, toilet paper, shower stuff, all your toiletries and laundry supplies. The more time you spend stocking up now, the more time there will be to spend with your newborn.

Prepare the nursery. You will want to have a safe crib for the baby. Make sure that you take the time to assemble the crib early in order to prevent bringing a baby home early to a beautiful nursery with the crib unassembled in the box.

Wash the baby’s clothes in some gentle laundry soap a few weeks before the baby is due. You might want to wash just a few of the newborn to three month clothes so you can exchange some for the larger sizes as the baby gets bigger.

The baby will take a lot of room, so consider looking at a few home storage solutions to help you stay organized and have plenty of room. There might have to be some rearranging and decision making as to where the baby furniture will go. Some of the lesser used things may need to be stored somewhere else to make room for your baby.

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Teaching Baby Sign Language

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Infants or what we call babies are those that fall in the age bracket 0 to 12 months.  During these years, the baby cannot yet talk as adults do.  This is why some parents teach their child baby sign language. 

Baby sign language is a way of communicating to your baby using hand shapes and motion with assigned meanings.  This method uses the American Sign Language.  Teaching the sign language does not mean your child is deaf or mute.Although your baby have no problem hearing you they do not yet have the ability to speak, making communication with them challenging. 

Baby sign language was discovered and developed by the research of Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn and Joseph Garcia.  The sign language is composed of hand and finger signs that could mean words such as “hungry”, “sleepy”, and “wet” among others.

Teaching baby sign language is not that difficult to teach and learn.  It is the same as when you are learning a new language by starting with simple words.  Teaching your baby how to make sign can start from six to nine months.  All that is needed is to have hand coordination skills.

When teaching the baby sign language, you should give your complete attention.  Start with the words that is usually done with the baby such as “hungry”, “poop”, “wet”, or “hurt”.  Then use the sign as often as you interact with the baby.  In this way you are connecting the signs with the objects.  When you have taught the basic words and signs, you can now start with other signs that would indicate foods, family, and emotions such as “pain”, “I love you”, “sorry”. 

Remember that your baby is learning so do not get frustrated when he or she cannot get it the first time.The baby will learn at its own pace so do not pressure him or your teachings might backfire.When your baby makes a sign it will probably be slightly different from the one you are teaching, so pay close attention to the signs your baby is making and you should be able to recognize what he wants fairly quickly.

Infant or baby sign language can also be used for children with developmental problems.Not all children develop or learn at the same pace and using sign language can be a key in solving developmental delays.  Moreover, children are taught to express feelings without rage.  This is a good way for them so they can start early in containing their anger by not shouting or hurting anyone. 

Aside from the benefits that the infants can gain, the parents are also able to understand them when they want to say something.  When in a hospital setting, nurses can give the best care immediately to the infant because they can express what they feel.  Caregivers and family members taking care of the baby will not have a difficult time guessing what the baby needs.   Also teachers and assistants in day care centers can provide a new way of teaching children as well.

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