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Shaving a Baby's Head for Thicker Hair - Fact or Myth
Many people believe that shaving a baby's head can make the hair grow thicker. If your baby has soft and gentle tresses, even you may want to shave his head hoping that your baby will have thick and dense hair later. While some of you may opt for shaving your baby's head to promote good hair growth, others may do it as part of their traditional values. But does shaving a baby's head actually promote hair growth or is it just a myth? Well, if you are wondering how true or untrue it is to shave baby’s head for thicker hair, we suggest that you go through the following article to know more on this topic.
What Is the Right Age to Shave a Baby's Head?
If you are planning to shave your baby’s head, it is recommended that you at least wait till your baby’s head becomes hard and firm. Babies are very unpredictable with their movements and shaving requires your baby to sit steady without moving. It may not only be difficult to shave your baby’s head, but it may also lead to various kinds of fatalities too. In some cultures, the ‘mundan’ or head shaving may take place as early as in the seventh month after birth, in other cultures, it may be done within the first, second, and in some cases even in the fourth year after a baby’s birth.
Can Shaving a Baby’s Head Make the Hair Grow Thicker?
If you think that shaving a baby's head induces better hair growth, then think again. Many experts are of the opinion that shaving does not promote good hair growth. This may be explained better by putting forward a scientific fact. The fact states, hair grows from the hair follicles, which are present beneath the scalp. When you shave the hair, it does not impact or affect the hair follicles. Thus if it does no good to the hair follicles, it does nothing to the hair too. In reality, your baby’s hair grows better after four months of age. Also, the texture and density of your baby’s hair may majorly depend on the genes, which mean if you have shiny and lustrous locks, there are good chances that your baby may have them too once he grows.
Indian Tradition of Shaving a Baby’s Head
The tradition of shaving a baby’s head is followed in many countries. People of various cultures and ethnicities shave their baby's head within a few years of their baby's birth. It is also very much prevalent in Indian tradition and culture. Shaving a baby’s head is concerned with religious and auspicious sentiments. In many cultures, it is a sign of beauty and thus shaving may encourage healthier and stronger hair growth. As discussed above, there is no scientific evidence or proof that states that shaving may lead to better hair growth. However, hair may grow uniformly after shaving, which may render a uniform and healthier look to the hair.
Tips to Shave a Baby's Head with Ease
If you are planning to get your baby's head shaved, we suggest that you hire a professional to do the same. People who are experts in this field may know better about shaving. However, for your comfort, here are some tips that will help you get your baby's head shaved without any difficulty:
The first and foremost thing to consider is your baby's mood. Your baby should be in a calm and happy state when you plan to shave. It will be a good idea to do this during the daytime as babies are less cranky during the daytime.
Next in line is your baby’s comfort. If your baby is fairly young and unable to sit, make sure you make him lie down comfortably on your lap. If he is big enough to sit, make sure he is sitting on a comfortable surface.
Keep your baby’s toys and other things he likes handy to distract him. You can also sing or talk to your baby to help him stay calm. Try to feed your baby as sucking may help him feel better.
If your baby’s hair is too long, it will be a good idea to cut the hair short to make shaving easier.
Begin shaving in sections and move forward as one section gets over.
It will be a good idea to lather your baby’s head with a gentle shampoo as it may make shaving easier and will be done faster too.
If you are shaving your baby's head with a razor then you may have to be extra careful as it may lead to cuts and bruises. Shaving your baby's head with a trimmer will be a better choice as it poses a lesser risk of cuts.
When your baby's head is being shaved, clean the hair that fall on your baby's face as it may cause irritation or itching.
Once the shaving is over, you should give a warm water bath to your baby and get rid of all the fallen hair all over the body.
What to Apply After Shaving a Baby's Head
After giving a good warm water bath to your baby, you can apply any good disinfectant on your baby’s head. The disinfectant will take care of any bruises or cuts that may have occurred during the shaving procedure. After that, you should moisturize your baby’s head with any good oil or moisturizer to prevent itching and dryness.
Should You Shave a Baby’s Head If He Has Cradle Cap?
Cradle cap is dry and dead skin that may be present on your baby’s scalp. Some parents may think that shaving may get rid of this condition. However, this doesn’t always work. Instead of shaving, you can use other measures to cure cradle cap such as using natural oils, medicated shampoos, and other preventive measures.
Shaving your baby’s head should be your choice, don't do it because someone forces you to. Keep in mind that even if you do plan to shave your baby's head, he should be prepared for it. Also, it would help if you consult your baby's doctor first before and then take an informed decision.
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Here's the Recipe for Homemade Cerelac for Your Baby
I am sharing the recipe for homemade cerelac with you all. This recipe is for all those moms out there who don't like to give their child store-bought cerelac and other foods. Store-bought foods contain preservatives and chemicals which may or may not suit small babies. If your baby is between the ages of 6 and 8 months, i.e., when you introduce solid foods to him, you should prefer giving homemade food to him. The recipe of homemade cerelac that I am sharing with you is healthy and nutritious. You can make cerelac at home in no time and it will also help your baby gain healthy weight.
When you introduce homemade cerelac to your baby, I would suggest that initially, you make it with minimum ingredients (as mentioned below). Later, you can add more ingredients as per your choice.
Here is a Simple Recipe of Homemade Cerelac
Ingredients
1 cup of rice
2 teaspoons of moong dal
2 teaspoons of toor dal
8 almonds
How to Make the Powder
Take all the above ingredients in a bowl and wash them properly.
Drain the water and let the ingredients dry.
Heat a pan and roast all the dry ingredients in it slightly. Make sure that you don’t overcook or burn the ingredients.
Transfer the roasted ingredients on a clean plate or bowl and allow them to cool.
Take all the above ingredients in a blender and blend to make a fine mixture.
Store the cerelac powder in an airtight container.
Your homemade cerelac is ready. You can also add other ingredients like ragi, chana dal, corn, cashew nuts, peanuts, jowar, etc later once your baby starts eating solids.
Please note that while making homemade cerelac, use clean and dry utensils because if you don’t then the powder might get spoiled.
Cerelac Preparation
When making cerelac for your baby, here’s what you will need to do -
Add 1 tablespoon of the prepared powder in a cup of normal water.
Stir it well to avoid lumps.
Add a pinch of salt, and boil the mixture.
Continue stirring it until you get a fine paste. Add more water if required.
Allow it to cool for some time. Check the temperature, then feed it to your baby.
This homemade cerelac mix is quite versatile. You can also add sugar and milk to make sweet homemade cerelac. So, this was the recipe of homemade cerelac. Try it out and feed healthy food to your baby.
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My Beautiful First Experiences With this “Little Angel on Earth“
You are just like a kid yourself, how will you even manage another little human? was the common concern everyone showed me, when I first conceived an 'oops baby' at 21 years of age. Well, it's been a little over a year since the day I went through about five hundred puke sessions and more than a thousand contractions, all within a minimum of 15 hours of labor in that nice little hospital room smelling of antiseptics, with my worried husband constantly by my side, but not a single day has passed when I haven't marvelled at the miracle that is my little babydoll. Every single twinkle of her eye, every simple smile makes me feel like I may have definitely done something good in my life to be experiencing this beauty of an angel!
We are still experiencing all her firsts and each one makes me feel so proud. I know all kids go through these various motions on learning life, but to me, my baby is an achiever. Feels like she may even have climbed Mount Everest!
On the 3rd day of the delivery, I was discharged. Home finally, in the comfort of my space I settled down with my princess. I couldn't stop looking at her, I wondered if the silly baby talk coming out of my mouth was making any sense to her but then the magic happened. Like a sparkle, her small mouth turned into a smile. My mind was blown that a 3 day old baby, who was yet to learn an entire universe of things and feelings, managed to smile at me. My heart swelled with happiness I had never experienced before.
There were real tough times to experience, as well. I had to go through immense pain while breastfeeding, so much that the nipples even started bleeding. Everybody, from my husband to my family, even the lactationist, insisted that I give her formula milk instead but I wanted her to have the natural supplement, which was known to be miracle medicine for the baby. No artificial milk could ever replace that. One evening, about 4 days after coming home I could no longer tolerate the pain, and I knew that my baby was hungry. I couldn't simply ignore her cries, I had to feed. So I did but the pain was too much to bear, I was literally crying continuously while feeding her. And then all of a sudden, she stopped suckling and looked up at me, seeing my teary face she started crying herself. So I stopped crying and wiped my face and tried to make her continue feeding but then I could not control my tears, and again she did the same thing, as if she could feel my pain and could not see me in this
condition, she stopped feeding and cried helplessly looking at me. Isn't this proof that a baby can feel the pain of a mother? And that realisation made me forget all my pain. After all, I never want a single thing to trouble my little angel.
According to medical sciences, babies can start consuming solid food when they are 6 months old but due to the severity of my pain and low milk supply we decided to start solid foot for my Maayu on the 1st day of her 5th month itself. That morning I went and bought all bowls, spoons, food and everything required for this new milestone. And I sterlised all the utensils almost 10 times until I was satisfied they were clean enough. My sister-in-law was a great help by holding the baby while I minced the food and tried to feed her using the spoon, Maayu made a face as if it were a bitter gourd we were feeding her n spit it all out on our faces and absolutely refused to take another spoon. We took her outside the house and tried distracting her by singing songs, dancing in front of her but my smart baby wasn't one to be fooled easily. After getting spit on all over our clothes, covered in minced food and saliva from top to bottom we had to give up, eventually.
People said babies start to become mobile after reaching 6 months of age. At first rolling from their back to front on their own, then moving to sitting position from sleeping, and then crawling and finally standing and walking, all on their own. And all of these movements are learnt by each and every baby that comes into this world but the experience of your own baby learning to do it on their own is hugely surprising! Equivalent to seeing the wonders of d world. As predicted, she rolled on to her side by her own when she was in her 6th month and we were all so scared that she may fall or hurt herself. Then slowly she learnt to roll from one end of the bed or carpet to the other end, her struggle was really sweet to watch. That made useager to see her crawl and walk soon, but she took some time for that. The first year of her life gave us endless memories. As parents we felt so excited and proud to see her crawl and walk, we captured every moment on camera and shared it elatedly with all our friends and family. There were times when we take the camera to click her first steps and she would plop down mid-walk into sitting position. But we do have some really memorable photos and videos, which I'm sure we will rewatch over and over again through the years.
When Maayu was about 8 months old, it was my husband's birthday. There was a small celebration at home, everyone were singing and dancing and suddenly we notice this little girl moving her body too, nodding her head, moving her hands and shaking her legs. Such a small baby dancing in her own way was a pleasant surprise to everyone at the party. And well, since then, the dancing has become a routine. One day, she is going to be a super dancer.
Babies learn to imitate what we elders do. Our actions, conscious and subconscious behaviour, everything is mimicked by them. My intelligent baby is no less. Waving her hand when someone tells her bye. Giving flying kisses in return for ours. Pretending to cough when she sees someone coughing. And the best one, picking up the phone, placing it by her ear and talking in her gibberish language, has us all follow her every nonsense word in wonder. And the funniest one, touching our neck and forehead with the back of her hand to check whether we have a fever or not, when we pretend to be sick.
Sometime after we celebrated her first birthday she uttered her very first word. You guessed it right, it was Mumma. I had prompted her over and over again, about a 100 times to say 'mumma', and then one day out of the blue she said 'mumma', I could not believe my ears, I made her repeat it again and again. It sounded like warm honey to my ears, never had I felt such immense happiness. I could watch her little lips joining each other and a cute voice saying mumma all day. I was on the top of the world, I called up my mom, my sister in law, my aunties n told them all how she called me 'mumma'. And of course I had to make a little video of that and post it on all my social media accounts, all my friends, neighbours, whoever visited us would ask my cutie to say 'mumma'. It was the sweetest thing to hear her say that.
We wish to save these memories forever, we may show her all these pictures and videos when she grows up, to make her see how beautiful her infancy has been. This first year of hers has given us endless memories, but bringing her up has not been a bed of roses entirely. A lot of diffculties need to be faced too but every time I see my angel smile, I forget all the troubles and be forever grateful to God for blessing me with this beautiful gift. I still remember the day when I got the news of my pregnancy over the phone, by a nurse. Honestly, I was not happy at all. I wanted to build a successful career first, travel various places and all that, but having her has never been a regret. Now my only aim in life is to bring her up wonderfully. I have forgotten all my other ambitions. My first, and foremost goal is to watch her grow into a beautiful person that she is meant to be. To fullfil career goals and ambitions, I have the whole life ahead but now I want to live every single moment,
every single dream with my little angel beside me.
Bringing her up so far, was not easy at all. In fact, it's still hasn't gotten any easier. I still have to experience sleepless nights. All I manage to get is a cumulative of 5 hours of sleep every night. Irrespective of my body being sick or tired, my heart is always ready to do anything for this little princess. I constantly live like her shadow, and I realise this is what happiness is. She even hugs me now. Nobody taught her to do that but she comes walking on her little toddler legs n tries to wrap her small arms around me and in that moment I simply forget the world and hug her back. The feeling is so pure. I had never ever imagined that being a mother is such a great feeling. And now, I thank God for every breath she takes, with each breath of mine. I have always read and heard that angels live high up in the sky but that isn't totally true because I have one with me, that's my little fairy.
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5 Perfect Dresses for Valentine's Day
A new mom? Not sure what to wear for Valentine's day? Choosing an outfit can often be difficult, especially after pregnancy and childbirth. Understanding your body and embracing the newly formed curves will revive your confidence in yourself, and you'll need this confidence to dress yourself in the most exquisite dress on Valentine's day. It is a day where perfect is used with almost everything -the perfect date (read husband), the perfect venue, the perfect gift, the perfect make-up, and, of course, the perfect outfit.
Surprise your husband by wearing something elegant and sensual this Valentine’s day. Whether you are going out for a dinner date or staying at home, pick a dress that will make him say, “Wow”.
Here are five types of dresses you can wear to look sexy for your husband this Valentine’s day.
1. Short Dresses
If you have those legs worth drooling over, it is the right time to show it off. Don’t hide those legs to create a slimmer look. Nothing says ‘fun’ than a timeless wrap dress. Try a soft knit dress wrapped around the body, secured by a knot at the waist and clinched at the bust line, enhancing your curves. It will give definition to your body. An Empirewaist dress with a V-neck will accentuate your bust and make you look more desirable. Wear dangling earrings instead of a neck piece. A V-neck Empirewaist dress will shift the attention from your belly to your beautiful neckline. Choose monotones or colour-block Empirewaist dresses.
2. Maxi Dresses
Maxi dresseswill bring out your femininity, and there is no better occasion to bring out the girl in you, than Valentine’s Day. It drapes perfectly over the stomach area. A floral print in Chiffon or Georgette looks splendid. If you are feeling a little adventurous, pick out hues of burgundy and peach. With flats and minimal accessories, you will look like a million dollars.
3. Skirts
Loose, short skirts with elastic teamed with a semi-fit top drapes perfectly to hide the problem spot. Bold floral prints teamed with a neutral shirt and the right chunky accessories will make your man go weak in the knees. While choosing a skirt, go for light fabrics. Avoid pleated and gathered skirts, as they’ll not flatter your curves.
4. Empire Waist Shirts
An Empire waist shirt is a classy alternative to dresses. Team it with neutral colour leggings. A sequenced neckline will be apt for the romantic occasion. The fitted bodice will let the rest of the material drape itself nicely over the body. It will create an illusion of length and help camouflage your heavier lower body. The icing on the cake is that it will flatter almost all body types.
5. Palazzo Pants with Loose Tops
If you have an entire day planned out with your husband, then go for comfortable clothes. Pair your palazzo with semi-fitted tops and let your dress do all the talking. Neutral tones are in this season.Besides, no one should get a seizure looking at all those colours and prints.
Valentine’s Day is all about romance. Dress to impress your man, but also remember that comfort is key. Invest in a good shapewear to give you those extra curves you so very desire. Lastly, put up your best and strut with confidence. Read more
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Q. my baby is 8years old and she wets bed can anyone suggest me what to do??
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A. normally bedwetting is very common during the night time and the child is able to tell you regarding urination during the daytime.
usually this problems improves with increasing age of the child and usually no medicines are given until and unless recommended by the doctor( you can easily wait for ten years of age of the child)
usually treatment of medicines (if started) gives only symptomatic relief and the problem goes away only with increasing age with the strengthening of the muscles of the bladder which control the urination.
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decrease the amount of water intake just before going to bed and make the child pass urinex before going to sleep.
also you can wake up the child at around 2 o'clock 3 o'clock and make the child pass urine.
never criticizex the child for this act because this will again aggravate the problem due to stress.
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