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Are You Prone to Anxiety Attacks? 7 Effective Techniques to Calm Yourself Immediately
Anxiety is a complicated set of feelings. Most of us have been anxious at least once in our lives – either before giving an exam, before an interview, or before meeting our special someone to make a big decision – the feeling of uncertainty and fear is something we all have experienced. This is precisely what anxiety is – the fear of the unknown. However, a lot of these instances are often short-lived, and so is the fear regarding it.
A lot of people out there have anxiety that does not seem to go away easily. Some instances, events, habits, and moments cause the same fear of the unknown; the fear can scale very high, causing a bodily reaction to it. When this happens regularly or only during a particular instance, it is called an anxiety disorder, because it has the ability to alter a person’s way of life. The reaction to such instances often comes in the form of anxiety attacks.
What Is an Anxiety Attack?
In simple words, an anxiety attack is a response to the continuous feelings of fear in one’s mind. Let us understand this with an example.
Scenario A - before going in for a job interview, a person can have ‘butterflies’ in his stomach because he is nervous about acing his interview and impressing his boss. He is probably biting his nails or tapping his foot uncontrollably. In this situation, there is a chance that he has thought about a possible worst case scenario - “worse comes to worst, I will tank this interview and not get the job.” Telling himself about the worst case scenario is a practical way of him not putting pressure on himself and calming his nerves. This is how usual anxiety works.
Scenario B – before going in for a job interview, a person feels the ‘butterflies’ but they seem to be bothering him. He is thinking about how he had messed up in his last interview, and immediately concludes that he did not get the job because he didn’t speak properly or that he didn’t dress smart enough. He starts to think about how he will mess up this interview because he didn’t read up enough, or that he didn’t cut his hair beforehand and that will make him look shabby. Instead of the worst case scenario being that he won’t get the job, his mind will continuously tell him this - “how will you ever get a good job if you can’t even remember to cut your hair on time? You don’t know anything about the company you are interviewing for. They will know you are not passionate enough. You don’t have more job interviews lined up. You will remain unemployed, and this is because you are lazy and incompetent.” This continuous thought process will likely end up in him feeling overwhelmed and confused, and add to his fear of not being able to function properly. This can result in a physical reaction, such as incessant crying, hyperventilation, feeling of dizziness, etc. This is the beginning of an anxiety attack.
Thus, we can see that anxiety attacks do not occur in a vacuum; they take place after a series of thoughts that are often backed up by some event or instance that has had an impact in our lives. The thing about anxiety attacks is that they tend to make a person spiral – and the only reason for this is the constant fear of the unknown and cooked-up scenarios in one’s mind. When unchecked, frequent anxiety attacks can be extremely harmful for a person, as they can lead to serious behavioural changes such as agoraphobia (which is a chronic fear of being in public spaces and around people), hypochondria, or depression.
How to Stop an Anxiety Attack Before or When It Is Occurring
Anxiety attacks can be scary and emotionally and physically draining; but there are a few techniques you can try to stop the attack from happening when you sense it, or reduce the impact of the anxiety attack when it is occurring. These techniques are called grounding techniques.
Grounding is a process of getting yourself out of the train of thought that can, or is giving you an anxiety attack, and bringing your focus back into the real world by using the physical act of ‘doing’ to shift focus.
Here are a few grounding techniques you can use when you’re having an anxiety attack:
1. Drink cold water.
This is a simple act, but it has a meaning to it. When drinking water, you are using your sense of touch to hold the glass or bottle, and feeling the coldness in your hand. Focus on how cold your hand feels as you touch the bottle. Next, by drinking the water, you are using your sense of taste. Thus, when gulping the water slowly, focus on how cold your mouth feels. This is a good grounding technique to follow especially before you feel the anxiety attack coming, because you are immediately re-positioning your mind by making it focus on something else.
2. Take three different kinds of uncooked dals in a plate, and begin separating them.
Just as you feel that you are going to spiral, head to your kitchen and pour three different raw dals in a big plate. After that, sit down, look at the plate and slowly start separating the three dals in different corners of the plate. This technique takes your focus away from the spiralling thoughts, and makes use of your senses of touch and sight. You can do this exercise with anything that has multiple colours, like beads and grains.
3. Practice properly timed breathing.
We are usually asked to breathe when we start getting feelings of nervousness or stress, because breathing is a great grounding technique. In case of anxiety attacks, try this: take a deep breath in and hold it for 5 seconds without fail, and breathe out for 7 seconds. Try maintaining a proper count for these breathing exercises, because that is the most effective way to streamline your breathing. Box breathing is an effective technique where you take your breath in for four seconds, hold it in for four seconds, and let it out for four seconds. Your focus will immediately go on counting the seconds, which will make the anxiety subside.
4. Look around the room you are in, and focus on colours/objects.
The next time you feel you are spiraling, stop for a second and look around in your room. Spot any object – a lamp, a book, a bottle – and name it loudly. Keep doing that for each object you find. If you are out, mouth the names to yourself, but make sure to actually say them by moving your mouth. By identifying the obejcts, you are shifting your focus from anxious thoughts to your sense of sight; by naming them, you are coming back into the physical reality you drifted away from by using your muscles to move your mouth. You can try changing the game by spotting all objects that have a similar colour and naming them, or simply naming the colours of the objects you see. The key here is to utilize your sight and muscles to get a grip on yourself.
5. Keep humming.
The moment you feel your mind is overwhelmed with thoughts, hum a song you like. You need not sing it out loud; simply singing the tune from start to finish can help. Here, you are using your voice and your hearing to come back into your physical reality.
6. Do a little stretch.
This is a small act that can benefit you in moments where you can’t do the things mentioned above, like if you’re at work or sitting at your desk. Just get up, notice your feet touching the floor, lift your arms up, and bend any way you are comfortable. The very act of using your body is a great way to shift away from anxiety inducing thoughts, and grounding yourself in reality.
7. Touch objects near you.
Hold your bottle in your hand and observe it. Pay attention to its nooks and crannies, its colour and shape.
Keep it down. Then, pick up your phone (but don’t use it). Observe its colour and how the light reflects on it. Touch your arm and feel it. Touch your legs. Touch your pants and feel the material; rub your palms together and feel the heat they produce. Feel the rug under your feet. The idea is to remind yourself of your physical existence that lies outside of your thought process. Doing so will shift focus, and this is why it is considered a great grounding technique.
By now, you would have understood the importance of grounding techniques to control anxiety attacks – they push you out of your fear of the unknown so you can come back to reality and not concentrate on self-destructive thoughts. Anxiety attacks are brutal and make one feel like there is no solution. While we have a list of temporary solutions to curb and control anxiety attacks, we advise you to see a psychotherapist if the attacks are frequent. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health; it’s important to take care of it in order to be a well-functioning individual.
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Pretend Play & Its Importance in Child Development
If your child has been acting like Red Robin Hood or Pasta The Baby Cat and adventuring in the living room, fret not, it's his imagination going wild. Children with vivid imaginations explore the world around them by creating make-believe situations and crafting fantasy play. Here's everything you need to know about pretend play (or symbolic play) and more.
What is Pretend Play?
Pretend play is simply 'make-believe' or role play for preschoolers. It's when your child reinvents the wheel and behaves like his favourite fantasy character. The character can be from a cartoon, film, or even be an imaginary one. For example, your child may talk to an imaginary friend and think he's being comforted by him whenever he feels down. This lets him learn coping strategies, builds resilience and confidence to tackle any of life's future challenges.
Typically, children between the ages of 12 to 24 months start enacting fantasy roleplays and by the time they turn three years old, their imaginary details and action sequences in everyday scenarios get even more elaborate.
Types of Imaginative Play
There are primarily two types of pretend play. They are-
1. Fantasy Play
Fantasy Play starts at the age of two. The main characteristic of a fantasy player is that your child doesn't always act like the character and sometimes explains it to you through constant verbalization.
2. Sociodramatic Play
Once your child sets up his fantasy guidelines and characters, he fully immerses himself in the story and doesn't emerge from it. His storylines flesh out more elaborately, and he behaves just like his character in every possible situation, including in his interactions with others.
Benefits of Pretend Play
Pretend play isn't only a fun activity but rather something that fosters learning skills and cognitive development. Here are the top ten benefits of pretend play for children-
1. Social and Emotional Development
The need for pretend play in child development is imperative since your child interacts with other kids, learns to engage in cooperative plays by taking turns and giving others chances. This fosters emotional development as your child learns how to share his game and also enhances social skills which include teamwork and cooperation.
2. Planning and Organization
From fleshing out characters and setting up the environments and storylines, role-play activities for preschoolers teach how to problem-solve and engage in creative thinking at the same time. Kids use their thinking prowess to bring their fantasy worlds to life by organizing toys in specific ways and sequences.
3. Gives a Sense of Independence
Children who engage in pretend play learn to live in their own worlds, ones that are separated from their parents', thus keeping themselves busy and entertained. This lets them spend time with themselves and learn more about their own unique identities, likes and dislikes, and much more.
4. Improves Storytelling Skills
Pretend plays stimulate children's imaginations and sharpen their creative skills as well. When your child engages in creative play, he learns the basics of storytelling by acting out as characters and learns how to creatively express himself with proficiency. This, later on, translates to other career skills and kids may grow up to become designers, visual artists or even authors as they continue to get good at it.
5. Creates Life Skills
Pretend play goes beyond the boundaries of pure imagination and embraces reality by branching out from its settings. Whenever your child pretends to be a chef or a doctor, he learns how to set tables, how to be gentle and how to take care of others, including himself. Basic cooking and cleaning concepts are imbued with cooking fantasy plays while empathy and emotional intelligence are fostered during more complex plays such as pretending to be a doctor/nurse.
6. Imbues Leadership Qualities
Whenever you see other kids following your child or hearing him out, you know that there's a leader that's shaping on the inside. Pretend plays teach kids how to make choices, be decisive and lead others. For the rest of the kids, they learn how to be better followers. These skills carry forward to future careers and opportunities in life.
7. Mastering Social Norms
From learning how to react when there's a fire to how to behave inside a restaurant, pretend play activities for toddlers teach kids how to interact with peers in social settings and the basics of public behaviour and etiquette. This lowers their anxiety whenever the face the real-life equivalent of these situations and creating creative plays with pretend-plays prevents developmental delays too.
8. Increases Creativity
Whenever your child dons the chef's hat, tries to make new dishes, or builds exciting worlds out of cardboard, coloured blocks, and boxes, you can rest assured that he's developing his creativity. Although adults may see these as everyday objects, kids always find creative ways of using ordinary things for executing extraordinary situations.
9. Language Development
When your kid tries to verbally express and describe his creative plots, characters or storylines or even act as a narrator while enacting his pretend-plays, he is working on building his vocabulary and language skills. By using descriptive words and playing with siblings and friends, they enhance their social communication skills as well as learn how to listen mindfully and pay attention.
10. Makes Kids Smarter
From learning how things work in the real world to developing a sense of how to act in the right and wrong situations, pretend-play prepares your kids for the real world by simulating real-life scenarios. It's fun, it's fast, and it's sure a lot of creativity in the house!
How to Encourage Imaginative Play in a Child
You can encourage imaginative play in a child by thinking and acting just like a child yourself! Here's how.
Observe His Interests - What sort of pretend play makes your child curious and motivated? Is it playing doctor or chef or playing all alone with toy trucks. Whatever he likes, sit across him face-to-face and mimic what he does to have a fun time. It doesn't matter whether or not you're making any sense verbally as long as you're having fun!
Repeat Actions - If you're introducing new pretend-play ideas or actions in your game, make sure you repeat them often so that your child masters it. Children love learning new things through repetition!
Do Not Bring Many Toys - It's best to start off simple and sweet. Just pick a few toys and slowly work your way through them. For example, if your child is used to playing with a dumpster truck, you can add a few blocks for dumping off and slowly add objects and tracks to create an obstacle course.
Start Off - If your child is new to pretend play and isn't sure what to do, take the lead by starting off and showing him how. For example, you may take a sippy cup and pretend that you're enjoying a beverage from it or take a toy car and say 'Zoom! Zoom!' and show him how to make it zip away across the floor.
What Should You Not Worry About
Your child may do things like hitting an object with their wand or setting up a dinosaur army below the dinner table. You shouldn't worry about these things whenever they end up doing them because it's a part of pretend play. Your child doesn't know the difference between imagination and reality at this age which is why we encourage you to not be too restrictive but rather encourage them to explore and have fun. Pretend play improves their social and emotional skills which is a necessity for their growth and development in the coming years.
If there's anything they do that hurts or harms others in the family, you can always say 'no' and ask them to do something else instead of that particular action. Be flexible and use your instincts to decide what's permissible and not in the house, basically.
Different Dramatic Play Ideas & Activities for Kids
Here are a couple of different preschool dramatic play ideas and activities for kids. Here's everything you need to get started.
Restaurant Play
Buy a chef's set for your little one and pretend-play baking cookies and selling your favourite handmade goodies. Your kids will love it!
The Hospital Game
Get one of those first-aid kits for kids and doctor sets and start diagnostics with stethoscopes and your creative imagination. Kids love to be called "doctor" and nothing brings smiles on their faces than good old-fashioned hospital fun!
Airport Fiasco
Get a few tables and dummy PCs with boxes, crates, and some curtains to create an airport-like environment. Ask your kids to partner with their friends and run a checklist of who is entering the airport and reenact everything you see normally from the ticket counter to the flight department.
Dinosaur Times
A try of sand, a couple of dummy fossils, shovels and scoops and a little imagination goes a long way in transporting your kid to the ancient times. This one keeps the little one busy for hours on end!
Pretend-play games are a surefire way to make your kids smarter and creative. They learn, have fun, and you enjoy watching them achieve key milestones. What more can a parent ask? Try out these ideas today, and we're sure you won't regret it.
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Mixed Fruit Gujiya
Gujiyas are festive sweet dumpling made from maida, khoa and dry fruits mixture. They are deep-fried in ghee and dipped in sugar syrup. It is commonly made on the occasion of Holi across the country. In contrast, these mixed fruit gujiyas give a healthy twist to your traditional recipe, so you do not need to count your calories. Fruits will impart a natural sweet taste and make it more nutritive. Also, if we bake instead of frying, we can cut off the oil too.
Serves
Preparation Time
Cooking Time
10 People
30 Minutes
30-40 Minutes
Ingredients
For The Outer Pastry Case or Shell
2 cups plain flour (Maida)
1 tbsp (tablespoon) melted ghee
cold water as needed
salt to taste
For The Fruit-Khoa Filling
1 cup crumbled mava (khoa)
2 medium apples
1 pear
2 plums
1/2 tsp (teaspoon) cinnamon (dalchini) powder
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
2 tbsp chopped almonds, cashew, raisins, chopped dates, chiroungi seeds
2 tbsp grated coconut
Method
For The Outer Pastry Case or Shell
Step 1
In a large bowl, sieve the flour and salt together.
Step 2
Add melted ghee.
Step 3
Rub the ghee in the flour with your finger tips, till the mixture resembles bread crumbs or coarse meal.
Step 4
Gradually add cold water and knead the flour into a smooth dough.
Step 5
Cover and keep aside for 30 minutes.
For The Fruit Khoa Filling
Step 1
Heat a pan and add the chopped fruits along with chopped dates.
Step 2
Stir on a low flame for 10-12 minutes.
Step 3
Add the spice powders and mix well.
Step 4
After 4-5 minutes, add the khoa and stir the mixture.
Step 5
The khoa would begin to melt. Stir continuously.
Step 6
Add the chopped dry fruits and mix.
Step 7
Allow the khoa to melt completely, once done, turn off the flame.
Step 8
Keep the mixture aside for cooling.
Preparing The Mixed Fruit Gujiyas
Step 1
Make medium sized balls of the dough.
Step 2
Roll into a round puri shape of medium thickness.
Step 3
Put a few tablespoons of the fruit-khoa filling on one side.
Step 4
Apply water on one of the outer edges.
Step 5
Cover and press the edges together.
Step 6
Cut out the excess dough from the edges using a knife or pastry cutter.
Step 7
Make all the gujiyas this way and keep them on a thali or plate.
Step 8
Brush them with ghee and cover them with a damp cloth.
Step 9
Preheat the oven to 180 C.
Step 10
Arrange the gujiya’s on the baking tray and bake in the oven for about 30-40 minutes until brown and crisp.
Step 11
Turn them a couple of times so that the Gujiya’s get evenly baked.
Step 12
Serve Hot or warm.
Nutritional Information
Serving Size 29.4 g
Calories
127
Calories from Fat
47
Total Fat
5.2 g 8%
Saturated Fat
0.8 g 4%
Trans Fat
0.0 g
Cholesterol
2 mg 1%
Sodium
10 mg 0%
Potassium
11 mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates
18.4 g 6%
Dietary Fiber
0.3 g 1%
Sugars
10.8 g
Protein
1.8 g
*Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.
Tip :
Cut the fruits in small cubes and always cook them on low flame.
You can even deep fry the Gujiya in moderately hot oil till they are golden browned from all sides.
You can coat these gujiyas with sugar syrup to add extra sweetness.
You can even bake it in microwave – It takes 18 minutes for the Gujiya to bake in convection mode in the microwave
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Childhood - unforgettable days,interesting games,true friends and lots of memories.
Golden days of everyone's life is childhood and it's memories. Everyone wants to re-live this period of time. Those bitter-sweet memories. Those wonderful and interesting games(ludo, pittu garam,gili-danda, hide and seek, pakdam pakdi, antakshri, 5 stones,chor police). Those innocent friends who were having no religion boundaries. Those phase,when we had less penny and big heart along with real pretty smile. Phase of life, when we were generally fully charged(full of energy)but pocket was empty.

Time, when boys were shying to get punishment infront of girls and girls started crying infront of boys.when teacher used to give lots of homework and we used to copy from one fixed friend who was very particular and sincere to complete their homework. When getting punishment were not offensive.when monitor (sincere,favourite and rankers) of class,school or sports were king or queen of their respective mates and favourites of their respective teachers.when recess period was only reunion and freedom time for us. Time ,when was going in a new class means oversized dress,reused textbooks and new friends. When we were eagerly waiting for a period of our best subject teacher. when we were innocently looking towards a birthday boy/girl to give chocolates.when we were eagerly waiting for a children's days to have fun and cultural programmes. when we were collecting Maha lacto chocolate wrappers to get one bouncing ball. when we were appreciating each and every talent, no matter, who was showing it. when all those wonderful school activities and those cute prices matters alot for us. When winner of any game( nimbu chammach )was also a big deal for us and proud moment of our parents. When parents teachers meeting was a real report card day and those proud smiles of our parents. It was a period of time when we were waiting whole year to get a new dress on birthday or diwali. It was a time when parle-G chocolate (25 paise),kulfi and shrikhand (2 rupees) were a treat for me.when those innocent eyes were waiting for festivals so, relatives will come and give penny and gifts to us.when wearing saree and would be one of a teacher in teacher's day is an exciting day of our life in school. Friends were unaware of those caste, grid and rich-poor concept. Friends were sharing their tiffin boxes to everyone no matter who was eating with them(boy or girl, rich or poor,hindu or Muslim, white or black). Time, When we were not having mobile phones and video games but we had friends to play all day. We were not having pocket money and surprise party but we had those cute and handmade greeting cards in our birthday. We were tensionfree of getting more percentage in every exam actually at those time we were unaware of word "tension" and "stress". We were enjoying each and every moment. Those wonderful childhood and it's memories brings smile on my face everytime I use to open my slam book written by friends and sorry letters given by friends when we use to fight in those pointless and worthless topics.when we had one favourite teacher in each coming class.
My "bachpan ki yaadein" means many things such as "shaktiman" was only superhero and "shaka laka boom boom" as fictional magic show and trust me, I obsessed about that pencil. "Tom and Jerry" was my favorite cartoon which taught us that in relationship we went through many fights but still we cannot live without each other. That was an era of small antenna tv which connected our whole family together. "Aahat" and "x-zone"were my favorite horror serial which gave me goosebumps every time I went to toilet alone. Those wonderful days and innocent mind brings smile everytime I remember my childhood days.
Childhood memories (bachpan ki yaadein) is like mental exercise in this stressful life. Everytime , I close my eyes and recollect memories(happy or sad)it feels like was living in heaven on earth.when friends were innocent,real and had big heart. When fights were only for a moment. When smiles and sharing things were common and it was a gesture of love. When we were happy in small and cheap things. When we had friends of every religion's. When festivals were all about new clothes,relatives and gifts. It was a phase, when summer vacation was a visiting time to our grandparent's house and villages and meeting cousins. Childhood was a time,when we had only tension of having exams and tests. When we used to share each and every detail of school to mummy. When healing place was mother's tight hug and father's small gifts (chocolates and ice cream) after result.
If anyone can made a time machine then I surely wanted to go in my childhood time and re-live those moments again. Those innocent,full of joy and cute "bachpan ki yaadein". Read more
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Indian Researchers Find Miraculous Idea to Save Lives of Preemie and Low Birth Weight Babies
Every year in India, 8 million babies are born prematurely and have low birth weight. These babies face a great challenge for survival in their early years – a challenge they have to fight with their gentle, delicate body. Of all the risks such babies face immediately after birth, the biggest is this: losing their body heat. Hypothermia, a condition where body temperatures fall below 36.5C or 97.7 F, can be near fatal for your preemie baby and bring on asphyxia, sepsis or even pneumonia. Our country continues to lose babies to hypothermia every year – indeed we have the highest number of infant deaths caused by premature birth – with the doctors and parents failing to keep them warm enough…
A prematurely born baby, or a baby whose birth weight is lower than normal standards, requires intensive care for several months after birth. During this period, your baby may be kept away from you in the NICU where he is placed in an incubator and is under observation day in and day out. When your baby is finally discharged from the hospital and you take him home, unfortunately, the risks are far from over. Babies are still susceptible to infection and illness – and to getting too cold. Of all the care new mothers administer to their babies, the most important thing is to maintain a newborn’s body temperature. This is trickier than it sounds, as you may take your baby’s temperature now and it may fall in the next few minutes – something you can easily overlook. Every moment is crucial for your newborn, and every moment that is unsupervised is a potential risk. But how can you possibly keep track of his body heat every second of the day, while at home?
Bangalore Team Creates a Baby Bracelet to Save Lives
It is precisely this challenge that a Bangalore-based startup called Bempu has set out to resolve. They have created a baby bracelet that constantly monitors a baby’s temperature and immediately sounds an alert if it goes too high or too low. These bracelets are powered by a battery that runs for a month, which is the most critical period for newborns. Medical professionals have received this invention with cheer and enthusiasm as it provides a targeted solution to keep babies monitored and healthy. Doctors across the country have started using the Bempu bracelet while babies are in the NICU. They have also started prescribing them for babies who are being discharged so they can live risk-free at home.
“New mothers are very worried about whether their babies are too warm or too cold. The bracelets are better than a thermometer because they are continuously monitoring the baby’s temperature. (With a thermometer) Say you take the baby’s temperature now, it can fall after 30 minutes, and you may not notice!”
- Dr Sanjay Wazir, Director, NICU, Gurgaon Hospital
Currently, the Bempu team is running a pilot scheme in Rajasthan, with the aim to make these bracelets a free handout for all babies being discharged from government hospitals. This is especially important as several government hospitals have a chaotic and under-staffed atmosphere – something that tremendously aggravates the risk for preemie and low weight babies who need constant monitoring. Moreover, many parents cannot afford to keep their baby in these hospitals for a long period as they need to travel back to their village for work. Even though they may realize that their baby needs the extra care, and want to do their best, the decision is affected by several factors, money and daily wages being an important one.
“The beds are always filled, the entire family is in the waiting room every day, there are often three babies in one incubator, where there should be only one. There’s a lack of staff, the nurses are overworked, running around with competing priorities. In all that, its hard to manage all these high-risk babies.”
How to Identify and Lower Your Baby’s Risk of Hypothermia
While these bracelets are powerful devices to regulate your baby’s temperature and seek medical help if something goes wrong, it is important to also train yourself in this regard. If your baby shows lower energy levels than usual, has reddish and cold skin, is not feeding well, or has a cool feeling in the abdomen, it is possible that he is going through an episode of hypothermia. As mom to preemie or low weight baby, you need to be especially careful to protect your baby from hypothermia and know exactly what to do if the temperature is too low or too high:
Make sure your baby is well covered to prevent loss of heat but without overbundling him. Keep all potential choking hazards or things that could induce suffocation (loose blankets, pillows) far away from his bed
Keep your baby’s room temperature comfortably warm, using a thermostat and a humidifier if needed
Your baby may need the support of an incubator again in cases of severe hypothermia. You must call an ambulance at the earliest to get your baby under medical supervision
Cheers to the team at Bempu for coming up with something so thoughtful and effective for the children in India and across the world. If your baby was born under high risk conditions, we recommend you have a talk with your doctor and consider a method like this to keep your baby’s temperature regulated. Your little darling is very sensitive for the first few years of his life, and you must extend to him all the care you possibly can. Read more
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Q. why I am getting dizziness in my pregnancy
I am going with 3rd month of my pregnancy it's a very strong dizziness I feel at times means every day .....no other symptoms of pregnancy .Please help with elaboration .All okay means isn't part of this journey.
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A. Do consult your doctor as soon as you can. It's important to find the real reason because without that, proper medication is not possible.
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Q. I am currently 32 week pregnant and had growth scan recently.My baby is in cephalic presentation.does this change after 36 week or does this remain the same?
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A. usually fixed. better to show to specialist always as they get the correct diagnosis. try to avoid self and extra medication that will only complicate this and create more damage to the child
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Q. it's my 5 month n I still didn't went for check up yet not even once is it okay if I go now or?
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A. You should have started going from the very beginning itself once you get to know you’re pregnant but since you haven’t reached that now if you’re pregnancy has been healthy last five months please get it checked with your doctor also if you need to start with any supplements or diet the doctor would advise you after a ultrasound so please visit your gynaecologist
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A. generally it is available from Indian academy growth chart download from Google. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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My 6 months old is sitting on his own without falling
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