when can i give my baby ice cubes?

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Answer 1

10 years: If the ice cube is large, don't give ice cubes until your child can swallow pills.

Answer 2

3-4 years: Babies and young children should not have ice cubes, due to the risk of choking.

Answer 3

No: Baby monitors only help you keep your baby safe. It is your care in not leaving your baby unattended that keeps them safe.

Answer 4

No: Over a couple of decades the use of various monitors have assisted in treatment of infant apnea & heart rate issues. However, they have not been shown to reduce the frequency of sudden infant death syndrome. Proper use assists us in keeping babies healthy, but the vigilance of parents cannot be replaced by these devices.

Answer 5

Nope: It is important to know that monitors have not been shown to reduce risk of sids in babies. Turning on or off your monitor will have no impact on your babies sids risk. Risk reduction for sids includes breastfeeding, back sleeping in a "relatively" cool room (68 degrees) without a hat. Your baby's sids risk takes a steep dive at 6 months of life. Put the money in your baby's college fund.

Answer 6

Many, many.: Many of the common household products you may take for granted can be very toxic to an infant. Cleaning supplies, bug repellents, cosmetics, hair sprays, rubbing alcohol, and many more can be lethal if babies ingest them. Some are even dangerous if there is contact with their skin. Electrical outlets and devices are big concerns as are stairs, sharp objects, fragile items, and litter boxes, too.

Answer 7

Yes: Babies can sweat, but it is not common and can be a sign of a problem. Usually it is a sign of overwrapping, which means the child is dressed in too many layers. However, if the infant is not overdressed and it is occurring with feedings, it can mean there is a problem with your baby's heart. If you suspect this is the case, you should contact your healthcare provider right away.

Answer 8

1 years: Babies can drink cow's milk-based formulas from birth, cow's milk-based yogurt from around 6-9 months, but shouldn't be given plain cow's milk until they are 1 year old. They should drink about 18 ounces of whole milk a day (too much more than that can cause iron deficiency anemia). Starting at age 2 you should switch the whole milk over to low fat or skim milk.

Answer 9

1 years: You should not give your baby cow's milk until she is one year old. Cow's milk in infants can cause intestinal problems such as bleeding in the intestines, which might be so faint that you can't see it in your baby's poop. Breast milk and formula are the only kinds of milk a baby should have until the age of one year.

Answer 10

1 years: A 1 year old baby can switch off of formula and start whole cow milk. Formula is somewhat more nutritious but is much more expensive. A baby who is a picky eater and eats little solid food, or has almost no variety in his choice of solid foods, will probably not get enough iron and vitamins from his diet. Such a baby may be better off drinking formula instead of milk, until age 18 months.

Answer 11

Exposure: Waiting simply allows them further exposure to the diseases. And having a current epidemic of whooping cough(pertussis) where i practice, your child has an increased risk of serious disease and even death by waiting.And the shots are a much safer risk than taking a chance on getting the disease!

Answer 12

Protection: The younger the child usually the more detrimental the illnesses are that we protect against for example we are starting to see a lot of pertussis again older children and adults get bad coughs lasting many weeks an un immunized baby can die from pertussis which is part of the DPT immunization same with the meningitis shots.

Answer 13

There isn't: The other info here is correct and there are more pertussis infections lately. It is worse in the very young although they are not protected from vaccines until after the third one at 6 months. It is possible to wait til older. As long as you as a parent are comfortable with waiting and understand the risks on both sides. ...Giving or waiting. Follow your instincts for your child.

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