What Babies Long For - T.L.C.

Tender Loving Care

Take a look on: Baby Jerson Clyde's Calamansi Challenge! :P

The moment I conceive is the moment I start feeling love. A special kind of love for a special kind of relationship.

And now that the gift is out of the box,  it is time to show some loving!

Babies need good health and energy to prep themselves to learn and grow, and mommies should always be there to give his basics. First thing I do, is to make sure his immunizations and vaccines are up-to-date.

(at NAIA Terminal 2, waiting for my dad's plane from HongKong)

Tuck him to bed, after playing in the morning, siesta in the afternoon and at night. Sleep is essential to baby's growing brain, and rapid-eye-movement sleep makes the brain cells do the things like enabling him to think, move and learn everyday thru touch, sight and interaction.

I breastfeed him whenever, wherever. If you are a bfeeding mom like me, don't be shy on giving babe what he needs, you are actually giving public a favor, they should learn and respect that breastfeeding is as natural as breathing.

Bath time means play time! He loves to play with the water. :) He knows that 12pm strikes bath time and he really anticipate that part of the day everyday! :D

So, how do you show your baby some TLC? Share 'em up!

What Babies Long For - L.O.V.E.

No need for professional advise or expert's recommendation, the moment you saw that little bundle-o-joy, you felt it. It was love.

And love is what babies want and need.

(7-months old baby Clyde posing for the camera)

Aside from feeding them with milk, we should also feed them with love. Showing them our emotional care and support boosts their immune system, giving them solid impact and direct advantage when it comes to mental, physical and emotional growth. <3

How to show LOVE?

- I whisper to him - I LOVE YOU - whenever wherever, breastfeeding, cuddling even when sleeping

- I touch him - massage every tensed baby muscle - tired from crawling all day - using the techniques I learned from

Mommy Mundo's Mommy On The Floor Event.

- I talk to him about where we're going, what are we gonna do... sweet-talk him while feeding gerbers, cerelacs and mashed veggies and fruits.

zooming in, this is the cutest, very curious facial expression Clyde has ever had.. so far... hehe look at those eyes!!! and the lips.. lmao #momdoinghappydance #crazyiknow

being cute #yougottadowhatyougottado

- I hum him a lullaby, sing-rap kpops and sign-dance him to kingdom songs...

- I stop-dance him to his favorite Psy's Gangnam Style, sweet dance him to waltz...

-pray with him before tucking him to bed...

Immediate response to baby's need, cry and laugh helps build trust and strong bond that I know i will cherishly reap when the time comes. Happy sowing mommies! Keep those L.O.V.E.s coming!

Why not? When babe will reciprocate it with a gummy-drooling wet kisses!

"Your baby is learning to recognize emotions and moods, and finding new ways to demonstrate those feelings. One wonderful example: You might start getting kisses. They may be drooly and gummy at first, but they'll be just as sweet! When your baby's bored, you may hear a fretful squawk or an attention-getting squeal." - so this is what this is all about! :P its drooly and gummy indeed!

Ahh... My precious!

Oral Thrush

Babe will turn 8 months this 26 and I'm happy that he is on progress, until one early morning... he woke up with a 38.8 degree Celcius  fever, irritated and crying, at first I don't know what to do but cry as well. After gathering myself I gave him

paracetamol,

a koolfever on his tiny forehead

and decided to check it up with his Pedia at Heathway Clinic Center in Market! Market!

I observe him and jot down that he can't eat well, less appetite with whitish velvety sores around the mouth like in his gums and red spot with a white center protruding on the tip of his tongue.

The doctor finally check him out and concluded he had a mild yeast infection of the mouth and throat called Candidiasis also known as the Oral Thrush which is a fungal infection of the mucus membrane lining prone to very young infants.

Since it naturally occur on infants, there is no treatment available and he will just pass it out for within a week or two. However, since he can't suck milk and eat soft food because of the pain, Pedia recommends an anesthesia of the mouth in the form of spray.

Kamillosan M Spray Solution which includes Chamomile Extract, Methyl Salicylate, Peppermint Oil, Sage Oil, Anise Oil, Dwarf Pine-Needle Oil, Bergamot Oil and Cineol

Asid from Oral Thrush this can also be for bad breath, canker sores, tosillary angina, pain after tooth extraction, parodontosis, gingivitis and other oral infection, BUT you should check it first with your doctor.

As a first time parent, I panicked and go straight to the doctor. But if you think he could handle it then just make sure he could still eat and will not increase body temperature to 38 Celsius.

BUT, call your doctor if:

• - Baby has had thrush-like sores in the mouth for at least 2 weeks

• - is eating poorly due to the sores

• - have pain or difficulty swallowing

Baby is breastfed and eating soft food like Gerber, Cerelac and mashed veggies and fruits and doctor recommends drinking water to rinse off the mouth and sterilize or throw away used pacifiers and change nipples of bottles regularly.
Hope this post will help new moms like me out there not to panic when it comes too oral thrush! :)