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Bad breath (halitosis) in toddlers tends to surprise parents as it is generally thought to occur only in grown-ups. Leftover food particles could cause breath odor in a healthy child. Food particles can be stuck between the teeth, at the gum line, on the tongue, or on the surface of the tonsils. The resulting bacterial build-up will react with saliva and cause bad breath.

Here are some causes of bad breath in toddlers:

Tartar build-up Tooth infections Pacifier use Dehydration Pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx) Tonsillitis (inflammation of tonsils)

There is no need for parents to worry of course! Regular dental hygiene can easily take care of the problem.Here are some common solutions to help you deal with your toddlers’ bad breath:

Make sure your toddlers are getting adequate fluid intake. This will take care of dehydration, if any exists. Make sure your toddlers are brushing correctly. If not, teach them the correct techniques. Use a timer for brushing time to make sure your toddlers brush for the correct length of time. Talk with your dentist and get your toddlers a routine check up. Make sure the pacifiers that your toddlers may be using are regularly sterilized.

Of course, bad breath in some instances can simply be caused by recently consumed foods or beverages such as garlic or onions or spicy foods like pepperoni.

There are other serious cases, however, where your children’s breath may smell toxic. In these circumstances, immediately check if your toddlers have consumed any chemical or medicine accidentally kept within reach.

There’s more to bottle feeding than you may realize. Get the inside scoop here.

1. Change your baby’s diaper before the feeding. This helps wake your baby for the feeding and allows for undisturbed sleep after the feeding.

2. Prepare your baby’s daily amount of formula ahead of time. You can:

Mix the desired amount of formula beforehand and put it the fridge. Then when you are ready to use the milk, place it in a bowl of warm water to take the chill off. Prepared powder formula may be kept in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours after mixed.

Pre-measure both the powder and water in separate containers (a sealed container for the powder and a baby bottle for the water). Make enough for the day/night. Then, when you are ready to feed your baby, mix the two together. This eliminates the need to warm the milk.

3. Use boiled water or bottled water when mixing your baby’s formula. When using boiled water, allow for the water to come back to room temperature before mixing with the formula.

4. Never warm formula in the microwave. This can cause the milk to be very hot in some areas. Always warm milk by placing the bottle in a bowl or cup of warm water. Be sure to test the milk on the inner aspect of your wrist to ensure temperature safety. Perfect formula temperature is when you are unable to feel hot or cold.

5. Discard any unused milk one hour after the feeding. Bacteria from your baby’s saliva begin to rapidly multiply when left at room temperature.

6. Make sure to burp your baby frequently during feedings.

If your baby does not spit up frequently, wait until your baby stops sucking from the bottle and then burp your baby. The gas bubbles make your baby think that he/she is full and will cause them to stop drinking the milk.

Once your baby lets out a good burp, he/she will probably resume eating.

If your baby tends to spit up frequently or has colic, try burping your baby more frequently, approximately after every half an ounce or so.

7. For a sleepy newborn or preemie:

Remove blankets and hat. Babies love to sleep when they are cozy and warm. If that doesn’t do the trick, undress your baby.

Rub your baby’s back along his/her spine.

Tickle your baby’s feet.

Wipe your baby’s face and chest with a cool, damp cloth.

Hold your baby on your lap with your non-dominate hand supporting your baby’s head, neck, and shoulder. Some babies tend to sleep when they are snuggled in mommy or daddy arms during feedings.

Remember, practice makes perfect.

There are many reasons that women or couples write to me and ask for advice on conceiving a girl.  There’s something very special about a daughter.  Sometimes, they already have a son and want one of each sex.  Sometimes, they already have a little girl and want for her to have a sister.  Other times, they are first time parents and would like for their first born to be a female.  Whatever the reason, there are some definite things that you can do to make these dreams more of a reality.  I’ll discuss these things in the following article.

The Most Important Thing To Understand When You Want A Girl: If you want a daughter, it’s very important that you understand that the sperm chromosomes that will make this dream come true (X) and those that will give you a boy (Y) have very distinct differences.  Many people believe that a male’s sperm contains both and that it’s fate or luck which decides which will fertilize your egg and determine your baby’s gender.  This is not always the case.

In fact, there are many variables that you can manipulate to ensure that when all is said and done, there are as few Y sperm as possible when your egg is ready to be fertilized. Your real goal is to make sure that there are tons of X sperm and very few (if any) Y sperm present at fertilization.  One distinct advantage that you have is that boy sperm are quite vulnerable and weak although they are also quite fast.  You must take advantage of this weakness while counteracting the speed.  I’ll tell you how to go about doing this below.

Early Timing Is Crucial When You Are Trying To Conceive A Girl: Most people understand that there is a sort of fertility window for getting pregnant.  There is one day during the month when you ovulate, but sperm can live for days in your vaginal tract, which extends this window by days.  However, for a girl, you want to hit the early range of this window.  The reason for this is that, as I said before, the Y / boy sperm are weak.  They are much shorter lived.  It is challenging if not impossible for them to live for three days.  Therefore, you’ll want to conceive three days before you actually ovulate.

Now, many people will look at this and think that this makes conceiving a girl more difficult because it’s easier to know when you’ve actually ovulated but it’s much harder to predict when it is going to happen.  This can be true, but the right tools can really help. Saliva ovulation predictors can show you very accurate changes in your body chemistry that indicate that ovulation is approaching.  Don’t just guesstimate your ovulation date and then move back from there.  Because being even a couple of days off can make all the difference.

Why You Want A High PH And A Great Degree Of Acidity If You’re Wanting A Girl Baby: I know that it may seem ruthless, but again, we’re going to be focusing on getting the boy sperm to die off.  We don’t want for them to be present at ovulation and we don’t want for them to be able to use their speed.  Another way to get rid of them is to increase your vaginal acidity.  This will ensure that any who have survived the early conception date will further weaken once exposed to this acidity.

Again, use the right tools here and don’t guess.  You can get PH acidity testing strips at health foods stores. In just a few minutes, you’ll know exactly what you have to work with. If your number is already acidic, see if you can make it higher.  If it is alkaline, you will have more work to do.  There are a couple of ways to raise acidity.  The first is to consume foods with a high PH and to avoid foods with a low PH.  The other is to douche with somewhat strong, but still safe solutions meant to quickly raise your level.  This is typically more than vinegar and water.  There are recipes based on what your reading was that can help with this.

You only have to do this until you’ve reached a high enough level where you’re confident that the Y’s don’t have a chance.  Again, it sound ruthless, but it’s necessary if you truly want a girl.

Avoiding Orgasm And Using The Correct Sexual Positions If You Want A Boy: You should use sexual positions that are shallow. This gives the vulnerable Y sperm further to go.  And, you should avoid orgasm because those fluids make your vagina more alkaline, potentially undoing all of the work you did to raise your PH.

Conceive A Girl is a website I put together to offer step by step instructions, hints, tips, and resources for couples wishing to conceive a baby girl. You’ll find resources for douche recipes and food lists, as well as ovulation predictors and PH test strips. Take a look if you like at http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/

Are you asking yourself “Will the crying ever stop”? Take a deep cleansing breath, relax, and read our tips to help you calm your little one.

Crying is your baby’s way of communicating with you. Your baby may be trying to tell you that he/she is hungry, in pain, too hot or too cold, has a dirty diaper, is sleepy, or is over stimulated. On average, babies cry for 1 to 4 hours a day. During some of these periods, nothing that you do seems to console your child; this can be extremely unnerving for many parents. Here are some tips to help calm your baby:

* Give your baby a pacifier to suck on or use your clean finger if you don’t have a pacifier handy.
* Try burping your baby. Sometimes a gas bubble is stuck in your baby’s belly causing pain and discomfort.
* Rock your baby.
* Touch and stroke your baby.
* Swaddle your baby.
* Sing and talk to your baby.
* Play soft relaxing music for your baby.
* Carry your baby in your arms or use a carrier. I find that if I put a baby facing tummy-to-tummy with me in my arms (as if I am breastfeeding) and offer the baby a pacifier, the baby usually calms quickly.
* Take your baby for a walk or for a car ride. A change of scenery is always nice.
* Give your baby a warm bath.
* Give your baby a massage.
* If your baby is over stimulated, remove him/her from the object or situation that is causing the stimulation.
* Use a vibrating infant seat or a baby swing.

If these tips don’t work for you, put your baby in a safe place (like his/her crib) and go to a quiet place to relax and regain your composure.

Some babies, no matter what you do, may not be easy to console at certain times throughout the day. Some are colicky or have reflux. Unfortunately, there is not much else to do for an infant that has colic besides trying to console and calm them. The good news is that colic usually resolves by 3-4 months of age. If you suspect that your child has reflux, consult your pediatrician for further information.

If you’ve found this article, I’ll assume that you want to conceive a daughter and are looking for tips on natural ways that you can do this at home.  This article will provide tips on ovulation timing, vaginal acidity and PH, and intercourse positioning that will help you conceive a girl baby.

Before I get started though, I’d like to briefly touch on X and Y chromosome sperm characteristics. It’s important to understand this because all of the pointers take advantage of the X chromosome (girl sperm) traits.

A man’s sperm contains X (girl) and Y (boy) chromosomes. If an X chromosome fertilizes the egg first, then this will result in girl baby. However, the girl producing sperm are slower than the boy producing sperm. To counter this, the girl sperm are much more hardy, can survive for much longer in the vaginal tract, and can also withstand a much harsher or highly acidic vaginal PH. The tips in this article then, will focus on taking advantage of their hardiness, while compensating for their lack of speed.

1. Accurately Time Conception Well Before Ovulation: We already know that boy sperm can’t hang around for very long because they’re weaker. But, girl sperm have no real problem surviving this. So, to take advantage of this situation, you want to conceive three days before you actually ovulate. This will give the boy sperm time to die off before the egg is released. Of course, it’s very important you know exactly when you ovulate. If you are even a little late, you’ll have more viable, fast swimming boy sperm in the vaginal tract. This is why I recommend saliva ovulation predictors as they are inexpensive, reusable, and highly accurate.

2. Use Intercourse Positions That Give The Boy Sperm Further To Travel: Again, we want to make the trip to the egg a long and hard one for the boy sperm. To do this, you should use intercourse positions that place the sperm as far away from the cervix as you can manage (shallow penetration.) This forces the boy sperm to travel further and for a longer period of time in an environment that is already hostile, (and can be made even more so), which leads me to:

3. Make Your Vaginal Acidity / PH As High As You Can Through Foods And / Or By Douching: Since we’re trying to give the boy sperm a long, hard trip to the egg both in terms of timing and distance, the last step is to make the vaginal PH high enough to be in the “girl zone.” This means you need a PH high enough to greatly discourage the sperm that would produce a boy. 

This will be a lot easier for you if you know your PH going into this process. You can easily find this out using PH testing strips. Once you have your number, you’ll then know how much you need to make alterations.

Some women are naturally acidic and some are naturally alkaline. No matter where you fall, one way you can change this is through eating and avoiding certain foods. To conceive a girl, you want to consume foods high calcium and magnesium and avoid foods high in potassium and sodium.  

Another way to make your PH higher is through specialty douches (this is more than vinegar and water for most.) Gender selection clinics sell these douches (sometimes for over $400), but there are recipes that allow you to get the same results at home.  

The fastest, most effective way to make your PH higher is to use both douching and food. I understand that some women are opposed to douching though. You can change your PH with food, but you’ll need to be pretty diligent about it.

Still, with a little diligence and effort, none of these tips are difficult or expensive and can pay off big time when your daughter is born.

Conceive A Girl is a website that offers hints, tips, and natural, inexpensive methods for couples wishing to conceive a baby girl, as well as a resources for the gender selection douche recipes and foods to alter vaginal acidity and PH, as mentioned in this article. Visit us at http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/ 

When you hear the word “toddler” what does it bring to mind? Certainly not neat, tidy and clean – toddlers and mess seem to go hand in hand! But there are ways of keeping the havoc a toddler can create under control, without tears from either of you.

Let’s face it, it’s possible to clean up after a toddler all day long and still be faced with a mess at the end of the day. But consider this – isn’t it much more practical to let mess happen where it will during the day and wait until the evening before you start to pick up the pieces. That compromise will give your toddler important freedom in her play; she can pick and choose between her games without worrying that they’re going to be cleaned up behind her.

Try to be flexible about clearing up. If your toddler’s in the middle of constructing a brick city or setting up a teddy bear’s tea party, then don’t insist that he has to put all his toys away just because it’s the end of the day. Gently move the work-in-progress out of everyone’s way and let him carry on where he left off in the morning. If he’s finished the project, but isn’t ready to dismantle it yet, then respect his wish to keep it all together for a while.

When it does come to clean up time, remember you’re the one who wants everywhere to be tidy – your toddler isn’t that bothered. It’s only fair that you take on some of the work. But make the cleaning up process a team effort. Try not to be overwhelmed by the mess, and take one room or area at a time. Tackling a huge task in small pieces makes it less daunting and frustrating for you both. When your toddler’s helping you, give her specific tasks one at a time, eg “Put teddy on the shelf, then put your cuddly puppy next to him” rather than “pick up all your cuddly toys and put them on the shelf.

Try to make the cleaning up process fun – instead of snapping at your todder – “Put your toys away now!” why not “suggest it’s time for the toys to go to sleep in their beds now?” Challenging your child to a race that he can win is another way to make clearing up fun, eg “Let’s see who can put the most bricks in the tub by the time I count to ten!” Singing along to the work also makes it go more smoothly. You can also make tidying into a learning experience – try teaching colours by saying, “You put away all the red toys, and I’ll put away the blue ones”.

Don’t make work for yourselves – invest in some easy-to-reach child-friendly storage – low and open shelves, shallow bins and boxes, pegs that aren’t out of arms reach. Avoid using one big toy chest as toys will sink to the depths and get broken which will result in tears and frustration when your toddler can’t find what she’s looking for.

Finally – don’t insist on perfection. If your toddler seems to thrive on mess and muddle (and most do!) don’t insist she keeps her own room absolutely immaculate. Make sure the rest of the house is tidy, but allow a little flexibility in her own area. And once the job is done, why not sit down with a good book from Scruffy’s Bookshop – the ideal place to find a great selection of kids e-books – instant downloads to read together after an exhausting session of clearing up!

If you’ve found this article, it’s probably a pretty safe bet that you’re trying to conceive a girl baby and are looking for tips to help you accomplish this. I’ll offer these tips below, and I’ll also tell you why they work.  Finally, I’ll explain a few things that can make this process a bit easier.  

What’s Required To Get A Girl Baby: If you want to conceive a daughter, there are a few variables that you will need to successfully manipulate for this to happen.  That’s because the sperm chromosomes that will produce a girl and those that produce a boy are quite different.  Boy producing sperm are extremely fast, but is comparatively weak.  Girl producing sperm is extremely strong, but comparatively slow.  To get your baby girl, you’ll need to take advantage of the girl sperm’s hardiness, while downplaying their slow speed.

Briefly, you will need to send the sperm to the egg at precisely the right time and in the right way.  But, neither of these is a sure thing unless you first create the environment that is going to be friendly to the sperm you want to reach the egg (female), and will weed out the sperm that what produce the gender you’d rather not conceive at this time (male).

When To Send The Sperm To The Egg If You Want A Girl: Ovulation And Conception Timing: Most people know that every future mom to be has a “fertility window” in which you have the highest chances of becoming pregnant.  But, not every one knows that different days in this cycle will favor one gender over another. 

If you conceive early in the window (three days before ovulation), you will then up your odds of getting a girl.  If you conceive late in the window (the day of ovulation) you increase your chances of getting a boy.  The reason for this is that the female producing sperm can easily wait for the egg because of their strength.  But, due to the boy sperm’s weakness, these little guys start to die off pretty quickly.  The clock begins to tick for them almost immediately.

This process is a bit easier if you use a reliable ovulation predictor.  I prefer the saliva models.

How To Send The Sperm To The Egg To Conceive A Girl: Intercourse Positions That Will Get A Daughter: We’ve already established that the girl sperm can easily wait to fertilize the egg.  We’ll use the same idea here when we discuss sexual positions. The sperm that produces a daughter can easily navigate a long trip to your reproductive tract.  Son producing sperm can not.  So, it’s best to use shallow penetration to ensure that the Y (boys) chromosomes have a long trip – at the end of which they likely won’t make the destination.

Creating The Environment That Is Friendly To Girl Sperm And Hostile To Males: Raising Your PH:  So far, we’ve discussed how we can manipulate the sperm and the egg before they meet and before the sperm begins to make it’s trip down the reproductive tract. Now, we’ll discuss what happens when the sperm enters the vagina on their way to the egg.  Y (boy) sperm which meet with a high PH and a high amount of acidity will begin to deteriorate and weaken even quicker than normal.  (Luckily, this hostile environment doesn’t affect the daughter producing sperm).

So, if you want to produce a girl, it’s a good idea to raise your PH and acidity.  You can do this by douching and through a high PH diet.  One tool that helps with this is PH test strips that you can get at most health food stores.  Using this will allow to see your baseline acidity and will give you an idea of how much work you need to do.  Then, you will begin to douche and / or use the diet until the continued testing shows the results that you want.  There are food lists and douche recipes that make this process easier.

I know this has given you a lot to think about, but there is no reason to become overwhelmed.  Just look at this as three things you need to master: the right timing; the optimal sexual positions; and the correct PH.  If you correctly address each of these, it’s said that your chances of getting a girl can be over 94% – not bad for a little bit of tweaking what your probably already doing.

Conceive A Girl is a website I put together to offer step by step instructions, hints, tips, and resources for couples wishing to conceive a baby girl. You’ll find resources for douche recipes and food lists, as well as ovulation predictors and PH test strips. Take a look if you like at http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/

Yesterday, I received an email from a very nice woman who said: “I want to have a baby girl, but what do I need to do to make this happen? What is the easiest, quickest way?”  This question doesn’t have a one word answer, but hopefully, I can answer this in simple terms pretty quickly, which I will do in this article.

What, Exactly, Is Required To Conceive A Girl Baby?:  In the simplest terms, to get a daughter, what needs to happen is that an X chromosome in the sperm provided by your partner fertilizes the egg first.  Male sperm contains both X and Y chromosomes.  If a Y fertilizes the egg first, you’d get a boy baby and the opposite is true if an X wins out.  So, the very simple goal if you want a female baby is that you must increase the odds that the X sperm will win this conception race. 

If this sounds like a game of luck or chance, it doesn’t have to be. To manipulate the odds, you need to understand a little bit about how these X guys act.  Luckily, they are extremely resilient and are the much stronger of the two.  They live longer and it takes more to weaken or deteriorate them.  However, they are also the slowest of the two.  But, there are some things you can do to downplay their slowness while bumping up and taking advantage of their strength.

The Steps To Conceiving A Girl:  So let’s get to it, then.  The first way that you can help to make sure the girl sperm reaches the egg first is to time your conception correctly.  The Y (male) sperm can not live for long, so you want to conceive early to give them time to have exited the race before the egg is ready.  This leaves your reproductive track having more female possibilities than male ones. To be specific, you should shoot for 3-4 days before the egg’s actual release.  You can gage this by using an extremely accurate ovulation predictor.  I like to suggest the saliva variety, as I find them superior to the urine models, but use whatever you are comfortable with.

The second part of the equation is how you have intercourse.  Again, you are trying to make it very hard for the Y chromosomes to reach the egg finish line.  Shallow penetration obviously puts more distance between both places.  Deep penetration favors a boy conception, so use care on the actual day you are trying to conceive.

Finally, the final roadblock you can put up for the boy producing sperm is raising your PH and acidity.  A high PH is too hostile of an environment for them.  If you wanted a son, you would lower your PH.  But, for a girl, you want to raise it.  You can see where you stand going in by using a PH test strip (available at most health food store on or the Internet.)  Most people will need to go up from their natural level.  You accomplish this in two ways.  You can consume a high PH diet or you can douche, or both.  I know that this may seem to be a chore, but it is only for a short while until you hit the right level and the pay off lasts a lifetime.  There are lists of acidic foods and how-tos for douching that can make this a bit easier.

So, that’s the short answer.  Look at this is a three step plan.  First, you find out when you ovulate. Then, plan to conceive three days before this target.  Meanwhile, address your PH.  And, when you are ready, you use the sexual or intercourse positions that favor your baby girl.

Conceive A Girl is a website I put together to offer step by step instructions, hints, tips, and resources for couples wishing to conceive a baby girl. You’ll find resources for douche recipes and food lists, as well as ovulation predictors and PH test strips. Take a look if you like at http://conceive-a-girl-baby.com/