Nanny Joe

Q: My baby is 3 months old and i need to get back to my work soon.He relies onlky on breastfeeding and refuses to be weaned off with any bottles/teats/pacis.Any tips as i dont know how it will be like without my breast milk.

A:

1) Now that you know you will be back to work soon;gradually alternate feeding your child between breastfeeding and feeding via a bottle.You can pump out your milk and put it into the bottle.Get your hubby involve in feeding so that your baby gets familiar with other people especially during feeding time.This will help in reducing the ‘clinging effect’ during feeding.

2) If you choose to continue breastfeeding;you can pump your milk out and store it in a breastmilk bag in the freezer.Usually frozen breast milk can be stored up to 2 days(experts say you can freeze it at the back of freezer at -4 degrees up to 6 months.I personally feel 2 days to ensure freshness as sometimes no sure gurantee for 6 months.This also encourages continuity in lactating as more often you express,the lactating period is normally prolonged).

To defreeze the milk, warm it up in a tub of warm water.

Q: Is there any special way to add comfort during sleeping as i’m 5 month pregnant and its getting very uncomfortable sleeping.

A:

Yes,try out the Leacho pillow  range.Eg;

Q: Obesity in children is on the rise.What are the causes?

A:

1.Genetic factors due to family history of overweight/obesity problem

2.Dietary habit;-consumption of high amounts of processed food,unhealthy fried food and junk

3.Unhealthy habits cultivated eg eating snacks while watching tv,

4.Lack of exercise

5.Socioeconomic status;-the poorer incomes

Q: I had my child 2 years ago and the stretch marks are not dissapearing despite my relentless efforts in trying out all kinds of creams.Any recommendations?

A:

Stretchmarks are a norm which comes with pregnancy.However, some find their stretchmark fading after the first year but 80% dont.This is due to the fact that 60% of women do not regained their pre-pregnancy figure within the first 12 months.Stretch mark is much influenced by the elasticity of individual skin and how much the skin was made to stretch during the pregnancy and retract to normal after.

Be assured that there are creams now which really works and have results.You can try this site which actually has reviews on a variety of stretch mark cream for post and pre-pregnancy.They have reviews on creams that can prevent stretch marks for pregnant ladies.

For post-pregnancy,you might want to try out revitol stretch mark cream that has numerous reviews that the product has helped to refine the stretch marks.You can actually find out what really works and what doesnt.So far, revitol has received excellent reviews and it will even work better for those with fair to dark skin.

Stretch marks are manageable with the right care and diligence in applying the cream.