About half a year after birth, your baby is ready for the first complementary food. Only by breastfeeding, the child can now namely no longer be supplied with enough nutrients. Our complementary feeding plan offers you an overview of how your baby’s diet changes between the fifth and tenth month of life. The complementary feeding … Baby Complementary Food Plan
In many cultures, it is the most natural thing in the world for children to sleep in their parents’ bed. In Western industrialized countries, this joint sleeping, also called co-sleeping, is less common. But this practice is also on the rise in Germany. Find out here what to consider when co-sleeping. How does co-sleeping work? … Co-sleeping: When Parent and Child Sleep Together
Certainly one of the most popular topics among parents of infants, but also toddlers: sleeping. The understandable wish of the usually chronically overtired parents: the children should do it at least 8 hours and preferably “at a stretch”. In the baby’s first months, this is still a pipe dream that most parents are unable to … Sleep, Child, Sleep: Tips for Putting Baby and Toddler to Sleep
The topic of baby sleep is controversial among experts and parents alike: should babies sleep in bed with their parents or in their own crib? Where do babies sleep safely and well? We’ve rounded up the pros and cons of co-sleeping and when children sleep alone for you. Falling asleep – but alone Babies also … Putting Baby and Toddler to Sleep: Sleeping Alone
In addition, there are a number of methods (for example, the Tweedle method) that train the child to fall asleep independently. They are all based on a similar principle. Namely, to put the child to bed alone and awake, and after the soothing ritual of falling asleep, to leave the room. Now, when the baby … Putting Baby and Toddler to Sleep: Sleep Training
Infants up to about five or six months still need a lot of energy to grow. When they cry at night, they are usually hungry and need replenishment. Infants at this age should never be allowed to cry because they cannot yet postpone a need. If they do not get food, they are actually afraid … Feeding and Sleeping Baby and Toddler
If you do not want to resort to industrially produced baby food, you can also easily cook baby porridge yourself. Most of the time, you don’t need many ingredients for this: To begin with, some vegetables, oil and a little fruit juice are already enough to prepare a delicious porridge for your baby. We give … Delicious Complementary Food Recipes
Most new mothers breastfeed their baby for about six months, because breast milk provides the perfect nutrition for the infant during the first six months. But what to do if the mother starts working again while still breastfeeding or simply wants a few hours to herself? To ensure that the baby can be supplied with … Advantages and Disadvantages of a Breast Pump
Breast milk is the best, the most practical and the cheapest food for the newborn. Breastfeeding should therefore actually be a matter of course for mothers. But it isn’t, as a look at current statistics shows.True, in Germany more than 90 percent of babies delivered in hospitals are placed at the mother’s breast. But by … Breastfeeding: Importance
Breastfeeding of the infant by the mother enjoys (again) increasing popularity. This is not surprising, as it offers numerous benefits for both mother and child. Advantages for the mother The reduction of body weight to the initial weight is achieved most gently due to the high additional energy consumption during milk production. Nevertheless, the breastfeeding … Breastfeeding: Importance for Mother and Child
Insemination (synonyms: sperm transfer; sperm cell transfer) refers to a transfer of male sperm into a woman’s genital tract. Insemination is the most common method of artificial insemination. Prerequisites for using the method: functional, that is, inconspicuous fallopian tubes (tubes) on both sides. Indications (areas of application) Impaired interaction between sperm and cervical mucus – … Insemination: Sperm Transfer
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a method of artificial insemination. It involves injecting a single sperm directly into the cytoplasm (ooplasm) of an egg using a microcapillary device. The procedure is always combined with in vitro fertilization (IVF). The first ICSI baby was born in Brussels on January 14, 1992. Indications (areas of application) Failed … Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
