There are plenty of choices out there for people who are looking for high chairs for babies--so many choices that deciding which high chair will work best for your baby can quickly become overwhelming and difficult.
What many parents forget is that there are basically two options when it comes to high chairs for babies: the stand alone high chair and the ones that hook to the table. From here it becomes simply a matter of styling and safety!
Most parents are familiar with the stand alone chairs. These are the seats that sit up off of the ground and have a removable (or adjustable) tray. These chairs sit apart from the table. Many parents like these because they are often portable and can be utilized anywhere. A parent can even feed their child in the living room if they wants to!
Safety is of the utmost importance with any type or brand of high chairs. Parents should avoid thin or wobbly legs and should look for legs with "feet" that will help balance the chair and keep it fixed to the floor, even when your baby moves around in the chair.
The type that hooks to the table is a popular choice among parents whose babies are old enough to be included in meal times, but are not yet big enough for their own seats at the table.
Parents often choose this kind of highchair because it helps them to teach their children meal time manners from an early age. It also helps to include the baby in a time in which he or she might ordinarily be only a spectator from a chair across the room! It helps to promote an overall "family" environment.
Some parents switch back and forth from the stand alone high chair to the ones that attach to the table. Deciding which option is best for your child will help you narrow down your final decision by quite a lot!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Baby Monitors
Parents to be are bombarded with products that are a MUST to keep their baby healthy and safe. New parents are faced with weird and wonderful things that before never knew existed and knew little about, some of which are vital and some just a waste of money, sold by companies playing on the fears of overly cautious newbies in a scary and stressful time. This brief posting looks at the Baby Monitor - do we really need them? What beneficial features do they include?, and does one choose between the many on the market?
A baby monitor also referred to as a baby alarm come in all shapes and sizes; generally, in its most basic form it is a simple radio system similar to that of a walkie talkie. It has a transmitter with a microphone that is placed next to the infant with a corresponding receiver with a speaker that is kept near to or on the person of the parent. Some are uni-directional allowing sound to go only one way, some are bi-directional allowing the parent to speak back to the child, some are packed full of features such as thermometers and music players. The main function of all of them is to allow the parents to hear the baby when it wakes or is distressed whilst they are in a different room or out of earshot.
One of the main selling points claimed by the manufacturers is that the baby monitor can be a tool used to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS. It is suggested however that there is no real evidence that monitors prevent SIDS, and some doctors believe it can offer a false sense of security. This said a parent cannot be with the child 24 hours a day, nor should they be, they also need to have an environment where the child can be undisturbed and is the correct temperature. The monitors then can provide piece of mind that the child is sleeping normally without having to constantly enter the room to check every little thing, some more advanced monitors even have motion detectors which can alert the parent if the child has not moved for a period as it is normal for the child to have some movement whilst asleep, no movement could be a sign of something wrong. Therefore I boldly suggest that the monitor used in combination with good old fashion common-sense, whichever model you choose, can only be a useful thing to have as it provides piece of mind, and has other features that are aimed to assist the parents in an already difficult job. It is not a safeguard against SIDS but combined with a sensible approach certainly can't hurt in helping to alert one to the dangers.
So how does one choose which is the best one to buy? The first thing to consider is your budget, if you cannot afford the top of the range with a night vision camera, a motion detector and the longest range then don't be concerned that you are risking the health of your child by not getting the best. The monitor is not a replacement nanny or parent it is a tool to help and not all the functions are essential, this is where common-sense plays a role. On the flip side you don't want to get a set that is likely to go faulty because you bought a reconditioned cheap model from an auction site. The best advice is look around the independent consumer review sites and checks to see what the existing users think of each model and gets a balanced opinion. Contact the sellers and ask them which ones have the least rate of return and stress to them that their honesty in this matter is important. Check the returns policy of the seller to ensure if you do have a fault that they will replace the item swiftly and with little fuss.
Having done some of this work as an exercise for this article we found that one of the monitors often recommended by consumers and by the consumer review company Which is BT Baby Monitor 150 that they have badged as a best buy. It is perhaps middle of the road in terms of features but the quality and reliability of the product is highly praised. It does have the following features - crystal-clear sound quality with no interference. A range of up to 300 metres (in ideal conditions) and an Intercom feature means that a constant link is maintained between parent and baby. It features LCD, five lullabies, a temperature monitor, torch, MP3 player input and voice recording. They are sold at Big Box Shop who have a good return policy and seemed to be the cheapest at the time this artice was written.
A baby monitor also referred to as a baby alarm come in all shapes and sizes; generally, in its most basic form it is a simple radio system similar to that of a walkie talkie. It has a transmitter with a microphone that is placed next to the infant with a corresponding receiver with a speaker that is kept near to or on the person of the parent. Some are uni-directional allowing sound to go only one way, some are bi-directional allowing the parent to speak back to the child, some are packed full of features such as thermometers and music players. The main function of all of them is to allow the parents to hear the baby when it wakes or is distressed whilst they are in a different room or out of earshot.
One of the main selling points claimed by the manufacturers is that the baby monitor can be a tool used to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS. It is suggested however that there is no real evidence that monitors prevent SIDS, and some doctors believe it can offer a false sense of security. This said a parent cannot be with the child 24 hours a day, nor should they be, they also need to have an environment where the child can be undisturbed and is the correct temperature. The monitors then can provide piece of mind that the child is sleeping normally without having to constantly enter the room to check every little thing, some more advanced monitors even have motion detectors which can alert the parent if the child has not moved for a period as it is normal for the child to have some movement whilst asleep, no movement could be a sign of something wrong. Therefore I boldly suggest that the monitor used in combination with good old fashion common-sense, whichever model you choose, can only be a useful thing to have as it provides piece of mind, and has other features that are aimed to assist the parents in an already difficult job. It is not a safeguard against SIDS but combined with a sensible approach certainly can't hurt in helping to alert one to the dangers.
So how does one choose which is the best one to buy? The first thing to consider is your budget, if you cannot afford the top of the range with a night vision camera, a motion detector and the longest range then don't be concerned that you are risking the health of your child by not getting the best. The monitor is not a replacement nanny or parent it is a tool to help and not all the functions are essential, this is where common-sense plays a role. On the flip side you don't want to get a set that is likely to go faulty because you bought a reconditioned cheap model from an auction site. The best advice is look around the independent consumer review sites and checks to see what the existing users think of each model and gets a balanced opinion. Contact the sellers and ask them which ones have the least rate of return and stress to them that their honesty in this matter is important. Check the returns policy of the seller to ensure if you do have a fault that they will replace the item swiftly and with little fuss.
Having done some of this work as an exercise for this article we found that one of the monitors often recommended by consumers and by the consumer review company Which is BT Baby Monitor 150 that they have badged as a best buy. It is perhaps middle of the road in terms of features but the quality and reliability of the product is highly praised. It does have the following features - crystal-clear sound quality with no interference. A range of up to 300 metres (in ideal conditions) and an Intercom feature means that a constant link is maintained between parent and baby. It features LCD, five lullabies, a temperature monitor, torch, MP3 player input and voice recording. They are sold at Big Box Shop who have a good return policy and seemed to be the cheapest at the time this artice was written.
A Guide to Feeding your Baby
The responsibilities of a new mother do not end after giving birth to the child. Nourishing, feeding, and nursing the infant are all nothing but the beginning of a much more meaningful task for the mother. Bottle feeding your baby does not mean you do not love him or her either. There is nothing wrong with bottle feeding especially when you know how to make each feeding moment a rewarding experience for you and your child. Nursing moms are advised not to introduce bottles to the baby since babies may tend to prefer the bottle over the breast and that mom’s milk supply may not be properly established. However, in some unavoidable circumstance, nursing mothers may be forced to bottle feed. Finding and using the right nursing bottle will save you and your baby from the hassles of bottle feeding like leakage which waste most of your time and other resources.
What then do you use for feeding your baby? Breastfeeding mothers do not actually have big problems when it comes to choosing their feeding gadgets. They may only worry about general feeding considerations like time of feeding, amount of feeding and the manner of feeding the baby. On the other hand, mothers who have problems with breast milk production, or babies who have inefficient sucking ability or even those mothers who have returned to work after giving birth may find choosing the right baby bottle a crucial task. Selecting the right bottle and the nipple as breast substitute may be confusing. Pediatricians and experienced parents believe that the best guide in choosing the right bottle and nipple depends upon the needs of your child. Know your baby well, respond to his or her needs and do the best that you can to settle the situation.
There are many kinds of feeding bottles that can serve as perfect alternatives for the breast. But before deciding on what kind of baby bottles to choose, you might as well decide on the bottle size and the bottle types. Newborn babies have different needs from older babies. Newborn infants find small baby bottles which are usually four ounce sized knowing that newborn babies take in small amount of milk. Choosing the smaller nursing bottle will prevent more wasted milk and will further decrease your expenses for feeding. If after quite sometime, the baby can finish all that is contained in the small bottle, you have to switch on to a bigger bottle to provide larger amount of milk as your baby’s needs increase. You can opt for six ounce size bottle before going to the full bottle feeding.
Baby bottles vary in styles. Some bottles are crafted bent in order to reduce the amount of air that enters the baby’s stomach. This is also the objective why some disposable liner bottles are created. Disposable liner bottles also reduce the amount of air through collapsing as the baby drinks the milk. Compared to plastics, the glass baby bottles do not retain odor and can be conveniently washed.
Given a wide array of choices, what matters in the end is the good of your baby. Choose the feeding bottle that serves your purpose and that truly caters to your baby’s needs.
More tips on choosing the right baby bottles and nursing bottle ; moreover, baby bottle styles that suit your baby’s needs can be found at this helpful baby bottle site.
What then do you use for feeding your baby? Breastfeeding mothers do not actually have big problems when it comes to choosing their feeding gadgets. They may only worry about general feeding considerations like time of feeding, amount of feeding and the manner of feeding the baby. On the other hand, mothers who have problems with breast milk production, or babies who have inefficient sucking ability or even those mothers who have returned to work after giving birth may find choosing the right baby bottle a crucial task. Selecting the right bottle and the nipple as breast substitute may be confusing. Pediatricians and experienced parents believe that the best guide in choosing the right bottle and nipple depends upon the needs of your child. Know your baby well, respond to his or her needs and do the best that you can to settle the situation.
There are many kinds of feeding bottles that can serve as perfect alternatives for the breast. But before deciding on what kind of baby bottles to choose, you might as well decide on the bottle size and the bottle types. Newborn babies have different needs from older babies. Newborn infants find small baby bottles which are usually four ounce sized knowing that newborn babies take in small amount of milk. Choosing the smaller nursing bottle will prevent more wasted milk and will further decrease your expenses for feeding. If after quite sometime, the baby can finish all that is contained in the small bottle, you have to switch on to a bigger bottle to provide larger amount of milk as your baby’s needs increase. You can opt for six ounce size bottle before going to the full bottle feeding.
Baby bottles vary in styles. Some bottles are crafted bent in order to reduce the amount of air that enters the baby’s stomach. This is also the objective why some disposable liner bottles are created. Disposable liner bottles also reduce the amount of air through collapsing as the baby drinks the milk. Compared to plastics, the glass baby bottles do not retain odor and can be conveniently washed.
Given a wide array of choices, what matters in the end is the good of your baby. Choose the feeding bottle that serves your purpose and that truly caters to your baby’s needs.
More tips on choosing the right baby bottles and nursing bottle ; moreover, baby bottle styles that suit your baby’s needs can be found at this helpful baby bottle site.
Infant Feeding: Baby Bottle Accessories for Comfort and Cleanliness
Good sanitation protects infants from water-borne diseases and food-borne infections. The assurance of health starts from choosing the right milk, to the right feeding bottle and nipple to having other baby bottle accessories that ensure cleanliness. Brushes are designed to clean the corners and bottom of the bottles removing curds and other particles that get stuck inside. Usually these brushes come with two useful ends: one for cleaning the bottle and the other for cleaning the nipple. The latter is much softer and smaller to fit the silicon and plastic teats. Some brushes however have ends with attached foam piece that covers larger areas than brush ends. Moreover, a few bottle brush are too hard that scratch of the walls inside the bottles and can even rip off nipples. Choose the brush with normal stiffness – strong enough to scrape off dirt yet soft enough to avoid scratch. The use of these brushes makes cleaning easier and more comfortable for nursing mothers.
Sterilization of baby bottles and other nursing bottle accessories is essential in achieving one hundred percent sanitation. A bottle sterilization appliance uses steam and also accommodates other infant accessories. Usually, the appliance is composed of eight holes where baby bottles can be placed and the ninth hole at the center can be the place for nipples and cups. However, some commercial feeding bottles cannot withstand the boiling heat that they melt or get distorted in the boiling process. Close monitoring of the sterilization process is important. Moreover, modern day mothers no longer opt for sterilization. They have found bottle cleaning with warm or hot soapy water more convenient.
Express bottle sterilizers are also one of the practical nursing bottle accessories. With these sterilizers bottles and food are heated in just few minutes while retaining food nutrients and taste. This is another sensible accessory that maximizes cleaning tasks for mothers.
In the absence of the sterilizer appliance, sterilizer bags, on the other hand, are known to heat up bottles, pacifiers and nipples in just a minute. It disinfects feeding bottles and accessories getting rid of harmful bacteria and germs. These bags are disposable though they can be used more than ten times.
After brushing your baby bottle in hot soapy mixture of water and sterilizing them, one of the useful baby bottle accessories includes the bottle drying rack. This is where baby bottles are placed for drying. Choose drying racks that do not consume too much space and those that could also dry other feeding tools like nipples and drinking cups. Choose the racks that are properly covered allowing good flow of air while protecting the bottles from dust and other particulates.
All baby bottle accessories are especially designed and manufactured for convenience of every nursing mom and for the safety of every infant. Mothers play an important role in ensuring safety and sanitation for every baby feeding activity by choosing the right accessory to aid them in cleaning. Baby bottles are the primary medium of feeding the baby. Cleaning them with appropriate tools is giving your baby the assurance of health.
Nursing bottle accessories have a wide array of categories. For detailed information about nursing bottle accessories and other baby bottle products and baby bottle accessories .
Sterilization of baby bottles and other nursing bottle accessories is essential in achieving one hundred percent sanitation. A bottle sterilization appliance uses steam and also accommodates other infant accessories. Usually, the appliance is composed of eight holes where baby bottles can be placed and the ninth hole at the center can be the place for nipples and cups. However, some commercial feeding bottles cannot withstand the boiling heat that they melt or get distorted in the boiling process. Close monitoring of the sterilization process is important. Moreover, modern day mothers no longer opt for sterilization. They have found bottle cleaning with warm or hot soapy water more convenient.
Express bottle sterilizers are also one of the practical nursing bottle accessories. With these sterilizers bottles and food are heated in just few minutes while retaining food nutrients and taste. This is another sensible accessory that maximizes cleaning tasks for mothers.
In the absence of the sterilizer appliance, sterilizer bags, on the other hand, are known to heat up bottles, pacifiers and nipples in just a minute. It disinfects feeding bottles and accessories getting rid of harmful bacteria and germs. These bags are disposable though they can be used more than ten times.
After brushing your baby bottle in hot soapy mixture of water and sterilizing them, one of the useful baby bottle accessories includes the bottle drying rack. This is where baby bottles are placed for drying. Choose drying racks that do not consume too much space and those that could also dry other feeding tools like nipples and drinking cups. Choose the racks that are properly covered allowing good flow of air while protecting the bottles from dust and other particulates.
All baby bottle accessories are especially designed and manufactured for convenience of every nursing mom and for the safety of every infant. Mothers play an important role in ensuring safety and sanitation for every baby feeding activity by choosing the right accessory to aid them in cleaning. Baby bottles are the primary medium of feeding the baby. Cleaning them with appropriate tools is giving your baby the assurance of health.
Nursing bottle accessories have a wide array of categories. For detailed information about nursing bottle accessories and other baby bottle products and baby bottle accessories .
Your Green Baby Protecting the Environment With Your Diaper Choices by Using One Less Diaper Today
Raising a 'Green Baby' means considering your options and making changes where you can to reduce the environmental footprint of your baby.
Make it a personal goal to use one less diaper today by discovering some new ideas and making a few changes...
Did you know, that in North America alone, the diaper industry is worth an estimated 7 BILLION dollars a year? That's a lot of diaper changing, that's a lot of manufacturing, packaging, transportation, advertising, storage and disposal - and that's a lot of waste!
3 Ways to Raise Your Green Baby When Considering Your Diaper Options:
1. Use Some Modern Cloth Diapers.
They actually only take an estimated 5 minutes more to use each day, once you factor in the travel, standing in queues, racing out late at night, transportation, storage, clean up, associated washing and then time to wrap and dispose of the disposables. Golly! 5 minutes to invest for a greener future? Start with just one green diaper. Feel good each time your baby wears it, then wash it and reuse it again!
2. Favor ECO Disposables That Can Be Composted or Flushed.
These environmentally friendly options can be composted, worm farmed away or simply buried to disappear in a couple of months. The urea and other waste matter helps condition the soil (Apparently even IMPROVING the rate of bio-degrading!) ECO disposables give you great eco-karma as well - I feel great when I use them!
3. Begin to Dabble in Baby Pottying.
Elimination Communication is something you start at home. You ease into the practice part time with your baby leading the way, using diapers as full-time backup at first. You offer a potty break at diaper changes, particularly if your baby has a dry diaper when you happen to check it, and then, Hooray! You 'catch' your first wee, start skipping the odd diaper, and begin doing your little bit for the environment your baby will grow up to live in help protect in the future. You can learn to use diapers more casually by developing your confidence in practicing EC, at Part Time Diaper Free.
The Ultimate Green Baby Is The One Who Isn't 'Using' The Diaper They Are Wearing!
Even a generation ago, the majority of toddlers were beginning to move out of diapers at eighteen months. Now, the majority of children don't even begin this process until they are nearly three. Children are now in diapers longer than ever before in history in the 'developed' countries, while children in the rest of the world are largely out of diapers around their first birthdays, and using them in a casual way, rather than 24 hours a day!
With these 3 simple ideas your infant can be raised to be a green baby, starting life with a smaller carbon footprint. Whether you start with a few modern cloth diapers, use some compostable diapers or begin practicing some elimination communication, you are making a difference and setting an eco-friendly example to your friends and family.
Make it a personal goal to use one less diaper today by discovering some new ideas and making a few changes...
Did you know, that in North America alone, the diaper industry is worth an estimated 7 BILLION dollars a year? That's a lot of diaper changing, that's a lot of manufacturing, packaging, transportation, advertising, storage and disposal - and that's a lot of waste!
3 Ways to Raise Your Green Baby When Considering Your Diaper Options:
1. Use Some Modern Cloth Diapers.
They actually only take an estimated 5 minutes more to use each day, once you factor in the travel, standing in queues, racing out late at night, transportation, storage, clean up, associated washing and then time to wrap and dispose of the disposables. Golly! 5 minutes to invest for a greener future? Start with just one green diaper. Feel good each time your baby wears it, then wash it and reuse it again!
2. Favor ECO Disposables That Can Be Composted or Flushed.
These environmentally friendly options can be composted, worm farmed away or simply buried to disappear in a couple of months. The urea and other waste matter helps condition the soil (Apparently even IMPROVING the rate of bio-degrading!) ECO disposables give you great eco-karma as well - I feel great when I use them!
3. Begin to Dabble in Baby Pottying.
Elimination Communication is something you start at home. You ease into the practice part time with your baby leading the way, using diapers as full-time backup at first. You offer a potty break at diaper changes, particularly if your baby has a dry diaper when you happen to check it, and then, Hooray! You 'catch' your first wee, start skipping the odd diaper, and begin doing your little bit for the environment your baby will grow up to live in help protect in the future. You can learn to use diapers more casually by developing your confidence in practicing EC, at Part Time Diaper Free.
The Ultimate Green Baby Is The One Who Isn't 'Using' The Diaper They Are Wearing!
Even a generation ago, the majority of toddlers were beginning to move out of diapers at eighteen months. Now, the majority of children don't even begin this process until they are nearly three. Children are now in diapers longer than ever before in history in the 'developed' countries, while children in the rest of the world are largely out of diapers around their first birthdays, and using them in a casual way, rather than 24 hours a day!
With these 3 simple ideas your infant can be raised to be a green baby, starting life with a smaller carbon footprint. Whether you start with a few modern cloth diapers, use some compostable diapers or begin practicing some elimination communication, you are making a difference and setting an eco-friendly example to your friends and family.
The Ultimate Green Baby: Discover 3 Key Ideas About Elimination Communication Or Baby Potty Training
The Ultimate Green Baby Is The One Who Isn't 'Using' The Diaper They Are Wearing!
Elimination Communication is a fun way to connect with your baby each day, to gradually reduce the number of diapers they use as your family becomes more environmentally friendly!
By offering potty breaks you can reduce the waste produced by your baby, or your washing load (or both!), minimizing the environmental footprint of your baby.
Families all over the world and throughout time have used this gentle way of helping baby to stay clean and dry as much as they can (yes, not all the time), and more importantly, they enjoy the communication with their pre-verbal little baby, the insight into their world this window can open up - it is why people get hooked when they take the plunge and have a go!
3 Key Ideas About Infant Potty Training. These Tips Will Help You to Understand EC:
1. Being part time nappy or diaper free is about the communication with your baby, NOT about early toilet training. Again - it is NOT about early toilet training - that is something different. EC is about the bond between parents and baby / toddler, developing your relationship into new areas of understanding.
2. Yes, practicing EC can mean your toddler achieves earlier independence, but it is not a given, as EC is about their personal journey - and many things in life can 'happen' and fluff around with that journey. Around two is general average for when EC toddlers achieve good communication, though few diapers are used daily often long before then.
3. Meanwhile you will likely use far less nappies / diapers than if you were using diapers full time, which is great for your budget, the environment and your washing load. Think of it as about reducing any sort of waste or washing related to your baby, that's a sensible thought, whether it is one less diaper or many, you can consider yourself 'Part Time Diaper Free'.
Like any option, of course, if it doesn't interest you - don't do it! People practicing EC see it as a bond with their babies, not a competition to independence, not a way of being better - it is simply better for them.
Perhaps it will be a wonderful discovery for your family? It's pretty easy to give it a go as your baby wears diapers between potty visits. There is no concern about 'mess' everywhere. Your baby will go in their diaper as usual when you miss their needs or are otherwise busy at the time.
EC is a flexible option, you need to have some daily consistency, a regular time you give your babe the 'opportunity' to use a baby potty to help them stay aware and familiar with a potty. Your 'default' is the diaper, so no loss when you are busy, like all Mamas are!
Elimination Communication is a fun way to connect with your baby each day, to gradually reduce the number of diapers they use as your family becomes more environmentally friendly!
By offering potty breaks you can reduce the waste produced by your baby, or your washing load (or both!), minimizing the environmental footprint of your baby.
Families all over the world and throughout time have used this gentle way of helping baby to stay clean and dry as much as they can (yes, not all the time), and more importantly, they enjoy the communication with their pre-verbal little baby, the insight into their world this window can open up - it is why people get hooked when they take the plunge and have a go!
3 Key Ideas About Infant Potty Training. These Tips Will Help You to Understand EC:
1. Being part time nappy or diaper free is about the communication with your baby, NOT about early toilet training. Again - it is NOT about early toilet training - that is something different. EC is about the bond between parents and baby / toddler, developing your relationship into new areas of understanding.
2. Yes, practicing EC can mean your toddler achieves earlier independence, but it is not a given, as EC is about their personal journey - and many things in life can 'happen' and fluff around with that journey. Around two is general average for when EC toddlers achieve good communication, though few diapers are used daily often long before then.
3. Meanwhile you will likely use far less nappies / diapers than if you were using diapers full time, which is great for your budget, the environment and your washing load. Think of it as about reducing any sort of waste or washing related to your baby, that's a sensible thought, whether it is one less diaper or many, you can consider yourself 'Part Time Diaper Free'.
Like any option, of course, if it doesn't interest you - don't do it! People practicing EC see it as a bond with their babies, not a competition to independence, not a way of being better - it is simply better for them.
Perhaps it will be a wonderful discovery for your family? It's pretty easy to give it a go as your baby wears diapers between potty visits. There is no concern about 'mess' everywhere. Your baby will go in their diaper as usual when you miss their needs or are otherwise busy at the time.
EC is a flexible option, you need to have some daily consistency, a regular time you give your babe the 'opportunity' to use a baby potty to help them stay aware and familiar with a potty. Your 'default' is the diaper, so no loss when you are busy, like all Mamas are!
Choose Fish Oil for Baby IQ and Behavioral Development Improvement
Let’s face it, many of us know that omega 3 fish oil for baby health is good, but did you realize just how important it can be in significantly improving many areas of a baby’s development?
Omega 3’s most important fatty acids are DHA and EPA, with DHA now proven to provide most of the benefits. When a baby is born, around 70% of its brain and nervous system is made up of DHA and EPA fats, and over a third of adult brains are composed of DHA, showing how important quality fish oil for baby health can be.
It is well documented how important it is when you are pregnant to take a fish oil supplement and this includes breast feeding too as this is the baby’s sole source of food. The reason why it is essential is that we cannot make it ourselves so it must be included in our diets.
Research has proven that DHA omega 3 oil can help improve a baby’s IQ, hand-eye coordination and speech as well as leading to better eyesight and less behavioral problems. Quite an achievement for a natural oil!
Omega 3’s are also exceptionally valuable to adults helping to prevent heart attacks and strokes and lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol, helping to save thousands of lives each year. In fact one of the world’s leading health experts says that consuming more omega-3 fats is probably the single most important dietary change that most people could ever make to improve their health, with 9 out of 10 of us not receiving enough.
When it comes to choosing a fish oil for baby to have, make sure it is pharmaceutical grade, having gone through the process of molecular distillation to remove all the harmful impurities. Toxins like mercury and lead are picked up in the fishes flesh and can carry over into poor quality supplements if they haven’t gone through this process.
While most have higher EPA levels, look for one than has greater DHA levels (Hoki and Tuna are good for this) for the maximum benefits and that comes from a clean sustainable source like the pristine Southern Ocean of New Zealand.
With more discoveries being made all the time, such as recent studies showing how DHA omega 3 can help with Autism and ADHD, the benefits of fish oil for baby health are seemingly unlimited.
If you would like to learn more about the high quality fish oil supplements I personally take daily, visit my website today.
Omega 3’s most important fatty acids are DHA and EPA, with DHA now proven to provide most of the benefits. When a baby is born, around 70% of its brain and nervous system is made up of DHA and EPA fats, and over a third of adult brains are composed of DHA, showing how important quality fish oil for baby health can be.
It is well documented how important it is when you are pregnant to take a fish oil supplement and this includes breast feeding too as this is the baby’s sole source of food. The reason why it is essential is that we cannot make it ourselves so it must be included in our diets.
Research has proven that DHA omega 3 oil can help improve a baby’s IQ, hand-eye coordination and speech as well as leading to better eyesight and less behavioral problems. Quite an achievement for a natural oil!
Omega 3’s are also exceptionally valuable to adults helping to prevent heart attacks and strokes and lowering high blood pressure and cholesterol, helping to save thousands of lives each year. In fact one of the world’s leading health experts says that consuming more omega-3 fats is probably the single most important dietary change that most people could ever make to improve their health, with 9 out of 10 of us not receiving enough.
When it comes to choosing a fish oil for baby to have, make sure it is pharmaceutical grade, having gone through the process of molecular distillation to remove all the harmful impurities. Toxins like mercury and lead are picked up in the fishes flesh and can carry over into poor quality supplements if they haven’t gone through this process.
While most have higher EPA levels, look for one than has greater DHA levels (Hoki and Tuna are good for this) for the maximum benefits and that comes from a clean sustainable source like the pristine Southern Ocean of New Zealand.
With more discoveries being made all the time, such as recent studies showing how DHA omega 3 can help with Autism and ADHD, the benefits of fish oil for baby health are seemingly unlimited.
If you would like to learn more about the high quality fish oil supplements I personally take daily, visit my website today.
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