POWERPOINT FOR LIFEHeidi Vandiver

BABY NURSERY

BABY BED AND MATTRESS

Athena Kimberly Convertible Crib and Changer with Toddler Rail in Espresso: $349.99

Mattress: $79.99

TOTAL: $429.98

CAR SEAT

$179.99

STROLLER

$168.99

BURPING A BABY

BURPING A BABY

1. Sit upright and hold your baby against your chest. Your baby's chin should rest on your shoulder as you support the baby with one hand. With the other hand, gently pat your baby's back. Sitting in a rocking chair and gently rocking with your baby while you do this may also help.

2. Hold your baby sitting up, in your lap or across your knee. Support your baby's chest and head with one hand by cradling your baby's chin in the palm of your hand and resting the heel of your hand on your baby's chest (but be careful to grip your baby's chin, not throat). Use the other hand to pat your baby's back gently.

3. Lay your baby on your lap on his or her belly. Support your baby's head and make sure it's higher than his or her chest. Gently pat your baby's back.

HOW TO BOTTLE FEED

Offer your breast or the bottle every two to three hours at first or as your baby seems hungry. Until your baby reaches about 10 pounds, she'll probably take one to three ounces per feeding. Don't force more than she seems ready to eat.

BOTTLE FEED ( C O N T )

Never prop a bottle - it can cause your baby to choke. Besides, bottle-feeding, like breastfeeding, can be a wonderful time for nurturing your baby by holding her close. So take feeding time as an opportunity to snuggle and bond.

BOTTLE FEED ( C O N T )

There's no health reason to feed a baby warmed milk, but your baby may prefer it. When you're ready to feed your baby, you can warm a bottle in a bowl of warm - not hot or boiling - water, or by running it under the tap.

If your baby is accustomed to drinking bottles at room temperature or slightly cold, you save yourself the time and hassle of preheating bottles, especially when she's crying to be fed.

Never use a microwave to heat a bottle of breast milk or formula. Since a microwave oven heats unevenly, it can create hot

pockets, leading to burns. It can also cause nutrients to break down.

BOTTLE FEED ( C O N T )

Benefits of bottle-feeding • The infant will consume a volume appropriate to their size

and age, rather than over- or under-eating. This can support the working and pumping mom who then has an increased likelihood of pumping a daily volume equivalent to the baby’s demand.

• This can minimize colic-like symptoms in the baby whose stomach is distended or over-fed.

• It supports the breastfeeding relationship, hopefully leading to longer durations and increased success at breastfeeding particularly for mothers who are separated from their nurslings either intermittently or recurrently.

HOW TO DIAPER A BABY

Before you begin, gather a few supplies:

a diaper

fasteners (if you are using cloth diapers)

a container of warm water and cotton balls (for babies with sensitive skin) or a clean washcloth or diaper wipes

diaper ointment or petroleum jelly (for preventing and treating rashes)

a changing pad or cloth diaper for placing under your baby

DIAPER A BABY ( C O N T )

Girls

1. Lift her legs with one hand and remove any poop with a wet washcloth.

2. Using one area of the cloth at a time, clean inside all the creases, wiping downward. To clean the genital area, wipe from the vagina toward the rectum.

3. Dry the area with a soft cloth.

4. Apply ointment around the genitals and on the buttocks to prevent diaper rash

DIAPER A BABY ( C O N T )

Boys

One big difference for boys: Don't leave the penis exposed -- keep it covered with a diaper or you may get sprayed.

1. Clean under the testicles, gently pushing them out of the way.

2.Wipe under the penis and over the testicles, toward the rectum. If he's uncircumcised, do not attempt to pull back the foreskin.

3. Dry the area with a soft cloth. Apply ointment around the genitals and on the buttocks to prevent diaper rash.

DIAPER A BABY ( C O N T )

1.If you had your baby circumcised, a light dressing of gauze and petroleum jelly was placed over the head of the penis. The penis will take about one week to heal. The tip will look red, and a yellow scab may appear, or you may notice a yellow secretion. For a few days, apply petroleum jelly over the tip of the penis every time you change your baby's diaper.

REFLEXES

An automatic body response to a stimulus

ROOTING

Causes infants to turn their heads toward anything that brushes their faces

This action helps them find a food source such as a nipple

Age of disappearance=3-4 months

PALMAR GRASP

When you touch an infant’s palms, the hands will grip tightly

Grip is tight enough to pull the infant into a sitting position

Disappears late in the 1st year

MORO

Referred to as the “startle reflex”

Occurs when a newborn is startled by a noise or sudden movement

Infant will react by flinging the arms and legs outward and extending the head

Peaks during the 1st month

Disappears around 6 months

BABINSKI

Present at birth in babies who were born at full term

To test reflex: • stroke the sole of the foot on the outside from the

heel to the toe• The toes will fan out and curl and the foot twists in

Usually lasts for the first year after birth

STEPPIN G

Can be observed in full-term babies

When an infant is held so that the feet are on a flat surface the baby will begin to lift one foot after another in a stepping motion

Usually disappears 2 to 3 months after birth

FTT

Failure To Thrive

Poor physical growth of any cause and does not imply abnormal intellectual, social, or emotional development

SIDS

Sudden Infant Death SyndromeThe unexpected, sudden death of a child under age 1 in which an autopsy does not show an explainable cause of death.

TOY: GROSS MOTOR SKILL

Push Toy/Walker

TOY: FINE MOTOR SKILL

Whoozit Stellar Star Activity Center

TOY: SELF-AWARENESS

Mirror toy

ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN

FRONTAL LOBE

Contains most of the dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopamine system is associated with reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, and motivation.

PARIETAL LOBE

The parietal lobe combines sensory information from different modalities, particularly determining spatial sense and navigation

OCCIPITAL LOBE

The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the brain containing.

TEMPORAL LOBE

Involved in auditory perception

Home to the primary auditory cortex

Important for the processing of both speech and vision

LEFT BRAINResponds to verbal instructions

Problem solves by logically and sequentially looking at the parts of things

Looks at differences

Is planned and structured

Prefers established, certain information

Prefers talking and writing

Prefers multiple choice tests

Controls feelings

Prefers ranked authority structures

Draws on previously accumulated, organized information

RIGHT BRAIN

Responds to demonstrated instructions

Problem solves with hunches, looking for patterns and configurations

Looks at similarities

Is fluid and spontaneous

Prefers elusive, uncertain information

Prefers drawing and manipulating objects

Prefers open ended questions

Free with feelings

Prefers collegial authority structures

Draws on unbounded qualitative patterns that are not organized into sequences, but that cluster around images

PIAGET

Who: Jean Piaget; Swiss Psychologist

What: Theory of Cognitive Development- a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence

When: Born: August 9, 1896

Died: September 16, 1980 (84)

Where: Switzerland

Why: Wanted to further the knowledge of understanding cognitive development

Working With Children

Pediatrician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents

SALARY

Salary• $100,000-$118,000