Baby Care
The information provided below is a general guide and is not meant to replace your doctor's advice. If you have any problems or questions, please refer to your doctor.
Newborn baby
Baby-jaundice
Find out what is jaundice
What causes jaundice?
How to check for jaundice
How to treat jaundice
Model: Colin
Baby-umbilical cord
A brief description of baby’s umbilical
How to take care of baby’s umbilical cord stump
What to do if baby has an umbilical hernia
Model: Sebastian
Crying babies
Reasons why babies cry
Understand why babies cry
Models: Derrick, Colin, Jeremy
What is wind in babies and where does it come from
Find out what causes wind in a baby
Learn how to help baby get rid of wind
A step by step pictorial guide on baby massage to get rid of wind
Models: Derrick, Colin
Colicky Baby
What is colic?
Learn how to handle colic
Immunising your baby
Learn about the types of vaccines
The pros and cons of immunisation
Baby’s bowel movements and how to deal with it
Learn about the different types of baby’s stools
How to deal with your baby’s diarrhea or constipation
Western and traditional home remedies
Models: Kyan and Jeffrey
Baby – Birth and Post delivery procedures in the labour room
Tagging baby
Apgar score – what it is and why it is done
Measuring baby and its significance
Model: Christopher
Knowing your baby (Part 1)
Learn how to check your baby
Learn how to check for minor abnormalities
The treatment that is available
Model: Christopher
Teething
The teething process in an infant
Feeding baby
Breast or bottle feeding
Gives the pros and cons for breast and bottle feeding
Breastfeeding Your Baby
Find out the reasons for choosing to breast feed
Advantages of breastfeeding
Tips on how to succeed with breast feeding
How to successfully start breastfeeding
Dealing with sore nipples
Model: Colin
What to buy for bottle feeding baby
A pictorial guide on what you need to buy if you plan to bottle feed your baby
Choosing a baby formula
Find out about the different types of baby formula
How to know which formula to use
Sterilising Baby Bottles
A step by pictorial guide on how to sterilise baby’s feeding bottles
Making baby formula feeds
A step by step pictorial guide on how to make up formula feeds
Bottle feeding Technique
Find out the reasons for choosing to bottle feed
Advantages of bottle feeding
Learn the various techniques for bottle feeding your baby
How to handle some feeding problems
Models: Derrick, Colin, James, Michael, Amelie, Nicholas, Dana
Weaning your baby
When and how to wean your baby onto solids
Learn how to cook baby food
Tips on feeding your baby solid food
Models: Colin, James, Alicia, Amelie, Michael, Jean
Introducing fruits to babies
Learn when to start giving fruits to your baby
Which fruits to use
How to give the fruits
Models: Jade, Guo Yi and James
Feeding your toddler
Learn how to teach your toddler to feed himself.
Some samples of the type of food that you can offer your toddler
Models: James, Benjamin, Alicia, Guo Yi, Jade and Sze Wei
Baby hygiene
Sponge bathing baby
What is sponge bathing?
A step by step pictorial guide on how to sponge bath your baby
Model: Colin
Bathing your baby
An introduction to bathing your baby
When to bathe your baby
Model: Vedanth
Bathing bigger children
A step by step pictorial guide on how to bath the older child
Models: Tong-Tong, Guo Yi, Amelie
Bathing baby in a bath tub
Choosing a bath tub for baby
A step by step pictorial guide on how to bath baby in a tub
Model: Colin
How to swaddle a baby
Why swaddle a baby
Step by step pictorial guide on how to swaddle a baby
Model: Vedanth
Changing baby's nappy
Making choices between cloth and disposable nappies
Pictorial guide on changing nappies
Models: James, Nicholas
Baby - Nappy Rash
What causes nappy rash
How to treat the nappy rash using my secret method
Model: As the photos are all focused on the babies’ bottoms I will not name the models. I hope you agree with me that their anonymity be maintained.
Baby development
Baby - Walking
When will baby start to roll over?
How to help baby learn to walk?
Learn about traditional method to help your baby start walking.
Should I use a baby walker?
Models: Jeremy, Jade, James, Benjamin, Guo Yi
Your baby's Chinese animal signs
Learn about the characteristics of each animal of the Chinese horoscope
Babies Sleeping
How much sleep does your baby need
Models: Derrick, Li Harng, Chloe, Zaydeen, Cody
Baby Health - Medical and Social Problems
Baby - Fever
Are you always worried when your baby has a fever?
Learn what causes fever, the signs of a fever and how to deal with it.
How do you decide when to use western medications and the traditional ways of treating your baby’s fever?
Models: James, Benjamin, Colin and Derrick
Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in babies and young children
What is hand foot and mouth disease?
How it is spread and how to treat it
Giving medicine to babies
Learn how to give medicine to your baby without fighting
Models: Jeremy, Derrick, Dana
Giving chinese medicine to babies
Learn how to prepare Chinese medicine for your baby
Why do you use Chinese medicine?
Models: Guo Yi and James
Dengue Fever
Learn about the symptoms, treatment and prevention of dengue fever
How to treat dengue fever using natural therapy
Physical abuse of small babies and its consequences
Learn to recognise signs of babies being abused
Consequences of babies being abused
Baby - Childhood cough
Learn about the causes and types of cough
How to deal with your baby’s cough
Should you use over the counter cough medicine?
Western and traditional home remedies
Baby – common skin rashes
Learn how to recognize the different types of rashes
What caused the rashes?
How to treat the rashes
Model: Sebastian
How do we protect our babies from infection?
Infection is caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, virus or fungus. These microorganisms are spread through the air or by direct contact.
Eczema
A holistic approach to dealing with eczema
More topics to come!