need help ---after delivery food

R · 6th August 2005, 02:02 AM

Anitha, I already replied for yr question.

Still, better avoid coconut for atleast 3 months. Otherwise, the baby will spit out all the time (kakkal). Each & every babies different, though.

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**RedPepper** · 7th August 2005, 12:33 AM

Get enough rest. Sleep whenever the baby sleeps.

Congratulations.

**RedPepper** · 7th August 2005, 12:39 AM

You will get "digital pacifier thermometer". Try to use that instead of rectal thermometer. Some doctors says that if you don't use the rectal theromometer carefully, you will be damaging the newborn's rectum. So its better to use the pacifier kind of thermometer.

R · 7th August 2005, 12:51 AM

Anitha & red pepper,

If you feel in that way, can even use digital oral thermometer which can be used in oral as well as in armpit. My paed., suggests that it is much better than the ear thermometer & also gives the correct reading !!

Rgds

**svasu_ani** · 7th August 2005, 02:33 AM

hi..

I was given a digital thermometer at the hospital and was asked to take temp at the arm pit ...so using that ...

Anitha

**svasu_ani** · 7th August 2005, 02:34 AM

wht about taking sweets???

Anitha

**Anoushka** · 7th August 2005, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by kavithasenthil

Congrats! It is nice to have newborn at home.

Its not offend to any one. But it is strongly recomened NOT to feed anything to baby (not even a drop) except mother feed and formula(if dodcotr tells u to give formula) for 3 to 4 months.

My brother is a docotor and currently in UK. We didn't give even the sugar water or honey to my baby as adviced by my brother.

I had c section but ate everything with out any restriction. I had no problem at all.

That is perfectly fine Kavitha, habits vary from family to family and place to place. We all grew up having a few spoons of boiled water (cooled down to normal temperature) between our feeds. Till date it is the same for all children in our family. Also fennel tea is quite normal.

Doctors in different places seem to have different types of ideas about things

R · 7th August 2005, 06:03 PM

Anitha,

I feel so sorry to say no. But, the problem is since you are nursing the baby, that too, she is so small, better postpone for atleast 2 months.

Sometimes, they cant even adjust with formula and hence, the doc are suggesting to nurse the mothers which is easily digestible and trouble free.

Like, if you take any sweets made with dhal or flours, they all show the impact on the kids like stomach pain, stomach upset or it will keep on spitting up the milk. The way the babies suffer, on seeing it, we ourselves will say bye to all the junks.

Anyways, while talking to yr mother over phone, have her opinion. My mother never showed me anything to me. On the 11th day, she would show me a sample, that was it. After that, nothing upto 4 or 5 months.

Take care..bye..