FAQ
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Our body is a marvelous system of cells and every single cell in it has its place and its task. If everything goes well and the body is healthy, we will experience perfect harmony. Unfortunately, other microorganisms are looking for ways to profit from this extraordinary system. Bacteria and viruses surround us all the time and while some live in symbiosis with our body, others disrupt the healthy interaction between our body cells for their own benefit…
Breast is best… This is the ultimate slogan for every mother that is capable of producing this amazing substance. Breastmilk is not just another milk; it contains hundreds of useful substances including water, nutrients, trace elements and vitamins, antibacterial and other antimicrobial substances, pro- and prebiotics, diverse growth factors and modulators, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer substances, digestive enzymes, hormones, transport proteins and many more.,,
Water is the elixir of life. Without water no life on earth is imaginable. No wonder that it is one of the most commonly asked questions: When do I start giving water?
Both breastfeeding and formula feeding mothers ask this question regularly in some way. Sometimes mothers ask for addition of certain teas instead of water, but in general there is this big question about how to get enough fluids into their babies…
As previously discussed breastfeeding is the best option available for any baby. However, not every mother is able to produce sufficient amounts of breastmilk or lifestyle (e.g. having to go back to work) interferes with the possibility to provide ongoing breastfeeding. For many mothers expressing breastmilk and leaving it in the fridge or freezer is a good alternative to breastfeeding at times when they cannot be around their infant…
I see occasionally children with urinary tract infections in my rooms. The majority of those are girls. This is due to the fact that the female urethra is much shorter than the male one and that the anatomical distance to the anus is much shorter for girls than for boys…
It is interesting how important children’s bowel movements are for their parents. I have had many mothers tell me that part of their definition of a “good day” is that the infant has passed a good stool. But what if this does not work so well?
In order to discuss regularity of bowel action we need to look at different age groups…
Every parent is generally speaking very concerned with the security of their children. We try to teach our little ones about dangers and protect them from harm. However kids are naturally inquisitive and want to try out everything for themselves, often over-judging their capabilities. They also develop new milestones suddenly so that parents are caught off guard when the little one suddenly rolls over for the first time…
It is never nice to see our children sick. Sickness can include anything from the runny nose that doesn’t bother our little ones too much up to the severe illness that requires hospitalisation.
It is not always easy to decide how sick our children truly are. Some parents become anxious very quickly, often because of a previously bad illness that required major intervention and prolonged hospital stay. In that case a slight cough can trigger the visit to a health professional. On the other side there are parents that are not worried at all even in presence of some very dangerous symptoms…