Dr. Abhishek Sharma Child Specialist

Well, vaccines are the shield that we carry in the battle. Especially for our young ones, those are amateur fighters. Thus they are susceptible to diseases. They need to be armed and protected for life. Vaccines protect them from life-threatening infectious diseases. Although babies do get temporary protection from their mothers, it protects them from those only for which their mother is immune and that’s too for a while as it fades away with time. If not vaccinated, the child has a greater chance of falling ill. The vaccination schedule needs to be followed strictly to safeguard the child. So, don’t change, delay or skip the vaccine and visit the newborn clinic at the scheduled time. Also, people get scared of multiple vaccines at a time which is not at all something to worry about.  As research shows, having multiple vaccines together is safe for infants and young children. In most cases, it’s the family members, care providers, and other close contacts from whom the babies get i...

New parents don't have any idea about things they need to do or not. Nervous parents may make mistakes in making the right decision. This is the fact that parents also learn and experience challenges with their kid’s growth. They get nervous about small things and sometimes fail to take the right action when it is required. A balanced reaction comes with knowledge and experience. This article contains some easy caring tips that will help new parents from making mistakes or feeling nervous when something happens to their newborns. Newborn handling tips : Many things can be a challenge for you as a new parent. Holding a baby properly, feeding position, feed duration, feed gaps, burping, and cleaning are the most challenging terms. Sometimes the signals that the baby delivers become tough for new parents to understand. For convenient handling, take help of an experienced person. There are some parenting training centres where you can learn newborn handling tips. Even this could help y...