Mom and Baby Care Tips

Dear Mom, as a mother, I can understand what you are going through right now. You are looking at your darling child. His face is turning red. When you touched his forehead, your heart sank because he was burning like fire. This is exactly what happened to me last night. My youngest child suddenly had a high fever. I sat on the corner of the bed in the dark for hours, rocking him back and forth. I listened to his small, rapid breaths and put cold water on his head. Whenever my children are sick, the same old, familiar worry grips my chest. It doesn’t matter how many times you have been through this; seeing your child sad and hot breaks your heart. It makes you want to take his illness on yourself and bear all the pain yourself. If you are holding your sick child in your arms right now, dear Mom, don’t worry. A fever can be distressing, but it is actually a reassuring sign. It shows that your child’s body is strong and actively fighting off the illness. While their body does this hard w...