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Baby Your Baby

Baby Your Baby

By: KUTV 2News
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Welcome to the KUTV 2News Baby Your Baby podcast. Here we talk about pregnancy, having a baby, and all things parenting. Sponsored by Intermountain Health and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.

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  • How the WIC Program can help your family

    How the WIC Program can help your family
    Aug 12 2022

    WIC supports lower income families with over four decades of proven success by improving health outcomes for women, infants and children. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program designed to help pregnant women, new mothers, and children under the age of 5 eat well and stay healthy.

    Jade Elliott sat down with JoDell Geilmann-Parke, WIC Outreach Coordinator for Salt Lake County Health Department, on this episode of the Baby Your Baby Podcast to discuss the program and upcoming changes.

    Foods that meet high nutrition standards can be purchased with WIC grocery vouchers at a variety of participating stores. These foods vary depending on an individual’s nutrition needs but may include infant formula and cereal, a large selection of fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk, cheese, peanut butter and whole grains.

    In addition to food vouchers, WIC provides nutrition education and extensive breastfeeding support to participating families. WIC strives to reduce health disparities in the community by encouraging healthy eating habits, providing access to healthy foods, and promoting breastfeeding as the optimal source of nutrition for infants.

    WIC services are currently reaching less than 40% of eligible individuals in Utah.

    The big news for 2020 is that Utah WIC is converting from paper vouchers to smart cards and will be available throughout the state at all county health departments by the end of the year. E-WIC will streamline the shopping and checkout process and make using WIC easier for participants. WIC has also modernized their website to include a client portal and created a WIC Shopper APP to make WIC services more accessible.

    There are income eligibility requirements to participate in WIC. You can visit https://wic.utah.gov/ to check eligibility and find out how to apply or call 1-877-WICKIDS.

    The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    13 mins
  • The importance of reading to your children

    The importance of reading to your children
    Aug 5 2022
    It’s never too early to start reading with your baby. Reading with your baby has multiple benefits.Jade Elliott sat down with Tyson Tidwell, a pediatrician with Intermountain Healthcare, to talk not only about why to read with your baby, but also tips for how and when to do it.Why reading to your baby is so importantWhen parents talk, read, and sing with their babies, connections are formed in their young brains. These connections build language, literacy, and social and emotional skills at an important time in a baby’s development. These activities also strengthen the emotional bond between parent and child and helps your child reach social and developmental milestones.Hold your child in your arms and read with emotionInfants as young as a few days or weeks old can know and prefer their parents’ voices and faces. Although they may not understand words, they’ll respond to the emotion in your voice and the expression on your face. They love to look at pictures with bright colors and feel secure when they’re in your arms.Choose colorful and sturdy booksAs babies get older, they’ll reach out to hold a book and then put it into their mouths to explore it. Board books and books made of fabric or with thicker pages are more durable for very young children. You can borrow children’s books for free from your local library or purchase some of your own. Look for colorful illustrations or photos. Some books have things with texture that can be touched, which makes them even more interesting.Ask your pediatrician about the Reach out and Read program which offers free books starting at your baby’s 6 month well visit. You can receive a free book at your child’s well check visits through age five, for a total of eight free books. For more information visit https://www.reachoutandread.org/Plan a special reading timeActive young children may lose interest in a book after only 1-2 minutes. Follow their lead, but keep reading, talking, and singing with your baby regularly and his interest and attention span will grow. Make this a special time. Give your baby your full attention. Turn off the TV and computers and put down your phone.Read together every dayAs babies grow into toddlers, reading aloud together can be a very helpful routine, especially when it’s part of your regular calming bedtime routine. Young children love having choices. Let them choose the book to read. Toddlers quickly develop favorites and may ask you to read the same story over and over, so offer choices you like too!Talk about the bookToddlers can point to pictures of objects (Show me the tree) and answer questions (Which one says moo?) As their language grows, they may be able to name the pictures you point to or finish the sentences in a book. Sometimes they even pretend to read the book themselves. As they get older they learn to point to letters in the alphabet or to count some of the pictures.Make reading part of your routineBuilding routines for meals, play, and sleep help children know what to expect and what is expected of them. Listen to our podcast on bedtime routines here.Keep reading togetherEven when your child can read by themselves, you can still read stories to them that are at a higher reading level than books they can read on their own. They will look forward to the next chapter and you will make lasting memories.The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    12 mins
  • Tips for surviving morning sickness

    Tips for surviving morning sickness
    Jul 29 2022
    You’re excited to be pregnant. You’re supposed to be glowing, but instead you look kind of green. If you feel nauseous or you just threw up, it’s probably morning sickness.Jade Elliott spoke with Hannele Laine, here an OB/Gyn from Intermountain Healthcare To help you know how to make it through morning sickness.Morning sickness is common and may be under-treatedAccording to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 50-80 percent of pregnant women experience nausea and 50 percent experience vomiting or retching.Morning sickness may be undertreated. It often begins prior to the first appointment, so women sometimes wait for the appointment rather than asking for help. In addition, women may not seek treatment because they believe it is common and usually temporary or because they’re concerned about the safety of taking medications while pregnant.What causes morning sickness?The specific cause of vomiting during pregnancy is not known. One hypothesis is that it due to the change in hormones levels during pregnancy.Common myths about morning sickness:1.It only occurs in the morning. False: You can have morning sickness any time of day.2.It’s resolves after the first trimester. False: A few women have it last into the second and sometimes even into the third trimester.3.It harms the baby. False: Typical morning sickness does not harm the fetus.What increases your risk of severe morning sickness?Severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is called hyperemesis gravidarum. It is more likely to occur with these risk factors:A twin or triplet pregnancy.A previous pregnancy with nausea and vomiting.In women who have family members with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.A history of motion sickness or migraines.Being pregnant with a female fetus.Simple ways to help reduce morning sickness:Eat small meals, every 1-2 hours to avoid a full stomach and to avoid hunger.Eat bland, dry foods like crackers, cereal, toast or baked potatoes.Eat some protein with every meal.Avoid spicy or fatty foods.Eat something before you get out of bed. Keep crackers on your nightstand.Take prenatal vitamins at night after a meal or switch to folic acid alone.Avoid unpleasant smells as they may trigger nausea.Try ginger capsules or candies, ginger ale or tea made with real ginger.Wristbands that put pressure on or electrically stimulate a pressure point on the wrist may help.How to prevent morning sickness from becoming severe:Avoid getting dehydrated. Try taking little sips all day of something like Gatorade.Seek treatment early to prevent severe symptoms requiring hospitalization.Talk to your provider about how to manage your morning sickness and review possible medications that can help.Keep your prenatal visits and call if you are having trouble between visits.When to call or see your provider:If nausea or vomiting is severeYou pass only a small amount of urine or it's dark in colorYou can't keep liquids downYou feel dizzy or faint when you stand upYour heart races or is poundingYou’re losing weightIf nausea or vomiting begins after nine weeks of pregnancySevere nausea and vomiting could be caused by something else:Warning signs that your nausea and vomiting may be due to another cause:abdominal pain or tendernessfeverheadachethyroid enlargement or swelling on the front of the necknausea and vomiting that occurs for the first time after nine weeks of pregnancy.If you have severe nausea and vomiting, your provider may want to do additional tests to evaluate other causes of the symptoms. Some medical conditions can cause nausea and vomiting during pregnancy such as an ulcer, food-related illness, thyroid or gallbladder disease.For more information visit: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/services/women-newborn/For additional information, click here.The Baby Your Baby program provides many resources for all pregnant women and new moms in Utah. There is also expert advice from the Utah Department of Health and Intermountain Healthcare that air each week on KUTV 2News.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    18 mins
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