Health Issues for Babies – Month 12

Last updated On August 2nd, 2020

Your baby completing 12 months of her age means she is now capable to recognize people around him, view their with her little eyes and also feel the actual comfort among their lap. Solid food can be given in an improved variation. She is not like a 6 or 7 month old baby who requires diluted food to consume. She is now capable of consuming a higher variation of such food quite similar to adult. Also, she can have honey as she has achieved 1 year of her age. But, even then there is a risk of certain diseases that can attack her. Abusive head Trauma (AHT) is the serious problem which your 1 year old baby can go through.

Abusive head Trauma (AHT)

Your child can suffer from abusive head trauma when a direct blow to head is caused. This is quite common when your child is not carefully handled in the beginning. Dropping or throwing child can be associated with the abusive head trauma. This is due to the anatomy of an infant which is not as strong as an adult. Thus, the risk factor will be quite common when the injury is caused to your child with such type of action.

Symptoms

  • Lethargy or difficulty on staying awake
  • Vomiting tendency
  • Frequent irritation
  • Trouble in breathing
  • Staying in Coma

What causes this?

Abusive head Trauma (AHT) can be caused when your child gets severely hurt in his brain. The traumatic condition takes place due to the brain injury. There are some individuals who practices child abuse such as throwing a child or dropping him from the top resulting in hurting the brain portion of the baby. In some cases the child even dies. But, the children who could have saved themselves can suffer from the Abusive head Trauma (AHT).

How to prevent and handle 12 month old kid with Abusive head Trauma (AHT)?

Abusive head Trauma (AHT) can take place to your child with 1year age. Even this can be effective till the individual with 5 years of age. But, the abusive action and violation must have caused to the child when he was just 2-3 months old. Even if the pregnant mother holding the baby in her womb getting hurt due to abusive action and violation, it can give rise to Abusive head Trauma (AHT) of the child. Thus, it is always important to pay good care to both the mother and child at this stage. All the violence must be restricted.

Even if there is an accident due to which the head injury of the child is shown, you must immediately admit the child to the hospital or the health care organization. Sometimes even parents do harm baby when they are in a stressful schedule. This happens when the baby cries without stopping. This irritates the parents and they ends up with creating violence all over. Parents need to have a control over their stress and impatience when it comes to baby care. There are many techniques that you can adopt. Some of them are taking deep breath, call someone who loves your child, control your baby by singing song etc.

 

When to call doctor?

It is quite obvious that whenever you have created an abusive action to your baby by thrashing or slamming, he will start crying. Once you feel that he is hurt both internally and externally, it will be the time for you to call a doctor. Situation is too sensitive after the abusive action and violence, immediately take him to doctor.

Health tips to cure and prevent Abusive head Trauma (AHT) in 12 month old child

It is due to the action of parents or guardian of the 12 month old baby who ends up with creating Abusive head Trauma (AHT) in 12 month old baby. They must have harmed the baby knowingly or unknowingly. This normally happens when baby keeps on crying continuously without stopping. There are ways to stop crying baby which you must adopt to calm a crying baby. Some of the tips to stop it are:

  • Your baby may cry if his diaper is wet, do check it and change
  • Check whether your baby is feeling cold, you can swaddle your baby in large and thin blanket
  • Feed your baby when he is hungry
  • Allow your baby to walk in a stroller so that his mind stays diverted

What should mother eat and avoid during this condition of child?

There is no diet restriction for both the child as well as the mother. Since your baby is suffering from Abusive head Trauma (AHT), he requires good care and medication but not the diet changes. He can easily keep on consuming same type of diet which is mentioned in the diet chart.

Question and Answers of Health issue for baby during 12 months age

  1. 1 why does your baby suffer from Abusive head Trauma (AHT)?

Answer- There can be many reasons for your child suffering from Abusive head Trauma (AHT). But, the main fact is he got hurt over her brain cells which gave rise to trauma. It is due to abusive action and violence towards the child that they suffer from the traumatic situation and damage to brain.

  1. 2. what can be the consequences of Abusive head Trauma (AHT) in a child?

Answer- Your child can face variety of consequences due to this Abusive head Trauma (AHT). The consequences are bleeding around the brain area of the child, seizures, cerebral palsy, loss of hearing capability, mentally retardation, and learning or speech disabilities.

Q.3 What must be avoided by care givers?

Answer- the caregivers of the baby include number of people who include parents, grandparents, governess etc. Some of them have a tendency of shaking baby just for fun. But, this is a very unhealthy step which can give rise to damage of your baby’s brain. Also avoid slam, throwing, dropping from and edge and hitting the baby. As this can lead to Abusive head Trauma (AHT).