My baby Kobe was due again for another vaccine and this will be the second of three vaccines that his pediatrician will inject to his precious legs.

I have posted an entry before about this vaccine and for the benefit of first time parents and parents to be I would like to add few more things that would help parents fight against the harm that this disease would bring to your baby.

Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of illness in children throughout the world. The disease is caused by a common bacterium, the pneumococcus, which can attack different parts of the body. Illnesses that can be caused by the pneumococcus (or the "pneumo bug") include pneumonia, meningitis and otitis media (middle ear infection).

Having your baby this prevenar vaccine will prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (eg pneumonia, meningitis or blood poisoning) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria in children aged two months to five years.

Prevenar Vaccine is defined as a vaccine that contains extracts from seven of the most common types of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. These bacteria are responsible for causing invasive diseases such as pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis. The vaccine works by provoking the body's immune response to the bacteria, without causing the diseases.

Each bacteria or virus stimulates the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody. This means that different vaccines are needed to prevent different diseases.

Prevenar contains inactivated extracts from seven of the most common types of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. It stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies against these bacteria and thus is given to prevent the diseases that they can cause.

This pneumococcal vaccine is now part of the childhood immunization schedule. This vaccine will usually be given as three doses, at two, four and thirteen months of age. There will be a catch-up campaign for children up to two years who have already started their immunizations.

The prevenar vaccination is given as an injection into the muscle of the thigh for babies under one year and the upper arm for older children.

After the vaccine has been done, your baby might have flu so just like what my baby’s pediatrician told us, do not wait for this thing to happen as it advised that you give the necessary medication for your tot. A paracematol would be fine and the dosage will vary for us we give Kobe a 0.9 ml of paracematol.

I hope I was able to give important information for parents out there. Until my next posting.

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Here's why:

1. Who else, other than mom will tuck your baby into bed at night, teach your tot to play basketball, give him/her first toy or teach your baby to eat Oreo Cookies (the one putting in a glass of milk?

2. Your baby has your genes. Think of this, you are not one of kind, you are part of who he/she is, how he/she looks – the lips, the eyes, the nose, the skin color, etc.

3. Your partner needs you. You should be right beside her in her ups and downs, be thankful for everything she has done for you and your baby.

4. Teach your baby the basics; children who were taught by fathers have better social skills when they reach kindergarten.

5. As a Father, you help your child to be rationale. “Father-child closeness is a crucial predictor of long-term mental health.”

Father and Son

6. Successful professional women tend to have at least one thing in common: fathers who respect and encourage them.

7. Do well as a father and, when your child's time comes, he/she will be a better dad/mom.

8. Good fathering means your son is less likely to have a criminal record.

9. Guidance, security, discipline, love and support will be crucial so be sure to give this your baby.

10. Do you want your child to have higher self-esteem, be friendly, and trust others? Your influence makes a difference.

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Now that my baby is four months old, I can see huge development on his part, Timothy Kobe can now suck his fingers, can use them to grab a rattle or toy firmly. Also he is beginning to reach out for toys. That’s why my partner and I made it clear thatevery toy he holds is safe for chewing. Everyone knows how virus can attack one’s tot and cliché as it may sound Prevention is better than Cure.

As parents, we are planning to buy toys that in one way or another he needs for his development both mental and physical.

And here are some of the toys that we listed; this may help other parents in buying the necessary toys for your Babies. Be sure you place them in a baby bucket so that everything is organized.

Playmats - choose the best play mat that will your suit your baby’s needs. Invest on this thing, for this will help your baby’s development grow faster. Pick the baby playmat with musical sounds and lots of colors in it and you can even hook some toys such as rattles, teethers and others.
Board books - one of the board books that I’d like to buy is the 4 in 1 set manufactured by Brainy Baby, which comes with themes from shapes, colors, animals and numbers. Your baby will listen to different sounds and language that you say and this will help him/her develop as early as a baby his/her hearing.


Play gym – this toy goes hand in hand with playmate since this will be placed above whenever he is lying. Your baby can hit at the toys, pull them, spin them, and rattle them.

Teethers – Babies like to gnaw whatever they want, so be sure that this teether is child safe. There are tons of design you can choose from food inspired toys to a brand new set of plaything that you have never seen.


Rubber Toys – buy toys that can be easy to handle and something that goes with a sound or a squeak for this will attract better attention to your tot. Also, these toys are very applicable when bathing for this will create sounds that your kid will surely enjoy.

Rattles – as a parent, you should know by now that babies like to create noise, be sure to give a rattle and play with him also try to add some music whenever possible.



Hope this list of toys will help you as parent and for your baby’s need and development.

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