I naute piang thar mut dan i zir dawn teh ang. (Nau piang thar Mut) .

Chibai! Naute thar, naute hmeichhia emaw, naute mipa emaw an lo thlen hian i chhungte chu hlimnain an khat a ni mai thei. Chutiang hlimna zawng zawng nen chuan nu leh pa tharte tan zawhna tam tak neih chu thil pangngai a ni. A bik takin an naupang tê mut chungchâng chu. 'Engvangin nge a mut lutuk?' 'Engvangin nge zanah a mut that loh?' 'Engtin nge ka tih ang?' Heng thilte pawh hi i ngaihtuah ve ngei ang. Chuvangin vawiinah hian i nausen piang thar mut dan chungchang hi awlsam leh hriatthiam awlsam takin i sawi dawn nia.

Naute mut dan chu eng ang nge ni? Chu chu, engtin nge an ‘body clock’ hian hna a thawh tihna a ni?

Nausen piang tharte hi khawvel danga mi ang an ni. Keini ang hian chhun leh zan hriatna lian tak an nei lo. An chhungril darkar, ``biological clock'' kan tih hi a la set lo. Chuvang chuan nitin engtik lai pawhin, i thawhrim ber lai emaw, zanlai pelh lai emaw pawh ni se, harsatna awm lovin an muhil a, rei vak lo hnuah an harh leh thin.

Hei hi a chhan ber chu an pum te tak te hi a ni. Ngaihtuah teh, naute pum hi a lian ang em? Ni miah lo. A te hle mai. Chuvangin an bawnghnute in, an nuin a pek hnute tui tha tak emaw, doctor-in formula a pek emaw pawh nise, rei tak chhung chu an chaw ei reng theih nan a tawk lo. Chuvang chuan darkar engemaw zat hnuah chuan, ‘Ka ril a tam tawh!’ tiin an harh leh thin. Chhun emaw, zan emaw pawh nise an tan a pawimawh lo. An riltam tih signal an hmuh veleh min hriattir nghal vek.

Ngaihtuah teh, i riltam tak tak laiin ei tur i hmu lo a nih chuan engtin nge i hmachhawn ang? Nausen te te pawh chutiang chu an ni. Thu hmangin an la tawng thei lo. Chuvangin an inbiakpawhna awmchhun chu tap hi a ni. An riltam lai te, an diaper a hnim lai te, an rilru hahdam loh lai te chuan tap chungin min hrilh thin. Chuvangin harh fo a, ei tur dil hi tun dinhmunah chuan thil pangngai tak a ni.

Naute hian ni khatah engzat nge mut a mamawh? Engtin nge an thanlenna atan mut a pawimawh?

Tunah chuan heng tlangval te te hian ni khatah engzat nge mut an mamawh tih kan en ang. Hemi chungchanga zirchianna nei internationally recognized institution an awm bawk. Entirnan, United States-a National Sleep Foundation-in a sawi dan chuan nausen piang thar – chu chu a pian tirh thla thum chhunga nausen piang chu ni khatah a vaiin darkar 14 atanga darkar 17 chhung, chu chu darkar 24 chhunga mut a ngai a ni. Mahse, naute zawng zawng hi an inang vek lo tih hre reng ang che. Hero tenau thenkhat chu ni khatah darkar 18 emaw 19 emaw vel an mu thei! Chu chu thil pangngai tak a ni, ngaihtuah buai suh.

Engvangin nge naute hian mut an mamawh em em? A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, an thanlenna atan mut a pawimawh hle. An mut lai hian an thluak a lo thang lian a, an taksaah cell thar a lo piang a, an immune system a chak bawk. Phone kan ``charge'' ang bawkin naute an mut hian an taksa te tak te leh thluak te chu ``charge'' in a tuk atan an inbuatsaih thin. Chuvangin i naute chu a muhil tam a nih chuan an lo thang tha tih hriattirna a ni thei.

Naute mutna tur hmun him, nuam tak siam ila?

Naute a mut that theih nan chuan a tan hmun him, nuam tak siam a pawimawh. Kan tanpui theih nan eng nge kan tih theih tih i lo en ang u.

• I naute chu a hnungzang (a pum) chungah mut tir fo ang che. Hei hi Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) laka inven nan a pawimawh hle.
• I naute mutna tur mattress chu a nghet tur a ni. Mattress nêm lutuk emaw, spongy lutuk emaw chu a ṭha lo.
• I naute mutna crib emaw khumah emaw thil tul lo dah suh. Hei hian infiamna thil, pillow lian tak tak, leh blanket pile te a huam a ni. Chungte chuan naute chu a thawk chhuak thei a ni.
• Naute tan room temperature chu a nuam ang berah dah tur a ni. A lum lutuk emaw, a vawt lutuk emaw pawh a tha lo.
• I naute chu cigarette meikhu lakah humhim vek rawh. I naute room-ah emaw, in lamah emaw meizuk loh tur.

Heng thil te te hi i enkawl hian i naute tan mutna hmun nuam leh him tak i siam thei a ni.

Engvangin nge naute chu a harh reng? Engtin nge ka chawm ang? Weight gain pawh hi han en ila?

Kan sawi tawh ang khan nau piang tharte hi darkar tlemte danah chaw ei turin an tho thin hi thil pangngai a ni. Nausen hnute pekte chu darkar 2 atanga darkar 3 danah an harh tlangpui. Hei hi a chhan chu nu hnute tui hi naute tan chuan ei awlsam ber leh chaw tha ber a nih vang a ni. A digested rang a, chuvang chuan naute chu an riltam thuai thin. Formula ei naute chu tlem a harh tam zawk a, darkar 3 atanga darkar 4 danah vel an harh thin. Hei hi a chhan chu formula hian a ei theih nan hun rei vak lo a duh vang a ni.

Tunah chuan hetah hian nu leh pa tam takin zawhna lian tak an neih chu, ‘Aw, ka naute hi a muhil tha em em a, chaw pe turin ka kaihthawh a ngai em? Chu chu sual a ni lo maw?' Ni e, chu chu a tir lamah chuan i tih a ngai ngei ang. A bik takin naute chu a thau tha leh rate dik taka a lo pung hma loh chuan – chu chu a pian hnu kar hmasa berah a ni tlangpui – darkar 3 atanga darkar 4 danah chaw pek turin i kaitho tur a ni. I chhungkaw health worker emaw, naute enkawltu doctor emaw chuan naute chu a thau tha hle tih a sawi hnuah, naute chu zanah tlem a mut rei deuh pawh a pawi lo, darkar 4-5 vel pawh a ni mai thei. Tichuan, thawk tlem i la thei a, i muhil thei tawh ang, a dik em?

Tin, naute chu a riltam vang nge a fuss mai mai tih pawh en bawk ang che. A châng chuan naute chu an mut leh hmain an buai deuh ang a, thawm tlem an siam ang. Chutiang hunah chuan i thinrim hmain rei vak lo enfiah hmasa phawt la, i pick up hmasa phawt ang. Mahse a riltam vanga a tap a nih chuan bawnghnute i pe ngei tur a ni.

He thil thleng hi han mitthla teh. Kan vengah hian pa naupang pakhat Supun a awm a. A nupui hian Caesarean section hmangin naute a nei a. Chuvang chuan Supun hian zan lamah naute chu a puih belh a ngai ta a ni. Ani chuan, ‘A tir lamah chuan kei pawh ka muhil tha lo. Naute chu darkar hnih danah a harh thin. Alarm ka siam a, naute chu ka kaitho a, chaw ka pe a, a chhan chu midwife chuan a thau hma loh chuan chutiang chu ka ti tur a ni a ti a ni.' Chutiang inpekna chu tun dinhmunah chuan a ngai a ni.

Hei hi nu leh pate tan chuan harsatna a ni a, mahse engtin nge kan hmachhawn ang?

Nau piang thar nena kan dam chhung thla hmasa ber, a bik takin kar 6-8 hmasa te hi a harsa deuh mai ni lovin, nu leh pa pahnih tan chuan hun harsa tak a ni. Chu chu kan pawm vek a ngai a ni. Zan lamah vawi tam tak i tho a ngai a, naute enkawl tur te, chaw pek tur te, a nappy thlak tur te, leh naute tap tih hahdam nan chauh pawh a ni mai thei. Hei hian i mut a tibuai vek a ni. Nilengin mut mut hun pawh i nei lo mai thei. Hei hi taksa lamah chauh ni lovin, rilru lamah pawh a hahthlak hle.

Mahse, he thil tawn hi nangmah chauh i ni lo tih hre reng ang che. Khawvela nu leh pa thar zawng zawng deuhthaw hian he harsatna hi an hmachhawn a ni. Naute tin mut dan a inang lo. Nausen thenkhat chu thla 2 emaw thla 3 vel an nih veleh ‘zan khat mut’ kan tih hi an thleng thin. ‘Zankhua mut’ kan tih hian darkar 5 emaw darkar 6 emaw vel mut a kawk a ni. Mahse naute thenkhat tan chuan hei hian thla engemaw zat a la ngai thei. Chuvangin i thianpa naute chu zankhuain a muhil a nih chuan ngaihtuah buai suh la, midang nen pawh tehkhin suh. A pawimawh ber chu i naute chu a hrisel a, a hlim a, a dam tha a ni.

He hun hahthlak tak hi kumkhuain a daih dawn lo. I naute a lo seilian chhoh zel chuan a mut dan chu a nghet zauh zauh ang. Ni khat chu, nang pawh zalen deuhin i muhil thei tawh ang!

Hemi hun chhung hian in pahnih tan, chu chu nu leh pa in tanpui tawn a pawimawh hle. Zanah thawh tur inthlak danglam la, nitin naute mut laiin mut hahdam rawh. A theih chuan chhungkaw member dangte tanpuina dil rawh. Chumiah chuan mualphona a awm lo. I dam that phawt chuan naute chu uluk takin i enkawl thei ang.

Chuti a nih chuan hei atang hian eng nge kan zir chhuah? Hriat reng tur pawimawh ber berte! (In lama hruai tur thuchah)

Okay, chuti a nih chuan, vawiin a kan sawi tawh atang hian i naute mut dan hriat reng theihna tura i hriat reng tur thil thenkhat han thlir ila. Hengte hi ‘rilrua i vawn’ tur chu a ni!

• Nausen piang tharte hian ni leh zan hriatna an nei tak tak lo. An biological clock hi a lo than chhoh nan hun rei tak a ngai a, chuvang chuan nitin engtik lai pawhin an muhil thei a, an harh thei bawk.
• Naute hian pum te tak te an nei a. Chuvangin bawnghnute an mamawh fo thin a, zawi zawiin. Chuvang chuan darkar tlemte danah an harh thin.
• A vaiin nausen piang thar (thla 0-3) chuan ni khatah darkar 14-17 chhung mut a mamawh a ni. Nausen thenkhat chu an mut tam thei zawk a, darkar 18-19 thleng an mu thei a, chu chu thil pangngai a ni.
• Naute chu a thau leh hrisel taka a tihpun hma chuan darkar 3-4 danah chaw pek nan i kaitho tur a ni. Doctor emaw midwife emaw chuan a rit zawngah harsatna a awm lo tih a sawi hnuah chuan zan lamah rei vak lo i muttir thei ang.
• Nausen hnute pekte chu an riltam a, ei tur an dil hma deuh (darkar 2-3 danah), formula pek naute erawh chuan ei tur an dil tlai deuh (darkar 3-4 danah).
• I naute mutna hmun chu a him tur a ni. A hnungzang chungah mut tir la, mattress nghet tak hmang la, crib-ah thil tul lo dah suh.
• Hetih hun chhung hian nu leh pate hian thawhrimna tlem leh mut tlem a ngai a ni. Mahse hei hi hun eng emaw chen atan a ni.Naute a lo puitlin chuan engkim a tha chho zauh zauh ang. In tanpui tawn rawh u.
• Nausen tin hi a danglam vek a, naute tin hi a bik vek a ni. I naute mut dan leh naute dang tehkhin chu lungngai suh.

Zawhna leh ngaihtuahna dang i neih chuan i naute naupang enkawltu emaw, i awmna hmuna Family Health Midwife emaw nen inbiakna neih hreh suh. Thurawn tha ber ber an pe che ang a, i lungkhamna tihziaawmna turin an pui ang che.

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