Some foods which should be avoided by the young baby under one years old

Baby is allowed to consume some foods starts from the age of 6 months, but we should be careful to choose some kinds of food which is appropriate for the baby who is less than one years old. We shouldn’t be allowed to give some heavy meals for the baby because it can cause some allergy or create some health disruption.

There are some foods which shouldn’t be given to the baby:

• Some peanuts, it shouldn’t be given to the baby because this kind of food is the most common allergen. It will be safer if we give this kind of food for the baby who is more than 1 years old. There are some symptom for those who get an allergy, for example having a skin rush.
• Honey, it shouldn’t be given for the baby who is less than one years old because it can cause some sticky condition on his throat. Honey contains some glucose which is not good for the baby. The spora Clostridium which can be found in honey can cause some botulism for the baby. The symptoms of botulism are having some constipation, having a lower appetite, and becomes very weak.
• Cow`s milk, this kind of food is very difficult to be digested by the baby. Moreover the protein and high mineral in the cow`s milk can penetrate the baby`s kidney and it can cause some irritation on his stomach and intestines. The cow`s milk will have inadequate iron and vitamin C, therefore it will be better for the baby to be given the breast milk.
• The packaged juice,this kind of beverage shouldn’t be given for the baby because it contains much sugar which is not good for the baby`s health.
• Wheat, it shouldn’t be given for the baby because it contains some gluten and a high protein which is very difficult to be digested, therefore it can create some skin rash, diarrhea, and also a constipation.
• Egg white, it shouldn’t be given for the baby because it can cause some allergy. If you want to give him an egg, you should remove the egg white or you can give your baby an egg yolk.
• Strawberry, it shouldn’t be given for the baby because this fruit have a high acid which can cause some allergen. It can cause some allergy for the baby.
• Chocolate, this food contains some caffeine and much sugar therefore it is not recommended for the baby who is under 1 year.

Summary:

• Some meals can be given to the baby after 6 moths,
• There are some meals which should be avoided because they can create some allergy for the baby,
• The meals that should be avoided are peanuts, honey, cow`s milk, wheat, instant juice, egg white, strawberry, and chocolate.

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Some traditional diet herbs for slimming the woman`s body

The traditional diet herbs which is consumed by the woman must be useful to reduce the woman`s weight with the reasonable ways and techniques. The most useful way to conduct a natural diet is by maintaining a balance food consumption, consuming much fresh water, green tea, and consuming the fresh fruit juice. Slimming the woman`s body will be more safe to be done by using the natural herbs which can be found in our environment.

The first principle for conducting the natural diet can be done by consuming a lot of protein (fish, chicken, milk product which has a lower fat, and some meat which has a lower fat). It has a function to improve the saturated in a long period. Consuming some protein for your breakfast can reduce your snack consumption hazard.

The second principle for conducting a natural diet can be done by consuming some oatmeal and boiled eggs for your breakfast. It can be used to enhancing the metabolism process and reduce the snack consumption hazard. And the third principle is maintaining the ideal portion of food. In addition you can use some natural herbs for slimming your body such as:

Consuming the lemon tea

Ingredients:

• 3 spoonsful of tea
• 1 lemon
• 1 hot water

The steps of making a lemon tea can be done by brewing the tea with a hot water, after that you can add a lemon on the tea which has been brewed. Consume this beverage in every two days with the portion of ½ glass.

Consuming the pomegranate herbs and salt

Ingredients:

• 2 pomegranates
• 3 spoonsful of the fresh water
• Some salt

The steps for making a pomegranate herbs can be done by crushing the pomegranate. After that add some fresh water and 3 spoons of salt, and then mix them together. Finally strain them, and you can drink this herb in every two days.

The MoridaCitrifolia L herbs

Ingredients:

• 1 MoridaCitrifolia L
• 10 gr bangle
• 10 gr Murrayapaniculata [L.] Jack leaf 
• 5 gr tamarine
• 8 gr Zingiberamaricans BL
• Fresh water

To make a MoridaCitrifolia L, firstly you have to crush the MoridaCitrifolia L, Bangle, MurrayaPaniculata [L] Jack leaf and zingberAmaricans BL leaf then clean them. Secondly you must add some fresh water and finally strain them. You can drink this herb in every two days with the portion of ½ glass.

Summary:

• The traditional diet herbs which is very useful for slimming the woman`s body is by using the natural herbs and plants.
• There are some plants which can be used for slimming the woman`s body such as the pomegranate fruits, lemon and also the MoridaCitrifolia L fruits.

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The symptoms of abnormal menstrual cycle

Menstruation is the process of the hormone production that is parallel with the growth of the uterine lining in preparation for implantation (attachment) of the fetus in pregnancy. If there is an abnormal process, the woman will have some menstrual cycle disruptions. It will have some negative effect for the woman such as reducing the woman`s fertility, having some miscarriage, and also some cancer. If the women have some menstrual cycle problems it will be better for them to conduct some medical check-up.

The normal menstrual cycle usually happens for 28 days, but not all the women have the same menstrual cycle. Some of them have the menstrual cycle for about 21 to 30 days, and every woman will have some possibility to have some menstrual cycle changes. These are the followingabnormal menstruation symptoms:

• The woman haven’t get the first menstrual cycle in the age of 16 years.
• The menstrual cycle is suddenly stopped, whereas you are not get the pregnancy or menopause.
• There are some menstrual bleeding in more than 7 days.
• The length of the menstrual cycle is more than 35 days or less than 21 days calculated from the first day of menstruation until the first day of the next menstrual cycle.
• There is a heavy bleeding during the menstruation
• The woman still have some bleeding after the menstrual cycle has been completed.
• The woman has a heavy cramps especially on the first day of the menstrual cycle.
• Having an irregular menstrual cycle (not in menopause)

Summary:

• Menstrual cycle disruption can reduce the woman`s fertility, it can create a miscarriage or even cancer,
• The normal menstrual cycle happens for 28 days,
• The abnormal menstrual cycle symptoms can be indicated when the woman has a heavy bleeding during the menstruation, it happens in more than 7 days, and when the menstrual cycle is suddenly stopped,

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The dangerous effect of hitting the children

Hitting the children often be done by the parents when the children won`t stop crying, do some mistakes, or doing some naughtiness. Hitting the children can make him to be more contra productive (he will cry louder), even it will make him to be more aggressive and depressive when he reach the adolescent age. (Based on the research done by the Kathryn Maguire-Jack and Andrea Gromoske which is published on the Journal of family and marriage in 2012).

This research focuses on how the negative effect of hitting the children under one years. It involve 3.870 families as the samples of the research. The result of the research showed that hitting the children under the three years can make them to be more aggressive and it can make them to have some depressions and restlessness when they reach the age of 5 years.

The previous research indicates that hitting the children will have a great influence toward the children`s behavior, but no one who has done some investigation related to this problem.

A survey conducted by the Child Trends Data Bank found that 75% of the woman and 65% of the men agreed that the children can be hit little harder. Based on some reports show that 90% of the parents believe that hitting the children lightly is allowed.

But we have to consider that basically it is not allowed because based on the research done by Tulane University published in Pediatric Journal in 2010 show that hitting the children under 3 years can make them to become more aggressive when they reach the age of 5 years.

The children under 1 year can`t be given some punishment because they don’t know why they get some punishment from their parents, and why they are hit.

Hitting the children can be used as an alternative punishment but it should be done for the children who is 2-6 years.  It can be done when the parents try to give some explanation while the children do some bad habit and the parent can give a timeout punishment for them. But it can be used as the last choice to be done and actually it is not recommended.

Summary:

• Hitting the children can encourage them to be more aggressive when they reach the age of 5 years.
• The light hitting can be done for the children who is 2 years of age, but it is not recommended.

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The healthy food for the breastfeeding women

The breastfeeding women must consume a healthy food to enhance their health, and to enhance the quality of the breast milk production. After the childbirth process, the woman needs some nutritious food. It can be used to improve the quality of the breast milk production and it is very useful to enhance the woman`s health and fitness.

Some doctors may recommend the woman to consume some foods which has a high calorie, at least 500 calorie per day. It is supported by some experts that emphasize the woman to consume some foot which has a high nutrition rather than some food which has a high calorie. The woman can also consume some food which has a higher calorie such as some sweet snack, instant meals. Those kinds of food will have some benefit for the woman to enhance the quality of the breast milk production.

If the woman has inadequate nutrition supply, it will have some negative effect for the children because it can make the children to have a longer defecate cycle. It can be used as a sign that the children has inadequate nutrition. The breastfeeding women should consume some foods which contain a complex carbohydrate such as pasta, corn, boiled cassava, and oat. For their daily food consumption, they should consume some kinds of food such as some vegetables (broccoli, squash, paprika, peanut), fruits (Apples, palm berry, orange, peach, and water melon), and some wheat food.

Those kinds of food can also be used to reduce the woman`s weight in such condition before the pregnancy without reducing the quality and the production of the breast milk.

The woman should consider about the fat and protein supply. The woman must complete the need of the fat supply at least 1 ounce per day. It can be found on the vegetable oil, butter or mayonnaise. The woman should balance between the complex carbohydrate, protein, and fat by reducing the sugar consumption and reducing the consumption of the sweet snack.

The important nutrition for the breast feeding woman is a calcium. The woman has to consume the calcium at least 100 mg per day. The calcium can be taken from the milk product, yogurt or cheese. The calcium can be gotten from many food sources such as broccoli, salmon, tofu, and sesame seed.

Summary:

• The healthy foods for the breast feeding woman must contain a nutrition, complex carbohydrate, protein, fat, and calcium,
• The carbohydrate consumption can be used to reduce the woman`s weight in such condition before the pregnancy.
• The need of calcium for the breast feeding woman is about 1.000 mg per day. It can be taken from the milk product, broccoli, tofu, salmon, and sesame seed.

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Knowing the menstrual cycle for the woman in fertile period

Menstrual cycle is the physiological change which happens to the woman which is caused by several factors. The menstrual cycle happens because there are some bleeding in the endometrium which is caused by the LH-progesterone and FSH-progesterone hormone. It happens regularly in every month. The woman`s menstrual cycle will begin in the puberty phase, that is in the age of 9-17 years. If the menstrual cycle is stopped in the age of 25-52 years, it is called the menopause.

When the woman having a menstrual cycle, she will have shedding on the uterine wall which happens regularly in every month. It becomes the indication to know whether she has a normal menstrual cycle or not. An irregular menstrual cycle can be influenced by imbalance hormonal change which can be caused by some factors such as stressing, unhealthy life style, premenopausal, thyroid, the sickness, and the ovary polycystic syndrome.

For example if the woman has some stress, the adrenal gland will produce a cortisol. This condition will influence the estrogen, and progesterone hormone and it will reduce the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) therefore it will obstruct the menstrual process.

The normal menstrual cycle happens in 4 days, 6 days until 8 days. The blood which come out during the menstruation is caused by the endometrium shedding which is assembled with the blood. Some research found that the normal menstrual blood happens to the woman is about 25-60 ml.

For those who wants to get the normal menstrual cycle, you should consume some healthy foods, avoid some stress, and maintain a healthy life style. It can also be used to enhance the pregnancy.

Summary:

• The menstruation usually begins in the age of 9-17 years and the menopause will happens in the age of 25-52 years.
• The normal menstrual blood is about 25-60 ml.
• Avoiding an irregular menstrual cycle can be done by maintaining a healthy life style, avoiding some stress and doing some exercise.

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How to control your urination during the pregnancy

The pregnant woman will have some problems in controlling the urination because during the pregnancy the woman will have a high frequency for having the urination. Even the woman will have bedwetting when they laughing or having some cough. It happens because the woman has a high pressure on her bladder caused by the fetus growth. The pressure will make the woman`s bladder can`t be able to hold the urine, therefore the woman will often to have the urination.

The woman shouldn’t restrain the urination because it will have some negative effect for the woman`s health. Restraining the urination will make the microbe in the urinary track spreading up to the bladder, even it will create some infection to the woman`s kidney.

The pregnant woman must find some appropriate techniques to control her urination during the pregnancy. These are the following techniques to control the woman`s urination during the pregnancy:

• Doing some activities which is suitable for the condition of the woman`s pregnancy. It will be easy to be done if the woman have an ideal weight improvement. If the woman has an ideal weight improvement, the woman will have a lower bladder pressure.
• Conducting a kegel exercise. It can make the woman to be more relax and help her to control the urination.
• Crossing the woman`s food while sneezing and laughing will help the woman to prevent the bedwetting. This technique can be used once, after that the woman should find a toilet.
• During the pregnancy, the woman should consume much fresh water at least 8 glasses of fresh water to reduce the risk of having some infection on the woman`s urinary track and to prevent dehydration. The woman should avoid some food and beverage to reduce the frequency of the urination such as snack, carbonated drinks, etc.

Summary:

• The pregnant woman will have some problems to control the urination because there is a bladder pressure,
• Holding the urination can create some infections to the woman`s bladder and kidney,
• Controlling the woman`s urination can be done by crossing the woman`s food, but this technique can be done once after that the woman should find a toilet.

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How to clean the baby`s nose and ears

Cleaning the baby`s nose and ears is one of the important techniques for caring the baby. There are various techniques for caring the baby which must be done properly, therefore the baby`s growth can be maximized.

Cleaning the baby`s nose and ears should be done regularly. These are the following guidance to clean the baby`s nose and ears:

How to clean the baby`s ears

Ear is one of the human senses which is very sensitive therefore we have to clean it properly. Cleaning the baby`s ears should be done regularly to prevent the accumulation of muck. Because the accumulation of the muck will obstruct the baby`s hearing system.

Cleaning the baby`s ears can be done by yourself or helped by the ENT doctor. If you want to clean the baby`s ears by yourself you should avoid to use some drugs which is freely sold. You can use some kind of drugs which is recommended by the doctor. Cleaning the baby`s ears should be done regularly after bathing.

It can be done by cleaning the outer ear indentation by using a cotton stained by the baby oil. You don’t need to clean the inner part of the ears because the muck found in the inner part of the ears will have a function as antiseptic and it will turn out on his own.

How to clean the baby`s nose

Cleaning the baby`s nose can prevent the breathless for the baby, especially when the baby have some influenza disease we have to clean his nose regularly. There are some steps that can be done to clean the baby`s nose:

• Use the cotton bud stained by the warm water to clean the outer part of the nostril.
• Do the twist movement from left to right slowly, to clean nose.
• Avoid the use of coarse cloth to remove dirt on the baby's nose or even by using your finger or fingernail  because it can hurt the baby's nose,
• Avoid cleaning the baby's nose hardly because it is very sensitive
• When the baby has an influenza disease, avoid sucking the baby's nostrils at once, because it can lead the mucus up to the middle ear and lead it to have an infection.

Those kinds of the techniques should be done carefully therefore it will not hurt the vital organ of the baby. By conducting a regular treatment, it can help the baby to feel more comfortable and becomes more healthy.

Summary:

• Cleaning the baby`s nose and ears should be done regularly and must be done properly.
• Cleaning the baby`s ear can be done by cleaning the outer ear indentation by using the cotton which is strained by the baby oil,
• Cleaning the baby`s nose can be done by using cotton bud strained by using the warm water.

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Tips for having a normal childbirth process for the women who have a narrow pelvic

The narrow pelvic condition often make the woman becomes worried. It happens because if the woman has a narrow pelvic, she will have some difficulties to get a normal childbirth process. This condition can be found when having a medical check-up during the pregnancy. The narrowing pelvic condition is not based on the woman`s pelvic anatomy, but it is based on the functional comparison between the baby`s head and the woman`s pelvic.

The narrowing pelvic condition can be categorized in 4 types:

• The narrowing of the upper pelvic
• The narrowing of the bottom pelvic
• The combinative narrowing of the upper pelvic
• The narrowing of the middle pelvic and the bottom pelvic

The narrowing pelvic which happens to the pregnant woman will affect the woman`s health related to the woman`s pelvic growth. Those problems can be described as follows:

• The woman`s spine abnormalities
• Abnormalities in the shape of the lumbar spine
• The woman who has a bone inflammation will have a high risk to get a serious problems on her pelvic.
• The woman will have a defective bone joints and foot shape abnormality.
• The woman whose height is less than 145 cm will have a high risk of having a narrowing pelvic problem although it is rarely happened.

The narrowing pelvic which happens to the pregnant women will encourage them to have some problems:

• The problems of the blood circulation or the primi gravida fundus which is cause by the obstruction of the baby`s head.
• The obstruction of the baby`s health in the early phase of the childbirth process.
• The woman will have a high risk of having a breech baby born.
• Having a small size baby born,
• Having a longer normal childbirth process.
• The woman will have some problems of the opening childbirth process,
• Having a premature rupture membrane.

The normal childbirth process for the woman who has a narrow pelvic

The determinant factors for having a normal childbirth process are depended on the woman`s straining power, the infant`s weight, the infant`s position before the childbirth process, the medical history, the condition of the pregnant woman`s health and the woman`s age. According to those factors, the woman who has a narrow pelvic shouldn’t be worried because the normal childbirth process is still available by considering these following condition:

• The infant`s head is in a proper position before the childbirth process,
• The woman has a strong straining power,
• The woman has a good condition without having any dangerous medical history,
• The infant has a smaller size than the woman`s pelvic.

The caesarean section will be done for the woman if there is a dangerous condition for the woman and her infant, and if the woman have a very small pelvic size.

The narrowing pelvic condition can`t be avoided because it is affected by the woman`s genetic factor. But the woman still have a chance to get the normal childbirth process by conducting some preparations in the beginning of the pregnancy:

• Doing a regular medical check-up to observe the infant`s growth and the woman`s pelvic condition.
• Controlling the infant`s weight and the woman`s weight by reducing the consumption of the sweet snacks.
• Doing some exercise or pregnancy exercise to improve the woman`s fitness and to enhance the woman`s health.
• Doing a further medical check-up if there is a narrowing pelvic condition in the beginning of the pregnancy.

Summary:

• Amount of the woman who has a narrow pelvic will have a caesarean section,
• The pregnant woman who has a narrowing pelvic condition can have a normal childbirth process by considering some condition which need to be completed,
• The normal childbirth process for those who has a narrowing pelvic condition can be planned in the beginning of the pregnancy.

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The irregular menstrual cycle can be caused by the ovary cancer symptom

The irregular menstrual cycle which happens to the woman can be caused by some factors such as the fatigue, stress, or there is a hormonal deviation. If this problem happens in a long period, the woman should have a great awareness about this problems this problem can be caused by the ovarian cancer.

A research conducted by a Public Health Institute in Berkeley, California found that the woman who has an irregular menstrual cycle will have a higher risk to get the ovarian cancer rather than the woman who has a regular menstrual cycle. For those who have an irregular menstrual cycle or a polycystic ovarian syndrome should have an ovarian cancer screening.

90% of the women who have an ovarian cancer will have a high risk to die, therefore there are some researcher try to conduct some research to find the solution to solve the problem. The mechanism of conducting a research to investigate the ovarian cancer is very simple. It can be done by monitoring the woman to consume a contraception drugs. For those who have an irregular menstrual cycle, consuming contraception drugs can be used to reduce the risk of having an ovarian cancer.

Recently there is a research which involves more than 14.000 women to join the Kaiser Permanente Health Plan in Alameda, California in 1959 and 1967 and then all of them are being monitored for 50 years later. Amount of them have a children and none of them who consume the fertility drugs.

The irregular menstrual cycle have some definition, the first is where the menstrual cycle is longer than 35 days. The second is if the menstrual cycle can`t be predicted in every month. The third is when the woman doesn’t have an ovulation. Amount of the woman who is in the age of 26 years and more than 26 years may have an irregular menstrual cycle. The polycystic ovarian syndrome is the main cause of the irregular menstrual cycle. And it is mostly caused by the hormonal change.

Summary:

• The irregular menstrual cycle can be caused by the fatigue, stress, and hormonal deviation
• The ovarian cancer symptom in the first phase can be marked by having the irregular menstrual cycle.
• The ovarian cancer in Jakarta has a higher rating, that is in the third position of the rank after the breast cancer and the cervix cancer.

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Overcoming the breast swelling for the breastfeeding woman

The breast swelling is often happen to the breastfeeding woman in the first day after the childbirth process. This problem will happen to the woman who has some problems of the breastfeeding process which is caused by some factors. It can be signed by having some puffy on the woman`s breast, some painful, enlarged breast followed by uncomfortable condition for the woman. It happens not only in several days after the childbirth process, but it can also happen after the woman conducting the lactation.

The breast swelling can be a serious problems if it is not be cured properly. Even it can the woman to feel some pain in all over the whole body. There are some technique which can be used to cure the breast swelling for the breastfeeding woman:

• Conducting the breastfeeding process regularly, because a tight breast indicates that the breast milk is fully fill up. Therefore if the woman feels some puffy on her breast, she has to give the breast milk for the baby.
• Squeeze out your breast milk if the baby won`t to suck your breast milk or in a certain condition where the woman is impossible to give the breast milk for her baby. The baby usually has some difficulties for sucking the breast milk if the woman has a breast swelling. To solve this problem, the woman should squeeze out the breast milk in 10 or 20 ml to enhance the breast milk production. Use a breast pump to squeeze out the breast milk. Avoid to squeeze out excessively, because it can encourage the woman to have a breast swelling. 
• Compressing the breast using some ice covered by using a towel to reduce the painful caused by the breast swelling. By wipe the ice on the woman`s breast for 10 minutes, it can encourage the nipples to produce the breast milk. beside the ice, the breastfeeding woman can use the warm towel to compress the woman`s breast.
• Doing some smooth massaging to improve the blood circulation toward the breast milk production and it can be used to reduce the uncomfortable condition for the breast feeding woman.

The breast swelling can encourage the woman to have a mastitis. Therefore if the problems of the breast swelling can`t be cured immediately, the woman should take a medical treatment or consult to the doctor.

The breast swelling can be happen I several times especially after some days after the childbirth process. The simplest technique to prevent the breast swelling is by conducting the lactation regularly or you can use a breast pump.

Summary:

• The breast swelling will normally happens in several days after the childbirth process,
• The breast swelling can be indicated by having feeling some puffy on the woman`s stomach, having some painful on her breast, have a tight breast and it can create a uncomfortable condition for the woman.
• Curing the breast swelling can be done by conducting an irregular lactation,
• Squeezing out the breast milk can be done by compressing the woman`s breast using some ice or a warm towel and you can do a smooth massaging on your breast.

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Tips for conducting a tandem breastfeeding

We can conduct the breast feeding for two children in one time, the technique is called a tandem breastfeeding or tandem nursing. This technique is not dangerous and it will not reduce the chance of your babies to get the breast milk. If we want to implement this technique we should consume a lot of nutritious food or we can consume some supplements or multi vitamin to enhance the fitness during the lactation.

There are some people believe that the tandem breastfeeding will reduce the chance of the baby to get the breast milk. But we need to know that the breast milk production is based on the baby`s need. If the baby has a higher need so that the woman will have a frequent breastfeeding process. The woman will produce a lot of prolactin hormone to enhance the breast milk production. The baby`s sucking will stimulate the woman breast to produce the breast milk, therefore the woman can produce an adequate breast milk for her baby.

The benefits of the tandem breastfeeding

It can enhance the baby`s relationship to each other. If you conduct the breast feeding only for one baby, it can make another baby becomes jealous. Therefore it is very useful for the woman to conduct the tandem breastfeeding technique.

The more nutrition can be given for the older baby because in early period after the childbirth process the colostrum and some important substances are produced in a high quantity. It will be better for the older baby because he can get the colostrum twice (after the childbirth process and after his brother is born). It can reduce the breast problem, because if when the woman only conduct the breastfeeding for one baby it will often create some problems on her breast because of the excessive breast milk production.

The negative effect of the tandem breastfeeding is that the woman will spend much energy to conduct the tandem breastfeeding technique, therefore the woman should manage her time to take a rest well and to take a lot of nutrition.

Summary:

• conducting the breastfeeding process for two children is called by the tandem breastfeeding technique.
• The benefits of the tandem breastfeeding technique are enhancing the baby`s relationship to each other, providing a lot of nutrition for the older baby, and reducing the problems of the woman`s breast.
• The negative side of the tandem breastfeeding technique is that the woman to get some fatigue because she must spend much energy to do the tandem breastfeeding technique.

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Some foods which can create a bloated for the pregnant woman

A bloated can happen to the pregnant woman which is caused by the improvement of the stomach gas influenced by the progesterone hormone. This problem will cause some digestive obstruction. A bloated can be caused by the inappropriate eating technique.

To prevent this problem, the pregnant woman should consider about how to eat some foot with the appropriate technique and avoid some food which can cause a bloated. Let see the following explanation about some foods which can cause a bloated

• Cabbage is a kind of vegetable which can obstruct the digestion process and it can cause a heartburn.
• Peanut, actually this food is good for the pregnant woman. But if it is consumed excessively, it will cause a bloated. To reduce the raffinose level, you can soak it and wash it before cooked.
• Fried foods, it has a lot of fat which is difficult to be digested. Because of this reason the pregnant woman should reduce the fried foods consumption and choose another foods.
• Apples, this fruit has a lot of pectin which can make the stomach produce a lot of gas especially on the digestive organs.
• Radish, green paprika and onion can create a bloated
• A carbonate beverage should be avoided by the pregnant woman because it can create some bloated and it can make the pregnant woman to have uncomfortable condition when consuming a heavy meals.
• Cheese which is not processed through the pasteurization process should be avoided by the woman because there are a lot of dangerous microorganism that can create a lot of negative effect for the pregnant woman and her fetus. Cheese can increase the stomach gas.
• Potatoes, it contains some starch which can obstruct the digestion process and it can create some bloated.
• Cucumber is a kind of vegetable which contains a lot of water. Although it can enhance the woman`s digestion process, it can also create a bloated.
• Corn, the woman should be careful to chewed it because if it is not be chewed properly. It can cause a bloated.

Summary:

• A bloated is caused by the change of the progesterone hormone and inappropriate eating technique.
• Preventing the bloated can be done by having a good diet
• There are some foods which can make a bloated for example cabbage, peanuts, radish, green paprika, onion, carbonate beverage, cheese, potatoes, cucumber, corns, etc.

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Proper positions for conducting the breastfeeding process

Breastfeeding position will have a great influence for the baby`s health because if the woman have improper position in conducting the breastfeeding process, it will encourage the baby to inhale a lot of air and it can encourage the children to have some cold. The cold disease will frequently happens to the baby who still consume the breast milk or milk formula product through the bottle.

There are some steps for conducting a breastfeeding process:

1. Wash your hands before conducting the breastfeeding.
2. Squeeze a little breast milk then apply to your nipples and your areola.
3. You can try to have a comfortable position such as a lay down position.
4. Make sure the position of the baby is facing the woman with his stomach adheres on the woman`s stomach, the baby`s chin adheres to the woman`s breast. The baby`s ears and arms baby is in a straight line and make sure the baby's mouth is wide open cover the areola around the nipples.
5. To open the baby`s mouth, you can precede the breastfeeding process by touching the nipples on the baby`s lips and cheek and after the baby`s mouth is opened you can give your nipples to your baby to be sucked. It can be used to prevent your baby to inhale a lot of air.
6. Give your breast milk to your children in turn.

After conducting the breastfeeding, you can encourage your baby to have some belches to prevent some puffy and queasy. To make the baby having some belches you can practice these following technique:

Hugging the baby on your shoulder

Hold your baby on the rear-facing. Make sure the baby's chest and attached to the upright position with the Chin rests on the shoulders of the woman. Use one of your hands to support the body of your baby and the other hand is used to pat the baby's back.

The baby having a prone position in lap

You should take your baby in a prone position in your lap. Use one of your hands to hold the baby`s body with the position of his head is higher than his body. Doing a smooth clap to make your children to have some belches.

Holding in front position

You can do it to make your baby having some belches. It can be done by holding facing forward. Make sure that the position of the baby`s health is higher than his body. Doing a smooth clap on his back to encourage him to have some belches.

Summary:

• A good position to conduct a breastfeeding process can reduce the puffy and some cold disease for the baby.
• Make sure that after the breastfeeding process you should encourage them to have some belches.
• The position for helping the baby to have some belches can be done by hugging your baby on your shoulder, positioning your baby in a prone position and holding in front position

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The fetus development phase in the age of 4 months pregnancy

The 4 months fetus development phase is began at the age of thirteen weeks of pregnancy up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. The fetus development in 13th weeks of age is marked by the functioning of the retina, cornea, and iris. Therefore the fetus can be able to wink his eyes and becomes sensitive toward the light. In this phase the fetus development is depended on the placenta which connects the fetus and his mother`s body to absorb the nutrition, dispose the metabolic waste, and filter the harmful substances.

In the age of 13 weeks, the skin, muscle, and other part of the fetus body has been formed properly. The fetus can be able to feel the mother`s heart beat and it has 7,5 cm of length. The trachea, lungs, stomach, liver, pancreas, and the intestines start developing to the last function. The vocal cord starts to be formed, the tooth buds start to grow by forming 20 tooth buds, the finger of the hands and foods start appearing. Let see the following explanation to know the fetus development in each weeks for 4 moths.

The fetus development in the 14th weeks of pregnancy can be marked by:

• The fetus`s ears are in proper position, including the eye position leads to the actual position.
• Neck began to lengthen so that the chin is no longer integrated with the chest.
• The external genitals begin to be more real, therefore it will be easier to identify the fetus`s gender by ultrasound.
• The fetus heart beat rate beat is almost 2 times faster than your heart rate.

The fetus development in the 15th weeks of pregnancy can be marked by:

• The fetus can be able to listen the mother`s sound, heart-beat, and the sound of stomach.
• His hair is starting to grow, including the growth of the eye brow, eyelash, and the fetus weight is about 114 gram while the fetus length is about 15 cm.
• The woman pregnancy can be seen clearly during this period, therefore the woman should wear the loose clothes to make her becomes more comfortable. This is because the skin and muscles, especially around the stomach will stretch. It has an incredible stretch to accommodate uterus enlarged. The strain lines which is visible is called striae and it will appear on the abdomen, breasts, hips and back.

The fetus development in the 16th weeks of pregnancy can be marked by:

• The fetus length is about 16 cm and his weight is about 135 gram. It will grow immediately and make some strong movement because his muscles have been developed well. It can make the woman to be able to feel the fetus movement by groping her stomach smoothly.
• The lanugo grows in whole of the fetus body surface. The placenta is formed and start to function.
• The fetus has started sucking his thumb, yawn, stretch the body, swallow the urine, and hiccups.
• If you put a bright light on the baby's stomach, the baby will move his hand toward his eyes.
• The digestive system of the fetus begin to function.

Summary:

• 4 months fetus development phase begins from the 13th weeks of age until 16th weeks,
• The growth of the fetus who is 14th weeks of age characterized by the neck began to lengthen so that the chin is no longer integrated with the chest.
• The length of fetus in last gestation of 4 months is 15 cm long, the weight is about 135 grams.

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There are six signs of the irregular menstrual cycle

The irregular menstrual cycle which happens to the woman will create some problems such as the stomachache. Actually this problem is normally happens to the woman but if there is an excessive stomachache, therefore the woman should have a great consideration about this problem.

The irregular menstrual cycle can be caused by some menstrual cycle disruption which can make the woman to have some difficulties for getting the pregnancy. Let see this following signs which can indicate the irregular menstrual cycle.

Calculating the menstrual cycle period, the mean of the normal menstrual cycle is about 21-35 days. If your menstrual cycle period happens in more than 31-35 days or if the menstrual cycle happens less than two weeks between the first menstrual cycle period and the next menstrual period, you should have a great consideration about this problem because the blood which is spread out is not the menstrual blood.

The menstrual period usually happens for 7 days. Therefore if you have a menstrual period in more than seven days or more, you will have a high risk to get the mennorhagia (the improvement of the menstrual blood volume).

If there is an excessive menstrual blood, you should change pads every one or two hours a day. If it happens in a long time, it can be indicated as a mennorhagia symptoms.

The excessive stomachache which happens suddenly is the abnormal condition. This symptom can indicate that the woman have a dysmenorrhea or the excessive pain during the menstrual period. The dysmenorrhea symptoms can be followed the lower back pain or legs, abdominal cramps, or the pelvic pain.

A bulk blood clots can be used as an indication for the woman to have a heavy period. But if the woman there is a little blood clots during the menstruation it means that the woman have a normal condition.

Losing the menstrual cycle for more than three months can be an early indication for the woman to have the pregnancy. But if you haven’t conduct a sexual intercourse before or you are not consuming the contraception drug, it can indicate that the woman have an amenorrhea, perimenopause or menopause. The problem of amenorrhea can be caused by some disease, a fatigue, heavy exercise, or the excessive weight reduction. If you have some problems above you should conduct a medical check-up or consult to the pediatrician. The menstrual problems will have a great deal to the woman`s fertility, therefore you should conduct a medical check-up immediately.

Summary:

• The menstrual cycle problem will have a great deal with the woman`s fertility which will cause some negative effect for the woman even having some difficulties for having the pregnancy.

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Tips for maintaining a regular menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle becomes more complex because it enrolls some elements and the woman`s organ such as senses, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, pituitary axis-obarium, uterus, endometrium, and secondary sexual organs.

Menstruation begins in the puberty phase (10-15 years old), and the first menstruation (menarche) is often called as the main case for the woman`s life. This phase is affected by the psychological factor, even the sensual videos or images can encourage the woman to have an early menstruation, and even it can happen to the woman who is less than 10 years old.

Menarche can also be used as a sign which indicate the woman has reached the fertile period and ready to have the pregnancy. The characteristic of the menstrual blood can be described as follows: having a dark reddish color, becomes aqueous because of the fibrinolysis process. It happens for 3-5 days or 7-14 days and often followed by some pains.

There are some techniques which can be used to maintain a regular menstrual cycle, let see this following explanation:

1. Take some notes on your menstrual cycle calendar (the beginning of the menstruation and the last menstruation) which can be used as a guidance for the next cycle.
2. Maintain cleanliness during the menstrual cycle, because the uterine wall and vagina during menstruation are more susceptible to be infected by a virus.
3. If there are some pains on the woman`s waist, it is caused by the vaginal muscle stretching. To reduce those pains you can consume some drugs which has an appropriate doses and you can consume some traditional medicines.
4. Choose a smooth bandage which is safe, comfortable to be used to avoid some irritations.
5. Change your bandage and your panties every 4 hours, after taking a bath, or defecating particularly at the beginning of menstruation because the woman will have a high menstrual bleeding.
6. You can use a clean water to clean your genitals. It will be better if you use a warm water and some soaps which has a high Ph to prevent some allergy, and infection which may happens to the woman`s genitals. 

By considering a good menstrual cycle, we can maintain a regular menstrual cycle and avoid some infections which can be caused by the virus and reproductive organ diseases. The woman`s emotional condition can affect the menstrual cycle of the woman, therefore you should be able to control your stressing.

Summary:

• The menstrual cycle enrolls the five sense and the woman`s reproductive organ,
• The psychological factor as a result of the global information can encourage the woman to have a menstruation which happens more early.
• Maintaining the menstrual cycle can be done by maintaining the reproduction organ to be more healthy and you should control your stress.

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Tips having a natural childbirth process without any stitching

The normal childbirth process usually create some wounds around the woman`s genitals therefore it needs to be stitched. The wounds are called an episiotomy in medical terms. Deliberately cutting has the purpose to enhance the childbirth process. Generally the doctor will give some anesthesia to reduce the pains, but it will be better for the woman to avoid the anesthesia.
There are some tips for having a natural childbirth process:

• Doing some preparation before the childbirth process, make sure that the woman will be ok during the childbirth process. The self confidence is very important for having the normal childbirth process without any stitching. There are some techniques which can be done by the woman in the last trimester such as doing a kegel exercise to train the woman`s genitals muscle to be stronger when having a normal childbirth process.
• Choosing a convenient medical center for the woman to make her becomes more relax during the childbirth process. We should take the room that enable the woman to have unimpeded movement, and not too crowded therefore it can create a comfortable situation for the woman during the childbirth process. 
• Avoiding some fatigue especially in the third trimester, because it can encourage the woman to have an episiotomy. In approaching the estimate birthday process the woman should have an adequate rest and the woman should maintain an adequate nutrition supply by consuming some foods which contain a lot of calorie.
• Doing some exercises to strengthen the woman`s muscle. There are some exercise which can be done by the pregnant woman such as by doing the head, fore head and nose movement until reaching the flour as well as the hands, knees, and the woman`s toes. This movement can help the infant having a good position in the early childbirth process. Another movement that can be done by the woman by having a squat position by holding the surrounding objects.
• Using some aromatherapy to make the woman becomes more relax. The aromatherapy can also be used for doing the perineum massaging to make the woman becomes more relax and to create a comfortable situation. It can also be used to minimize the stitching during the childbirth process.
• Consuming avocados and olive oil which can be used to increase the elasticity of the woman skin therefore it can enhance the woman to have a natural childbirth process. In addition the woman should consume raspberry tea during the last trimester. The woman can drink 2 cups of raspberry tea every day in order to improve the contraction therefore it can enhance the woman to have a natural childbirth process.
• The woman should avoid to raise up her buttock during the childbirth process because it can cause some wide rags on the woman genitals.

After considering the explanations above, so that the woman doesn’t need a stitching therefore the woman can be recovered immediately. The pregnant woman exercise is also important to be used to enhance the woman`s fitness and to encourage the woman to have a strong power for straining.

Summary:

• Deliberately cutting in the natural childbirth process often happens to the woman.
• The woman can do some preparation to minimize a deliberately cutting during the childbirth process. It can be done in the third trimester.
• The woman should avoid to raise up her buttock during the childbirth process because it can cause some wide rags on the woman genitals.

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Enhance the pregnancy by controlling the sexual intercourse

There are some different ways for the people to enhance their pregnancy. For those who have some difficulties to get the pregnancy, you can enhance your pregnancy by controlling the sexual intercourse. This technique is very effective to be done by the couple who conducts the pregnancy plan.

Controlling the sexual intercourse can be done by considering the woman`s fertile period. By controlling the sexual intercourse and having a good position for the sexual intercourse can increase the possibilities of the pregnancy. The woman`s fertile period in normal cycle happens from the 12th – 16th after the first day of menstruation. Therefore if you conduct a sexual intercourse during this period, you will have a high possibility to get the pregnancy. But if you have an irregular cycle you can use other methods to determine the fertile periods.

Other technique that can be used to know about the woman`s fertile period is by observing the cervix mucous and also the basal body temperature. In a fertile period, the mucous of the cervix will be thicker and stickier. The basal body temperature will be increased. If you find both the signs above, it means that the woman is in the fertile period.

Conducting the sexual intercourse in order to enhance the pregnancy is quite troublesome because it is done in order to enhance the pregnancy possibility rather than to meet the sexual hazard. To enhance the pregnancy, you should have a good position during the sexual intercourse. The position of the woman`s pelvic should be higher in order to keep a large number of sperm. The important thing that should be considered is that you have to be more relax when conducting the sexual intercourse.

Summary:

• There are some different ways for the people to enhance their pregnancy, it will very different to each other. The result is also different with others.
• Controlling the sexual intercourse can be done when the woman is in a fertile period and it can be done in a relax condition.
• Determining the woman`s fertile period can be done by calculating the menstrual cycle, observing the woman`s cervix mucous and nasal body temperature.

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There are some reasons for the pregnant woman to be more sensitive toward the smells

The first trimester is the adaptation period for the pregnant woman toward some psychics and physical change. One of the psychics change that often happen to the pregnant woman is that the woman becomes very sensitive toward some smells. It can cause some queasy or even some vomits for the pregnant woman.

A research conducted by the Philadelphia`s Monell Chemical Senses Center at United States found that the fertile woman will be more sensitive toward the smells. It also happen to the woman who is not in the fertile period (Under the puberty and menopause woman). In other word the sensitivity of the pregnant woman toward the smells is caused by the improvement of the estrogen hormone during the pregnancy.

Another research was also conducted by Yvonne Bohn, MD, the writer of “The Mommy Doc`s Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth” which found that not only the estrogen hormone that can encourage the woman to be more sensitive toward the smells, but it`s also caused by the human chorionic gonadotropin or HCG which happens to the pregnant woman during the first trimester.

The increasing of the woman`s sensitivity can be used as an indicator for the woman to have a further treatment. The increasing of the smells sensitivity is directly proportional to the symptoms of morning sickness happens to the pregnant women in the first trimester, therefore it is usually followed by some headache, queasy and vomits.

How to overcome the woman`s smells sensitivity

To overcome this problem, you can substitute some smells which make you become very sensitive. For example if the pregnant woman becomes very sensitive with a certain soap fragrant, she can try to get the other ones. The pregnant woman should conduct some experiment to find a neutral aroma to reduce the morning sickness.

If the smells sensitivity make the woman having some queasy when she eats some foods, it will be better for the woman to consume some foods which doesn’t have a strong smell. She can reduce the portion to avoid some queasy, but she has to improve the frequency of the food consumption which has a lower portion.

To add some fresh aroma in her house, the woman can use some aroma therapy which is more natural therefore it is safe to be used during the pregnancy. You may open the windows at night to enhance the air circulation at your house.

For the woman who has the first pregnancy shouldn’t be worried about this condition. Because amount of the pregnant woman often to have this condition. To reduce the queasy caused by the increasing of the woman`s smells sensitivity, you can manage your diet by reducing the food portion and enhancing the frequency of the food consumption in a lower portion.

Summary:

• In the first trimester, the pregnant woman will have some improvement of the smells sensitivity.
• The smells sensitivity can cause some queasy, headache, and also the morning sickness
• The woman will be very sensitive toward some smells because of the improvement of the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or HCG and estrogen hormone.

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Having some difficulty to get the pregnancy due the pregnancy postponement

The pregnant woman who has some difficulty to get the pregnancy can be caused by some factors, for example having some problems of the woman`s fertility or the husband. The one of the case that often happen is that the husband and the wife decide to delay their pregnancy because some reasons for example due their business that make them to be very busy.

After for many times of their business they have a great improvement of their career and they have a great achievement from their business. At this time they start to think that it is the best time to have a baby because they have everything. Then after doing some effort to have the pregnancy, they can`t realize it.

This case is often happen, even it becomes a recent family problem. The question is why does the woman have some difficulty to get the pregnancy due the pregnancy postponement?

There are some factors that can affect the women to have some difficulty to get the pregnancy after postponed their pregnancy, but the most common problems is the reduction of the woman`s ovum quality. We know that the women have a limited ovum number even it will give out when the women getting the menopause. It will be different to the men that can be able to produce the sperm through-out his life.

The old woman will produce the ovum in a small number, and the quality of the ovum is decreasing. To improve the quality of the woman`s ovum we can consume the folic acid recommended by the doctor. Before giving some medicines, the doctor will analyze and doing some observation to identify the factors that cause the woman having some difficulty to get the pregnancy.

The faster way to avoid some difficulties to have the pregnancy is by conducting the pregnancy plan as soon as possible, using some contraception or the natural one. Focus on your career or having a modern life style will have a high risk to reduce the woman`s or the men`s fertility, therefore it can make the woman having some difficulty to get the pregnancy.

Summary:

• The woman`s fertility will decrease when the woman is close to the menopause period,
• The men`s fertility happens throughout his life,
• The woman who has some difficulties for having the pregnancy can be caused by the reduction of the woman`s ovum quality and the ovum number.

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