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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