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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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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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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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 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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Pregnancy tips for the pregnant woman who is more than 35 years old

The woman who is more than 35 years old will have a great risk for having the pregnancy rather than the woman who is less than 35 years old. If you have the pregnancy in more than 30 years old, you are not alone because there are some people to decide to have the pregnancy when their age is in 30 or 40 years old.  A strong believe will have some positive sides for your pregnancy and your fetus to be healthy.

There are some risks for conducting the pregnancy when the woman`s age is more than 35 years old:

• In the age of 30s, the woman`s ovum doesn’t have a good quality, and the woman`s menstrual cycle will be irregular. It can makes the woman to have some difficulty for getting the pregnancy.
• Her baby have a high risk to get the chromosome deviation such as the Down syndrome.
• The woman will have a high risk for getting the Gestational Diabetes even having a miscarriage.
• In the age of 30s, the woman will have a great hormonal change which makes the woman released more than one ovum in every ovulation phase, therefore it will have a great possibility for having twin baby born
• The woman will have a high risk of getting some complication in their pregnancy, therefore the woman will possibly to have a caesarean section.

Avoid some stress and try to do some healthy lifestyle can improve the woman`s pregnancy possibility especially for the woman who is more than 3o years old, and it can be used to reduce some risk that may happen. You should conduct some exercise recommended by the doctor such as Yoga, Refreshing, enjoy your time during the pregnancy. You can also do these following pregnancy tips for the woman who is more than 30 years old

Conducting a balance diet

The pregnant woman must consume some foods which contains a lot of float acid, calcium, iron, and protein. The prenatal vitamin must be consumed by the pregnant woman before and after the pregnancy.
Maintaining the ideal weight

The woman who has an obesity (the body mass index is 30 or more) especially for the woman who is more than 30 years old will have some difficulties to get the pregnancy.

Doing some test before the pregnancy

The diagnostic test such as the amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling can be used to determine the baby`s chromosome and determine whether your baby have a high risk for getting the chromosome deviation or not. But, you must be careful and you must consult to the doctor because the test can cause the miscarriage.

Avoiding the dangerous substances

The pregnant woman must avoid the alcoholic beverage, some kinds of drug, narcotics, smoking or live around the smokers,

Before the pregnancy you have to consult to the doctor first. They will help you to determine whether your body is healthy for having the pregnancy or not and answering your questions when you want to know about your pregnancy especially for the woman who is more than 30 years old.

Summary:

• The pregnant woman who is more than 35 years old will have a high risk for getting the Down syndrome, having twin baby and also having a miscarriage.
• The pregnant woman who is more than 35 years old should have a balance diet, maintain an ideal weight, conduct a test before the pregnancy and avoid some dangerous substances.

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Two simple tips for the breastfeeding woman

For the early lactic period the woman will feel so strange with this condition. But it is the most precious moment for some women who have some difficulties to get the pregnancy. Breastfeeding is the precious moment for those who have known some appropriate breastfeeding techniques.

For the pregnant woman who has some confusions how to implement some appropriate breastfeeding techniques, you can see these following explanations which contain two tips which are very useful for the breastfeeding woman.

The woman must be given some psychological supports from the family

• The woman must have a good confidence for having a successful lactation.
• The woman must be sure that she can produce an adequate breast milk for her baby, and she has to know that the breast milk production is not depended on the woman`s breast sizes.
• The supports of the family, husband, and also the medical officer are very important for the woman`s psychology. 

The breastfeeding woman should consider these following cases:

• Provide immediate breastfeeding within the first 30 minutes after having a normal childbirth process (Early Initiation of Breastfeeding)
• The woman must give the colostrum (The breast milk which spread out shortly after the childbirth process and it usually has a yellow color) for her baby although in very small amount. The breast milk will spread out in 1-3 days after the childbirth process. 

• Don’t give your baby some beverage that contains some sugar, mineral water packaged, and other instant beverages.
• Give your baby the breast milk through your breasts in turn, and do it frequently.
• In healthy condition the woman must give the exclusive breast milk for the baby until the age of 6 months. The complementary food can be given gradually after the baby is 6 months. 
• Make sure that you have a good breastfeeding position.
• Continue your lactation although you have sick or the baby gets some illnesses, unless the disease is dangerous and contagious or you have some medical instruction.
• The woman must have an adequate nutrition supply. It can be completed by consuming various food especially some fruits and vegetables.
• If the woman must work in the office, then she can give her breast milk directly before and after work. When she work at her office, she can squeeze her breast milk in order to have an adequate breast milk production.

By considering some several tips above, we hope that the woman who get the first pregnancy shouldn’t be worried to conduct the breastfeeding for her baby. And it can help her to focus on the childbirth process rather than to think about how to do the breastfeeding for her baby.

Summary:

• The important things which should be considered by the breastfeeding woman are the psychological support from her family and some tips which should be considered during the lactation,
• The breast milk production is not depended on the woman`s breasts size.
• The breast milk production will be influenced by the woman`s nutrition completion and how often the woman conducts the breastfeeding for her baby.

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Specific signs for having the pregnancy

Pregnancy is the most awaited moment for every couple, especially for the new couple. They really want to get the baby as a result of their marriage. By considering some specific signs of the woman`s pregnancy, it means that you and your wife have a good fertility and you don’t have a serious problem of health.

But there are a lot of people who don’t know what the specific signs of pregnancy. There are some cases that the pregnancy signs are similar with the menstrual signs. Because of this problems, it can may cause a miscarriage.

Almost all of the couple regard that there is only one sign to be considered as a pregnancy sign that is the delay of the menstrual cycle. Their estimation is also true, but we have to consider that the delay of the menstruation cycle is not only caused by the pregnancy. But it can caused by some factors, such as the influence of the diet, stress, fatigue, and it can be caused by the hormonal disruption. To anticipate some errors in identifying the pregnancy there are 9 specific pregnancy signs that must be considered

1.    There are some changes on the woman`s breast

If the woman gets the pregnancy, her breast will be bigger. It can be caused by the improvement of the estrogen and progesterone hormone production. The condition of the woman`s breast will be more smooth, so that it becomes more sensitive to be hold. The nipples become bigger, have a dark color and tingle. The veins on the woman`s breast can be seen clearly.

2.    Having some blood spots and followed by the maternal cramps

The blood spot is the specific sign that can be found before the menstruation, it usually happens between 8-10 days after the ovulation. This spot can`t be considered as a menstrual indication, because it happens because of the implantation bleeding or the process of the embryo implantation in the woman`s uterus. The maternal cramps will happen frequently until the second trimester of pregnancy, or it happens until the uterus is in the middle position which is propped by the woman`s pelvis.

3.    Having a morning sickness

50% of the pregnant woman will have the morning sickness until the second trimester of pregnancy. It happens because there are some Human Chronic Gonadotropin improvement on the woman`s blood stream and on her urine. It can be used to answer why the Test Pack can be done through the woman`s urine?
If the morning sickness happens frequently until the second trimester, the woman should consult to the doctor, because it will have a negative effect for the woman`s health.

4.    Having a frequent urination

After having a menstruation tardiness for a week or two weeks, the woman will have a high hazard for having a frequent urination. It happens because the fetus on the woman`s uterus will press the woman`s bladder so that it can cause some improvement of the woman`s blood circulation and some hormonal change in the woman`s body. Although having a frequent urination, the woman shouldn’t to restrain it. The woman must consume much water to avoid the dehydration.

5.    Headaches

The headache and unstable emotion may happen frequently for the pregnant woman. It happens because of the physical factors such as fatigue, queasy, hungry, and having a lower blood pressure. The depression and stress can also encourage the woman for having unstable emotion.

6.    Having an excessive fatigue and drowsiness

It happens because of the hormonal change, the performance of the kidney, heart, and lungs are improving. Those vital organ are not only work to complete the woman`s body but also the fetus growth. The fetus growth and the woman`s maternal growth to be bigger also give an e padditional load for the pregnant woman.

7.    Having a constipation

It happens because the improvement of the progesterone hormone. This hormone will loosen the woman`s uterine muscles, therefore it will loosen the muscles of the intestine wall and create a constipation. But this condition will give some positive effect for having a good nutrition absorbance which is very useful for the pregnant woman.

8.    Hyper saliva

It is caused by the estrogen hormonal change during the first trimester, and it still happen until the second trimester.

9.    The raise of the body`s alkali temperature

When having a pregnancy or ovulation, the body`s alkali temperature is increasing during the pregnancy. This condition will reduce in the normal condition like the condition before the ovulation.

Those nine Signs of Pregnancy Specific above would be different, from one woman to another woman. And to ensure your pregnancy you have to done the pregnancy test by using test pack or by having a medical check-up.

Summary:

• Considering the pregnancy signs will be very useful for us to be more careful in doing the daily activities, therefore we can avoid some negative effect which is very dangerous for the woman`s pregnancy.
• The pregnancy indications is caused by the hormonal change
• The pregnancy signs will be different for every woman, and to ensure the pregnancy you should doing the pregnancy test by using test pack or conducting a medical check-up.

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The Benefits of the Puerperal Gymnastics after Childbirth

The puerperal gymnastics after childbirth can help you are less confident with the appearance, because the uncomfortable in adapting the changes that occur after childbirth. The puerperal gymnastics is the movements exercise which is done to give the comfort to the muscles of body and can be started six hours after delivery that is done gradually and continuously.

The puerperal gymnastics will give the comfort in the physical form, gives fluency in the process for the return of the womb into the previous shape, helps to accelerate the return of the condition of the body after childbirth, and prevents the some complications after childbirth. The puerperal gymnastics is also useful to improve the blood circulation after delivery. But the puerperal gymnastics can only done in the women who have a healthy condition, no anomalies either during the pregnancy or childbirth.

The puerperal gymnastics for the normal delivery can be done on the first day after the childbirth by train the respiration with the purpose to smoothen the blood circulation, so the organs of body will recover after childbirth. This gymnastics is need to observe the contraction of the pelvic muscles before sitting down, and when sitting choose the seat base are strong and somewhat hard intent on can restrain the pelvic muscles. When sitting and standing you should not be too long. The easiest puerperal gymnastics is by doing the Kegel gymnastics, because in addition to useful, this movement is safe to performed without fear of the stitches. With the Kegel gymnastics can strengthen the muscles around the vagina and accelerates healing the birth cannal.

Whereas the benefits of the puerperal gymnastics for caesarean are able to help increase the muscle strength of bladder and colon. But to do physical exercise the puerperal gymnastics would have the doctor's permission. For cesarean delivery, this gymnastics can be started after the first week after delivery. You must pay attention the position of waking from the sleep, which should be very slowly, and to reduce the pain can put a small pillow.

Besides useful toward the body fitness, the puerperal gymnastics can also reduce the infection that occur in the uterine involution which result of the residual blood can not get out so reducing the risk of abnormal bleeding and avoid the blood gelation that clogged the veins. The puerperal gymnastics can be done in the delivery clinic when you childbirth and next you can do in your home to maintain the health after childbirth.

Summary:

• The puerperal gymnastics can giving the comfort and a sense of relaxation after childbirth,
• One of the simplest puerperal gymnastics movement is to perform the Kegel gymnastics,

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Yoga Training for Pregnant Women will Reduce Stress

Depression and stress felt by pregnant women can certainly affect the baby's growth in the fetus. And of course for those of you a prospective mother does not want it happens. And to reduce the stress, you can do yoga. Yoga training for pregnant women will also increase the inner relationship between you and the baby.

Mental health problem caused by pregnancy hormone causes mothers are more easy to depression, anxiety, irritability, inability feeling to cope the stress experienced. The condition will be very high risk toward the mental problems such as depression and stress, therefore, yoga is a significant aid to help reduce stress when pregnant.

The foregoing is evidenced in a research done by the Complementary Therapies Clinical Practice, involving the prospective mothers with gestational age 12-26 weeks, and doing yoga training for 90 minutes focused on the body. From that research, it was found that yoga training for pregnant women is one of the effective treatment to demulcent the symptoms of stress so improving the prospective mothers’ health and fetuses in the womb.

Only a few prospective mothers who received care and want to treated to overcome the stress and depression problems. In fact, if not handled properly, this condition can affect the health of mother and baby, including the bad body weight gain, "preeclampsia", preterm childbirth, and the lack of inner bonding between mother and child.

Known many women are more comfortable with the type of non-medical care, such as herbal remedies, relaxation techniques, and yoga. Yoga training for pregnant women is an exercise that combines the meditation focus with physical poses which proved to be a powerful method to fight stress and increase the energy.

Summary:

• Sense of stress felt by pregnant women will affect the mental and physical health of mothers and child, 
• Yoga training when pregnant can reduce the levels of stress and depression of the pregnant women even increase the inner relationship with the child. 

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Some aids when having dangerous pregnancy signs

The dangerous pregnancy signs is very possibly happen to the pregnant woman and if it is not being solved immediately, it will have some negative effect for her pregnancy. The woman`s happiness will be frequently disturbed by some illnesses such as the foot cramps, weary, nose bleeding, etc.

For those who have the second, third pregnancy those problems can be solve easily because you have some experience of it. But for those who just have the first pregnancy, those problem often make the woman becomes panic. And if it happens to you, let see the following explanation related to the first aid when having dangerous pregnancy signs

Foot cramps, can be solved by sitting and straightening your foot or by sleeping in the supine position. Move up your foot to your shin bone, or you can ask other people to suppress your foot upward.

The weary can be done by relaxing your body especially for the part of your body which has a weary, you can add some cream or balm. You can also do some stretching frequently when you do some activities.

The nose bleeding may happen during the pregnancy because of the brittle of the woman`s blood veins. It can be solved by positioning your nose downward. Don’t look to the upward, in order to prevent the blood enters the brain veins and to keep the blood streaming. Then you can prevent this problem by consuming a lot of fruits.

Headache may often happen for the pregnant woman. If it happens to you, you should stop working or doing some activities, after that you can sit, lie down in a supine position. Then you can consume much water. If you have a heavy headache followed by some queasy and unclear sight, you should call the midwife or the doctor, because you may have a preeclampsia.

Some stomachache which is far from the birth procces can be caused by the microbe, infection, or the uterus contraction. You must call the doctor or the midwife to get a medical treatment.

Those first aids are only done by yourself. But if the symptoms bring you in a bad condition, you need to conduct a medical consultation to get an appropriate treatment. Especially when you have some bleeding

Summary:

• Some dangerous pregnancy signs which frequently happen to the pregnant woman are the foot cramps, weary, nose bleeding, headache, waist pains and some bleeding,
• The first aids when having dangerous pregnancy signs is the first step to reduce the symptoms. While the next steps you have to consult to the doctor or midwife,
• Food cramps can be solved by moving up your foot to your shin bone, or you can ask other people to suppress your foot upward.

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3 important cases when pregnancy check up

Pregnancy check-up is an important thing that must be done since in the beginning of the pregnancy until nearly the childbirth process, and it must be done at least once a month and every two weeks after the gestation is nearly reach the childbirth process.  It is used to know the fetus and also the woman`s health condition. By doing a regular pregnancy check-up it can reduce the woman`s death rate and also the fetus death rate after the childbirth.

But there are a lot of pregnancy medical check-up center such as the midwife, medical clinic center, public hospital or private hospital don’t have a good quality therefore it doesn’t have a good support toward the pregnant woman`s health. For those who try to find a suitable place for your child birth process, you should consider these following three important aspect:

Firstly, the pregnant woman`s weight must be measured and explained in detail information. The improvement of the pregnant woman weight in every trimester can be used as an indicator which shows that her pregnancy is good and healthy. For those who have a normal weight index, the normal weight improvement in the first trimester is 0.5 Kg per week until they have some improvement about 12.7-18.2 Kg. But we know that the improvement will be different for other people, and it must be considered with the IMT before the pregnancy.

Secondly, the doctor or midwife must examine the blood pressure and give some explanation the real condition of it. The normal blood pressure for the pregnant woman is 120/80 or lower than 120/80 because the pregnant woman`s body will soften and increase the blood volume in the woman`s body. If the blood pressure is more than 130/90 (preeclampsia), it must be reduced.

Third, the doctor or the midwife must explain some risk that can be found during the pregnancy and also explain about the way to manage the pregnancy health. It need to be done for the pregnant woman who has the first, second, and the third even for so many times of having the pregnancy. Because the more frequent of having the pregnancy is the more risk you will get.

The ideal time for examining the pregnant woman is 10-15 minutes. The examination is fast, but the explanation about how to keep your pregnancy becomes healthy is very important and it needs for a long time to be done.

Summary:

• The pregnancy check-up should consider the improvement of the pregnant woman`s weight, blood pressure, and the explanation of the pregnancy risk.
• The ideal time for examining the pregnant woman is between ten to fifteen minutes

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Vitamin D Function for Pregnant Woman

It`s very important to maintain the fetus health, since in the woman`s uterus until the childbirth process. The woman have to complete the need of macro and micro nutrition for the fetus. One of the macro nutrition which is very important to be completed is the vitamin D. It can be supported by a research taken from the Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism which found that if the vitamin D can`t be completed, the baby will have a lower weight.

The vitamin D acquirement can be done step by step. It can be done in the beginning of pregnancy (in the first trimester). It will influence the fetus growth in the next trimester. If the woman has a lower vitamin D acquirement in the first trimester, her uterus will have a high risk twice greater to have some growth disruption.

In this research enrolled 2.146 pregnant woman which is registered in the Perinatal Collaborative Project in 12 Unites State Medical Center in 1959-1965. Their blood sample is preserved and tested how much the vitamin D found in the blood. The result shows that the woman has a lower vitamin D value during the 26 weeks of pregnancy, they born a baby which has an average weight of 46 gram lighter than the normal new born baby.

It is very dangerous because a new born baby who has a lower weight will have a high risk of death in the first month. It also have a high risk to be suffer toward some chronic diseases such as the heart attack, hypertension, and diabetes in type-2.

The biggest research that has been done to identify the correlation between vitamin D in the pregnant woman`s body and the fetus weight. It proved clinically that the woman have to complete an adequate vitamin D supply to improve the fetus weight.

But those research is needed to be reviewed again because there are some possibility for the change of the data because the woman may have a change of her life style. When the woman reduce the activity of smoking it will increase the vitamin D supply from the food which is more better with a vitamin D taken from the direct sun light. Therefore it will have some influences toward the fetus weight which is born. And the interesting thing about the research in 1959-1965 showed that pregnant women who do not consume enough vitamin D are at risk of having a child obesity.

Summary:

• Vitamin D for the pregnant woman will influence the fetus health,
• The vitamin D acquirement can be done by the pregnant woman start from the beginning of her pregnancy,
• Consuming vitamin D will influence the fetus weight.

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5 Fun Activities for Pregnant Woman

Although pregnancy is the most enjoyable moment for the mother, but sometimes she gets some boredoms during her pregnancy because the pregnant woman will have some limitations to do her daily activities. There are some enjoyable activities that can be done by the pregnant woman, but she must be considered about some restrictions which must be obeyed by the pregnant woman to keep her pregnancy and her fetus. There are five enjoyable activities that can be done by the pregnant woman:

1. Aromatherapy can be done by the pregnant woman because it can reduce some grievances during the pregnancy such as the fatigue, stiff, nausea, stress, unstable emotion, back pains, even it can be used to expedite the childbirth process. The pregnant woman should avoid these following activities for example the pregnant woman should avoid the aromatherapy activity under the 4 months pregnancy and the woman should have a great consideration about the use of aromatherapy which is appropriate for her pregnancy because some of them can create some contraction or even a miscarriage. You can use the aromatherapy service which has an expert of aromatherapy for the pregnant woman, therefore the pregnant woman can get a suitable doses and a suitable aromatherapy.
2. Sport is very useful for the pregnant woman to maintain her fitness and brain refreshment. You can choose a kind of sport which is appropriate for your condition for example walking around, fun bike, aerobics exercise in the second trimester, yoga for pregnant woman, swimming and also pregnant woman gymnastic exercise.
3. Daily need shopping or baby gear can be used as a refreshment for the pregnant woman`s brain, to eliminate the fatigue, to reduce the woman`s stressing, and to maintain the woman`s fitness. But this activity should be avoided when the condition of the woman is unfit or tired because it can create some bleeding or even the miscarriage. It will be better for you to choose the shopping center which has escalator or lift, therefore the woman can get some enjoyable shopping. The woman must wear suitable clothes.
4. Having a culinary tour can give some benefits for the pregnant woman to eliminate the fatigue and make more relax. But the pregnant woman should avoid some menu which can endanger the pregnant woman`s health such as contains preservative substance, coloring materials, flavors, and springy substance. It will be better for the woman to choose appropriate food which is fresh and healthy.
5. Having sexual intercourse (is not categorized as a risky pregnancy), it can be used to make your marriage becomes harmony and it can be used to encourage the woman`s health both physically and mentally. The sexual intercourse can be done regularly just like in the condition before the pregnancy. When conducting the sexual intercourse the woman should consider about the position of the sexual intercourse which is available for the pregnant woman by reducing the stomach pressure, having a smooth movement, and slowly movement.

Summary:

• Tension and tired during pregnancy can be treated with physical activity fun,
• Fun Activities for Pregnant Women are Aromatherapy, Sports, Shopping, Culinary, and conducting a sexual intercourse.
• When doing fun activities, the pregnant women must consider the condition of the mother and fetus.

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The dangerous of Cat for Pregnant Woman

The pregnant woman`s health needs to be maintained well, because her health will have a great deal with the fetus in the woman`s uterus. One of the disease that may occurs during the pregnancy is the toxoplasmosis which is caused by the toxoplasma Gondi parasite. The symptoms of the disease are influenza, exhaustion, throat inflammation, fever, having a lymph gland nodes.

Toxoplasmosis is very dangerous for the fetus`s growth because it will encourage the pregnant woman to have a miscarriage. The toxoplasma Gondi Parasite is generally spread by a cat, and it lives in the cat`s intestines which are spread through the feces. Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite can infect the pregnant woman when conducting a direct contact with the cat or when cleaning the feces of the cat.

Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite can also be spread through the meat and vegetables which is not be cleaned before cooked. The pregnant woman must have a great consideration about it, because it will be very dangerous for the pregnant woman. Besides it will encourage the pregnant woman to have a miscarriage it can also create some innate deformity, sight disruptions, brains disruptions, or another problems which can occur to the fetus.
Here the following ways that can be done to maintain the pregnant woman`s health to avoid the Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite

• During the pregnancy, the woman shouldn’t have a direct contact with the cat or cleaning the feces of the cat. If the pregnant woman is compelled to do that, therefore she must wear gloves, and mask. After that she must wash her hands with a soap and running water. She can ask someone to clean the cat`s cage regularly, so that the woman can avoid the risk of having Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite infection.
• If the woman has a cat, she must consider about the foods which is consumed by the cat. The cat shouldn’t consume the raw meat (especially from the mouse) therefore the cat is not being infected by toxoplasma Gondi Parasite.
• Keep out the cat from the private room or family room (work shop, and bed room). You must be wary with the spread of toxoplasmosis through the external environment, such as the yard or garden where the cat play around.
• Don’t keep the cat adopted from the outside, because the cat may have a high risk to be infected by the toxoplasma Gondi Parasite.
• After finish your daily activity and you want to eat some foods, it will be better to wash your hand with a soap.

Summary:

• A kind of disease which is often threatened the pregnant woman is toxoplasmosis,
• Toxoplasmosis can be caused by the Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite Infection which is spread by the cat, from the raw meat, and vegetables,
• The dangerous effects of the toxoplasmosis toward the pregnant woman health are having a miscarriage, deformities, innate sight disruption and brain.

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The benefits of peanuts for the pregnant woman`s health

The pregnant woman`s health is the main aspect that must be considered to maintain the fetus`s health. We are agree that pregnancy is the most precious moment for every woman, moreover for the couple who have married for a long time. In this condition, the woman must be selective to decide the daily food consumption. The woman usually avoids a kinds of food that is made of peanuts.

For some old reasons the woman should avoid some foods which are made of some peanuts if there is some allergy such as an asthma that is caused by this kind of food. But this reason is not true, because some research show that peanuts have a lot of benefits for the pregnant woman`s health. Even it has a good advantage for the baby because it can be used to reduce the risk of having some allergy toward the peanuts food.

Those researches find that peanuts don’t have a negative side for the pregnant woman`s health except for the woman who has some allergy caused by food that is made of some peanuts. Some researchers analyze the data from 8.205 children, where 308 of them have some allergy toward some foods and 140 of them have some allergy toward the peanuts.

The result shows that the pregnant woman`s children who consume some peanuts in 5 times a week have a lower risk to get some allergy. It happens because the pregnant woman who consume some peanuts will supply the natural allergen substance for her fetus, therefore it can produce a strong immunity system for the fetus to tolerate the allergen from the peanuts.

This research also support the hypothesis where the fetus who gets the allergen during pregnancy can be able to improve the ability of tolerating the allergen and reducing the risk of having some food allergy until he reach the adolescent age.

But the result of the research published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics shows that the benefits of the peanuts for the pregnant woman can`t be found to the children who has a peanuts allergy.

Summary:

• The benefits of peanuts for the pregnant woman`s health is to build up the immunity system for the fetus to prevent some peanuts allergy after he born.
• The pregnant who has peanuts allergy before the pregnancy is not recommended to consume the peanuts during the pregnancy.

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Tips to Avoid a Cesarean for Pregnant Woman

Many people especially women assume that a cesarean section can avoid the pain and difficulty in Childbirth Process. In fact, if you know that cesareans in women contains a higher risk than naturally childbirth, certainly you will think many times. That we need to emphasize is the caesarean section is included in the category of major surgery.

A research that was done during five years in France reveals that the mother mortality level through cesarean section three times more often if compared with mothers who normal gave birth. The result of those deaths are because the surgical complications such as blood clots (thrombosis), infection, and complications of anesthesia.

If you already understand how the dangers of cesarean in women and want to avoid it, the experts from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologsts (ACOG) gives nine tips for you, they are:

1. Consume the enough nutrition during pregnancy

During the healthy mother and baby, then a mother has a great opportunity to give birth naturally. For that, you should increase the consumption of carbohydrates to get the enough energy, especially during the two weeks before the approximation of Childbirth Process.

2. Do not lazing

During pregnancy, you should do not lying in bed. By staying active during pregnancy, it will facilitate the Childbirth Process, because you will be better in facing or self-control when childbirth.

3. Do not haste to the hospital

Early days of childbirth will be very long, especially for women who first give birth. Then you should stay at home at least until it reaches the third opening. The mothers will feel more comfortable, fewer stress, and lighter pain when still living in their own homes rather than haste to the hospital. This will also prevent you from interventions, like induction which can increase the chances of cesareans in women.

4. Do not accelerate the induction

Dr Michael Klein of the University of British Columbia says that 44 percent of women who are induced end in a cesarean section. The induction action many failed because the stimulus was done when the cervix is not ready. A recent research revealed that the gestational age up to 42 weeks appertain normal.

5. Keep eating and drinking

Women were allowed to keep eat and drink before the Childbirth Process time will be faster to childbirth  the babies with high Apgar scores, experiencing metabolic problems and blood sugar less, even require fewer pain medication.

6. Use the natural pain reducing way

Therapy using warm water, hypnosis, massage, visualization, music is an effective way to reduce pain before childbirth. The use of drugs including epidural can increase the chances of cesarean action.

7. Use the natural stimulation

If the contractions of prospective mothers are not too strong, most physicians use a particular medicines. But you should use the natural way by walking or stimulate the nipple so it can release the naturaloxytocin in the body and is also a natural pain reducer, endorphins.

8. Accurate choosing doctors and hospitals

Look for doctors and hospitals with a low caesarean section rate. There are doctors who are always enthusiastic to support the patients to normally childbirth, but many also doctors that quickly suggests a cesarean section.

Look for information from various sources about the doctor or hospital prefers to handle the natural childbirth process. And if the doctor decide to cesareans in women, make sure how necessary that action to save the baby and the mother.

Summary: 

• Caesarean is one of the major surgery with several risks, including death,
• Healthy lifestyle and normal activities will reduce the risk of caesarean section in women,
• Choose a doctor or hospital that can give a motivation to be able to natural Childbirth Process.

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Pregnancy Signs at One Weeks

Pregnancy signs at One weeks are include queasy, feeling tired, and lated a period. The symptoms of pregnancy are various from one woman to another, even some women do not experience any symptoms and knowing if she is pregnant, after doing a test pack. Although the early pregnancy symptoms are similar, but there are some signs to know it.

Knowing the symptoms of Pregnancy signs at One weeks is important closely related to your behavior to avoid miscarriage during early pregnancy including have a sex when this early pregnant. For women who have a very weak uterus, do not doing excess activity in order to the womb keep secure. There are some specific signs of pregnancy at the age of one week are as the following:

1. Late Period (Menstruation / Menstrual)

The menstrual cycle that has not come despite the time, could be an early sign of pregnancy is the most principle, especially if the menstrual cycle in the months before are always regular. If you have experienced delays up to one week, immediately do a pregnancy test for certainty.

2. Feeling Fast Tired

During pregnancy the age of one week, usually a woman will feel easier tired and sleepy compared to usual conditions. This occurs because the increase of progesterone hormone and decrease the blood sugar.

3. Experiencing Queasy And Vomiting

After pregnancy, a woman will often feel queasy and want to vomit or morning sickness. This happens because the hormonal changes during pregnancy.

4. Dilate Breasts and Softer

When after two weeks of conception, usually the pregnant woman's breasts will felt fuller, become softer, feel become numb, and the blood vessels in the breast turns blue.

5. Dizzy and headache

Increase the hormones because pregnant is often cause the pregnant women often headaches.

6. Sense of Smell More Sensitive

Some pregnant women also often have a more sensitive sense of smell. This causes them more sensitive and reactive to the smell which even small smell so causing disturb the nostrils even cause queasy and vomiting.

Pregnancy signs at One weeks is happening to you, then you should immediately do test pack. And if the results of test pack give a positive sign, do checkup to the midwife or doctor immediately. Reduce the excessive physical activity also includes sexual activity or even avoid it when the midwife or doctor stating the condition of your uterus is weak. For next you should keep the pregnant women health with diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Summary: 

• Pregnancy signs at One weeks are late period, queasy, feel tired excessive and test pack indicates positive, 
• If when the early pregnant stated risk, you should avoid the excessive physical activity, including sexual intercourse. 

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10 Danger Signs of Pregnancy Need to be Waried

The danger signs of pregnancy is a disorder symptom on a pregnancy that if not handled quickly can trigger miscarriage, or abnormal fetal growth at birth. This time many advances in science and technology that can help medical professionals detect early disturbances in pregnancy and childbirth process. This information is also continuously disseminated by health workers, in order to the maternal and baby mortality more decrease.

In addition to the medical equipment that is already available, the early detection can also be done with regard the danger signs of pregnancy, as the following:

1. The women pregnant experience bleeding or expel the blood spotted continually from the birth canal, in both the young and old of age of pregnancy. 
2. Swelling in the feet, hands, or face accompanied by headaches or even convulsions. 
3. Fever or high heat. (when high fever a woman pregnant is not advised to take medication for fever, should be given enough water)
4. The bag of water exit prematurely, so it can lead to infection in the fetus. 
5. The movement of baby in the womb is reduced or does not move at all. (a pregnant woman can feel the fetal movement thereabouts 10 times in 12 hours) 
6. The pregnant woman vomit persistently and could not eat at all. 
7. Cough long and causes the condition of the pregnant woman's body weakened. 
8. Heart palpitates for unclear reason (no currently taking a medicine). 
9. Pruritis in the vagina and leucorrhea excessive exit 
10. The pregnant women experience scratch or trauma at the abdominal area which is caused a fall or violence result. 

If one of the ten of the danger signs above untreated can triggers miscarriage or premature birth (preterm) that is very endanger the lives of mothers and babies. They should be immediately brought to the health worker accompanied her husband or family. Select the nearest health service place and let the mothers lie down to relax, so the complaints which experienced are not getting worse.

Summary: 

• The danger signs of pregnancy is a symptom of disorder in the fetus which causes premature birth, miscarriage, and even endanger the lives of pregnant women, 
• If the pregnant women experience the danger signs in pregnancy, take them to the nearest health service place immediately to get help.

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Endometriosis symptom will disrupt the process of pregnancy

There are so many kinds of reproductive health disruptions which can disturb the pregnancy process. One of the disease is the endometriosis. It is a kind of deviation on a lining which has a function to protect the endometrium. If in a normal condition the endometrium is in the woman`s uterine cavity, but if the woman has an endometriosis, the endometrium grows in outside of the woman`s uterus.

Endometriosis deviation often happen in ovary, intestines, bladder and in a certain condition it can happen in in the entire pelvic area. Although it can`t cause a death, this kind of disease can disrupt the woman fertility and it can create unbearable painful menstruation. The woman`s fertility can be disrupted because the oviduct, ovary and another reproductive organ are disrupted therefore the woman will be very difficult to have a pregnancy. And the woman will be very risky to have a pregnancy in outside of the uterus.

If the endometriosis spread on the human`s brain and lungs, it will make the sufferer having a lungs deflation and having some stiff when entering the menstrual period. Some general signs for the woman who has endometriosis is having some difficulty to get pregnancy. It happens because endometriosis can break the structure of the woman`s reproductive organ and it can reduce the body immunity system to attack the sperm.

Although the endometriosis tissue grows abnormally, but this kind of disease can`t be categorized as a cancer. It happens because it is placed in outside of the woman`s uterus. For the woman who doesn`t have a pregnancy, the endometrium becomes one of the food resource for the fetus.

Specific Signs of Endometriosis Disease

These are some specific signs of the endometriosis disease.

• Before having the menstrual cycle, it will be preceded by some blood spots.
• During the menstrual cycle, there are some pain on the woman`s stomach followed by some stiffs in the maternal muscles, and having some pains on the waist
• The woman will feel some pain on her pelvic especially in the back and sides part of her pelvic.
• Some symptoms felt by the woman will have some similarities with mag.
• When the woman having some defecation, she will have some pains especially in her anus.
• It can thicken the woman`s vagina.
• Having some pains when conducting a sexual intercourse.

Treatments for Endometriosis Disease

If endometriosis occurs because of the hormonal disruption, we can solve this problem by consuming some medicines which have a function to control the hormone production. But if the endometriosis in the form of cyst, the treatment can be done by conducting a laparoscopy surgery and then you can done some hormonal therapy.

Some woman who has endometriosis can get the pregnancy without conducting a surgery, and it can be reduced by having a healthy life style, positive thinking and having some treatment therapy. It can enable the woman to get her pregnancy.

Summary:

• Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrium grows in the outside of the woman`s uterus 
• Endometriosis for the pregnant woman has a function to be a food resource for the fetus lives in her uterus.
• There are some endometriosis symptom that can be identified by the woman such as having a painful menstruation with amount of bleeding.

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