Our Child World

Why Should We Choose Cloth Diaper?

2010-09-16T07:29:00.000-07:00

Cloth diaper is diaper that require absorbent layer (insert) every time it used for the baby. Cloth diapers are made from good quality materials which can absorb liquid and make the surface remains dry so baby will free of rash. Inner layer of cloth diaper that made from suede cloth or fleece is very soft, absorbs liquid quickly and keep the inner surface remains dry. Outer layer of cloth diaper is made from waterproof material so that it will minimize leakage.
If we have decided to switch from disposable diaper to cloth diaper, this decision must be very wise ....

Cloth diaper more comfortable and healthy

We believe that comfort and health is one of the most important reasons for choosing cloth diaper. Cloth diaper is made from soft material, and circulate air that gives your child a sense of soft and comfortable. Many cloth diapers also have material inside which can absorb moisture to provide a sense stay dry in the ass of baby. Cloth diapers do not have a swipe plastic skin like a lot happened in disposable diapers. Has the mother noticed ads of disposable diapers? The outside is "like fabric" - they also realize that the most convenient is to use cloth!

Disposable diapers contain chemicals, plastic paper, and cause serious health problems e.g allergic reactions

In addition, when mothers compare absorption between cloth diapers and disposable diapers, the absorbent cloth diapers are a little lower. This is a good thing! Cloth diapers started to wet / humid on average after 4 hours of use is an ultra absorbent disposable diapers to conceal moisture or wetness. This means that children will more often than the cloth diapering children who use disposable diapers (which means sitting on their own dung longer).

Every child has a different tolerance for products disposable diaper, mother is the one who most understood the situation and decide what fits diapers for beloved baby.

Cloth diapers are more economical

Use cloth diapers are more economical than disposable diapers. Although the initial cost of cloth diapers are more expensive, but you will save a lot since a cloth diaper can last for many - years. Not only durable, but cloth diapers longer the better, because the more often the more powerful it washed for instance, absorbs, and this will not we get from disposable diapers. In addition, when used as directed cloth diapers can be stored for future younger siblings.

Let's count our baby diaper usage. According to the survey, the average baby requires 7000 pieces of disposable diapers from birth to age 2 years. The price varies from cheap to expensive. Let us consider $1. How much should we spend for a child? $7000! Plus it costs to buy a cream to treat diaper rash. All the money spent over a new waste will decompose over 500 years!
If using cloth diapers one size (S, M, and L in the one) number 8 pieces enough for the use of full-time until age 2 years. We can save a lot and can be "inherited".
Try to count, how much we save for 2 or 3 children?

Hazardous Chemicals in Disposable Diaper

2010-09-15T16:39:00.000-07:00

Comfort issues announced by the diapers manufacturer always revolve around the problems of high absorption, which makes the baby's skin dry. Well, of course, Sodium polyacrylate can indeed work as a great super absorbent material in the form of powder before mixed in the layer of absorbent disposable diapers have more than 100 times their own weight in water. This chemical change the liquid to a gel that will stuck in your baby's skin and cause allergic reactions. In addition, this material is also suspected as the cause of skin irritation and fever. When injected in laboratory mice, it causes hemorhage, cardiovascular failure, even death. The children might be killed if swallowed five grams of Sodium Polycrylate. In addition, this material is also damage the immune system and lose weight the factory workers who produce them.

Another well-known chemicals are dangerous levels of dioxin. Dioxin is produced from the bleaching process of paper production. Meanwhile, the production process using disposable diapers of dioxin in the form of chlorine gas. In an article entitled "Whitewash: Exposing the health and environmental dangers of woman's sanitary products and disposable diapers - what you can do about it", Liz Armstrong and Adrienne Scott states do most of the paper industry pulp bleaching process using whiter than chlorine. The cause was none other materials belonging to the organochlorine chemicals (including dioxins) are highly toxic and are persistent (remain in the body).

Tributyl tin (TBT) also includes the materials used in the production of disposable diapers. These chemicals besides causing environmental pollution is also very toxic. Can spread through the skin, so you can imagine the level of danger if the baby's skin is sensitive wear diapers that contain TBT. Because these chemicals are so toxic in very small concentrations can cause hormone disruption in addition to disrupt the immune system. Unmitigated, parents who have baby boys need to be alert because this material can cause infertility (male infants). Ginny Caldwell in his article entitled diapers. Disposable or Cotton?, Stating that the damage in the central nervous system, kidneys and liver can be caused by dangerous chemicals found in disposable diapers.

In 1999 the Archive of Environmental Health reported a study conducted by Anderson Laboratories. In the study they opened the packages and placed them near the diapers of laboratory rats. The rats exposed to diapers that resemble those suffering from asthma attacks bronchoconstriction Not only that, the rats also experienced irritation of the eyes, skin and throat. In a large room even if emissions from disposable diapers are quite capable of making these mice have asthma. Chemicals found in disposable diapers that can cause throat irritation, among others tolune, xylene, ethylbenzene, styrene, and isopropylbenzene.

Of course, different from the famous cloth diaper safe because it does not contain chemicals. Rats did not experience respiratory symptoms such as rats exposed to emissions diaposable diapers. So now it is time to consider again the use of disposable diapers to baby safe from the long-term effects caused by disposable diapers

Should We Use Baby Soap and Shampoo for Our Babies?

2010-09-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

Skin of newborn babies is very sensitive, and almost all of the soap generally cause a little irritation. The function of soap is to dissolve the granules of dirt and oils on the skin surface, with the use of water it allows for interchangeable facilely removed from the skin. Without soap, oil, dirt and perspiration will remain stuck in the skin and need a lot of energy to clean it with water, this will interfere with the skin. Each baby has a different sensitivity of soap. How many soap that used, how often and what type is used, it can be known with a few trial; but, here are some general guides:

* Do not use soap in the face
* When using soap at first, try at groin area, if in a few hours the skin looks red, dry or changed significantly from other areas, then use another soap
* Use a gentle soap. Baby soap is a regular soap with a little common additives such as anti-microbial, fragrances, or irritating fabrics
* Limit time use soap skin-deep, less than 5 minutes to dry off the skin or irritation. Wash and rinse the skin immediately
* Do not scrub skin with soap strongly

If you have baby skin eczema or allergies tend to use soap with moisturizers such as Dove soap for sensitive skin who are not fragrant. Such as soap shampoo, can interfere with copious use of the scalp and remove skin's natural oils. Use shampoo once a week is enough for most babies. Use a gentle baby shampoo, baby shampoo containing fewer additives in comparison with ordinary shampoo. You hardly need to massage the shampoo into the scalp. If the baby's scalp crusty like chips, then you massage after shampoo vegetable oils to the skin-hard, lift the crust crusty heads who are hati2 who input into the soft brush.
Sensitive mothers who feel that the soap and shampoo (and fragrance oils and powders) that too much to disguise the natural scent enacting hors mother separated from baby. Also better if you hide the smell of natural non-maternal infant required; perfume disturbing for some babies.

Should we use baby powder and lubricate the skin?

Powder and oil do not need because the baby's skin is naturally rich in oil, and powders and oils may cause irritation and even dangerous. Skin moisturizer containing Lansinoh may be used interchangeable at patchy areas of dry skin; other ways dispensable. Easy sticky powder and collected in the folds of the skin allows for interchangeable create skin irritation and rash. Powder, if inhaled, respiratory collapsible baby disrupt road. Recommended non-starch jg krn erectile fungal growth medium cat

The Dangers of Baby Powder for Babies

2010-09-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

The smell of the baby's body and the soft pf the skin often makes us always want to kiss him.

However, is it really safe to use such products for babies? Actually, the use of powder is very dangerous for the health of babies in the future.

Particles contained in baby powder, if inhaled by baby.

Baby powder product could jeopardize the function of the lungs. For example a cough that does not heal. Later after being tested, usually a doctor will tell to not use of powder and others. After that cough will be gone.

Exclusive Breastfeeding

2010-05-09T00:32:00.001-07:00

Definitions and Recommendations

Exclusive breastfeeding is breastfeeding without any additional food and beverages in infants aged zero to six months. Even plain water is not given in this phase of exclusive breastfeeding.

In 2001 the World Health Organization / World Health Organization states that exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of baby's life is the best. Thus, the previous provision (that exclusive breastfeeding was quite four months) were no longer valid.

== == How to Achieve exclusive breastfeeding

WHO and UNICEF recommend the following steps to initiate and achieve exclusive breastfeeding [2]

* Breastfeeding within one hour after birth
* Breastfeeding exclusively: only breast milk. That means no food or drink plus others, even though the white water.
* Breastfeed your baby whenever asked (on-demand), as often as baby wants, day and night.
* Do not use milk bottles or pacifiers.
* Remove the breast by pumping or flushing with the hand, while not being with children.
* Control your emotions and thoughts to be calm.

Misconceptions About exclusively breastfed

After six months of exclusive breastfeeding, not the meaning of breastfeeding was stopped. Along with the introduction of foods to infants, breastfeeding is still being done, should breastfeed for two years according to WHO recommendations.
Six Months Exclusive Breast Feeding Benefits

Adding benefits of breastfeeding, here are the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding of six months instead of only four months

For Babies

* Protects against gastrointestinal infections
* Infants who breastfed exclusively for six months with a growth rate of exclusive breastfeeding is only four months.
* Six months of exclusive breastfeeding does not increase iron deficiency

For Mom

* Adding a long return of fertility after childbirth, so that
o Provide child spacing longer postpone subsequent pregnancies alias
o Because the delayed return of menstruation, breast-feeding mothers did not need as much iron when menstruating
* Mother faster slim. Research shows that mothers breastfeed six months and a half pounds slimmer than four months of nursing mothers.

If Not There Breast Milk

If for some reasons could not be given breast milk, substitute with formula milk exclusively up to six months. Then continue along with supplementary food of breast milk up to a year old. After a year of infant formula is not necessary, and can be replaced with cow's milk.

If still want to try breastfeeding with breastfeeding, read more about relaktation and try to contact the nearest breast milk Consulting.

Rules to postpone giving supplementary food of breast milk in children <6 months not only applies to babies who get breast milk exclusively. But also for the baby is not getting breast milk (formula milk or mixed).

Why Do not Give Food Before Six Months

It is pointless to give breast milk substitutes foods before six months - in addition to being overweight is not necessary. In fact, it could be supplementary food of breast milk allergy triggers in babies, digestive disorders, or obesity.

Why the age of 6 month is best when the child begins to be given supplementary food of breast milk?

* Giving to eat after the baby is six months old to give greater protection from various diseases. This is caused by an immune system infants <6 months are not perfect. Giving the same early supplementary food of breast milk with open the gate entry of various types of germs. Not to mention if it is not served hygienically. Latest research findings from researchers in Indonesia showed that the baby is getting supplementary food of breast milk before he was 6 months, more diarrhea, constipation, colds, and heat than their baby is only breastfed exclusively. Not to mention the study of other world health agencies [4].
* When your baby is aged six or older months, digestive system is relatively perfect and ready to receive supplementary food of breast milk. Some proteins such as enzymes solver gastric acid, pepsin, lipase, amylase enzyme, etc. will be produced at the time he was a perfect 6 months.
* Reduces risk of allergies due to food. When infants aged <6 months, sel2 around the gut is not ready for the content of food. So that incoming food may cause immune reactions and allergies occur.
* Delaying delivery until 6 months supplementary food of breast milk protect babies from obesity later in life. Sari2 solving process the foods it has not perfect. In some extreme cases there is also a who who need surgery because of supplementary food of breast milk too early. And lots of other reasons why the new supplementary food of breast milk be introduced to the children after the age of 6 months.== Why Do not Give Food Six Months Prior ==

Society's view

If so why still many parents who have given supplementary food of breast milk to offspring before the age of 6 months? There are so many reasons why parents give supplementary food of breast milk <6 months. Generally, many women who think if their children will starve and sleep soundly if fed. Although we do not have relevance to many who think this is true. Why? It is not yet perfect, digestive system must work harder to cultivate and break down food. Sometimes children have been seen as a child crying not full. Yet weep not semata2 sign he was hungry [4].

Not to mention there are many assumptions in our society like the previous parent that my children not to eat bananas papa tuh fit given us the age of 2 months now instead of people. Another reason could also be also pressure from the environment and we do not have such support the above reasons. And the incessant promotion of baby food manufacturers have not ignored exclusively breastfed 6 months

Caring Newborn

2010-04-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

Caring for babies is not an easy job. In fact, if not treated properly and not kept clean, his body would vulnerable to many diseases. Which body part is important to care for and kept clean?

CORD
Umbilical cord care in newborns should be considered correct, because this area is very easily infected. Involve the base of the umbilical cord with sterile gauze soaked in 70 percent alcohol. Remember, the base of the umbilical cord must be securely closed. Do twice a day. Keep constantly moist sterile gauze.

If the umbilical cord which has not broke do not accidentally get wet when the baby is washed, dried with cotton buds or sterile gauze, then give 70 percent alcohol.

Do not bubuhi whatever concoction at the base of the umbilical cord. Enough alcohol 70 percent, because not contain toxic substances that can be absorbed by the baby's body. In addition, alcohol can kill germs and dry the base of the umbilical cord, so the base of the cord has shrunk and finally whistle or broken. Typically, the umbilical cord will drop between 1-2 weeks after birth, but can also occur earlier or later.

EYE
Here are the source of the tears that were located above the eye. Every 3 seconds, the source of the tears out of tears, which then flows into the channel in the middle of the eye near the nose tip. In newborns, because the content has never cried, then tear the source has not yet commenced. Thus, the channel is still closed. Can also, sometimes open but then closed again, so the tears that should have flowed so stagnant.

"Tears are 'strange'. He kills germs for a few minutes, but after the past few minutes, he did not kill again, even into germ food. So, when the tears flowed stagnant or not, grow germs that then lead to poo eye . It may be dangerous to the cornea," explained a pediatrician.

Because it needs to do the massage at the corner of the eye area by using fingers or long nails are not cotton buds soaked in boiled water. Massage gently from the corner of my eye down and toward the nose, during the 5-10 times. Do more or less 2 weeks, because after that, generally have tear ducts remain open and functioning. To clean the droppings eye, use of sterile cotton soaked in boiled water. Always use a sterile cotton wool for each eye.

LEATHER
Human skin must be cleaned, because it is a "soft diet" for skin germs. Newborns bathed at least once a day because he was not cold resistant. Either way into the bath or wipe with a wet washcloth that has been given a baby soap. Choose which contains Pro Vitamin B5. This is useful for treating skin health, giving a sense of comfort, and keep skin smooth.

In order to keep the skin moist and protected from drought, it is advocated to use baby oil that contains vitamin E. This vitamin is also useful for making the skin soft, smooth, and protected from abrasions.

To prevent the emergence of prickly heat, adjust the temperature of the room / baby room as comfortable as possible. Do not let your baby overheat. If you do not have air conditioning, room ventilation should be good.

To overcome the prickly heat, is given a special baby powder. Use a baby powder that contains Pro Vitamin B5 to keep skin baby smooth and soft.

Then, during the hours that a lot of sweat as day, wipe the sweat of many parts of the body with cotton wool soaked in warm water or non-alcoholic wipes. Do it as often as possible in infants who many prickly heat, particularly in areas of folds.

SKIN HEAD
The most annoying but not dangerous is the cradle crap, or crust on the scalp. Partly due to scalp polluted air and dust. Clean it with boiled water after being given drugs from a doctor. But do it out loud because after being given a drug, it will exfoliate itself.

May also use baby oil, let sit about 10-15 minutes, then gently massage, followed by washing. But remember, do not do massage or cleansing with harsh. If the scalp until the bleeding and infection, can be dangerous. Because, there is one circulation to the head that connects to the brain.

Try to keep your scalp cool and dry, because the scale is going to get worse if the scalp to sweat. Do not wear a hat on a baby unless it is needed and remove the cap after your baby is inside the house or vehicle.

HAIR
To grow hair actually does not need to baby shampoo. It is good to use celery leaves as a stimulant. But, okay to use a special shampoo and enough to use it for baby twice a week.

It is recommended using baby shampoo that contains Pro Vitamin B5 to keep hair healthy, manageable, and more radiant. To help hair growth, hair lotions can be used which also contains Pro Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E that provide extra moisture on baby's sensitive skin.

For small babies, wet the hair with a fine spray or by pouring a cup of water. Add a couple drops of shampoo and rub gently until frothy. Avoid not to shampoo on my eyes. Wipe clean with a gentle spray or a few cups of water.

For babies who can stand alone, use a special instrument that can protect his eyes from the flow of water and shampoo as hair washed.

NOSE
The inside of the nose has a self cleaning power and no need special care. If any liquid or dirt that comes out, clean the exterior. Do not use cotton buds, small rolled-up tissue or your finger to remove dirt from inside the nose. You will only push the dirt further into or even scrape a sensitive nose limiting membrane.

If the baby has a lot of mucus with a cold so that hamper breathing, suction out a way to gently smoked by the mother or infant nasal aspirator. Close the nostrils with the fingers, and then suction side. Once interchangeably. Never smoked both holes at once, because it is dangerous. Mucus can be up to the middle ear, causing middle ear infections.

EARS
Like the nose, the inside of the ear also can not be cleaned. You should clean the dirt if it has reached a "door" out or after passing through the "corner" in the outer ear canal. Use cotton buds that were given warm water to become more soft dirt, so easily removed. Ask your doctor for help to clean the dirt inside the ear and loud.

While the ear can be cleaned every time bathing the baby. Use cotton buds or cotton wool soaked in warm water. Do it gently.

MOUTH
In fact the baby's mouth does not need special treatment. Moreover, to use sterile gauze soaked in boiled water for cleaning the tongue surface sediment in milk. One-one actually make a tongue blister. "The precipitate milk need not be cleaned. After the age of 3 months, the sediment of milk no longer exists, because the baby has started eating solid food. So, given enough water just to clean his mouth," explained Adi Tagor. After the baby is teething, around age 6 months, the gums and teeth should be cleaned once a day with sterile gauze soaked in boiled water.

Important note, Adi Tagor, until the age of one month, the baby's mouth and lips very easily overgrown with fungus candida. The fungus comes from adults, there are in the mucous membranes and more often found in the vagina. If the mother does not clean his hands after touching the vagina, then held the baby's hands and the baby put his hand to his mouth, then the "landed" in the mouth is the fungus candida. Symptoms appear from the emergence of white foam on his lips and mouth area. Candida fungus can be treated with medication from your doctor.

NAIL
Since the newborn, the nails may be clipped. (Some believe must wait 40 days.) But do be careful, do not let go tergunting skin. After the cut, nails should also be filed. If not, the nails will stay sharp and it could be dangerous if it reached on corneas. Remember, babies are always using his hands to touch anything, including the parts of his face.

To prevent the baby nails scraping a dangerous parts, close with gloves when the baby is not supervised. As long as he was in control, his hands do not have to be given a sarong. Therefore, the hand is part of the sensuous which must be developed, namely the sense of touch which is precisely the main senses in infants. Moreover, the newborn became familiar with their world through touch. Just hold her hand gently as not scratching or touching something dangerous.

Baby nail cutting can be done when he is sleeping or when awake. Ask someone to hold it as long as you cut out the nails. Always use nail clippers baby that was pointed rounded / blunt. To avoid skin tergunting participate, press the "cushion" finger downward away from the scissors. If there is "little accidents", press section tergunting with sterile dressing until the blood stops and provide antiseptic treatment.

Buttocks
The area is prone to problems, as they often come into contact with a wet diaper and exposed to a variety of chemical irritants and microorganisms cause infections of urine / feces, as well as friction with the diaper or clothes. Usually arise itchy and red around the buttocks.

Although not all babies have, but in some babies, and a red rash on the buttocks tend to arise repeatedly. Important precaution is to preserve these areas remain dry and clean. If prevention efforts do not succeed, you can do is:

* Do not use diapers all day long. Enough sleep during the night or travel.
* Do not change brands, change diapers. Use only one brand that is suitable for your baby.
* Better to use cloth diapers. If forced to wear diapers, loosen the thigh for ventilation and frequent change it (every time he finished urinating / large).
* There's nothing wrong with occasionally letting her ass open. If necessary, let him sleep with open bottoms. Make sure the room temperature is warm enough so that he was not cold.
* If the inflammation of the skin due to diaper your baby does not get better within 1-2 days or when emerging blister or a small rash, contact your pediatrician.
* Important note also dietary factors. The mothers who breastfeed their babies with breastfeeding should avoid foods that contain fat, sour and spicy as it can make babies often pee her butt so big that a blister. This should be treated with medication from a doctor's prescription.

TORCH Test Can Prevent Miscarriage, Birth Defects or Infant Death

2010-04-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

All couples who want to have children must have hoped his son could be born with physically and mentally healthy. For that, women who are pregnant are bound to maintain her health condition, so that the fetus inside the womb can grow optimally. Women who are pregnant should also protect themselves from diseases that threaten the fetus.

One of the serious threat to pregnant women and fetuses in the womb is a TORCH.

According to Wikipedia, TORCH is a term that refers to an infection caused by several viruses, ie, Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus II (HSV-II). Here's the explanation:

Toxoplasma
Toxoplasma infection is caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma Gondi. If a pregnant woman infected with Toxoplasma, the consequences which can occur is the spontaneous abortion or miscarriage (4%), stillbirth (3%), or infants suffering from congenital Moses Toxoplas, whose symptoms can appear as an adult (eg, eye, and ear abnormalities, defects mental and seizures).
Toxoplasma parasites usually live in the intestines house pets such as dogs and cats, so animal-to-human transmission happens easily. Other animals are mice, birds, pigeons, chickens, water buffalo, cow, or goat-meat in human consumption and can turn into cysts-cysts that enter the blood stream and muscle tissue / meat.

Rubella
The infection is caused by the Rubella virus, which can attack children and young adults. Rubella infections occurred in danger when a young pregnant woman, because it can cause abnormalities in babies, which include eye cataracts, heart abnormalities, deafness, low weight, thrombocytopenia, bone disorders, disorders endrokin gland, growth hormone deficiency, diabetes, or pneumonia lung.

If infection occurs during the first month of pregnancy, the risk of abnormalities was 50%, whereas if infection occurs first trimester, then the risk becomes 25%.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
CMV infection is caused by a virus Cytomegalo, and this virus family of viruses including herpes group. Like other herpes family, CMV virus can stay latent in the body and CMV is one of the causes dangerous infections that occur when the fetus if the mother is pregnant.

If the pregnant mother is infected, the fetus was conceived at risk of contracting so that physical disturbance, such as enlargement of the liver, yellow, brain disease, deafness, low weight, hepatomegaly, splenomegali, yellow skin, lung inflammation and cell damage on the network central nervous system. Defects in the neural network will continue to decline or mental disability, deafness, blindness and microcephaly.

Herpes simplex virus II (HSV-II)
Herpes infection of the genitals (sex) is caused by Herpes simplex virus type II (HSV II). HSV II infection in newborns can be fatal, because it HSV2-infected pregnant women should be treated seriously. HSV II virus alone can penetrate the placenta and cause damage to the neonatal to fetal death. Babies born to mothers infected with HSV II usually showed blisters on the skin, but this does not always appear so may not be known. During the treatment has not been effective, the development of herpes difficult to predict.

In the TORCH infections, clinical symptoms are difficult to distinguish from other diseases because it is not specific. Kel-uhan generally felt was easy fainting, dizziness, vertigo, migraines, blurred eyesight, hearing disturbed, sore throat, arthritis, gastric Nye-ri, weak lethargic, tingling, insomnia, epilepsy, and other complaints. Sometimes symptoms of virus infection did not appear so difficult for doctors to diagnose. Therefore, the laboratory examination is needed to help whether or not there TORCH infections.
To avoid fetal TORCH infection, it helps women who want to get pregnant first checked herself long before she became pregnant. If the woman had actually been infected, medicine can be done to recover, then the healthy pregnancy can be planned.
Women who are already pregnant should also check themselves to see if there TORCH virus in his body. Examination can be performed in women with or without symptoms of TORCH disease, in the first trimester of pregnancy and repeated each trimester of the next.

Do not jeopardize your future child and family. For if, once fetal birth defects, remorse felt by the mother and the whole family can last a lifetime. Please ask your obstetrician explanation about TORCH test.

Types of Miscarriage

2010-04-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

Miscarriage during pregnancy can be caused by many factors, such as disturbance in the womb or as a consequence of certain diseases. Get to know further what types of miscarriage, because it is a frightening threat to pregnant women.

Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is a condition in pregnancy that ends abruptly before the fetus can survive. World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as a condition of the fetus or embryo that can not survive when the gestational age is less than 20-22 weeks. It is estimated that a miscarriage occurs about 15-20 percent of pregnancies that occur.

However, the actual percentage probably higher, because many miscarriages occur without previously known by the woman that she is pregnant. Miscarriages that occur before eight weeks to about 30 percent is related to problems in the sac or placenta.

As quoted from Everydayhealth, Thursday (18/3/2010) miscarriage can be categorized in various types, namely:

1. Threatened miscarriage.
This condition is likely due to bleeding from the uterus that occurs before 20th week of pregnancy, but the position of the cervix is closed and the fetus was still alive.

2. Inevitable miscarriage.
This condition, if there is bleeding from the uterus and cervix opening occurs before 20th week gestation, but both the placenta or the fetus is out of the body of the mother. Due probably to the membranes that surround the fetus is broken or damaged.

3. Incomplete miscarriage.
This condition occurs if a portion of the fetus or placenta are taken out of the body, but some are still inside the mother's womb.

4. Complete miscarriage.
This condition occurs when the fetus and all membranes surrounding the fetus and placenta have been completely out and cervix is closed before the pregnancy reaches 20th week.

5. Recurrent miscarriage.
One woman said if you have experienced recurrent miscarriages miscarried three times in a row. Approximately 1 percent of women experience recurrent miscarriages.

6. Miscarriage or pregnancy anembryonic bleak.
This condition occurs if the end result was a pregnancy sac in the uterus, but no fetus in the womb to grow until the age of 7 weeks.

7. Miscarriage due to infection.
This condition usually causes a health risk, especially for his mother. This miscarriage occurs due to infection of the uterus that causes the spread of infection throughout the body. Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever, chills and fatigue.

If the pregnancy is terminated after 20th week of pregnancy, it is no longer called a miscarriage although the baby was born dead.

The Causes and Signs of Miscarriage

2010-04-11T17:30:00.000-07:00

Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is one of the most feared thing by many pregnant mothers. The thought of baby's presence will end when miscarriage approached. Feeling pain, stress, and even trauma will haunt pregnant women who experience miscarriage.

Therefore, let us know about what a miscarriage is, the causes and the signs of this miscarriage. With knowing all about miscarriages, miscarriages can be avoided.

Miscarriage can be interpreted to premature birth before the fetus is able to live. Risks of miscarriage have a percentage of 15% - 40% of pregnant women, and 60-75% miscarriage occurs before the age of 3 months of pregnancy. But the number of events or the risk of miscarriage decreases in gestational age over 3 months.

The Causes of Miscarriage

The factors that cause a miscarriage are:

*The presence of fetal abnormalities caused by chromosomal abnormalities, which occur during the fertilization process. As a result, the embryo is formed defects and removed the body.
*Abnormalities in the mother, such as hormonal abnormalities in sisterm (hormone prolactin can be too high or too low progesterone), the immune system, chronic infections, and serious illnesses suffered by the mother is pregnant.
*Abnormalities in the womb. The most common abnormality is the presence of myoma (a tumor of muscle tissue) that can interfere with embryo growth. Other disorders of the uterus is too weak so as not able to withstand the weight of the developing fetus. Pregnancy in the uterus that is too weak usually only able to survive until the end of the first trimester.
*Other causes are infections, such as TORCH virus, HIV, Hepatitis etc.
*Miscarriage can also be caused by lifestyle. Women who tend to smoke, consume alcohol, obesity or weight less can have a hormone disorder resulting in disruption of pregnancy.

The Signs of Miscarriage

Prior miscarriages actually occur, usually there are some signs that indicate that something is not right in the process of pregnancy. The signs of miscarriage are:
*Bleeding
Bleeding is the most common signs. Bleeding that can occur only in the form of patches which lasted long until bleeding. Sometimes there are parts of the torn tissue that come out along with blood. For example, part of a torn tissue lining of the uterus or amniotic sac is torn.
*Stomach cramps or spasm
This sign feels like cramps early in coming months. Biasana cramps took place repeatedly in the period of time. Cramps or spasms can also occur in the pelvic area
*Stomach Pain On Bottom
The pain occurs in the lower abdomen in a long time. In addition around the abdomen, pain can also occur at the bottom of the pelvis, groin, and genital areas. This pain occurs in a few hours to several days after symptoms appear hemorrhage.

Avoiding Miscarriage

When you do not want to miscarry, lower the risk by:
* Stop smoking
* Eat healthy foods nutritionally balanced
* Avoid caffeine

Because the risk of miscarriage is higher if the mother suffered from diabetes, kidney disease, thyroid disease, lupus, or have a history of miscarriage, she should consult a physician in the next pregnancy.

If my mother had a history of miscarriage, be careful during sex and more alert during the early trimester of pregnancy.

Premature Birth

2010-04-10T04:32:00.000-07:00

What is premature birth?

Premature or preterm birth is a process of childbirth before 37th week gestation or before 3 weeks from the estimated time of birth.

Half of experiencing-premature-birth pregnant women happens without any known reason or cause.

There are some things that could heighten risk of premature birth:

-Specific infection of the uterus, cervix or urethra.
-Rupture of amniotic sac (amniotic fluid).
-Weak cervix (mouth of the uterus).
-Chronic-disease including high blood pressure, diabetic, kidney disease and thyroid (goiter).
-Abnormal uterine including forms etc..
-Historical previous preterm birth. Women with a history of previous preterm birth would have a higher likelihood of premature birth again. But many women, with a history of premature birth happens only once and only subsequent to normal.
-Smokers, alcoholics, or drug users of cocaine, heroin.
-Maternal age during pregnancy, less than 18 years or more than 40 years.
-Poor nutrition. Women with less or nutritional anemia will usually cause a premature birth.
-Other conditions such as the fetus with congenital abnormalities or excessive production of amniotic fluid can be stimulated into early labor.

What should we do?

- Perform inspection ANC (antenatalcare) during your pregnancy on a regular basis, to be able to monitor the health of infants and mothers.
-Always prepare your phone number or hospital doctor to be able to ask if you need it.
-Quick contact your doctor or hospital if you are experiencing such signs will give birth early, such as: Contraction of the stomach or the feeling of cramps, vaginal bleeding, spotting; Exit amniotic fluid, such as pressing pain in lower abdomen; lower back pain or constant: the stomach contractions 5-6 times / hour. .

In some cases, where prior to the release of amniotic fluid with proper treatment it will be able to maintain the pregnancy until the baby is ready to live outside.

Caesar Operation and Its Risks

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Nowadays the process of birthing by Caesarean section is considered unusual, just because it is considered more practical and less painful. Whereas previously, the decision to perform caesarean section should only be done if there were specific medical indications, for the safety of mother and baby.

Before approving or deciding to undergo a cesarean section, we should know the risks that probably happen when and after surgery.

What is caesarean section?

This action is usually called by cectio cecarea. This method is a medical process that helps birthing by cutting the abdominal wall and the wall of the womb (uterus). This technique has developed since the late 19th century until the last three decades of the 20th century. During this period, there have been shown to decrease mortality from 10% birthing mothers to 2%.

In the past, we only knew the technique of classical caesarean section (corpora) with a longitudinal incision from below the navel to the pubic bone, but now it can be done by transverse incision from left to right above the pubic bone (deep trance). Aesthetically, this new surgical technique is better, because unlike the former classical caesarean section, with a deep trance incision scar is not visible.

When is the action required?

This procedure is only done if there is a problem in the birth process that could threat the lives of mother and baby. For example, babies coiled by umbilical cord, preeclampsia, babies in the breech position and bleeding before the birth process.

But the act of caesarean section can be planned or decided far before birthing. This kind of caesarean section is called elective Caesarean section. This condition will be done when doctors find health problems of the mother or the mother is suffering from a disease that is not possible to give birth normally. For example, the mother suffers diabetes, HIV and heart disease.

The process

Caesarean section is generally assisted by epidural anesthesia or spinal injections. By this way the mother will remain conscious and be able to see and directly hold a baby. However, mother's view will be obstructed by a curtain so that the mother can not see the operation.

Lack of caesarean

* Wound healing takes longer than normal deliveries.
* When the wounds have not healed, the mother will often feel pain at the incision. Even the pain will often felt until several days after surgery.
* Should be more frequent check-ups to ensure no further infection.
* The presence of uterine scar will limit the number of caesarean action so that the number of children will also be limited.

When should the mother pregnant again?

According Dr. Thomas D. Shipp from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., women who give birth again within a period of 18 months after cesarean section, the possibility of tearing her womb (uterine rupture) is approximately three times more than those who waited longer before giving birth again. This is due to the completion of uterine wound healing because the first Caesarean section.

In future, can give birth normally?

Approximately 75% of mothers who had given birth by Caesarean section can give birth normally at the next birthing.

Is there any effect on the baby?

There is no enough strong evidence about the bad effects to babies who are born by Caesarean. The best way for your baby is born with the safest way, either Caesarean section or normal.

Caesarean Operation

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In the United States, more than 20% of babies born through Caesarean operation. Also known as a C-section, this operation is performed to remove the baby from the uterus directly, not through the vagina. C-section is usually done because of the prolonged process of childbirth, the baby is in danger, breech babies, as well as the history of difficult childbirth.

This operation is considered major abdominal surgery and requires anesthesia-both total and local. Anesthesia affects you and your baby, so do not be surprised if your baby seems weak until about 12 hours after birth. Depending on the circumstances and the type of anesthesia used, you have to feed an hour after surgery.

At low anesthetic effects, pain around the incision will be felt. Your doctor will prescribe appropriate pain relievers. This surgery also affects the digestive tract, causing bloating and discomfort for several days. If the bloating caused tremendous pain, ask the right medication from your doctor.

After C-section, you will feel tired and weak and require sufficient time to become health again. You may go home a week after birthing, after the stitches removed. During the first one to two weeks, you will need someone to help you at home. During this period, do not go up the stairs and lifting objects.

When you give your baby breast milk, try wearing some kind of position that does not burden the stomach which is in the process of healing. The position gives the best drink is: sitting on the bed and the baby was laid sloping side facing you. In this way, the weight of your baby will not burden at all.

Childbirth

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Childbirth usually begin to happen in 37th week to 40th week. But it would be better if the expectant mother had begun to prepare for birthing in 32nd week to 34th week. Because in the span of time it will happen many hormonal changes and the anatomical points on the birth process. Therefore, a mother should prepare herself both mentally and physically.

Childbirth should be run in a normal corridor, which includes 3P; power or energy, passanger or fetus and passage or the birth canal. As it should be noted for safety of mother and baby when the birth occurred. In order to have the energy it needs exercise for pregnant women on a regular basis. Fetus should have under 4 kg of weight in a healthy condition without signs of severity. The birth canal can be ascertained to be passed by looking at the suitability of the fetus with a birth canal can usually be ascertained when the head of the decline has occurred in a steady and gradual in the birth canal.

Stages of childbirth you need to know, among others:

* Mouth of the uterus or cervix shortened, softened, and thinning.
* Contractions occur regularly and becoming more frequent.
* Opening process occurs, the first child is 1cm each hour, and the next child is 2 cm per hour.
* Rupture of membranes occurred at the opening of a complete or nearly complete.

Amniotic rupture usually occurs when the opening is complete or nearly complete, but if it happens before the phase of birthing is called premature rupture of membranes, the sign of the mother felt like something was broken or burst, followed by a fishy-smelling discharge from the vagina that much. Mothers should be rushed to the hospital when he broke the amniotic, because of the risk of drought and the possibility of intrauterine infection. Usually doctors will prescribe antibiotics to prevent infection and to seek birthing if the pregnancy is quite mature.

Stunning At Cesarean

Currently almost all of Caesarean surgery using regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural). For general anesthesia is still used on special conditions / emergency and a lack of skilled spinal anetesi is the patient remains conscious, able to control his own breathing and unaffected infants born to drug so that his cries will be louder.

After surgery, the mother can directly drink without waiting for the wind used to dispose of as in general anesthesia. ILA (intrathecal birthing analgesia) is a term used for pain relief in normal birthing (Painless birhting) using the same technique with spinal / epidural.

Do not worry for the mother who has a small pelvis, it does not always have to undergo Caesarean operations. In most small mothers, their children too small to allow a normal birthing, rarely 140 cm tall woman with a child with a weight of 4 kg. What matters is the progress of birth was assessed, namely the opening and decrease the progression of the head.

That caution must be taken in the third trimester of pregnancy is out of water (rupture of membranes), hemorrhage (placenta previa or placental solusio), headache, blurred eyes, heartburn (severe preeclampsia), seizures (eclampsia) and high fever (infection).

A mother has to be really ready physically and mentally to give birth, especially during her first pregnancy. There's a good idea to visit the hospital where the mother will give birth and met with officials there in order to knit the intimacy that will greatly assist the birthing process. Knowledge about the birth process and the stages that will be lived also can make the mother feel more ready to give birth. Mild exercise, relaxation training and breathing exercises are also no less important to fit the mother during birthing.

Pregnancy Exercises

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Sport

As long as not too much and too heavy, pregnant women can still exercise for healthy. Pregnant women who exercise regularly experience weight gain and body fat are less than less-active women. Keep your weight up to normal and the baby remained in good health condition. In addition, pregnancy and childbirth of active women tend to not have problems.

If you are accustomed to exercise, keep doing it. Stop when you feel tired. When pregnancy affects your body's balance, then walking is the most appropriate exercise for you. Consult your health care professional to determine the type and duration of the specific sport can train the muscles of birth.

Fitness Tips

Basic knowledge of fitness you need to know whatever your sport. Here are some considerations in the exercise:
Do not exercise until exhaustion or pain. You should be able to breathe normally during exercise. When you have trouble breathing, the fetus was experiencing the same thing. Calculate the pulse rate at peak exercise (health experts will show you how). Pulse must not exceed 140 beats per minute.

You can start the exercise by walking. Walk slowly for 20 minutes per day. Do not think about walking speed or distance traveled because you are not a race. Avoid all forms of activity that is competitive.

Swimming is one sport that is recommended for pregnant women until the birth. Swim slowly and avoid the cold water. You can keep cycling and dancing during the first and second trimesters, but not acrobatics. Horseback riding and surfing is not recommended because of the risk of falling.

Join a gym class for pregnant women. A teacher will help you to do the movements correctly.

Exercise regularly and rhythmically. Try exercising with music.

Although you do not fully exercise regularly, try to get a little exercise every day. Regular exercise is better than exercise done once in a while. Practicing with a friend can make you diligent exercise.

Ask a health professional sport that can be done while sitting in a chair.

Whatever form your sport, always warm up first for example: walking or stationary cycling slowly for 5 minutes. Before you start exercising, take a deep breath a few times to smooth the blood circulation throughout the body so the muscles get enough oxygen supply.

Do cooling / stretching exercise completed.

Drink water before and after exercise. If necessary, stop for a drink.

Do not stand on tiptoe too long to avoid seizures.

If you feel strange symptoms while or after exercise, see your personal physician.

Here are some exercise guidelines for pregnant women.

Lie on your back, bend your knees up, legs spread as wide as 30 centimeters (12 inches), tread flat on the floor. Head and shoulders should be supported by pillows, his hands resting flat on the floor beside the body. Gymnastics position is only until the fourth month. After that, the body's gymnastics floor flat above no longer recommended, because the uterus would be very costly vessels, major blood vessels.

Kegel exercise

Firmly tighten the muscles of the vagina and anus. Hold for as long as possible (about 10 seconds) and then relax slowly. After a month of the 4 do this exercise in standing or sitting position. Do it about 25 times a day.

Tilted Pelvis

Exhale as you push the curve back to the floor. Inhale and relax your back. Repeat 3 or 4 times. This exercise can also be done while standing against a wall. Pull the breath at the time of the curve of your back pressed to the wall. Standing position is very good for improving posture and should be done after a month-to-4.

Lift Leg

Lying on her left side with the shoulders, hips, and knees in a straight line. Your right hand to touch the floor in front of the chest, and prop his head with his left hand. Relax, inhale, then exhale slowly while lifting your right leg as high as possible, back foot flexed (toes pointing toward your belly) and the inner ankle facing the floor. Repeat 10 times on each side. Knee of the raised leg straight or bend can.

Bowwing

Lean on the knees bent and arms relaxed with your back as usual, spine not curved downward. Lift head, neck spine straight. Then bend your back, tighten stomach and buttocks, then drop your head as far as possible. Return back and head slowly to the starting position. Repeat 3 or 4 times. This exercise is very helpful to overcome the pressure on the spine caused by the enlargement of the uterus (the uterus).

Sitting and Strething Hand

Sitting cross-legged in comfort. Often sitting cross-legged and stretching his hand. Hold the shoulders and stretching his hands above his head as if to reach the ceiling, which is one higher than the others. Do the same for his other hand. Disentak not hand jolted. Repeat 10 times.

Loosen Neck

Often felt stiff neck. This exercise helps loosen the neck and entire body. Sitting cross-legged with your eyes closed. Inhale slowly, half-circle around the head slowly. Exhale, relax, and keep your head. Repeat 4 to 5 times, changing direction. Apply 3 to 4 times a day.

Consult a health professional before doing this exercise or other sports. If you feel a strange symptoms during exercise, immediately consult with a health professional.

Beware of High Risk Pregnancy

2010-03-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

There are many things that make high-risk pregnancies. But unfortunately, many pregnant women do not realize it. In fact, high-risk pregnancies have an impact on the safety of mother and baby.

For some people, pregnancy is something fun. Complaints and pains that accompany pregnancy do not mean anything when they imagine a tiny baby that will be born. To keep mother and baby survived until the baby is born, various efforts have to be done.

Keep the intake of nutrients to keep the disease from various attacks. Especially for those who enter class with high-risk pregnancy, caution must be increased.

Gynecologist says that high-risk pregnancies is a condition in which pregnancy can adversely affect maternal condition, or disease of the mother can adversely affect the fetal .

High-risk pregnancy is not only a bad influence on safety and health of the fetus that is conceived, but also can threaten the safety of the mother's life.

Although many pregnant women experience high-risk pregnancy, they do not realize it. They do not realize if the pregnancy is high risk and could threaten the lives of infants and / or fetus. We could say, every first pregnancy for each woman is pregnant with a high enough risk.

Why the first pregnancy tends to high-risk? In the first pregnancy, usually women have no experience of pregnant. So, every mother should always think her first pregnancy is risky.

Medical researchs say, a mother has a high risk in the first pregnancy and a fifth, so second pregnancy, third, and fourth is generally safe.

The too short pregnancy-distance, pregnant at the age below 20 years and more than 35 years gave the baby a risk of genetic disease. So does a woman ever surgery.

Another factor is the physical condition or settling of the mother (such as height below 145 cm, usually small hipped and will give birth in a normal difficulty) should also be wary of. In addition, obese pregnant mothers and high blood pressure in pregnancy or other diseases dangerous enough before or during pregnancy are factors that can cause high-risk pregnancy.

Healthy reproductive age to conceive is between 25-30 years. So if less than or exceed the age, the factors affecting fertility are also affected the risk of pregnancy

However, do not necessarily despair. There are many ways to overcome the problem of high-risk pregnancies. One way is to prepare mentally during the pregnancy through. Bumil also should be diligent in doing the routine, to detect the condition of mother and fetus. Usually pregnant women diligent conduct pregnancy tests on a regular basis to feel better.

With regular examinations, and interruption of pregnancy complications compared with women who do not do prenatal care.

Recognize the early high-risk pregnancies and do not let it be.

In addition to the factors above, high-risk pregnancies can also be triggered by maternal nutritional intake since or before pregnancy. Pregnant women need to consume good nutrition, proper and balance, one of which is folate, in order to optimize fetal development as well as supporting their own health.

Consuming of adequate folate before and during pregnancy, especially in the first trimester is very affective to be more healthy. In addition, folate is known to reduce levels of homocysteine in the blood.

Tips of Breast Treatment During Pregnancy

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* If your bra is starting to feel cramped, with bh mengantinya should fit and according to your size to provide comfort and support is also good for your breasts.

* If you are planning to breastfeed, you can start using the bra for breastfeeding at the end of your pregnancy. Bh choose the size according to your breasts, wear a bra that size does not fit the size ayudara can cause infections such as mastitis (an infection of the glands in the breast milk).

* Prepare your nipples. Gently turn the nipples between finger and your thumb for about 10 seconds when you shower. If you have trouble or your nipples flat or entered into, consult your doctor, so this can be resolved early to prevent trouble later.

* In the late stages of pregnancy, try to gently massage the breast, dark area (aerola) and nipples, you may be issued a few drops kolustrum (bewarna thick yellowish fluid from the nipples). To help open the milk ducts.

* Clean the breasts and nipples, do not use soap nipple area can cause the area dry. Use plain water and dry with a towel.

Breast Problems

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Flat Nipple

This disorder that known as retracted nipple is not known the causes yet. How to cope with nipple tugging on a continuous basis starting when the pregnancy of more than 5 months. How to pull the left-right turn, then pull out. After the nipple made it out, should be diligent in nursing mothers.

Nipple blisters

The reason was because of poor feeding techniques. For that to know the correct breastfeeding technique. Before feeding, make nipples always dry and rub a little breastmilk on the nipple. Remember the milk has a substance to ward off germs around the areola.

Clogged Channels

Clogged channels typically involve a local bump in one part of the breast, while the others are not. How to cope with always trying to suckle milk until the breast is empty. Massage is due to blockage of breast lumps are. Then compress with a towel soaked in warm water, then compress the breast with a towel soaked in cold water. Keep going until the lumps disappear.

Breast Swollen

The reason was because of expenses that are not smooth milk. Swelling does not always occur in both breasts. May only occur in one breast. It, should be in nursing wear dribbling way. If your baby comfortable in the left breast feeding mothers, means the position is always kananlah cheek against his breast, right? Now, use the tactics, sliding from left breast to right breast while at the same cheek position attached to the body of the mother. Of course the baby will feel he still feeding on mother's left breast but was shifted to the right breast.

Although in a state swollen breasts, the mother should keep breastfeeding frequently. Because with that content "warehouse" milk can be decreased. If the baby is fed, perahlah breast milk until it finished.

Breast Infection (mastitis)

Its features were swollen, red, and painful. If this is inevitably the mother had to take antibiotics for the infection. Massage should not be done.

Breast Abscess

Handling of mastitis that may lead to delayed breast abscess. If you have an abscess should not be longer babies breastfeed and inevitably, the skin must be opened with a small surgery to remove the pus.

Breast Care During Pregnancy

2010-03-03T00:52:00.000-08:00

Breast care during pregnancy contributes a major influence to achieve exclusive breastfeeding program.

When should breast treatment begin? Experts recommend that after 5-6 month-old pregnancy. If before it, instead of the nipple stimulation can cause uterine contractions. Well, below is the maintenance procedures of the breast that pregnant women can do every day. Do not forget, since the age of five months of pregnancy.

* Massaging

Can be done during the shower.

- Before preparing warm water and cold water in a separate container, palm oil or baby oil, towels, and cotton.

- Clean your breasts with warm water, then massage using oil.

- How to pemijatannya using both hands. Sorted rotate around the breast in a clockwise direction then reverse / anti-clockwise. After that do the ordering from the base toward the nipple. However, the nipples do not need a massage.

- After that knock-knock breast using your fingertips or the tip of the finger joints so that the blood circulation to work well.

- Then wash the nipples with a cotton and oil. Oil will flex and moisten the nipple.

- Finally, clean the breast and nipple wearing warm and cold water. The objective is to facilitate the circulation of blood.

- Dry the breast with a soft towel. If you need to apply lotion or cream, anti marks stertch safe to prevent itching of skin tissue from breaking as breast enlargement.

* Gymnastics Organized

Breast needs to be treated with exercise. Breast gymnastics useful for strengthening pectoral muscles in the chest. Gymnastics helps mempertahakan density and stimulates breast milk production for the better. There are two kinds of exercises that can be done and easy mother practiced.

Following order. Do gymnastics before or after a bath.

1. Standing position, right hand holding the left forearm near the elbow, otherwise the left hand holding right forearm (like the arms folded). Then press firmly to the chest in a way to strengthen the handle, so that the muscles were interested in breast basis. Next relax your back. Do it over and over again until 30 times.

2. Hold the tip of the shoulder with both hands, then elbows rotated forward so that the inner arm massage (massage) breast upward. Continued upward movement of the hand to the back and returned to the starting position. Perform this exercise 20 times a round.

* Wear Comfortable Bra

To overcome the discomfort when your breasts enlarged, wear a bra that fits and can support the breast well. Do not use a too tight or loose. A bra that is too narrow will impede the development of breast glands, while a too loose will make your breasts look down and not comfortable when worn.

Bra for very large breasts is a good idea of wire braces. A bra that does not support well, will make large breasts tend to fall and form a fold at the bottom of the breast.

Meanwhile, if the expectant mother can not keep clean and dry it below the fold, it will open opportunities to grow mushrooms.

Choose cotton bras or a mixture of cotton so comfortable to wear and easy to absorb sweat. Select leash wide so it can properly support the breasts.

What are Benefits of Ultrasound (Ultrasonograpy/USG) in Pregnancy?

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Since 1961, ultrasound is used in medicine. Unlike X-rays that are harmful to the baby, ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to form images on a computer screen babies are safe for babies and mothers.

AND WHAT CAN BE CHECKED WITH USG?
• Confirmation of pregnancy. Embryos in the pregnancy sac can be seen in early pregnancy 51 / 2 weeks and the fetal heart rate is usually clear in terobsevasi age 7 weeks.

• Knowing the age of pregnancy. To determine the gestational age can use the fetus's body size, so that they can predict when the date of delivery

• Watching the growth and development of babies in the womb.

• The threat of miscarriage. If early vaginal bleeding, ultrasound can assess the health of the fetus. If the fetal heart rate is clearly a good prospect to continue the pregnancy.

• Problems with the placenta. Ultrasound can assess and evaluate the condition of the plaasenta such as placenta previa masalah2 etc..

• Pregnancy double / twin. Ultrasound can determine if there is 1 / more fetuses in the womb.

• Measure the amniotic fluid. Problems occur when the content of the amniotic berlebihana caira or too little. Volume (the amount of fluid) can be assessed / check with ultrasound.

• the location of fetal abnormalities. Not only the location of fetal abnormalities in the womb but also many fetal abnormalities that can be in the know with ultrasound, such as hydrocephalus, anesefali, facial clefts, heart defects, chromosomal abnormalities (down syndrome), etc..

• Can also to assess the sex of the baby if you want to know.

When does ultrasound USUALLY DO?
The first ultrasound is generally done at 7 weeks of gestation to confirm pregnancy, the fetal heart rate, measured the length of the fetus to assess gestational age.

The second ultrasound is usually done at 18-22 weeks of pregnancy to assess congenital abnormalities, deformities, placental position, fetal heart rate, also to assess fetal development. On examination at this week you may also know the sex of your baby.

The third ultrasound is usually performed at 34 weeks of gestation unutk evaluate fetal size and fetal growth rate, movement and pernafasaan, the baby's heartbeat is also the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby and the baby and placenta ..

Basically, ultrasound can be done anytime during pregnancy because the ultrasound is not harmful to the baby and mother. USG especially done when there are problems of pregnancy such as fetal heart rate irregular

Is USG Safe for Baby

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USG or ultrasonografy examination is a procedure that is not dangerous. Ultrasonografy uses sound waves reflected by the high body to illustrate the uterus and its contents that provides the information in the form of a picture called a sonogram that we can see on the screen.

Ultrasonografy does not use radiation, syringes, liquids or obat2an inserted into the body.

So the answer to 'whether ultrasonografy SECURE for your baby in the womb'? The answer is YES.

Ultrasonografy has been used for many years and no event that indicates that ultrasonografy causes interference with the mother or baby. However in most doctors only recommend an ultrasonografy examination for health or medical purposes only and is not just doing an ultrasound to take a photo print of your baby as only a family photo.

Ultrasonografy (USG) Examination

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There are two main scans offered to pregnant women, namely:

1. Scan at 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2. Scan at 20 weeks (anomaly scan) to detect abnormalities.

Some doctors will offer both. But pregnancy scan at 20 weeks is considered sufficient. The rest, you can perform a number of scans as you wish.

Most pregnancy scan done using ultrasonografy. Some kind of jelly is applied to the mother's stomach, then a small device called transducer movable skin on the stomach that have been spread with jelly. This process of sending pictures baby in the womb to the screen.

Usually before the scan, she was asked to drink to fill the bladder. This way you can help move forward the uterus to produce a clear image.

Type USG

Early Pregnancy Ultrasonografy

Ultrasonografy examination early in pregnancy is necessary if you are experiencing pain, bleeding, or had experienced a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy at 6-10 weeks of pregnancy.

Since the beginning of pregnancy your baby sizes were very small, then the scan is done by a special instrument through the vagina. Although this process is not complicated, naturally I am afraid and worried through it.

So you better be ready, before the scan ask your doctor how the scan process. Usually if you already know, I'll be better prepared and not scared anymore.

Dating scan (specify the date of scan)

This scan performed in pregnancy 6 to 12 weeks. Most hospitals offer these scans to find out some important things, like:

* Age of baby
* Is there more than one baby
* Checking the baby's heartbeat
* Are there any obvious abnormalities.
* Is ovarian mother in a healthy condition

This scanning process only takes about 10 minutes. But, Who is not happy, see 'embarrassed' baby in the womb through the monitor screen. Print out the results of an ultrasonografy that my mother brought home to Mother showcase the beloved friend or relative.

Nuchal Translucency Scan

This scan is performed to determine whether your baby has Down's Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities. This scan is usually performed on high-risk pregnant women or aged over 35 years.

As best this scan between gestational age 11 to 14 weeks. Some hospitals do not do this type of scan. But if you want, you can ask your doctor to do it.

If a scan shows a certain possibility, then you have to do further investigation, such as inspection amniosintesis (amniotic fluid) to ensure the baby's health. For this condition, she and her husband would need to consult a doctor.

Scan in the 2nd Trimester

Like a mother feels comfortable in pregnancy 2nd trimester, pregnancy scan at 18 to 21 weeks was also to be the most exciting thing. Cried to see to see your baby is already growing rapidly on the screen. She also had to know the sex.

This examination is only 15 to 20 minutes. The hospital usually allow you to print your baby photos of the examination.

In this examination, the doctor will monitor:

* Your baby's head, whether there is a problem in the brain or a harelip.
* Spine straight and your baby's stomach and well developed.
* The size and shape of a heart baby.
* Seeing a number of amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid) swallowed a baby - looks like a black bubble in the stomach.
* Kidney and bladder of baby.
* The development of the hands and feet baby.
* Placenta, umbilical cord (umbilical cord) and the amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid).
* The size of the head, stomach at the bones to grow properly.

From this examination, if there is a problem, your doctor will talk to you for further investigation.

Ultrasonografy of Growth (Growth scan)

Growth ultrasonografy is done only when there is concern at the growing baby's development to ensure your baby grow up healthy.

3D and 4D Ultrasonografy

Mother mother can ask your doctor about 3D ultrasonografy. Different from ordinary ultrasonografy showed only a 2-dimensional picture of your baby, the baby 3D ultrasonografy will be seen more clearly. Parts that can be viewed through 3D ultrasonografy is also more extensive.

She also could ask the doctor to record the results of ultrasonografy into the CD 3Dnya. This is more easily seen later at home than ever before when the MOM could only bring back the image scan. This 3D ultrasonografy recordings called 4D ultrasonografy.

Supplements for Pregnant Women

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The need for energy, vitamins, and minerals on pregnant women increased by about 10-50%. The need for vitamin C and zinc increased by approximately 40%. While iron increased to 50%. Given the nutritional needs are not easily obtained through diet alone, the use of food supplements for pregnant and nursing mothers are encouraged.
By following these instructions, you'll need a good pregnancy, gave birth of healthy child and strong, and feed your child with high-quality milk.

1. Folic Acid

Folic acid is essential for the health of your baby's growth. Intake of folic acid before conception and fairly early weeks of pregnancy can help prevent birth defects nerve tract.

You should consume at least 600 mcg of folic acid every day. Health experts recommend pregnant women to consume vitamin supplements containing 600 mcg of folic acid a day rather than rely on foods that contain folic acid.
Fruits and vegetables, including orange juice and green leaf vegetables, and grains are sources of folic acid is good.

2. Calcium

Most of the women over the age of 19 years or more, including a pregnant, often not enough to get 1,000 mg of calcium per day as drekomendasikan. Because the fetus grows in the stomach requires a high calcium, the calcium consumption should be increased to prevent loss of calcium from bone. If the baby is calcium deficiency, he would absorb calcium from the mother.

Calcium-rich food sources include milk, cheese, yogurt, soy milk, cereals, tofu, dried beans, almonds and green vegetables.

3. Carbohydrates and Fiber

Carbohydrates and fiber is one of the important energy sources. Food sources of carbohydrates include rice, bread, cereals, wheat, and pasta.
In order for your energy needs are met, eat 3 servings of carbohydrate / fiber foods every day (slice of bread equals one serving of carbohydrate / fiber foods).
Choose foods that are enriched and made from whole grains, like oats, rye (a type of wheat), and wheat. Food from more grains and fiber rich nutrients than processed products.
Fiber is very important, especially for pregnant women who are often constipated. High-fiber foods such as whole grains, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables.

4. Protein

You and your baby need plenty of protein as a nutritional support tissue growth. You need to consume 60 grams of protein a day, ie 20-36% higher than the normal requirement.

Some sources of animal protein that can be consumed are fish, seafood, poultry, beef, liver, and eggs. As for vegetable protein sources are tofu, tempeh, legumes, nuts, and cereals. Milk and processed products, such as cheese and yogurt, is also a good source of protein.

5. Fat

Fat may help the body to absorb many nutrients. Fat also produces energy, and save the protein for use in the growth functions.
However, in a state of pregnancy even if you should limit your intake of fat for very high caloric content. If you consume too many fatty foods, your weight will quickly rise.

High-fat foods such as fatty meats, milk, cheese, butter, margarine, and oils.

6. Iron

During pregnancy, blood volume increases with your iron needs. Iron is the main component of hemoglobin, the part of blood that carries oxygen to the cells of your body and your baby.
Iron supplementation during pregnancy shown to help prevent iron deficiency. Iron deficiency may increase the risk of complications while giving birth labor and the risk of low birth weight babies and premature.
Foods rich in iron, among others, beef, liver, legumes and whole grains.
The experts in the United States (U.S.) recommends that pregnant women consume 27 mg of iron per day, ie 50% above normal requirements. Most health experts recommend the consumption of a supplement that provides 30 mg of iron per day because this mineral is very difficult to be fulfilled through food.

7. Zinc

Zinc is very important for your health and your baby. Zinc deficiency can cause complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Low zinc levels in infants has been associated with NTD and low birth weight.
Good sources of zinc are seafood, liver, and meat.
In the U.S., the rate of zinc daily nutrition during pregnancy is 11 milligrams. This amount is 38% higher than the normal requirement. Many women find it easier to meet their needs by consuming zinc-fortified supplements.

8. Complete Vitamins and Minerals

A pregnant woman has a need for vitamins and minerals is higher than usual. Fruits and vegetables provide many vitamins and minerals more than other foods.
Every day, you should consume fruits and vegetables, citrus green or yellow in large portions. Fruits and other vegetables are also important to consume the apples, pears, grapes, bananas, pineapple, berries, guava, mango, papaya, dates, melons, carrots, beets, tomatoes, and cauliflower.
Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is more advisable than the fruit / vegetable cans, because the amount of nutrients that more and not containing added sugar, salt and fat.

One important thing to remember is, the purpose supplementation during pregnancy, not to replace food, but as an addition or the supply of nutrients that may be less or not met. In addition, supplement intake should be under the supervision of a doctor. Because, some types of vitamins and minerals if taken in excess can damage the health.

Q & A:

Can we get all the nutrients through the food we eat?

Although food is the best way to get nutrients, but it is not easy to cover all our nutritional needs through food memalui only.

During pregnancy, the needs of vitamins and minerals increases higher than the caloric needs. The need for daily vitamins and minerals increased by 50%, whereas the daily energy requirements increased by only 300 calories during the second and third trimesters.

As a result, you must choose foods carefully to get the nutrients needed to maintain ideal weight.

Do we can not get the nutrients we need through the food we eat?

Unfortunetly not. Research shows that nutritional intake of women of any social status was still not sufficient all of their nutritional needs. Consumption of nutrients that normally are not being met is folic acid, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin D, and vitamin E.

Multivitamins can fulfill the nutritional needs of these increases. Several studies have shown that consumption of multivitamins may reduce the risk of birth with low body weight.

Tips for Pregnant Women

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Being pregnant brings many changes in your daily life. One significant change is the change in eating patterns. Here are some tips on diet for pregnant women:

* Eat foods with more than the amount of the food pyramid bottom. Then add the vegetables and protein, fruits, dairy products and fatty foods last. With paramida concepts, further down, the greater the need that must be met every day.
* The menu varies on a very important food. This helps get the vitamins and minerals from the foods you consume. Variation menu also help prevent boredom.
* Always carry water. Drinking water in sufficient quantities can help a healthy pregnancy. With enough water, skin more healthy mothers (more elastic), and can reduce common pregnancy symptoms like constipation, swelling, and so on. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Other beverages such as sodas, coffee should not be counted as 8 glasses of water calculation.
* Eat in small amounts if you have problems nausea or vomiting or stomach reduction in space when pregnant. Consuming small amounts of food (but often) can help regulate blood sugar levels which makes you feel uncomfortable in carrying out daily activities.
* Always remember that weight gain during pregnancy is an important part of pregnancy. Avoid diet or abstinence on food without discussing with your health practitioner. Eating well during pregnancy to ensure weight gain and get the nutrients needed during pregnancy.
* Vitamin and supplements are not intended to replace your food intake during pregnancy. Supplements and vitamins intended to help meet the need of pregnant women required. You can just eat lots of vitamins, but some vitamins (like vitamin A) in a large amount can cause disability. Make sure you inform vitamin supplements to health practitioners.

To remember is that food consumption during pregnancy for two people (mother and the baby) does not mean that the number of uncontrolled food. What is important is the content of food in sufficient quantities. Hope your pregnancy goes well.

Why Good Nutrition is Very Important During Pregnancy?

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When the doctor announced that there would be life in your womb, it would be the happiest moment of your live. To prepare the baby's presence, it's necessary for the mother, of course with the help of her husband, to prepare everything. Including preparing the need for adequate nutrition and health of her fetal development.

A pregnant woman has special nutritional needs. Some of the nutritional needs of pregnant women may be covered by a balanced healthy diet. In addition to healthy food choices, the vitamins needed during pregnancy. Ideally the three months before pregnancy. This can help get the necessary nutrients. However, sometimes need extra food, and even supplements as needed. Here are some healthy food requirements for pregnant women:

* Provide adequate energy (calories) for the health needs of your body and your baby's growth
* Provides all the needs of mothers and babies (including proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals)
* It can avoid the negative effects for infants
* Support for the mother's body metabolism in maintaining a healthy weight, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure.

Calories (energy)
A woman during pregnancy have increased energy needs. This energy is used for fetal growth, the formation of the placenta, blood vessels, and the new network. In addition, as the extra calories needed for energy metabolism process of new tissue. But with this increase caloric needs do not necessarily make you too much to eat. Your body needs extra 80,000 calories in pregnancy. Of this amount, meaning every day around 300 extra calories a pregnant woman needs. It is quite difficult to know how many calories you've consumed each day. For the short term, use of hunger as a guide your caloric needs. Monitorlah your weight to help assess whether you eat the right amount of calories. Maybe you need a doctor or nutritionist to help you in sufficient caloric needs during pregnancy.

Protein
5 sempurnaAnda need more protein during pregnancy than at other times throughout your life. This is because protein is required for tissue growth in the fetus. Pregnant women need about 75 grams of protein per day, 25 grams more than the others. Adding protein to the diet is an effective way to add calories and protein needs. Animal products like meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, and seafood is a source of protein. In addition proteins can also be obtained from plants such as nuts, seeds, tempeh, tofu, oncom, and others.

Folate (Folic Acid)
Folate is a B vitamin that plays an important role in embryonic development. Folate also helps prevent neural tube defects, ie defects in the brain and spine. Lack of folate also may increase the pregnancy is less age (preterm), infants with low birth weight (low birth weight babies / BBLR), and the lack of fetal growth. In fact, folic acid is needed, especially before pregnancy and in early pregnancy. However, pregnant women still have to continue the consumption of folate. 600 mg of folate are advised for pregnant women. Folate can be obtained from folic acid supplementation. Green vegetables (like spinach, asparagus), orange juice, beans, nuts and wheat bread is a natural source that contains folate.

Iron
Iron is needed to produce hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells carry oxygen to the role of tissue. During pregnancy, blood volume increases to accommodate the changes in the body of the mother and the baby's blood supply. This causes the iron needs to increase by two-fold. If the iron needs are not fulfilled, pregnant women will easily tired and vulnerable infections. The risk of having a baby is not old enough and babies with low birth weight was also higher. The need for iron for pregnant women is about 27 mg a day. Aside from supplements, iron can be obtained naturally from red meat, fish, poultry, breakfast cereals have been fortified with iron, and beans.

Substance Zinc (Zinc)
From several studies reported that women who have low levels of zinc zar in food risk preterm birth and babies with low birth weight. While clinical trials zinc supplementation did not get clarity about the benefits of zinc consumed in higher quantities. However, zinc consumed in sufficient quantities for an anticipatory measures that can be done. Zinc can be found naturally in red meat, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and some breakfast cereals have been fortified. In general, women do not need additional supplements. But you can take supplements (approximately 25 mg of zinc a day) if you are in an unhealthy condition.

Calcium
kejuJanin collect milk and calcium from the mother about 25 to 30 mg a day. At most when the third trimester of pregnancy. Pregnant women and babies need calcium for strong bones and teeth. In addition, calcium is also used to help the blood vessels contracted and dilated. Calcium is also needed to deliver neural signals, muscle contraction and hormone secretion. If no adequate calcium from food, baby needs calcium to be taken from the bones of the mother. Pregnant calcium requirement is about 1000 mg per day. Food sources of calcium include dairy products like milk, cheese, yogurt. Also fish is also a good source of calcium.

Vitamin C
Vitamin C is needed fetus depends on her mother's food intake. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects tissue from damage and needed to form collagen and deliver chemical signals in the brain. Pregnant women are advised to consume daily 85 mg of vitamin C per day. You can easily get vitamin C from foods such as tomatoes, oranges, strawberries, guava, and broccoli. Foods rich in vitamin C also helps the absorption of iron in the body.

Vitamin A
Vitamin A plays an important role in body functions, including functions of vision, immunity, and growth and development of the embryo. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to premature birth and low birth weight babies. Vitamin A can be found in fruits and vegetables, green or yellow, butter, milk, egg yolks, and others.

Foods that Pregnant Women Should Avoid

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Many questions among pregnant women about what foods are allowed and which should be avoided during pregnancy, and why? ... ..

There are several types of foods that should be avoided during pregnancy because they can cause infections such as salmonella, toxoplasmosis, listeria, E. coli, which can harm your baby in the womb.

• Do not eat raw meat (sushi) cooked or undercooked, because it contains a parasite Toxoplasmosis can cause serious infection in your baby and also E. coli, which is dangerous for pregnant women and fetuses.

• Toxoplasmosis found in vegetables are not washed properly, therefore you wash the vegetables well, especially for salads or eaten raw Lalapan. Avoid cat feces as well or playing with cats during pregnancy because they contain toxoplasmosis.

• Do not eat meat and chicken cooked egg is not cooked or raw, avoid eating the liver of chicken / meat that may be the source of the salmonella, which can cause severe diarrhea in pregnant women. Also note the dishes, cooking equipment affected by these raw chicken meat to be washed.

• Tuna steak, fish, sea bass, shark, or fish, large fish known to contain high levels of mercury can cause neurological damage if eaten in large quantities. FDA recommendations tuna and fish size is limited to 12 ounces a week

• soft cheeses such as brie and Camembert, also blueveined cheese from goat's milk cheese and sheep, and do not drink milk that is not pasteurized. All these products have a risk of carrying listeria. Listeria bacteria are able to type through the placenta and cause fetal infection, in adults there are no symptoms or flu-like. Listeria can cause miscarriage, premature birth, and blood poisoning. Should avoid these foods until your baby.

• Do not drink containing alcohol can cause fetal abnormalities in the development of some emotional problems in infants.

• cafein containing drinks such as coffee, tea should be avoided or limited in that coffee can memperngaruhi low weight babies, miscarriages and cafein also reduce iron absorption.

Remember the development of your baby in the womb depends on what you ate during pregnancy.

6 Essential Nutritions for Pregnant Women

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Consuming foods for pregnant woman must consider vitamins and minerals essential, it is important for health of herself and the fetus. The 6 essensial nutrients needed during pregnancy include:

1. Proteins, very large role in producing blood cells.
2. Carbohydrates, the body the energy needed for daily life.
3. Calcium, in the pregnancy, calcium is important to help the growth of the baby.
4. Iron, is very important in helping the process of cell production of red blood cells, primarily to prevent anemia.
5. Folic acid, based on several findings of health experts, pregnant women folic acid deficiency greater the risk of miscarriage or damage to the fetus.
6. Fat, for pregnant women, big fat benefits for the body's energy reserves, so that the body intermittently does not feel tired. Conectique.com)

IMPORTANT NUTRITION DURING PREGNANCY

Content as you age, the nutritional needs of pregnant women will increase, especially after entering the second trimester of pregnancy. Because at that time, the rapid growth of the fetus took place - especially the development of the brain and nervous system - and requires optimal nutrition.

Necessary nutrients are:

1. Carbohydrate and fat as a source of energy to produce substances calories can be obtained from cereals, tubers.
2. Protein as a source of building materials can be obtained from meat, fish, eggs and nuts.
3. As a regulator of mineral substances can be obtained from fruits and vegetables - vegetables.
4. Vitamin B complex is useful for maintaining the nervous system, muscles and heart to function normally. Can be found in cereals, seeds - grains, beans, green vegetables, yeast, eggs and dairy products.
5. Vitamin D is useful for bone growth and formation of your baby. Source found in fish liver oils, egg yolk and milk.
6. Vitamin E useful for the formation of red blood cells healthy. Eat grains institutions mainly wheat, pulses, vegetable oil and green vegetables.
7. Folic acid is useful for the development of the nervous system and blood cells, are scattered on the dark green vegetables such as spinach, cauliflower and broccoli. In fruits, folic acid found in oranges, bananas, carrots and tomatoes. The need for folic acid during pregnancy is 800 mcg per day, especially in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Folic acid deficiency can disrupt the formation of the brain, to defects in the central nervous system and brain of the fetus.
8. Iron required pregnant women to avoid anemia, many are in green vegetables (like spinach, kale, cassava leaves, papaya leaves), meat and liver.
9. Calcium, needed for the growth of fetal bones and teeth, and to protect pregnant women from osteoporosis, if calcium is not provided for pregnant women, the lack of calcium will be taken from the mother's bones. Other calcium sources are green vegetables and beans. We have the best of calcium obtained from milk and processed products. Milk also contains many vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, B2, B3, and vitamin C.

Sleeping Position During Pregnancy

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Hard to sleep, that's great disruption 'torture' pregnant. It is normal, but you'll want to master tricks to overcome them.

Sleeping seems to be 'expensive' in pregnancy. There is just interference, whether it is feeling uncomfortable, disturbed a strange dream or a nightmare. "Pregnant women who had not slept well in early pregnancy may be feeling very little sleep in their pregnancy."

Hard to sleep at night can make the condition of pregnant women decline. Concentration decreases, easily tired, aching body, not in the mood to work, and tend to be emotional. Of course this can create a heavier burden of pregnancy. In addition to adjusting to hormonal changes or physical changes, pregnant women should also be struggling with stamina dropped dramatically.

Sleep complaints generally arise when the age of third trimester pregnancy where the fetus has grown so large that it oppressive. But there are also complaining about the same thing in the first trimester, though of course servings or less severe in intensity in the last trimester. Meanwhile, during the second trimester, this problem is very rare because generally the condition of pregnant women are prime, his appetite had recovered and the mother had been able to adapt to changes in hormonal and physical changes.

The main and most powerful reason why sleep problems occur, is due to have an increase in the size of the fetus. Changing the size that makes the fetus of pregnant women is difficult to determine a comfortable sleeping position. Create a mother who used to sleep with supine or prone position before pregnancy, the fetus's presence would be difficult. In addition to convenience issue, there are also plenty of other causes. Some of them, there is derived from physical factors, while the rest is more psychological. For example some pregnant women complain of having nightmares, or feel anxious (stress) thought the day of birth.

Other causes that make sleep more difficult;

* Frequent urination.

When pregnant your kidneys work harder than usual because this organ must filter blood volume more than 30-50% before pregnancy. Well this screening process that produces more urine. In addition, because the fetus and placenta is also growing pressure on the bladder also increases. Micturition frequency will also be increased if the fetus is awake at night.

* Increasing heart rate.

During pregnancy also increased heart work. He will pump more blood. In addition to sending supplies to the uterus, the blood will also be distributed throughout the body that are now in special circumstances.

* Shorter breathing.

Because the uterus enlarged, then this condition produces pressure on the diaphragm cavity (between the abdomen and chest). Because of this condition you may find breathing more quickly and deeply, because you need more oxygen.

* Cramping leg and back pain.

The pain in your legs or back, because now you have two body. If leg cramps make you wake up, try pressure your foot hard into the wall or lift up both legs.

* 'Heartburn' and Constipation.

Many women experience "heartburn" or burning sensation in the stomach. "Heartburn" occurs when stomach contents back out into the esophagus (esophageal).

During pregnancy, progesterone causes increased muscle digestive system moves more slowly and muscle barrier between the esophagus and the stomach is more relaxed, so the food tends to stay in the stomach and the intestines for longer and easily turned into part of the upper. Gastric acid is what makes turning hot stomach and bowel movements are slowing cause constipation.

In the early trimester of pregnancy in which the stomach has not enlarged, pregnant women can sleep and rest with any variety of positions. The important thing is to give comfort to pregnant women to be able to sleep.

But when the next pregnancy when the belly is growing in his sleep uncomfortably Andapun start again, then a comfortable sleep difficulties will become a frequent complaint in pregnant women. This is caused by several factors namely because of the growing belly, the baby in the womb movement, discomfort solar plexus area, and so on. All this causes difficulties for pregnant women to sleep comfortably at night.

We recommend that pregnant women sleep on his side to the left, because this position gives advantage for your baby to get the blood flow and maximum nutrition from the placenta, because of the large vein (vena cava), the blood vessels responsible for returning blood from the body the bottom of the heart, which is located at the back of the right spine. Also can help the kidneys to get rid of the remaining products and fluids from the mother's body, thereby reducing swelling in the feet, legs and hands. .

Sleeping on your right side position is also good, you can change the position of the left-side kekanan to make your sleeping more comfortable, if you woke up that night and found you sleeping on your back, do not worry, you do not do things that harm your baby. Restore it to the side. Moreover, in pregnancy, where the stomach was enlarged, along with other conditions such as cramps, frequent urination, false contractions, kicking baby belly, feeling the rise of stomach acid that will cause the mother would wake up several times at night, so she certainly will change sleeping position several times, and therefore is not so automatic sleep on their backs.
Pregnant women should not have to worry about your baby in the womb feel uncomfortable or dangerous, because it created the mother's body was so unique that can provide protection, as well as the fetus in the womb you have never felt uncomfortable because the fetus in the womb floats in amniotic fluid and have their own space to move freely.

To sleep on his side a more comfortable you can put a pillow between your knee and one dipunggung you.

Sleeping with the supine position is not recommended after 16 weeks of pregnancy pregnant women, due to sleep supine position you put the whole weight of the uterus to the back, intestines, and large veins (vena cava). Supine position to sleep can also increase the risk of back pain, hemorrhoids, and indigestion, and disturb breathing and circulation. Position sleep on their backs in the second trimester and three can also affect blood pressure. For some women, causes a decrease in blood pressure that makes them feel dizzy, to the other, even increase blood pressure. In the case of pregnancy with high blood pressure with their backs to sleep is not recommended.

Changing your sleeping position during pregnancy is not easy, you may have disturbed sleep because they have to adapt to the new sleeping position.
At the age of your pregnancy are young is the right time to train sleeping position, before your stomach and your growing increasingly uncomfortable again.

Sleep position during pregnancy is annoying, but this will only last for the next few weeks will be more accustomed. By changing the position of a more comfortable bed to sleep on his side to the left and slipped a pillow between the legs. In addition to sleeping position may be you can also change the other way or use the roll as an alternative. Gradually you will find a comfortable sleeping position for you

Some tips you can try to help you sleep more comfortably:

* Find a comfortable sleeping position for you.

The most important factor to be able to sleep comfortably is to find the best sleeping position for you. The best sleeping position is recommended during pregnancy is a side sleeping position to your left side, this may help to optimize blood flow of oxygen and nutrients to the placenta

* Bathing with warm water.

Wash your body with warm water bath (not too hot) or warm water bath for 15 minutes, with the scented soap and fresh taste will help you relax.

* Avoid eating too much at bedtime.

When you are pregnant often feel like eating something at night, but be careful because if the desire to eat that come at night, can affect your sleep. Try to avoid eating a lot or too full at bedtime. You can replace it with a light snack or a glass of warm milk.

This is to reduce discomfort in the pit of the stomach / abdomen of you who also may affect your sleep. Should last meal 2 hours before you sleep.

* Drink a glass of warm milk

Drinking a glass of warm milk will help you to be able to sleep this is based milk contains amino acid tryptophan which increases serotonin levels in the brain that will help you to be able to sleep.

* Having sex

Having sexual relations with your spouse also can be one good way to relax and make you relax. But if you feel "Do not Want to" do this, ask your partner to gently massage so you will feel more relaxed and feeling happy because the note / pampered.

* Exercise draw breath.

Interesting exercise in the regular breathing can help reduce muscle tension and help you to sleep better.

Find a comfortable position for you, sit, stand or lie down, then take a deep breath through your nose slowly and then hold the breath for 1-2 seconds and exhale slowly through your mouth, do a few times.

* Sleep while you can.

Always rest while there is a chance to rest.

* Exercise

Try to do light exercise during the day due to regular exercise will make blood circulation more smoothly and easily to sleep.

* A comfortable bedroom

Make sure the bedroom temperature comfortable. Use air conditioning or fans, if you need it. If too cold, wear a thick blanket.

* Following the Yoga class or pregnant Gymnastics

If fear and anxiety keep you awake, consider a pregnancy to take classes or class 'parent'. There you'll meet a lot of pregnant women and share experiences.

Here are some tips for you to be able to help you sleep more comfortable night. Remember that sleep disturbance is a common complaint during pregnancy. Be patient and make as one of the wonderful experience of your pregnancy and all will be paid off with the birth of the baby.

Body Changes During Pregnancy (Third Trimester)

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In this third trimester your belly is getting bigger. You have to prepare for the presence of a new baby in your family. Maybe you'll find a variety of emotional feelings vary. Joy to meet your new baby. Perhaps you also worry about your baby's health. You start thinking about childbirth. With the addition of these emotional changes, physical body is also experiencing changes in this final trimester.

Some of the changes that occur in the third trimester:

BACKACHE
Pain in the back, it is because you increase the weight that you bring the baby in the womb.

Wear low-heeled shoes; Avoid lifting heavy objects; Stand up and walk with your back straight and shoulders; Ask for help to do your homework so you do not have to bend too often; Wear comfortable mattress.

BREAST
Discharge from the breast colustrum is the first baby food rich in protein.

Constipation
In the third trimester are constipation as well as the enlarging uterus pressure kedaerah than increased intestinal hormone progesterone.
Overcome with fiber foods fruits and vegetables and drink lots of water, and sports.

PERNAFASAN
33-36 of pregnancy many pregnant women will feel it hard to breathe because of pressure brought a baby who was the mother of lung pressure diaphragm.
But after the baby's head had dropped into the pelvic cavity is usually at 2-3 weeks before delivery in women who are pregnant the first time you will feel relieved and breathe easier. In addition, the burning chest (heart burn) are also missing. Because of reduced pressure of the body under the ribs baby's mother.

OFTEN pee
Enlargement of the uterus and when the baby's head down into the pelvic cavity will further suppress your bladder.

SLEEP PROBLEMS
After your big belly you and your baby kicking at night you will find it difficult to sleep well. Try to adjust your sleeping position.

VARISES
Increased blood volume and flow during pregnancy will put pressure on the pelvic area and veins in the leg, which causes the vein prominent.
And at the end of pregnancy the baby's head will also be pressing the pelvic veins.
Varicose veins are also influenced by factors descent.

Lift your feet up when resting or sleeping; Wear pants or socks that can support you, use and release in the morning when you go to bed; Do not stand or sit too long, try to walk around.

ABDOMINAL CONTRACTIONS
Braxton-Hicks contractions or false contractions. Contraction of mild pain, irregular, and disappear when you sit or rest

Swelling
Infant growth will increase pressure on the legs and your ankles, swollen hands sometimes, too. This is called edema, is caused by hormonal changes that cause fluid retention.

Leg cramps
This often occurs in the 2nd trimester and 3, and is usually associated with changes in circulation, pressure on the nerve or the legs because of the low levels of calcium.

LIQUID VAGINA
Increased vaginal discharge during pregnancy is normal. Liquids are usually clear, at the beginning of pregnancy is usually a bit thicker and more fluid delivery approaches.
The important thing is to keep your hygiene.
Call your doctor if the fluid smells, itch, pain.

Well it seems so many complaints that occur during pregnancy, --- yes ---- but happiness because of your pregnancy will be enough to compensate for any inconvenience. Pregnancy pergorbanan contains a lot of a mother, but at the end of all this, you will realize that it was all worth, and 9-month time will pass faster than realized.

Body Changes During Pregnancy (Second Trimester)

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In this second trimester of your stomach will start to look bigger and the outside world will realize that you will be a prospective new mothers. Second trimester of pregnancy is considered as the best because you will feel more comfortable now. Your stomach is too big yet you still can perform daily activities, in which nausea, lethargy, and other complaints in the first trimester will be lost, even you feel more energetic today.

Some of the changes that occur in the second trimester (13th-28th week):

Belly growing
After 12 weeks, the uterus enlarged and through the pelvic cavity. Enlargement of the uterus will grow about 1 cm per week. At 20 weeks of pregnancy the uterus top level with navel (umbilicus). Each individual will vary, but most women will begin to appear enlarged stomach at 16 weeks of pregnancy.

Burp WIND AND WASTE
In this trimester you will burp or want to dispose of angina / fart at the time that should not be confused --- --- do you not alone experiencing this problem.
Belch and dispose of angina is the most common complaints during pregnancy. This is because the intestines merengang and you will feel bloated.
Cope with not eating large amounts of waste you will be bloated and uncomfortable, and avoid foods that cause a lot of gases such as corn, candy, red onion.

ABSENTMINDED
In some pregnant women will be a bit forgetful immersion pregnancy, There are several theories about this because the mother's body continue to work too much to the development of the block, causing the baby's mind.
No need to be affected by this little note --- unutk provided to help you. And wherever possible beristirahalah.

SENSE OF PAIN IN THE HEART ULU
Burning or burning lower chest or upper abdomen but no relation to the heart. This is because the stomach acid up into the esophagus. These feelings occur in pregnant women in this second trimester, it is because the hormone progesterone that causes increased muscle relaxation of gastrointestinal tract and also because the growing uterus is pushing the top of the stomach, thus pushing stomach acid up into the esophagus.

Positive values of muscle relaxation is saluaran digested food movement is slower, so more nutrients are absorbed.

Cope with not eating large amounts, especially before going to bed. Stay away from spicy foods, oily and greasy. Night sleep time raise your head position so that stomach acid can rise into the esophagus.

GROWTH HAIR AND NAILS
Hormonal changes cause the nails will grow stronger and grow more hair, and sometimes grow unwanted places such as diwajah or stomach. But not to worry about hair this should not be lost after the baby is born

ILLNESS IN LOWER ABDOMINAL
At 18-24 weeks of pregnancy you will feel the pain of the lower stomach a sharp or as interested in one or two sides, this is due to ligament and perenggangan hold otor unutk expanding uterus.
Pain only briefly and did not settle.
Overcome by sitting or lying in a comfortable position.

DIZZINESS
Dizzy became a frequent complaint during the second trimester of this pregnancy this can happen when the enlargement of your uterus pressing the large blood vessels, causing decreased blood pressure.

Premises to overcome gradually make the shift position of the land or gradually to avoid blood pressure changes suddenly.

Snore
Increased blood flow during pregnancy will cause breathlessness and swelling of mucous membranes that cause snoring during sleep.

NOSE AND GUMS BERDARAH
This is also because of increased blood flow during pregnancy. Sometimes also experience nasal obstruction in this case because of hormonal changes.

SKIN CHANGES
Brown line from navel (umbilicus) to the pubic bone called the linea nigra.
Brown on the face called chloasma or the mask of pregnancy, it can be a clue about folic acid.
Strecth mark because perengangan excess skin usually on the abdomen and breasts.
As a result of this perengangan your skin can feel itchy.

BREAST
Breasts will get bigger and a yellowish fluid called the secretion of colostrum. Center and surrounding areas will become darker and bewarna large and small spots will appear around the nipples, it is the skin glands ..

Cramps ON LEGS
Muscle cramps are caused by blood circulation more slowly during pregnancy. Overcome by raising the legs up, drink enough calcium. If you get leg cramps when sitting or while sleeping, try to move the toes towards the top.

Swelling LITTLE
Swelling is a normal condition of pregnancy, nearly 40% of pregnant women experience it.
This is because the hormone that peningkatak retain fluid.
In the second trimester of this will seem a little swelling on face, legs, hands.
This is often due to sitting or standing position too long.

FEEL YOUR BABY'S MOVEMENT
At 15-22 weeks of pregnancy you will start to feel your baby move that initially will feel like a wave, but at the end of this trimester, you will really feel the movement of your baby. In the new mother the first time often can not recognize the baby move until 19th-22nd week.

Body Changes During Pregnancy (First Trimester)

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In the first months of your pregnancy, may not be many people who understand when you're pregnant, because it has not seen real changes in your body. But in fact your body is actively working to adjust physically and emotionally for the process of this pregnancy.

Some changes in the body of pregnant women in the first trimester (0 - 12 weeks) of pregnancy:

BREAST ENLARGEMENT
The breasts will enlarge and fast, because at the beginning of conception increased pregnancy hormone that causes dilation of blood vessels and provides nutrients to the breast tissue. You may feel your bra or bra felt tight and uncomfortable again, you should prepare a new bra in accordance with this new measure to provide comfort and can support your breast. But do not discard the old, you can save it as your breasts will return to size before you become pregnant after you stop breastfeeding later.

In the first 3 months of this, you will see also the area around the nipple and putting your milk will bewarna darker, and because of an increase in blood supply throughout the body of the area around your breasts will look shadow venous vessels under the skin of your breasts. Read selengkapanya: Pregnant While Breast Care.

Frequent urination
You'll feel more frequent urge to urinate, this is because of the growth of the uterus that your bladder pressure and hormonal changes
Remember do not reduce revenue liquid / drink you to overcome this problem because you need more liquid during this pregnancy.
And still keep your hygiene.

Constipation
You might find it difficult to defecate, it is because the increase in progesterone hormone that causes muscle relaxation so that the bowel is less efficient, as well as Iron tablets (iron) given by the doctors normally memyebabkan this constipation problem besides iron tablets will cause the color of feces you black, do not worry.
Atasilah by drinking plenty of water, high-fiber foods (vegetables and fruits) and sports.
Read more: Overcoming Constipation When Pregnancy.

Morning Sickness --- nausea vomiting
The report shows that half of pregnant women experience nausea and began in the second. Nausea of certain foods, even just because the smell of certain foods only. This is because of the increased hormonal.
Atasilah to eat in small amounts but often, do not eat in large quantities or portions only make you sick.
You do not have to worry if your baby is not enough nutrition. At the beginning of this pregnancy most pregnant women have increased only a little weight and this does not affect your baby's development.
And do not worry usually complaints of nausea, vomiting will disappear at the end of the first trimester.

Call your doctor if nausea, vomiting became so great, so you can not eat or drink anything and can cause dehydration / dehydration. (Hyperemesis gravidarum).

FEELING SICK
You will feel tired, this is because your body is actively working to adjust physically and emotionally for this pregnancy. Hormonal increase can also affect your sleep patterns. Find the time to rest as much as possible.

HEAD HURTS
You may feel that headache is more often than usual, it is probably because of nausea, fatigue, hunger, low blood pressure, and can also be due to feelings of tension or even depression.
Atasilah with rest, and food to eat little but often are able to help, relax. If more headaches heavy contact your doctor immediately. (in pregnancy headaches can be signs of preeclampsia, which is usually accompanied by increased blood pressure and swollen feet, hands)

DIZZINESS
Feeling dizzy often at the beginning of this pregnancy because of the increased demands of blood to the body so that when you change positions from sleeping or sitting to standing position all of a sudden, the blood circulation system to adapt to adversity.
If the dizziness still occur when you are sitting, this is usually due to the decreasing your blood sugar levels. Eat little but often.
If you often felt like fainting to your doctor check your chance of anemia.

Cramps
At the beginning of this trimester, you may experience abdominal cramps or cramping like a period or a sharp pain that comes a moment and do not settle. This often happens and probably because of the growth and enlargement of the uterus where the muscles and ligaments stretch to support the uterus.

Thing to remember when the cramps that occur with vaginal bleeding, contact your doctor immediately, because the two signs are associated with miscarriage.

Spat
Do not feel embarrassed if you feel your saliva becomes a bit excessive, it is common in pregnancy is usually in pregnant women who experience morning sickness. This usually occurs in the first trimester but it rarely happens.
Overcome with a toothbrush or beaten up or suck candies containing mint.
Mint is believed to mngurangi saliva.

EMOTIONAL
In the early trimester of pregnancy also happens to be not affected emotionally unstable, it is because of hormonal changes and also a new sense of responsibility as a prospective mother.
Read more: Tips Overcome Stress During Pregnancy

Overcome: try to find time for yourself, speak your feelings to the person or the doctor nearest you.
And fortunately, the body eventually can gradually adapt to these hormonal changes that make life more beautiful for you.

WEIGHT INCREASE
At the end of this first trimester you may find it hard to put buttons on skirts / pants you. This does not mean an increase in weight of many - but because your uterus growing and need space and this is all due to the influence of estrogen hormone that causes enlargement of the uterus and the hormone progesterone which causes the body to retain water.

Third Trimester Fetal Growth

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Although each organ function is more mature, alert to signs of deterioration of the pregnancy. Among preeclampsia can be fatal.
In this trimester the baby weight ranges from 150-200 grams per week. But unlike toddlers weight and length among others can be monitored with table guide, weight and length of infants can only be judged by some estimates-estimates through an external examination or ultrasound is more accurate.

28th WEEK
Top of the uterus is about 8 inches above the navel. Fetal movement is getting stronger with the intensity and more frequently, while his heart rate was more easily heard. Her body still looks thin though weighed approximately 1100 grams with a range of 35-38 cm length. Although compared to previous weeks more with the increased amount of fat under the skin that looks red. The amount of brain tissue at this gestational age increased. So is the hair of his head continued to grow and longer. Eyebrows and eyelids were formed, while the original membrane covering the eye ball was gone.

29th WEEK
It weighed about 1250 grams with an average length of 37 cm. Premature births have to watch out because in most cases increase the delay physical and mental development. If born in this week, although he was able to breathe with difficulty. He could cry, though still sounded softly. His ability to survive and still thin due to the development of his lungs are not perfect. Even with good care and coordinated with other relevant experts, the possibility of a premature baby's life was quite large.

30th WEEK
Weighed 1400 grams and 38 cm length range. Top of the uterus which is approximately 10 cm above the navel increase the discomfort, especially in the pelvis and abdomen as pregnancy increases. Divide the feeling of happiness when little movement on her husband by asking him to touch your stomach. Started throbbing smooth, dig / kick to move quickly wove a cause of pain. This active movement was impossible to form a knot. If they form a square knot must be very dangerous because it supplies nutrients and oxygen from the mother to be stopped or at least delayed.

31st WEEK
Baby weight around 1600 grams and the estimated length of 40 cm. Watch for symptoms of pain when they appear under the right ribs, headaches and dizzy vision. Especially when accompanied by high blood pressure which reached an increase of more than 30 ml / Hg. That's because, routine blood pressure tests performed at each visit to the midwife / doctor. Observe also disruption of blood flow to the lower limbs that make your feet so swollen. In light interference, the suggestion to rest more with lying on his side while reducing the activity, can help.

32nd WEEK
At this age baby's weight should be around 1800-2000 grams, body length 42 cm. This week began regular visits usually tighter / more intensive than once a month to 2 weeks. Generally hemodilusi or blood dilution experienced a peak in the week. For pregnant women with heart disease, hypertension and preeclampsia, should be extra careful. Because the amount of blood that more and more, the heart's workload increased. In those who suffered heart problems and blood pressure, naturally the greater the chance of strangulation occurred in blood vessels. Further impact is an increase in blood pressure. Such interference is not only dangerous to the mother, but also the baby, so usually considered to be born. Especially when there is deterioration of conditions, such as blood pressure never fell.

33rd WEEK
Weighing more than 2000 grams and length is about 43 cm. In this week happens to be wary of abruptio placenta or placenta separated from the uterine wall. Can be separated partially or off the total that ends with the mother in shock due to blood loss or large amounts of infant mortality. The cause is unknown for sure, but allegedly due to trauma to the mother such as accident / collision of very hard, short umbilical cord, hypertension, uterine abnormality, or folic acid deficiency. Mother smokers and alcohol drinkers are more likely to predict these problems. What also must be wary of the amniotic sac rupture / leak. There's no other way other than contact your doctor immediately.

34th WEEK
Weight babies almost 2275 grams with an estimated length of about 44 cm. Ideally, this week conducted a test to assess the baby's health condition in general. The use of ultrasound can be used for this examination, especially evaluation of the brain, heart and other organs. While other tests are usually carried out non-stress test and biophysical profile.
Used in biophysical profile score of 0 to 2 with 5 points being evaluated, ie, respiration, body movements, tone of which is evaluated based on the movement of arms and or legs, heart rate and amount of amniotic fluid. If a low value, recommended immediate delivery. Biophysical examination is usually done when the baby allegedly suffered IUGR (Intrauterin Growth retardation), in women with diabetes, a pregnancy that her baby had a lot of moving, high-risk pregnancy or a pregnancy through time.

35th WEEK
Physically, the baby measured about 45 cm with a weight of 2450 grams. But most importantly, starting this week are already mature babies lung function. This is very important for lung maturity determine the viability of life or the baby's ability to survive. Maturity of lung function itself will be done through making to assess the amniotic fluid lecithin spingomyelin or a thin membrane surrounding the lungs.

36th WEEK
Weight babies should reach 2500 grams with a length of 46 cm. Lung maturity test on this week needs to be done if doubts arise will estimate the age of pregnancy. Especially in patients who can not remember the last menstrual period and how patterns / menstrual cycle. Or the big baby but did not match the actual age of growth. Starting this week tightened so routine once a week. Another objective was to minimize the risks that may arise given the highest cause of maternal mortality (maternal mortality rate) in Indonesia is bleeding, infection and preeclampsia. While the causes of these three factors, which could be prevented by checking the ANC (antenatal care) is good only preeclampsia. Among the monitoring of blood pressure and weight gain is not uncommon, the maximum 1 kg per month. While cases of bleeding and infection can happen even if the ANC was okay.

37th WEEK
With a length of 47 cm and weighing 2950 grams, at this age your baby is ready to say aterm or birth because the whole function of organs could be ripe for the work itself. The baby's head is usually entered into the birth canal with birth ready position. Although a small portion of the breech position. In this week also usually performed in the examination to evaluate the condition of the baby's head, born perlunakan road to determine how many had reached the opening.

38th WEEK
Baby weight around 3100 grams with a length of 48 cm. Anxiety waiting for the thrilling childbirth can make mothers experienced emotional disturbance peak. But the class of drugs was given antidepressants because they are not safe. Moreover, all antidepressant drugs will cross the placenta that will affect the baby. Far more sensible if the mother does with the relaxation breathing exercise as a preparation before delivery. Although usually will wait until the 40th week of gestation, the average baby will be born at 38 weeks gestation.

39th WEEK
At this gestational age infants weighed approximately 3250 grams with a length of about 49 cm. In this week is also a doctor who handles usually keep alert not to postmature pregnancy or through time. Because if there is such a case, the placenta no longer able to function to absorb through the food supply from mother to baby, to malnutrition. No wonder if the baby postmature generally dry skin / wrinkles or even peel. While exactly when placental function decreases completely unpredictable.
Decrease in placental function can be known based on the evaluation of the dynamic function of the fetus, blood flow, breathing and movement the baby and his heart rate by CTG examination (kardiotokografi), ultrasound and doppler. From the results of these evaluations will be assessed if possible and it is time to give the induction of labor. If the function of blood flow is not good, certainly not recommended that vaginal birth of a baby at risk even experienced hypoxia.

40th WEEK
Its length reaches the range of 45-55 cm and weighing about 3300 grams. Really quite month and are ready born. If male, testes had descended into the scrotum, while in women, the labia majora (outer genital lips) has developed well and cover the labia minora (the inner genital lips). When calculated counting, at the end of the growth process of a human embryo, weighing up to approximately 8 million times greater than the weight of the egg cell that formed it. Truly amazing!