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Infant massage not only comfort
June 3, 2011 | 
Author Sleeping position, limited motion, until the too high activity makes a person more susceptible to fatigue. Well, although not yet able to disclose, the same feeling also happens to your baby, so that even the modern medical world agrees that infant massage is a technique of ‘heritage’ in baby care.
Nor apparently, the benefits of infant massage does not just make the baby be comfortable. Proper massage was able to balance the immune system and stimulates the production of white blood cells. When the baby is massaged, the muscles were stimulated become stronger and more bekembang. This is more easily massaged babies gain weight, like the findings of the Miami Touch Research Institute in the U.S. that showed an increase baby’s weight as much as 47%.
Then if you feel relaxed during a massage, your baby will also get the same sense of comfort. The expression of stress that can not be conveyed, could be lowered through massage, in addition to making it more quiet. Massage also can strengthen a mother’s psychological relationship with the baby’s mother.
But if you do not have the knowledge and understanding of infant massage, do not do massage itself because it can be fatal muscle and blood flow in infants. The solution here is to bring your baby into infant massage expert, such as hospitals owned by Melinda Mother and Child Hospital. Expert massage therapist who will already know the character of the body, the type of massage to a certain age, even though your child is ill, massage can still run properly and optimally.
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Health Risk of Premature Babies
Babies who are born at the gestational age the immature or preterm have an increased risk of health problems. That is why premature babies need to receive extra care compared to infants born to age or normal enough.
gynecologists, say, immaturity of organ systems in premature babies tend to lead to abnormalities in the baby’s health
Health problems that occur in premature babies, among others,
1. Respiratory distress syndrome which causes the lungs can not fully developed
2. Brain hemorrhage caused premature babies usually grow into children who are less intelligent than normal children born
3. Heart abnormalities
4. Intestinal disorders
5. Anemia
Before getting married, it’s worth doing check-ups to detect health problems suffered. If you already know the risks that may occur during pregnancy, can still be minimized
Breastfeeding Preparation Before Traveling
Are you a young mothers who give milk to your baby, but had to leave for some time? Or you have agreed with the husband brought the Tiny on his way out of town? Very good when you’ve completed all the preparations, particularly the needs of breastfeeding on the go. But if not, here are 16 steps to prepare your breast milk into dairy breast milk (DBM), so you do not miss the technical things that often make the panic.
Before Traveling
1. Calculate your baby needs breast milk, and start making milk stock stored in the refrigerator.
2. Create an agreement with your husband or your babysitter, so that there are others who can not help you now with him.
3. Check back rundown of activities, and tuck breast pumping schedule on the sidelines of the event.
4. If you and your baby will stay at the hotel, make sure your room is equipped with a refrigerator to store breast milk stock. If not available, ask to leave milk in the hotel kitchen.
In Travel
1. Encourage your baby to talk during travel and while nursing, so she does not become bored and asked for more attention.
2. If you travel more than 10 hours, make sure the DBM remain frozen or chilled until the goal, or buy ice cubes every few hours.
3. Medium when traveling by plane, check with airline rules about carry milk to the cabins.
In a Point of Interest
1. When you entrust DBM in the hotel kitchen, do not forget to label containing your name and room number, and add your phone number if necessary.
2. Follow the milk milking schedule you have previously made. If you do not find a comfortable place for milking, use the apron to feed that you have prepared earlier.
3. Maximize the time of milking at night or at rest.
4. If the milk milking schedule must be delayed, try not to delay giving feed more than 1 hour.
Before Returning
1. Freeze the ice or icegel back that you bring to always be ready to use, especially for the trip home.
2. Check the condition of all the DBM, DBM and separate the liquid and frozen. Use a different coolerbag icegel enough to cool it until destination.
3. Immediately upon arrival you check the condition of DBM in the house and immediately store in the refrigerator. Do not forget, DBM has frozen thaw would soon be on your baby up to 24 hours to avoid damage.
If the baby was left
1. Breastfeed your baby before you leave, and leave the baby with a cheerful face. This will affect psychologically baby while you’re away, and you can more calmly left.
2. DBM does not need to be frozen if your departure is less than 4 days. But if so, you should freeze them in part.
Blues Baby Syndrome
Baby blues syndrome is one of a mild form of postpartum stress usually occurs between 3-14 days after birth. Some factors that could trigger the emergence of the baby blues are:
1. Emotional factors: as a new mother anxiety emerged about how to properly care for infants, will understand the fuss because the baby will not have enough experience and knowledge of it.
2. Physical factors: the drastic hormonal changes in women after childbirth and breastfeeding can cause a decrease in mood, appear depressed and easily tired. Plus because of fatigue and lack of sleep because the wind and not used to treat the situation at irregular sleeping baby.
3. Medical factors: this can arise because of post-birth trauma, birth process is difficult and there are medical complications, there is still pain, etc. scar.
How to cope with the baby blues:
1. Do not hesitate to ask for help of other people in the care of infants.
2. Talk to the people closest to such a husband, parents, siblings or friends.
3. Do not feel guilty if less fluent in baby care because everything takes the process. Remember that all mothers had through this process, we are not alone and will definitely get through the days of this complex.
4. Getting sense of sincere and honest to be a mother, a baby face look and feel grateful and happy for the gift of his presence.
5. Be calm and not panic when faced with a fussy baby.
6. When the baby blues and this continues to increase and lead to depression immediately went to the doctor to consult and seek appropriate solutions to overcome them.
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