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Postpartum Breast Cancer - the Increased Risk Factor for New Moms
Mothers face several body changes throughout and after pregnancy. Unfortunately, this can mean some unwelcome developments in your body. Recent studies have found that the risk of breast cancer after giving birth is indeed higher for women. This risk remains for the following 24 years and subsides post this time period. The risk is at its highest five years after delivery.
Due to a misconception that breast cancer only affects the elderly, young women neglect taking tests; and by the time they get diagnosed, the disease tends to have progressed and become more serious. Hence, it is a good idea to get a postpartum medical checkup done every month to steer clear of these issues.
Does Late Childbirth Increase the Risk of Developing Breast Cancer?
Studies have concluded that the risk of postpartum breast cancer is greater for women who conceive and deliver late, that is, after the age of 35. There is no evidence of an increased risk of breast cancer in women who were under 25 at the time of delivery. There are no common risk factors of postpartum breast cancer in women. The risk factors differ for women based on age. Another study has stated that breast cancer tends to behave differently and is more aggressive during the postpartum period.
Signs of Postpartum Breast Cancer That Should Not be Ignored
Postpartum breast cancer is best diagnosed ahead of time so that the right treatment options can be looked at. As such, the following postpartum breast cancer symptoms should never be ignored and always checked out by a doctor:
Blocked and swollen milk ducts
Sore and itchy rashes on the nipples
Redness on the breast or a dark patch on the breast
Lumps in the breast
Changes in the size and shape of the breast
Discharge from the nipples
If you have these symptoms, ensure that you visit a doctor immediately to get yourself checked.
Tips to Prevent Breast Cancer
While the risk of getting postpartum breast cancer is negligible, it never hurts to be careful and keep track of certain measures that are capable of preventing breast cancer.
Limit or avoid alcohol completely. Restrict yourself to one drink a day or even better, avoid it completely.
Do not smoke. Smoking affects your overall health and increases your chances of breast cancer.
Maintain your weight. Overweight or obese women are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Exercise regularly. A 30-minute walk every day or a moderate workout session would work; make sure that you add exercise to your routine.
Breastfeed your newborn. Breastfeeding gives you a protective effect against breast cancer. The long you breastfeed, the safer you may be from breast cancer.
Limit or avoid eating processed meat. Try and incorporate an organic diet.
Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and plan for a balanced diet each day.
Limit hormone therapy. Taking up hormone therapy for over three to five years increases the risk of breast cancer. In case you are on a short term hormone therapy, ask your doctor to prescribe low doses that work for you.
Get a postpartum examination every month to rule out any doubts.
Early diagnosis is the key to preventing the development of breast cancer. If you notice any symptoms, visit your doctor immediately.
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The 'Japa' Period-40 days of your post natal period
The 40 days post delivery as we call it the Japa period is an extremely crucial period for a woman.
The body has lesser immunity and strength and takes almost 6 weeks to recover post giving birth.
As a result it is advised to stay inside during this period to save yourself from infections outside.
Below are a few things that a new mother should do in this period
Take a lot of rest.This can be quite a task with a new born and especially for first time mothers.The best solution is to sleep when your baby sleeps.
Drink lots of water : If you are a breast feeding mom a large part of the water content of your body gets drained out in the lactation process.Taking in adequate amount of water ensures you don't get dehydrated and constipated.
Eat nutritious foods : The age old tradition of giving Panjeeri to new moms is really amazing.Panjeeri gives you a lot of strength and takes away weakness really soon.Have lots of fruits and milk as well.
Avoid spicy food : You should avoid eating oils and masalas in the first few weeks as it will not only harm your body but the baby too.Have green vegetables like spinach,fenugreek if it's winter season or bottle gourd,ridge gourd if it is summer season.
Massage: This again is an age old tradition but a very beneficial one.Getting a body masasge done everyday helps strengthen your body.Use an appropriate massage oil as per the season again.You could use almond or olive oil in winters and ghee or coocnut oil in summers.
Take multivitamins regularly : Your body needs calcium and iron for atleast 3 months post delivery.Make sure to take your iron and calcium supplements regularly.
Keep your hair oiled: Once the baby turns 3-4 months old you will experience a sudden hair fall.It could be pretty extreme in some cases.Keeping your hair well oiled during the Japa period would help reduce the hair fall at a later stage.Keeping your head covered is beneficial too.
Reduce screen time : Avoid using cell phones or watching lots of TV.Your eyes are weak post giving birth and too much screen time can cause more harm to them.
Use Maternity Belt: This is extremely important especially if you have had a c-section.This will help provide support to your stitches and tighten up your loose bellly.
And above all cherish this period with your new born.It's the most magical phase of your life.
Good luck and Happy Motherhood ☺️
Some points to note:
Always consult your doctor before you decide to go in for massage.
Panjeeri might not be advisable for a few people especially if you have had GDM during pregnancy.
Sometimes the Doctor might not recommend having a massage done or consuming panjeeri till your stitches get dissolved ( if you have had a c-section)
For oil to be used for body or head masasge figure out what works best for you or what you have always used. Read more
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Baby Sleep Basics : Few Helpful And Intresting Tips And Tricks
Maybe your baby is waking up more times overnight than you’d like. Maybe naps are ridiculously short. Maybe your baby wants to start the day at 5 a.m. All you know is that you feel like you’re at the end of your tether, and you need help now
Regardless of the sleep issue you’re experiencing, there are some key Baby Sleep Basics that can help you start to see improvements today:
Routine, routine, routine
It is really never too early to help baby understand what’s expected next (read: sleep!). By 2-3 months old, a good bedtime routine lasts about 20 minutes and includes calming activities done in approximately the same order every night. A good nap routine is a shortened version of the bedtime routine, lasting about 5 minutes. It’s okay to mix up your routine to include/exclude a bath, but try to keep the rest of the routine as consistent as possible from day to day. Here’s a sample bedtime routine, beginning after the last feeding of the day: Wash up, PJs, Bedtime Books, Songs, Snuggles and into bed. But you can create whatever routine works best for your family.
Dark, calm and quiet
A baby’s sleep environment should be dark, calm and quiet. After a baby’s day/night confusion has resolved (typically by around 2 months of age), do everything you can to make their sleep environment as dark as possible by using room-darkening shades or towels/pillows/whatever you have on hand for all naps and nighttime. Keep the room temperature between 19-21 degrees Celsius (babies sleep better when it’s a bit cooler). Remove any toys, mobiles etc. that could be distracting your baby from sleeping. Make sure their sleep space is where they go to sleep only, not to play. Use a white noise machine that stays on all night long. Side note: why do some white noise machines/toys shut off exactly at the end of one sleep-wake cycle, all but ensuring baby will not sleep longer than 45 minutes at a time? Strange!
Sleepy is as sleepy does
Resist falling into the tempting trap of thinking that keeping your baby up for longer periods of time during the day will help them eventually crash and sleep through the night. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Putting an overtired baby to bed is pretty much exactly like asking them to wake up multiple times throughout the night and get up before the crack of dawn. A well-rested baby is more likely to have good, long stretches of overnight sleep. Remember this adage, whatever you do: The road to more sleep is more sleep (within reason).
Happiness is… bedtime
Don’t be afraid of an early bedtime. The more sleep babies can clock in before midnight, the more restorative their sleep will be and the more likely they will sleep longer stretches overnight. A bedtime in the range of 6:30-8:30 p.m. is ideal for babies and toddlers. Particularly in the first year of a baby’s life, bedtime should be flexible and based on age-appropriate wake windows. A wake window is the amount of time that your baby can handle being awake in one stretch. At the newborn stage, wake windows are only about 45 minutes long (barely enough time to feed and change them!). They increase by about 10-15 minutes per month until babies can handle about 3-4 hours of awake time by their 1st birthday.
Don’t rush it
This advice applies to a few different situations. First, if you’re trying something new to see if it will help your sleep issue, give it some time to work. I always recommend giving any new change at least 3 days before thinking about changing the tactic. Second, while you’re working on independent sleep and baby starts to stir, give them an extra minute or two to see if they will settle themselves back to sleep. Sometimes a little delay in the rush to go to them is enough to help them learn independent sleep. It may not work right away, but staying consistent over a reasonable amount of time will eventually spell success.
Whatever the sleep situation, sharpening your baby’s sleep environment, routine and schedule is an excellent place to begin looking for solutions. These basics are often enough to address an ongoing sleep issue. Give it a couple of weeks and stay consistent before deciding that you might need to go beyond the basics Read more
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Deep Cleaning your Sofa, Mattress And Pillows
Give your dull and limpid pillows the as-good-as-new look. Clean your mattress to make it feel fresh and inviting. Just use a smart sofa cleaning solution to make your lounging time more hygienic. All this, and a lot more is possible with these simple deep-cleaning tips. Use them, today!
Do you worry about having to sleep on dirty pillows that look nice on the outside? Is your mattress smelling funny and crying for a thorough clean up? Fortunately, it's easy to clean your sofas, mattresses, pillows and other home accessories on your own. With simple and effective cleaning tips up your sleeve, you'll have a more hygienic environment soon!
How to Deep Clean your Mattress, Sofa and Pillows at Home
How to Clean your Pillows
If your pillows are a far cry from their nice, white, and fuller version (when they were new), they need to go through natural cleaning processes. Just toss in dingy pillows into the washing machine and leave them to soak. Next, add the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to the washing machine’s drum. While vinegar handles deep-set stains adroitly, hydrogen peroxide serves as a whitener. Once you've run the soak cycle, use regular liquid detergent to wash the pillows. Thereafter, add the laundry booster that enhances the abilities of your detergent—you now know the right way of cleaning your pillows.
Best Way to Clean the Mattress
Use your vacuum! There is no better way of getting rid of all the dust, allergens and mites that are harbouring in the various layers of your mattress. Along with dead skin cells and other kinds of debris, you'll find hair and other nasties piling up in your cleaner’s attachment. Musty smelling mattresses are best left out under the sun for deodorising purposes. You may even go the traditional way of beating your mattress for dislodging the dirt. You can also invest in mattress steam cleaning purposes. Affordable and quick, this method leaves your mattress all plumed and fresh!
How to Clean a Sofa at Home
Thorough cleaning of your sofa set is best done twice a year, as it's really cumbersome. The process requires hard-core vacuuming of all the grooves, layers, posterior surfaces, and the areas beneath the sofa. On other days, dust the fabric of your sofa with a cleaning brush to remove dirt, food crumbs, and other residues left behind after use. A dishwashing liquid and warm water solution is what you need. It’s best to do a patch test on an obscure part of the fabric to see the results. Refrain from wetting the fabric as it may lead to bad odours or fading.
Deep Cleaning with Steam
These days, there are many who swear by the methods of steam cleaning—be it for their pillows, mattresses, or sofas. As these products are not too moisture-friendly and get spoiled if washed regularly, deep cleaning with steam is certainly the right thing to do. Professional cleaners go a long way in using this method for the removal of allergens, moulds, mites, bugs, dirt and all other residues. Try it—you won’t be disappointed!
So, instead of waiting any longer, embark on DIY or professional ways of keeping your bedroom and living space accessories clean and refreshed. You'll love the results! Read more
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Guardian of 0 children
8 hours ago
Q. #asktheexperts I am having vaginal infection from last 2 months my doc have given me antibiotics meds but still I am having it …. 8 months pregnant I am ….is anything I am doing wrong that’s y I am having this infection
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
8 hours ago
A. ok cd. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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Expecting Mom due this month
8 hours ago
Q. Hlo sir / madam
I m 36week 6 days pregnant
My baby’s head doesn’t fix into the pelvis
Lightening or baby dropping not happend
My AFI is 18 (mild polyhydroaminous)
What should I do?? Normal delivery possible?
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
8 hours ago
A. your treating doctor will advise accordingly ok. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
Heenuchauhan has added a new answer
Expecting Mom due in 5 months
5 hours ago
Q. I got a very pinkish line in t from 2 test which I took after 7 days of missing period am I pregnant?????
Heenuchauhan
Guardian of 2 children
4 hours ago
A. yeah postive
Rashmi has added a new answer
Guardian of 0 children
3 hours ago
Q. hi,
I have done LFT in which SGOT is 58.80 & SGPT is 96.90,
and Bile test is 8.83.
my gyne is suggesting for pre term delivery in 37 weeks.
and other hospital gyne is saying it's normal.
please suggest what should I do, is it matter of concern?
do I have to do early delivery in as per report?
Read moreRashmi
Mom of a 9 yr 7 m old girl
3 hours ago
A. It is not a pre-term degree once you enter into your nine months you can deliver any time and it will be a full-time delivery so see if your gynaecologist is suggesting you something go for that because she’s monitored your pregnancy throughout these nine months so I think she would not suggest you anything wrong of going a sec for a second opinion you go for what your gynaecologist suggesting but try going ahead with a normal delivery
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Mom of a Newborn child
1 hour ago
Q. y does my baby spit up so much,is it fault of my breast milk
does eating tamird make baby to spit up
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
1 hour ago
A. nothing to do with mothers diet ok. small babies will be having lot of gas because of various reasons it is advisable to do burping of the baby immediately after feeding please give colimex DF drops to the baby they are safe
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Guardian of 0 children
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Q. difference between lactogen 2&3
Dr. Minal Acharya
Nutritionist
1 hour ago
A. dear Mum the difference between lactogen 2 and 3 is related to the age
lactogen 2 is for the age group of after 6 months upto 12 months
lactogen 3 is formulated for the age group of after 12 months upto 18 months
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