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Myths and Facts About Newborn Babies

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Dhena is back at her house. Before long his close neighbors began to come to visit and see the situation of Dhena and her baby boy.

"Mbak Dhena, what, Cesar's birth, why?" asked one of her neighbors to mince words which to Dhena herself was a question that made her feel cornered.

"Says it's because of the breech, and the umbilical cord, huh?" one of his neighbors named Bu Tejo answered Bi Kemproh's first question.

"Owh, it must be because Dhena's mother when pregnant often ate fruit that has seeds so her child is difficult to be born," continued Bu Kemproh conjecture himself.

Biday Yuni who happened to be there immediately denied Bu Kemproh's statement.

"Pregnant mothers who have to pass the cesarean action is not because of this meal it is or because of this it is, but, it is the cause of many according to medical science."

People who are lay about the science concerned with the content often come to their own conclusions without knowing the truth. In fact, the actual volume of amniotic fluid apparently also affects the position of the baby in the womb. The volume of amniotic fluid that is too much or too little is considered risky to cause breech babies.

When the volume of amniotic fluid is too much, for example, the baby's space to move will be more flexible. This flexibility can cause the position of the baby to be breech.

Too little amniotic water is similar. The baby becomes not free to move and the position of the breech baby can finally occur.

The pelvis is too narrow.

Pregnant women who have a small or narrow pelvic shape also have a risk for the baby to experience breech position. Because the condition of the narrow pelvis can cause the baby's head is difficult to be in the birth canal so close to the time of delivery. 

Contains Twin Babies

Breech baby position can also occur because pregnant women are carrying twins. Because there is more than one fetus in the womb, the child must be willing to various places with its twin to move.

That way, the baby's space becomes more limited. The position of the baby also becomes breech.

Those are all possible causes of breech babies. To prevent breech babies, pregnant women should check the pregnancy regularly, so that doctors can give advice so that the baby's position becomes more optimal when before labor.

While the cause of the umbilical cord circumference in infants can be due to the movement of the fetus is very active in the womb, and it is a normal thing. As the baby's pregnancy ages, so does the increased chance of the baby being wrapped around the umbilical cord.

Pregnant women may not feel any symptoms, so they cannot know that the umbilical cord is wrapped around the fetus or not while still in the womb.

In addition to the active fetal movement and the age of the womb, there are several possible causes of the fetus being wrapped around the umbilical cord including, having excessive amniotic fluid, pregnant twins, long umbilical cord, and, weak umbilical cord structure, premature rupture of membranes (PROM).

After hearing the explanation from the Yuni midwife who did understand the science of pregnancy, Bu Kemproh was immediately speechless. His red face seemed to hold back the shame because they had themselves without valid data just a myth that descended downhill from old parents whose truth is very contrary to the truth.

Midwife Yuni also tried to explain some myths about newborn babies that should be avoided.

There are several myths and facts about newborns that must be known by new mothers to have babies.

Myth: Happy babies rarely cry.

In fact, all babies cry. Some newborns cry more often than other babies, because each baby is unique. In general, baby crying increases from the age of 2-3 weeks, and reaches its peak at the age of 6-8 weeks. Then, the crying gradually decreases until the age of 12 weeks.

If the mother feels stressed by the cry of the baby, ask for help from relatives or closest people to handle the baby while the mother calms down.

Myth: Newborn babies should not fuss and not fart often, but in fact.

All babies can become fussy because their stomachs have a lot of gas. Their digestive system is developing and frequent wind is a natural thing.

When the baby is fussy, the mother should carry him to a quiet and dim room, swinging slowly while singing it.

If the baby is bloated or has a lot of wind, move both feet like a bicycle pedaling motion. This movement can help him remove gas from his stomach.

Myth: Baby spit makes mom worry

In fact, spit is a natural thing and happens to babies who drink breast milk or formula.

Give your baby every breast milk for 15 minutes, or every time he drinks 30 milliliters of formula. If it is difficult to belch him in an upright position, try carrying him on his stomach and pat his chest.

Myth: When a baby cries often it means he is colicky.

In fact, not necessarily. Colic or abdominal pain, occurs only in 13% of babies with a balanced number of breast milk and formula.

Colic babies have a "three-three" crying pattern: babies cry about 3 hours per day, at least 3 days a week, and continue to occur for 3 weeks or more. It is better to massage the baby's stomach slowly with movements clockwise to help reduce discomfort.

Myth, formula milk that contains a lot of iron can cause difficulty pup.

In fact, the fact is not proven that formula milk containing iron makes constipation. Babies who drink formula milk should use formula milk containing iron so as not to occur iron deficiency. This substance is needed for growth.

The number and frequency of each baby's pup is different. If your baby has constipation (difficulty defecating) move both baby's legs with movements such as pedaling a bicycle, and massage his stomach slowly with a circular motion clockwise.

"It should be that as a new mother, you have to read a lot about the science related to babies and others in order to have knowledge about how exactly when we have to handle the right baby so as not to eating misleading myths that have been passed down by most people out there," concluded the Yuni midwife to end all exposure that has been conveyed before at length.

Dhena also felt very grateful for having been given direct knowledge by midwives who served in the district puskesmas