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… Overview Overview Kegel exercises make your pelvic floor muscles stronger. These muscles control … Kegels for: Stress incontinence. This means leaking urine when you laugh, cough, sneeze, jog, or lift something heavy. … Age, being overweight, pregnancy, childbirth, and surgery are all things that can weaken pelvic floor muscles. And …
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… this page: Overview Overview Protecting your baby Each new learning stage for your baby requires you … fast your baby can move from one stage to the next. Being aware of what your baby can do and what skills your baby is … the keys out of your child's sight and reach. Be careful when using equipment such as high chairs and changing …
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… On this page: Overview Overview When cleaning up diarrhea, it is important to remember that … or items in the home come into contact with diarrhea. Careful cleaning can help reduce the chance of spreading … gloves. Use damp paper towels or wet wipes to wipe up the stool off the skin, and put the used paper towels or wet …
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… Caregiving: Overview of Personal Care On this page: Overview … involves a lot of daily tasks. If it's been a while since you did day-to-day caregiving—or you've never done it—you … Caregiver Tips Chronic Illness: Help for Caregivers Coping When Your Child Is Near the End of Life Coronary Artery …
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… is serious enough because of its location or depth that you are going to seek medical treatment, it is usually best … the object farther into the wound. Bleeding may increase when the object is removed. If the object is hard to remove, …
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… Diabetes: High or Low Blood Sugar in Young Children On this page: Overview Overview Even if you're careful and do all the right things, your child can have … Young children with diabetes aren't able to recognize when their blood sugar level is high or low and then tell an …
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… Overview It's normal to get aches and pains in your hips and pelvic area when you're pregnant. Pregnancy hormones are relaxing your …
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… I can. I'd like to try: __ A birthing chair. __ A birthing stool. __ A squatting bar. __ A birthing tub or pool. When the time comes to push, I'd like to: __ Be coached on … to: __ Hold my baby right away, before any procedures that are not urgent. __ Breastfeed as soon as possible. __ Have …
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… the world as they can. At around 3 months of age, infants are able to anticipate coming events. For example, they may pull up their knees when placed on a changing table. Or they may smile with … searching drawers, cabinets, and other areas of interest. Your baby has more personality, becomes curious, and shows …
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… Overview Heart failure is classified by how bad symptoms are when you are active. footnote 1 The four classes range from …