Q: Your fluid intake does not affect the amount of breast milk you produce, but you should drink when you’re thirsty and try to drink water after every feeding. Try to stick to just water and avoid drinks high in added sugars, like soft drinks and fruit drinks. Be careful about consuming too much caffeine, as it can cause your baby to act fussy and not sleep well. You can drink a moderate amount, up to three cups a day of coffee or other caffeinated beverages. It is okay to have a drink now and then while you are breast feeding. A small amount of alcohol in your breast milk is unlikely to harm your baby, especially if your baby is more than a few months old.  If you have more an one drink, then you may want to avoid breast-feeding until the alcohol has been cleared out of your system.  Depending on your body weight, 12 ounces of 5 percent beer, 5 ounces of 11 percent wine, or 1.5 ounces of 40 percent liquor takes two to three hours to clear out of your body. Do not try to pump and dump your breast milk in an attempt to speed up the removal of the alcohol from your breast milk, as this will not work. The best course is to wait a sufficient amount of time for the alcohol to clear your system.
A: Drink water after every feeding. Limit yourself to less than three cups of coffee or caffeinated beverages a day. Limit alcohol while breastfeeding.

Q: Most likely, you will find your hamster. Some people find it after a few hours, others find it after a few days, while some people find their hamster weeks later. Don't lose hope. Remember, sudden movements and loud noises may scare your hamster away, so ask everyone to stay calm and quiet, and to keep away from the area. Secure the areas where the hamster may hiding. Close the doors to the rooms once you find out the hamster is missing. Cover up any crevices in the wall or floors, and make sure all the windows are secure. Try to trap the hamster in the smallest area so it's easier to find. Plus, you don't want your hamster moving rooms while you search.  Lower toilet lids to ensure the hamster doesn't drown. Tell everyone to be careful where they step while the hamster is missing. As soon as you discover your hamster is missing, remove any pets from the rooms. Pets you should watch include cats, dogs, and ferrets. If you can, place them outside, in secure rooms, or in crates. Remove any mousetraps, rat poison, or other harmful substances that your hamster may get into. Search the rooms for the hamster. Hamsters like dark, warm places. Look for places that haven't been touched or seen light for awhile. Look where the pipes are, near heaters, behind the toilet, and behind furniture. You may also find hamsters in cabinets, behind drawers, under the refrigerator, behind the washing machine, or under beds. Grab a flashlight and check closets.  Decide where your hamster likes to hang out. Where do you think it would like to go? Try to think about its behavior. Look for signs of hamster poop or seed trails. One way you can determine which room the hamster is in is to leave a small pile of the hamster's favorite food in each room before you go to bed. Line food along the edge of the floorboards, where the hamster is more likely to walk. Close all the doors. Your hamster is likely to be in the room where the pile of food has been eaten, which will help you to narrow down your search. If you verify which room the hamster is in, secure the perimeter. This means move all other people out of the room and close the door to lessen the chance of your missing hamster getting hurt by accident by other people. Then get on your hands and knees and crawl around. Check likely hiding spots, be quiet, and watch the escape routes.
A: Remain calm. Shut the doors. Remove other pets. Search for the hamster. Set out food. Secure the room once you discover it.

Q: Get your hair wet in the shower first. Next, pour shampoo diluted with water over it, focusing on the scalp. Massage your scalp with your fingertips, then rinse your hair with water.  Plan on using 8 parts water to 1 part shampoo. You can mix this ahead of time in a large bottle so that you have more for later. If this method makes the twists too heavy, use a spray bottle to apply the water and diluted shampoo instead. How often you wash your hair depends on how fast your scalp gets oily. In general, however, you shouldn’t have to wash it more than once per week. Use a towel to gently squeeze the excess water from your hair first, then wrap your hair up in the towel for 1 to 2 hours. Remove the towel, then let your hair finish air drying on its own. If your twists aren't completely dry after a few hours, speed the process up with a hairdryer. This is important; if you don't, they may develop mold! How often you end up doing this really depends on how dry or oily your scalp gets. The more dry your scalp gets, the more often you should moisturize it. You can use a hair moisturizing cream or hair oil to do this.  Use natural products, such as olive oil or shea butter on your scalp. Massage them in with your fingertips. You can use natural or store-bought products from the salon on the twists themselves. Like with the shampoo, use about 8 parts water to 1 part leave-in conditioner. Spray the solution onto your twists after you get out of the shower. You only need to do this once per week. If you do it more than that, you may get build-up. If your twists are especially long, you can put them into a loose ponytail first. Wrap a silk scarf around your head to cover all your hair, then put on a bonnet.  The bonnet is not absolutely necessary, but it will help keep the silk scarf in place as you sleep. Don't twist the hair elastic too many times, or you may get dents in your hair. The goal here is just to gather your twists into 1 bunch.
A: Wash your twists with diluted shampoo. Let your hair air dry when possible. Moisturize your scalp and twists 2 to 3 times per week. Smooth down frizz with diluted leave-in conditioner. Cover your twists with a silk scarf and bonnet when sleeping.

Q: Your boyfriend may have made plans for the prom before you started dating, or he may have no intention of going to the prom. If you want to go together, you need to ask him to make sure you're on the same page. It's a good idea to ask a few months in advance so you can come up with other plans if your boyfriend can't go with you. It may be that your boyfriend is already in the process of planning an elaborate promposal for you, in which case, you wouldn't want to ruin it by asking him first. Before you ask him, consider talking to his friends and/or family to find out if he has something in the works. Certain guys may have a problem with a girl asking a guy, so make sure to think about how he will feel. If you decide that asking your boyfriend to prom is the right decision for you, it's important to keep his individual preferences in mind. If your boyfriend is shy or easily embarrassed, you may not want to go over the top with a public promposal. If he loves attention, then don't be afraid to make it a big spectacle. It's important to keep your boyfriend's interests in mind when deciding how you will ask. Show him that you put a lot of thought into the invitation by incorporating something personal,  If your boyfriend loves sports, think of a way to incorporate his favorite sport into your promposal. You could, for example, spell out your message with basketballs or baseball bats. If your boyfriend is a movie buff, consider incorporating a funny quote or picture from his favorite movie into your invitation. If your boyfriend belongs to the robotics club at your school, consider using a toy robot to deliver your invitation.
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Don’t assume you and your boyfriend are going together. Find out if he's planning something. Think about his preferences. Personalize your invitation.