Article: Choose animal proteins including lean meats and fish, vegetarian protein such as beans/legumes and soy, and low-fat dairy such as yogurt, skim milk and cottage cheese. Try to eat one protein from each category daily.
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Choose a variety of proteins to consume each day. Limit red meat servings to 2 per week, as these tend to be high in saturated fat. Look for free-range or grass-fed meat options. Look for wild caught instead of farm-raised fish. Avoid processed meats like bologna or hot dogs. Remove the skin before you consume poultry to significantly lower the fat content.
Article: A variety of test kits are available for checking your hormone levels at home, though you’ll need your healthcare provider to order one for you. In some cases, the testing company may be able to refer you to a healthcare provider who can order the test. Many kits test for a variety of different types of estrogen, such as estradiol, estrone, and estriol. They may also include other hormones, such as testosterone or cortisol. Most at-home test kits require you to collect several saliva samples at specific times throughout the course of a single day. You may also need to follow other special instructions, such as not eating or avoiding certain products (e.g., mouthwash, toothpaste, or tobacco) within a certain period of time before collecting each sample. Check the instructions on your test kit to find out where to send it. Once the lab receives and processes your kit, they will make the results available to you or to your healthcare provider. Depending on the lab, you may receive a report by email, or you may need to contact the lab or log on to their website to view your results. Some labs offer a consultation regarding the results. You may need to pay a separate fee to get a consultation. Your test results should indicate whether any of your estrogen levels are outside the normal range for your age, sex, and overall health. If your test results appear abnormal, make an appointment with your healthcare provider to talk about what these results might mean.  Your healthcare provider might recommend further tests to get a better idea of what is going on with your estrogen levels. Even if your test results appear normal, make an appointment with your healthcare provider if you still have concerns.
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Ask your healthcare provider to order a saliva hormone test kit. Follow the test kit instructions carefully. Send your kit to the lab for testing. Talk to your healthcare provider about the results, if you have concerns.
Article: All babies are different, and not all like to go to sleep the same way, but most like to be gently rocked. Try holding the baby in your arms and slowly swinging the baby back and forth, or holding the baby securely while walking around with a bouncy step, or rocking in a rocking chair. If the baby won't go to sleep, gently lift the baby up and lay the baby in its crib.  Never leave a baby in its crib on its back with its bottle in its hands because the baby could choke. After the baby is asleep, sit in the baby's room with it and wait to make sure the baby will stay asleep, and that the baby's sleep environment is safe -- Make sure there is nothing that the baby could play within the crib. It could distract the baby and it won't want to go to sleep. Also, soft toys should never be in a crib, because a baby could suffocate. Keep big, fluffy blankets or pillows out of the crib. Babies don't really need them and they are actually dangerous. Keep bed covers away from baby's face.  Do not lie a baby on its tummy, ever, even if the parent tells you too. Always place it on its back. Placing it on its tummy is very dangerous, and potentially fatal. (If the baby is old enough to flip itself over on its tummy by itself, though, it's okay if he flips himself over). Keep checking on the baby as it sleeps. This is very important as it is your babysitting duty to make sure that the baby is safe, is not fussing, is not too hot or cold and does not have a dirty diaper. Baby monitoring is fine if the parents are fine with it, if they don't have a baby monitor, or grant you permission to use them, check on them every 15 minutes.
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Rock the baby gently. Check on the baby.