Q: Surround yourself with images of flight. Watch films of different kinds of flying: superhero-style flying, birds flying, and people flying with devices. Look at aerial-view images, and imagine you are flying over the scenes depicted. Look at images of space, and try to imagine flying effortlessly through complete emptiness.  Close your eyes and try to picture yourself soaring over the landscape beneath you. Spend a few minutes every day imagining sensations related to flight. Imagine bouncing on a trampoline, rushing upwards on a roller coaster, and leaping from a diving board. Play video games in which your character can fly. Playing video games might help you have lucid dreams, and even if not, the visuals will give you ideas for your flying dreams. Remembering your dreams will help you build an awareness of them, which in turn will help you control them. As soon as you wake up from a dream, spend a few minutes remembering it and writing it down. Read your journal every few days, and take note of repeated themes.  When you visualize flying, try to visualize flying over the scenes you most frequently dream. Start in a position common in your dreams, and imagine floating or leaping into the air. During the day, whenever it occurs to you, check to make sure you are really awake. It may feel obvious that you are, but practicing the check while awake will help you perform it in dreams. You can only be fully lucid in a dream, if you are sure you are dreaming. Check by trying to float, or fly.  Other checks could be looking at a watch twice within a minute. The time rarely shows the same twice in dreams.  If you haven't succeeded in floating yet, check to see if you can do something else physically impossible, such as pushing your fingers through a pillow.
A: Visualize flight. Write your dreams in a journal. Check to see if you're dreaming.

Q: Unless you added the patch yourself, you will first need to make sure your item won't be damaged by ironing it. Not all "iron on" patches are actually applied with heat.  Pick a small, inconspicuous part of the item not easily visible during normal use. Place wax paper or a thin dish towel on top of the area. Press down with a pre-heated iron on the small area you're testing. Hold it for about 15 seconds. Remove the iron and check for damage or discoloration on your item. If you are treating a delicate item, make sure the iron is on the proper setting. If you don't have experience ironing this type of fabric, the adhesive remover method is probably a better idea. Position your item so that the cloth part of the patch is exposed. Place either wax paper or a thin cloth towel directly over the patch. Make sure the covering is completely clean and free from any substance that could melt into the fabric of your item. Pre-heat your iron to its highest setting before use. Press your iron down on top of the paper/cloth where the patch would be. Hold it there for about 15 seconds. Remove the iron and the covering from your item. If the glue does not appear to have softened, apply the iron again. Keep adding heat until the adhesive melts. The heat from the iron should be enough to melt the glue and temporarily make it sticky. Lift the edge of the patch up and peel it off of your item.  Hold onto the item with one hand and peel with your other. You can use your fingers to do this, but be cautious, as the adhesive will be hot. If you have trouble lifting up the first part of the patch, try using tweezers or a butter knife. Tweezers will be able to slide between the patch and your item and grip the patch well. If you don't have tweezers, slip a butter knife between the patch and your item. Lift up to start the patch and remove the rest of it with your fingers. If the patch is large, you may have to make a few passes with the iron. Peel up large patches section by section.
A: Check to see if your item can take the heat. Cover the patch. Iron the patch. Peel the patch off.

Q: The Ferber Method is compatible with any bedtime routine, so you won't have to change what has been working for your baby. The only difference is in how you respond to your baby after they are in bed. Go through your usual routine with your baby. Then, once your baby is drowsy and ready for sleep, place them into their crib. After you have placed your baby on their back, exit the room. Your baby may cry, but this is normal. Allow your baby to cry for up to 5 minutes before returning to the room again. You can listen just outside the door or use a baby monitor. After 5 minutes have passed, come back into your baby’s room and give your baby a reassuring pat and tell them everything is okay. Try saying something like, “You’re okay! Mommy loves you!” or “Go back to sleep, sweetie. I love you!” After reassuring your baby, leave the room again and this time do not return for 10 minutes. Your baby may continue crying for the full 10 minutes or they may tire themself out and fall asleep. Either way, wait for 10 minutes before you return to the room, and then reassure your baby in the same way as before. This can be difficult for many parents to do since listening to your baby cry can be heartbreaking. However, it is a necessary part of the process. The goal is to gradually increase the time by 5 minutes after each visit to your baby’s room to reassure them. At a certain point, your baby should fall asleep on their own. Repeat the process every night and your baby should fall asleep faster after a few nights of using this technique. Keep in mind that this method is controversial. Some parents think it is too extreme and prefer variations where they stay in the room while their baby cries or where they wait until the baby’s natural bedtime—no matter how late it is—and then put the baby to bed when they seem truly sleepy. If this technique does not work for you and your baby, then try something else.
A: Place your baby in their crib after their bedtime routine. Leave the room and allow them to cry for 5 minutes. Return to the room after 5 minutes and give your baby a reassuring pat. Leave for 10 minutes and then come back to reassure your baby again. Continue to increase the time by 5 minutes each time you leave the room.

Q: Instead of getting simple carbohydrates from bread, pasta, and rice, turn to healthier foods that provide complex carbohydrates, like fruits and vegetables. Trade the starchy potatoes for sweet potatoes and squash. These changes will help you maintain a healthier diet, which often improves semen quality and increases fertility. Heavy drinking can lower your testosterone. Try to stop drinking alcohol altogether or limit your alcohol consumption to “moderate” levels – two drinks a day at the most. Drinking too much coffee or other caffeinated beverages may lower your fertility. Try to keep your consumption to one cup of coffee per day. Diet soda and other diet beverages often contain aspartame, which may lower your sperm count or cause damage to your sperm DNA. Stay away from diet drinks, or read the label to make sure they do not contain aspartame. Men who eat processed meat like bacon, hamburgers, and hot dogs may have fewer normal-shaped sperm than men whose diet is rich in fish and poultry. If you eat meat, choose whole, lean cuts, preferably organically sourced. For optimum nutrition, it may be necessary to limit or remove all processed foods, not just meats. Soy contains compounds that mimic estrogen, and therefore may contribute to lowering male fertility. If you’re struggling with fertility, stay away from soy products. If you’re vegetarian or vegan, consult your doctor or a dietitian to make sure you get all the nutrients you need without meat or soy. Consume only organic dairy products that do not contain hormones. Many store-bought dairy products contain estrogen-like hormones that may decrease male fertility.
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Avoid unhealthy sources of carbohydrates and starches. Limit your alcohol consumption. Decrease your caffeine intake. Avoid diet colas. Skip the processed meats. Don’t eat much soy. Choose organic dairy products.