Thursday, November 29, 2012

Maternity Tips And Hints And What You Should Know

By Johnston Suhimin


Pregnancy is a great experience, but it also comes with aches, nausea and cravings. The following article was written to guide you through some of the changes of pregnancy and understand how best to cope with them. If you take a few minutes to read this article, the next few months will be a lot easier.

When you are pregnant, do not drink any alcohol. When pregnant women consume alcohol, it goes right through their placenta, and into their unborn child. That is why women who are pregnant or trying to have a baby should avoid alcoholic beverages. Consuming alcohol while pregnant can lead to both physical and mental birth defects and can raise the risk of miscarriage and premature birth.

If you've got a lot of vaginal discharge during your pregnancy, tell your doctor. Discharge is a symptom of vaginal infection. This disease is common during pregnancy and can be treated easily. However, you and your doctor need to address vaginal infections as soon as possible, because these infections can interfere with your baby's health, as well as your own, if left untreated.

Insomnia is common in women during their pregnancy. A good magnesium supplement relaxes the body and helps with various pains, aches, and tensions that build up during the day.

Avoid all alcohol when pregnant. Alcohol easily travels from the pregnant woman right to the baby, through the placenta. The best advice for women trying for a pregnancy and those who are pregnant is to stop drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol while pregnant increases the chance of mental and physical birth defects and increases any risk of miscarriage and premature birth.

If you have pets such as a cat, have someone else do the litter box changing. Cat urine and feces contain chemicals which can cause you health problems and potentially cost you your pregnancy. If married, then ask your spouse to change the litter, if single ask a neighbor, friend or family member to pitch in and help until you have the baby.

While the human skin is elastic, it is limited in its ability to stretch. It is perfectly normal for the belly to itch as it is growing during pregnancy. Avoid taking a hot shower or bath to try to soothe your skin. The hot water used in baths and showers removes essential oils from the skin, which worsens itching. Use a heavy option like petroleum jelly or cocoa butter for your moisturizer. Make sure that the clothing you wear does not rub against the skin too tightly and avoid scratching!

Once you enter your third trimester, do a daily belly massage. You can use your bed or the couch as a massage table; use whichever one feels more comfortable. Support your back with a couple of pillows. Instead of using lotion, put oil on your belly and rub while applying light pressure. Enjoy some relaxing music and breathe deeply. This keeps you calm and has positive effects on the baby.

When pregnant, you should avoid certain foods to make sure you don't harm your child. You should stay way from soft cheeses, unpasteurized milk and raw seafood.

If your feet swell up during pregnancy, discuss it with your physician. Swollen feet are common in pregnancy, but they can also indicate elevated blood pressure and a dangerous condition called pre-eclampsia. This condition needs immediate treatment to ensure the baby is healthy.

If you take the time to absorb all of the provided information, you are likely to find the information to help you make this an awesome time of your life. In many cases women will quickly forget the pains and ailments that they experienced during pregnancy, but hopefully this article will help you reduce them dramatically and you will make your pregnancy memorable.




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