| The last thing an expectant mother would want | | | | order to at least avoid straining to produce a |
| to happen during her pregnancy is to encounter | | | | stool.7. Reduced circulation of blood in the legs |
| complications. She should experience an overall | | | | causes leg cramps. This usually occurs during |
| feeling of wellness and joy more than at any | | | | pregnancy. Although this maybe normal but a |
| other time of her life so she could pass it on to | | | | quick mention of this occurrence to the doctor is |
| the baby in her womb. An expectant mother | | | | usually advisable; Since there are cases in which |
| should follow a health program throughout the | | | | muscle cramps are associated with diet deficiency |
| entire pregnancy; A program that is carefully | | | | specifically calcium or some vitamins.8. A pregnant |
| monitored by her doctor so that a normal | | | | woman's change in posture due to the expanding |
| delivery could be expected. Discomfort | | | | abdomen usually causes backache. Changing to a |
| experienced during pregnancy is almost always | | | | low-heeled shoe and wearing a well-fitted girdle will |
| normal and almost all pregnant women one way | | | | usually solve the problem or at least minimize it. |
| or the other experienced these episodes.1. A | | | | Some doctors will recommend certain exercises |
| pregnant woman usually feels tired. This is normal | | | | to their patients to ease the pain.9. Women |
| especially during the first three months. This is | | | | usually develop varicose veins during pregnancy. It |
| usually her adjustment period. A lot of changes | | | | is advisable to take a rest once in a while |
| are taking place in her body, especially the growth | | | | throughout the day. They are also advised not to |
| of another human being inside her womb. It is | | | | wear circular garters or cross their legs because |
| only fitting that she gets enough rest and sleep. A | | | | these will usually interfere with proper blood |
| mid-afternoon rest is advisable for her to get | | | | circulation and thus limit the return of blood |
| enough energy and overcome fatigue.2. During the | | | | through the veins.10. Vaginal discharge during |
| course of pregnancy, there may be tendencies | | | | pregnancy is normal unless it is accompanied by a |
| for her to frequently urinate. This is due to the | | | | stinging, burning or itching sensation.11. The |
| fact that that enlarging uterus pressed against the | | | | enlarging abdomen during pregnancy creates |
| bladder elicits the urge to urinate. If this episode | | | | streaks of redness in the skin and around the |
| becomes extreme, accompanied by a burning | | | | breast area as well. The stretching of the skin |
| sensation, it maybe worthwhile to bring this | | | | causes this to happen. This skin color changes |
| matter to the doctor's attention.3. We usually | | | | usually disappears after childbirth.There are several |
| associate pregnancy with food cravings. Often a | | | | complications that might occur during the course |
| pregnant woman will crave a specific food at a | | | | of pregnancy. Proper care should be taken and |
| specific time and then before she knows it the | | | | should be given by a competent doctor to |
| cravings will just disappear. It's not that the body | | | | minimize further complications and worse, lost of |
| needs these specific foods rather it is more as a | | | | lives.1. The occurrence of toxemia is usually during |
| result of some unsolved emotional problems.4. | | | | the later part of the pregnancy. This is a serious |
| Although nausea during the first three months of | | | | illness that exhibits a rise in blood pressure, sudden |
| pregnancy is normal, it should be noted that | | | | gain in weight accompanied by swelling of loose |
| extreme episodes of nausea that cause inability to | | | | tissue caused by the increase in the amount of |
| take food and resulting in weight loss should be | | | | tissue fluid and the occurrence of protein in urine. |
| reported to the doctor for proper supervision.5. | | | | With proper care from a doctor this condition can |
| Pain in the lower chest or near the heart doesn't | | | | be kept under control.2. Vaginal bleeding usually |
| indicate heart problems. The pressure caused by | | | | precedes miscarriage. With immediate attention |
| the expanding uterus against the digestive organs | | | | and proper hospital care, this outcome might be |
| brings about a feeling of pain. If it becomes | | | | averted.3. Premature birth usually occurs when |
| severe, a doctor's advice is usually needed. A | | | | the "bag of water" erupts several weeks before |
| pregnant woman should not take any medications | | | | the expected delivery date. This indicates that the |
| not prescribed by her doctor.6. Hemorrhoids are | | | | protective membrane that encloses the fetus is |
| more common during pregnancy than probably at | | | | broken indicating premature birth is soon to take |
| any other time. To facilitate an easy bowel | | | | place. When this occurs, contamination of the birth |
| movement, pregnant women should apply | | | | canal should be avoided and the doctor should be |
| lubricant inside the anus prior to defecation in | | | | immediately informed. |