Prenatal Care

Being pregnant is the prerogative of a lady and you must think yourself privileged to the beautiful gift you are about to receive. If it is your first time, apprehensions prevail every moment, but if you have already delivered a baby then you must be at ease with yourself. However care taken is important before and after the baby is born.

Care taken during the pregnancy is known as prenatal care. As soon as you know you are pregnant, you should visit the doctor so that proper medication can begin. The doctor will make you see them at regular intervals.

During the first trimesters, your doctor will call you once every month. At the second trimester the visits increase to once every 2 weeks and then weekly right up to the delivery date. You must keep your appointments even though you are feeling fine as you do not know what is going on inside you.

The doctor basically checks for medical conditions like blood pressure. If there are any problems with the baby and of course the health of the mother. The main focus during prenatal care is to monitor the health of the baby and the mother.

Consuming the right quantity of vitamins, iron, collates and proteins is very important. If you are an absolute vegetarian make sure you are taking in proteins or protein milks. Request the doctor to draw out a chart for the dos and don’ts you are expected to follow with regard to food. Also there are few pointers to follow in everyday lifestyle like not picking up too much of weight, no cardio or heavy exercises. 8 hours of sleep is a must and a little exercise is necessary else you tend to get lethargic.

During pregnancy there are a few discomforts that you may experience as your body is getting adapted to a new life within you. Constipation, nausea, heartburn get a bit regular as your intake in food is not proportionate or they are just there. Whatever you do, will not chase them away. Eating in small quantities the entire day helps. Also avoid spicy, deep fried and tough food.

Fatigue is another regular discomfort. You feel extremely tired and exhausted. Headaches occur as you are not comfortable with some pains and anxiety leads to high blood pressure.

In some women there are more discomforts while in others there are less or in varied proportions. Hence you cannot generalize the problem. Do hot believe in heresy and ask your doctor before you take somebody’s advice.

By : jennie