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"You're pregnant, what's the point?"
Pregnant mothers are angry whenever they hear this sentence, and although pregnancy is happy and touched, it is more like a robbery for pregnant mothers.
From the first trimester to the third trimester, all kinds of discomfort can hit the body.
Because the change of pregnancy hormones will make the emotions of pregnant mothers become very sensitive, and it will also make people very vulnerable.
Zhong Jiaxin, who was pregnant with three children a while ago, shared her first trimester state, because of physical discomfort, her emotions were close to collapse.
Zhong Jiaxin revealed in the video that she has not been pregnant with her third child for a long time, and now she has just reached her tenth week.
Because of her physical discomfort, she spent the first few weeks in bed rest.
The first trimester of pregnancy is very serious, there is no appetite, I can't sleep well, my chest is also swollen and painful, and I have to get up five or six times at night.
In addition to this, this fetus made her extremely emotional, which also magnified all the discomfort.
"I became very irrational, very emotional, and even incontinent of tears, which made me so scared that I couldn't even sleep well!"
Mothers who have experienced it should all understand this feeling, usually a very small thing, it seems to be a feeling of collapse during pregnancy.
Because of the emotional collapse, it is far more torturous than physical discomfort.
For the sensitivity and fragility of her emotions, Zhong Jiaxin also reminded all pregnant mothers: If pregnancy encounters such problems, we must be brave enough to speak out and look for help.
Three pregnancies, after all kinds of things, Zhong Jiaxin also revealed that he would seal his belly and would not be born again in the future!
Pregnant in October, it is painful and happy!
Pregnancy is a wonderful journey, there will be happiness, there will be emotion, but with it, there will be all kinds of troubles and discomforts.
A while ago, a video called "What changes have occurred in the body after pregnancy" exploded, and the most impressive one in the video is this one:
"From the beginning of pregnancy, the mother will constantly adjust the body in order to protect the fetus, and throughout the pregnancy, muscles, joints, kidneys and the heart will be affected, and this effect will bring a lot of discomfort to the body."
These discomforts should be paid attention to and understood, this is not pretentious, it is real, and many mothers have shared their uncomfortable experiences during pregnancy.
Medina, the mother of the second child, was tortured by various pregnancy reversals to collapse during pregnancy, morning sickness, heartburn, stomach acid reflux, insomnia, low back pain..... A hundred times more temperamental than when pregnant with a child.
When Xi Mengyao was pregnant with her second child, she also experienced very serious morning sickness, in just a few hours, she had to vomit several times, and in order to ensure nutrition, she had to continue to eat after vomiting.
Sun Li also mentioned her pregnancy experience in an interview, saying that when she was pregnant, she became very fragile, her nerves were very sensitive, and she often cried and drooled because of a very small thing.
A while before pregnancy, the topic of "the most difficult discomfort during pregnancy" was also collected, and the answer given by mothers was really painful:
"Itchy belly (waking up in the middle of the night), constipation (like pulling glass ballast), pubic pain (walking like a duck), gastroesophageal reflux (acid water reflux in the middle of the night)."
"Can't eat, the first three months of vomit into the hospital, the next night simply can not eat enough, once full of food to sleep when the stomach acid, did not try to lie down to sleep, has been sitting and sleeping, the whole pregnancy is really uncomfortable." 」
Pregnant in October, once in childbirth, people who have not experienced it see happiness, but for mothers, there are countless sour, sweet and bitter.
Today, let's talk about the discomfort and coping measures during pregnancy, hoping to help pregnant mothers and make the road of pregnancy less difficult.
Pregnancy has large emotional fluctuations and sensitivity, and it is all progesterone that is tricking the ghost!
Let's first talk about why emotions are so sensitive during pregnancy.
On Weibo, there are many mothers like Zhong Jiaxin and Sun Li, who are emotionally sensitive and fluctuate during pregnancy.
There are mothers who are aggrieved because they are hungry to cry, there are mothers who are so angry that they can't sleep because their husbands snore, and there are mothers who beat their husbands violently because of a small matter.....
These are not pretentiousness, but the changes brought about by pregnancy, making mothers anxious and sensitive.
Physically, vomiting in the dark during the day, unable to fall asleep in any position at night, body edema pressing a pit, belly as big as a leather ball..... All of these things will make mothers feel overwhelmed.
Coupled with mental, worried about obstetric examination problems, worried about the baby's poor development, worried that morning sickness will affect the baby.....
Physical discomfort and psychological stress are intertwined, which will make mom's emotions become extremely sensitive.
A more immediate reason is the hormonal changes during pregnancy, and the hormonal changes during pregnancy are one of the reasons for the mood swings of pregnant mothers!
It's like feeling irritable before menstruation.
During the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, estrogen levels soared, increasing more than 100-fold, and both anxiety and irritability were linked to changes in estrogen.
Also, the first three months of progesterone increase rapidly, progesterone is also called relaxation hormone, for some mothers, progesterone makes them "excessively" relaxed, which means they will be more likely to fatigue and sadness.
Pregnant mothers should not be knocked down by sensitive emotions, and do not blame themselves for the reason, take care of themselves in order to better conceive the baby, if you fall into the mood of anxiety and can not extricate yourself, mothers must find a way to solve:
Divert your attention. Relax, don't strain your nerves, do what you want to do, eat a good meal, ask friends for a walk, and make yourself comfortable.
Talk to your husband and ask for help. Pregnancy is not a one-person affair, talk to your partner about your worries, and don't bury all your emotions in your heart.
Put yourself first. It is most important for pregnant mothers to be in a good state because the health of their children is directly related to it, take steps to ensure physical and mental health and comfort, wear comfortable clothes and shoes, talk to their partners, and share their worries with family, friends or doctors.
Seek professional help. When their emotions really can't be adjusted, pregnant mothers should face it positively and seek help from professional doctors and psychological counselors in time.
Many discomforts during pregnancy make people change their color, and doing a good job of correct response can make pregnant mothers suffer less.
In addition to emotional sensitivity during pregnancy, there are many, many discomforts that will affect pregnant mothers, and taking some measures can help mothers have a smoother pregnancy.
01: Nausea, morning sickness
According to statistics, 70%-80% of people will have morning sickness reaction during pregnancy. Some are mild and do not affect the supply of nutrition to the pregnant woman and the fetus, while some will be serious enough to affect normal life.
When the baby begins to develop in the womb, the brain will send a relaxation signal to the muscles of the whole body, along with the peristalsis of the digestive tract will also slow down, which will cause stomach acid to overflow the esophagus and throat.
Because of the changes in hormones during pregnancy, some mothers' tastes can also become extremely sensitive, which can also lead to nausea and nausea.
Nausea and vomiting are very common phenomena in the early stages of pregnancy, usually starting in the sixth week of pregnancy and can occur at any time of the day, and for most mothers, morning sickness stops after the 12th week of pregnancy.
There is no rule of law for morning sickness, but there are ways to alleviate it!
Eat snacks before getting up, keep the air fresh, the principle is peculiar, many mothers have tried, ginger can relieve morning sickness.
Get up slowly in the morning, avoid brushing your teeth and tongue immediately after eating, and have enough rest to avoid physical exhaustion.
Eat fewer and more meals, eat every two to three hours, and never go hungry.
Stay away from smokers and minimize going to crowded and cloudy areas.
Vomiting is most likely to make people lose too much water, be sure to drink more water. If you don't want to drink water, you can use milk, fruit shakes, soups, juices instead, and also add vitamins and minerals.
Note: There is also a hidden danger under severe morning sickness, if the morning sickness is so severe that it is impossible to eat for 24 hours, weight loss, weakness, abdominal pain, vomiting blood, you should seek medical attention in time.
02: Heartburn, heartburn
As the old saying goes: pregnant women return to the river, five or six out of ten.
Changes in the body's hormones and changes in the body during pregnancy can lead to heartburn, and the progesterone produced by the placenta can not only relax the smooth muscles of the uterus, but also relax the valves separating the esophagus from the stomach, so that the stomach acid oozes out, causing a burning sensation in the throat.
Mothers can rest assured that heartburn is generally not very harmful, and its biggest harm is that it will make people very uncomfortable.
Heartburn usually appears in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and disappears automatically after childbirth, and mothers can take the following measures to alleviate it:
Eat less and eat more meals, chew food slowly, and avoid being too anxious to promote food.
Avoid eating irritating and spicy foods.
Avoid lying down or bending over for one to two hours after eating. Raise your head when you sleep. Wear loose clothing every day.
Remember not to take stomach medication indiscriminately. Consult a doctor before taking any medications.
03: Chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, dizziness
Some pregnant mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy, the most daily breathing, will also become difficult, often feel shortness of breath.
Seriously, even sleep was affected: "The twins held their stomachs in pain, lying flat and breathing difficult to die of lack of oxygen" ... Lying flat, I couldn't even breathe, and sometimes I only dared to sit and sleep. ”
This is because the uterus, stomach and other tissues press the abdominal diaphragm upwards, reducing the volume of the chest, causing shortness of breath and a feeling of suffocation.
For this situation, mothers should not worry too much, maintain a good mood, and take the following measures to alleviate it:
Keep your waist bar straight when sitting, as bending over can cause organs to squeeze even more breathlessly.
If you feel short of breath, you can sit down and breathe steadily, or consciously make your lungs up or down.
Pregnant mothers who often hold their breath can prepare oxygen inhalation devices and inhale them when they are uncomfortable.
If you suddenly feel severe hypoxia or pain, you need to seek medical attention.
04: Constipation, hemorrhoids
About 1-40% of small pregnant women will have constipation problems, a few days without a sense of is a common thing, it is not easy to have a sense of, half a day can not be pulled out, hemorrhoids are suffocated out.
Constipation is mainly due to the relaxation of the smooth muscles of the intestine and the reduction of normal peristalsis of the intestines due to progesterone hormones, coupled with the fact that intestinal cells will absorb more water than usual, so pregnant women are prone to constipation.
Here are several ways to prevent constipation while reducing the risk of hemorrhoids:
Drink 8 to 12 cups of liquid (e.g. water, soup or milk) daily, preferably warm or hot.
Increase the consumption of fiber-rich foods such as whole wheat bread, vegetables, fruits and legumes.
Maintain moderate exercise, such as walking and swimming.
Remember not to take laxatives indiscriminately.
05: Low back pain, rib pain, sciatica
As the fetus grows, the weight of the uterus and fetus will gradually increase, and the pressure on the spine and pelvis of pregnant women will gradually increase, which will lead to soreness in the lumbar spine and pelvic bone.
The increasingly enlarged uterus will also continue to compress the ribs, coupled with the fact that some pregnant mothers sleep on the left side for a long time, dozens of pounds of large balls are pressed on the left ribs, and they come down for a continuous night, and the next day must be painful.
For this type of pain, moms can try the following:
Wear comfortable casual shoes and try to avoid high heels.
Pay attention to standing and sitting postures, keeping your spine straight.
Support the body with a maternity pillow when lying down.
Sit up straight, don't hunch over, give yourself plenty of space, and support your back at the same time.
Avoid sitting for long periods of time, getting up every two hours, resting, or walking.
Avoiding standing too long can alleviate sciatic pain, and hot compresses on painful buttocks or waists also have certain benefits.
06: Urinary frequency, urinary incontinence
During pregnancy, the kidney blood flow in the mother's body is one and a half times normal, and coupled with the progesterone hormone that relaxes the smooth muscles of the ureter, pregnant women often have frequent urination.
Coupled with the baby's continued growth in the womb, oppressing the mother's pelvic floor muscles, accumulated over time will produce damage, when the pelvic floor muscles can not support the sphincter, there will be urinary leakage phenomenon, in the sneezing, exercise, and even laughter, urinary incontinence will be more likely to occur.
Urinary incontinence can be prevented, and exercising the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy is the most effective method and the first thing to do, because prevention is better than postpartum repair, and the prevention method starts from these three points:
Perineal massage. It is recommended to start perineal massage at 34-35 weeks of pregnancy. Practice 1.5 times a week for 5 minutes, clean your hands before massage, no need to use massage oil.
Do Kegel exercises. Kegel can do it from the beginning of pregnancy, in addition to preventing urinary incontinence, hemorrhoids, but also reduce the degree of tearing in the vaginal birth, but keep in mind that Kegel exercise must make the pelvic floor muscles reach a considerable amount of training to be effective.
It can be implemented according to the following methods: continuous contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (the action of holding urine while urinating) is not less than 3 s, relaxation rest is 2 to 6 s, continuous 15 to 30 min, 3 times a day, or 150 to 200 times a day. For 8 weeks or more, note: go to the bathroom before doing Kegel!
Make a good weight. Being overweight during pregnancy will put more pressure on the pelvic floor muscles, so be sure to control your own weight and the weight of the fetus, and remember the normal weight gain range during pregnancy.
●The BMI value before pregnancy is less than 18.5, and the recommended weight throughout pregnancy is 12-18 Kg.
●The BIM value before pregnancy is greater than or equal to 18.5 and less than 26, and the weight throughout pregnancy is recommended to be 11-16Kg.
●The BIM value before pregnancy is greater than or equal to 26 and less than 29, and the weight throughout pregnancy is recommended to be 7-11Kg.
●The BIM value before pregnancy is greater than or equal to 29, and the weight throughout pregnancy is recommended to be 7-9Kg.
07: Edema, swollen feet
The rapid increase in estrogen in the third trimester greatly increases the body's water, due to the gravitational suction, most of the water will accumulate in the ankle, so 80% of pregnant women will have swollen feet.
After childbirth, as the estrogen in the body returns to normal levels, the accumulated water in the body will soon decrease.
Pregnant mothers should safely relieve edema by starting from daily life:
Wear comfortable casual shoes that are slightly larger than if you weren't pregnant.
Raise your legs when you sit down. When you sleep at night, you can also use a pillow to pad your feet and raise the position of your feet to allow blood to flow back better.
Sleep on your side. While sleeping, turning your body's center of gravity to the side can help reduce the symptoms of swelling. The inferior vena cava is a large vein that helps blood flow throughout the body. Sleeping on your side can reduce pressure on your veins. This helps to promote blood flow and prevent swelling.
Strengthen your workouts. Exercise is especially important for the swelling of the legs, simple walks, do gentle Pilates, yoga and aerobics are good choices, ask the doctor before exercise, if there are high risk factors, follow the doctor's advice.
Note: Do not take dehydration drugs, so as not to reduce blood pressure, reduce the blood supply of the placenta, and affect the absorption of oxygen and nutrients by the fetus.
At the same time, the sudden appearance or severity of swollen feet, hands, or facial swelling in a short period of time (such as within a few days) may be one of the symptoms of pregnancy toxemia, and it is necessary to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Pregnancy is full of challenges!
What challenges do pregnant mothers experience? How hard will it be?
Bad appetite, eat a little on the heart and stomach ....
Insomnia every day, turning over and over and not being able to sleep...
Especially easy to get tired, standing and sitting and lying are tired....
The stomach was painful, lying flat and breathing was difficult to breathe
Pubic pain, lying around can not turn over, the pain is really sour ....
Frequent urination, and toilet became the best friend ....
Edema, swollen legs into wooden pillars, swollen feet so that shoes can not be worn...
Each of these is a torment for ordinary people, but pregnant mothers have to face multiple at the same time.
People who have not experienced it can never empathize, and others cannot share it.
But as a netizen mother said: the pressure and pain endured during pregnancy can be endured, and the only thing that cannot be endured is that she cannot get the care and support of her husband and family, which is a more terrible thing than the pregnancy itself.
Pregnancy is not a matter of pregnant mothers alone, everyone in the family can not be absent, must give pregnant mothers enough understanding and support.
Because only the companionship and understanding of loved ones can help them eliminate the pain caused by pregnancy and support them through the long pregnancy October.
Only love and companionship, only support and understanding, can give them enough strength and courage!
I hope every mom can spend the whole pregnancy comfortably!
Reference articles and image sources
@Weird Meow
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