What You Need to Know During Pregnancy
Constipation is very common in pregnancy. It is caused by decreased bowel motility secondary to elevated progesterone (normal in pregnancy), which can lead to greater absorption of water.
I had twice too. The first happened in the first month. It was terrible. The second one caused my first bleeding in the 13th week of gestation. Therefore, I pay great attention not to have constipation again. And so far I remain quite regular.
The below tips are from my personal experience:
1. Eat more vegetables and fruits daily. Vegetables include broccoli, cabbage, spinach and other dark green leafy greens. Fruits include apples, oranges, pears, strawberries and grapefruits. Bananas are also good, but only eat them occasionally.
2. Eat more fluid food such as soup. Soup contains as much as, if not more, nutrition than regular food and is easy to digest. Plus, soup adds more fluid to your system. For instance, instead of eating double baked potatoes, I make roasted red pepper, leek, and potato cream soup or potato soup with mushrooms and marjoram. Instead of eating roasted chicken, I make cream of chicken soup, chicken noodle soup or tortilla soup with shredded chicken.
3. Drink a lot of water. Drink 6-8 cups of water every day. Sometimes a cup of orange juice or vegetable juice is helpful too. Limit caffeinated beverages such as tea, coffee and soda to no more than 1-2 cups per day. Limit the caffeine intake to less than 300 mg of caffeine – the equivalent of four cups of coffee daily. I virtually just avoid them and only drink water, milk, fruit juice and vegetable juice.
4. Do exercise once a while. A brisk 15-30-minute slow walking twice a week helps the bowel movement. But avoid any vigorous exercise, which is not suggested by your practitioner.
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pregnancy blue cervix
Positive pregnancy symptoms, negative test results.?
March 29th I noticed the rings around my areola (they've darkened still!), and since then I've had the bloating, cramps, bleeding gums, all that good pregnancy stuff, yet no positive HPTs or blood tests (only had one). I had my annual pap two weeks ago, which is also when I did the blood test, and the doc said my cervix was blue, and my ovaries were smooth (I asked about ovarian cancer since it can cause pregnancy symptoms), and that my cervix was tilted. Spotted for three days April 2, and just got my period May 5 (happy birthday to me). I've had two successful pregnancies so I know the symptoms, but what is going on right now?! Could I have miscarried yet still be progressing?
Have you looked into the ectopic pregnancy possibility? Where the egg gets caught in the fallopian tube? I have had a couple friends with that problem.
Hope this helps =)
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The Pregnancy Countdown Book: Nine Months of Practical Tips, Useful Advice, and Uncensored Truths List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $5.99 Used From: $4.03 Average Rating: |
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The average pregnancy lasts 280 days and the suspense can be excruciating! The Pregnancy Countdown Book starts on Day 280 and counts down the biggest milestones every step of the way with one page of helpful information for each day of your pregnancy... |
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Early-Detection Pregnancy Tests: Pack of 5 Tests Sale Price: $2.85 Average Rating: |
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The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy List Price: $15.00 Sale Price: $7.94 Used From: $2.55 Average Rating: |
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Beginning with the "10 Greatest Lies About Pregnancy" (number 10: Lamaze works), and ending with postpartum dementia, Vicki Iovine's Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy has fast become the laywoman's mouthpiece for the American pregnancy experience... |
