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Pamper yourself during the 6th month of pregnancy

Monday, December 17th, 2012

You must be thoroughly enjoying your pregnancy by this time, pamper yourself as it would help in relieving the pregnancy symptoms. You will undergo many physical and hormonal changes; even the baby’s movements can be felt more easily and regularly. Your baby will be approximately 11.8 inches by now; the brain must be growing rapidly. Never miss the appointments with your doctor in this stage, consult them if you face following problems:

1-Any type of cramp or contractions

2-Intensive pelvic pressure or stomach pain

3-Blood discharge or watery fluid from vagina

4-Excess swelling on hands or face

5-Burning sensation or pain during urination

6-Heartburn or vomiting

Your weight may increase by a pound per week, it is very important to keep a check on the weight so start doing some light exercise or household work. Go for walks regularly for keeping the weight in control, it will also help in easy delivery. Take small naps or rest, do not keep standing for long and use pillows for supporting back while sitting. Due to increase in the hormone levels you might face some dental problems so visit the dentist.

Diet tips for 6 months pregnant

Whatever you eat will affect the child so monitor your food. Avoid junk food as it can lead to premature or malnourished baby.

Take well balanced diet which includes right amount of fats, proteins, minerals, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc. It will help in better development of your baby.

During the 6th month of pregnancy, the calcium intake of the fetus increases so include more calcium rich food in your diet like milk, curd, cheese, etc.

Taking iron supplements can help in maintaining a healthy immune system and hemoglobin.

Avoid taking spicy food as it can cause burning sensation in stomach, drink plenty of water for better digestion and for preventing urinary tract problems.

Include loads of leafy vegetables and fiber rich food in your diet for avoiding the problems of constipation.

Avoid coffee, alcohol, even raw or uncooked food, it can be very harmful for the baby’s growth and some can even lead to miscarriage.

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Be more careful in your 5th month of pregnancy

Friday, December 7th, 2012

The second trimester starts in your 5th month of pregnancy. Every month is marked by number of physical changes, which leads to certain side effects. You can avoid these changes with potential diet and exercise. Diet tips are quite important if you want to avoid the complications of physical changes. These physical changes could be your anxiety and depression which could only be removed with healthy diet.

Recommendations of the health authorities

According to Pregnancy Association, the pregnant women are supposed to gain 1-2 pounds of weight. The weight keeps on increasing till the 3rd trimester starts. They must consume 347 additional calories than before. These calories are supposed to come through nutritious and healthy sources like proteins, whole grains and some simple carbohydrates needed to be avoided like fatty carbohydrates and sugars.

Diet recommendations

Consume sugarcane’s and mango juices in bulk besides plenty of dietary fiber. It will help you to easily carry the baby and will strengthen your body’s condition.

Avoid uncooked sea foods and meats as well.

Consume more cereals like pulses and legumes since these are rich in proteins. It helps in growth of your baby and also you can provide supplements to your baby by eating nuts.

Avoid canned juices and drinks. Also, never go for smoking and alcohol since it will cause complications in pregnancy.

A woman must consume 250 grams of whole grains and 190 grams of proteins with 8 teaspoons of healthy oils. The second trimester is quite a crucial stage and she needs to have at least five cups of fruits and vegetables in this period.

The pregnancy period of 5th month includes knowing the right amount of food consumed besides nutrients and therefore trying to find the nutritious content of food you consume. Moreover, it is necessary to know the calorie intake and work outs your need to consume daily.  Surely, you need to know a little more of healthful group in this stage of your baby’s growth. It is better to consult a dietitian that will guide and plan your ideal pregnancy diet.

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Feeling your baby kick in your fourth month of pregnancy

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Now, you have entered into fourth month of Pregnancy and your baby continues to grow and develop in your fetus. Certainly, as the baby is developing, the weight is also developing and this time the weight has developed to 3 to 6 ounces. Also, the length is about 10 inches and this time you can see the features developing taking the shape of a real baby. The outer ears and the facial shape are now taking its original place. You can now see the baby’s skin which is pink or transparent in color.

Womb’s condition:

Surely, this is an exciting time for you since you will feel all the movements by your baby. The placenta in mother’s womb continues to function completely. The baby starts urinating and makes insulin. The gums are developed. You will feel the fetus moving this month with kicks. The baby is becoming larger now and you will feel all the movements by your baby. You will get to know all the periods of its sleep and awake.

By the end of this month, you will undergo the quickening process due to the fluttering movements of the baby.  You will feel like the butterflies are fluttering in stomach or it may be the bubbles. These movements at first, doesn’t assure you that it is your baby but if you will feel it in continuation then you will be assured for your baby’s movements. If you became pregnant for first time then it would be a wonderful experience for you and eventually you will become aware of all the movements a bit sooner.

Create a baby book. Note the first movement of the baby in a calendar. You doctor will ask you for the first move you felt, so you must be sure of that move. It will help you in confirming the due date of delivery.

Symptoms and care:

Generally, women feel well during this stage of pregnancy. You may now have more energy subsided by morning sickness. Now, at this stage, you will really feel like you are pregnant since you have crossed the first trimester. Your clothes might get tight and you need to take more healthy diets as compared to earlier since your baby equally requires the diet. You may go for new parent classes for few days which will help you feel connected and prepared for the arrival of the new baby.

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Joyful First Feeling of baby movements in 3rd month of pregnancy

Friday, November 23rd, 2012

Changes in 3rd month of pregnancy:

Now, the third month of pregnancy has begun. Along with the fetus, other organs of the body seem to be mutual.  The brain and central nervous system begins to develop due to which your baby starts moving which is more coordinated and alive.

According to theory, you are supposed to suffer less from morning sickness and other cramps that spoiled your first weeks of pregnancy. The doctor may give your certain recommendations as according to the results of your blood test.

Weight Gain:

You begin to gain more weight due to the developing parts of the baby and the age of 10-11 weeks, the fetus length increases with 5.5 cm and weight less than 13 grams. The cerebral hemisphere begins to be seen apart and the nerve cells connect to each other to form a network. Depending upon your condition, you can travel until and unless you don’t have high risk of pregnancy.

Fetus movements in 3rd month:

Go for regular checkups during this period.  In this month, the embryo is settled to uterus and the development continues to take shape of arms and legs. Also the fingers and toes start to take definition. By the end of the month, the head is about half the size of the body.

Now the heart has four chambers and the fetal heart rate varies from 120 to 160 beats every minute. As according to many people, fetal heart rate examines the gender as well. It could be reliable as well as not. This is the time to imagine and feel every movement of baby. The genitals are forming but one could not recognize the gender of the baby since it is not clear.

Fetus changes its position in every hour and this will surprise you in anyway. It could change its position in horizontal as well as vertical position. You might be surprised with its changing positions like in one minute it would be in vertical position and next minute the head position might have been moved.

A mother may experience a wide range of feelings like some may feel calm and peaceful while other may feel irritated during this time. Some of them could be much emotional from feeling happy to having fears about the future. These all are hormonal changes and one could get out of these once she would cross this stage.

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Enjoy the second month of pregnancy

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

There is a lot to look forward towards second month of pregnancy. You need to know about your body changes and fetus growth week by week. The fifth week or the 2nd month is very crucial phase of growth. There are many certain features and symptoms which alerts a mother to be healthy for the growth and development of the baby.

Month two of pregnancy:

In the 2nd month of pregnancy, the features of baby continue to develop. The tiny buds start growing into arms and legs start forming. At the side of head each ear starts begins as a little fold of skin. In the second month of pregnancy, the ears, eyes and fingers start forming.

The heart of baby start forming and by the end of the month, the fetus growth becomes faster. The prime organs start developing in this phase along with the limb buds.

The neural tube is well formed i.e. spinal cord, brain along with digestive tract and sensory organs that begins to develop. The embryo starts moving and bones starts to replace cartilage.

Symptoms of 2nd month of pregnancy:

Although, the bump of mom does not become visible too much, still she may feel nausea at time and morning sickness as well. There may be mood swings yet along with breast tenderness and areola darkening. She may feel more tired and can also prone to frequent urination.

For more confirmation and safe side, visit your gynecologist to assure the symptoms. Make sure your family members and your husband take better care of your family for healthy pregnancy and better growth of your baby. As the fifth week or the 2nd month finishes, the baby starts looking more like a tadpole. It increases about 2.54cm (1 inch) long in its size with weight around 9.45g along with the weight gain of the mother.

Nutrition in 2nd month:

The mother is supposed to balanced nutrition for the proper fetal development. If she has bad habits like smoking, drinking then they must be left away. Moreover, the prenatal phase requires folic acid and multivitamins. Since your baby’s most critical development has taken place. You need to take more care till your chances of miscarriage drops, which considerably becomes less after three months into the pregnancy.

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