Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common pregnancy complications that happens during the pregnancy, some of the pregnant woman get it. This condition happens when pregnant women have high blood sugar levels during their pregnancy. It is not really known what can cause gestational diabetes. Some experts say that overweight women have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, but there is not much evidence to support this. You can watch your sugar level. You can eat a healthy diet. With controlling your blood sugar level, you can continue your healthy pregnancy.
What is known about gestational diabetes is that one of the only cures is to deliver the baby. After delivery your blood sugar level will go back down to normal. The common treatment for gestational diabetes has been insulin shots. Just as if you had diabetes when you were not pregnant, you would have to take shots each day. Some women find though that by changing their diet, they are able to manage their gestational diabetes without having to give themselves a shot of insulin.
Ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is taking pictures with sound waves. The procedure is totally painless for you and the baby. Ultrasound use in order to: determine the sex of the baby, make sure everything is progressing okay, and have something extra to charge you for. At the end of the procedure they will present you with the first picture of your unborn child.
Looking at Ultrasound Pictures of Pregnancy stages
The history of ultrasound is based in the sonar that was used by the world’s navies during World War 2. After the war, researchers began experimenting with sonar to see if it could be helpful in medical diagnosis. It was first used to detect cancers and other growths that needed medical attention. It wasn’t until the 1950s that the medical community recognized that sonar could be useful to take ultrasound pictures of stages of pregnancy.
Eating Healthy
Eating Healthy in pregnancy
The quality eating healthily in pregnancy is more important than the quantity. Here some food that useful for healthy diet in pregnancy.
- Fruit and vegetables
You can eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, because those are providing the vitamin and minerals. Those contain the fiber which prevents constipation. Frozen,tinned and dried fruit and vegetables are good too.
- Cereals, bread, potatoes, rice, pasta Those are an important food of your diet. You can combine then with vegetables to make any meal. They are containing the vitamin, fibre, and contain not too much calories. You can try to eat wholemeal bread and wholegrain cereals in your diet menu.
- Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, beans and pulses
You can eat some of them everyday; they are all good sources of nutrients.
Pregnancy and nutrition
Pregnancy and nutrition
Nutrition is one of the most important things that must be keeping by pregnant woman to get the healthy pregnancy. Just try eating as good as you can through out most of your pregnancy. The first trimester in pregnancy might be a little difficult to eat balanced meals when you get the morning sickness and food aversion problems. If you are one of the rare lucky ones whose stomach doesn’t so much as move during your first trimester, then you can take full advantage of eating healthy right out of the gate. Healthy pregnancy is very important for you and your baby.
You must try to eat balanced nutritious meals to laying down the foundation for your baby. The baby’s growing such us the bone development and the organ formation is also depends to yours, what you eat is what your baby’s eat too. Try not to eat the junk food during the pregnancy. Your baby and your body need calcium and vitamins to make the perfect pregnancy.
Common Problems in Pregnancy2
COMMON PROBLEMS IN PREGNANCY
Common Problems in pregnancy part 2
Heartburn
Heartburn is more than just indigestion. It is strong, burning pain in the chest. This conditions caused by the valve between your stomach and the tube leading to your stomach relaxing in pregnancy, so that stomach acid passes into the tube.
What can you do?
- Try to sleep well.
- For a few hours before you go to sleep, avoiding eating or drinking.
- Ask the doctor.
Itching
This condition usually happens in pregnancy because of the increased blood supply to the skin. In late pregnancy the skin of the abdomen is stretched and this may also cause itchiness.
What can you do?
- You can wear loose clothing.
- Ask the doctor if itching becomes severe or continue into more serious problems.
Passing water often
This condition happens in first trimester of pregnancy stages. But for some women, it can continue right trough pregnancy. In third trimester it usually happens too, because of the baby’s head pressing on the bladder.
What can you do?
- Try cutting out drinks in the late evening.
- Ask the doctor if you have any pain while passing water, or pass any blood. Its means that you may have a urine infection which will need treatment.
