Weight gain during pregnancy by eating balanced diet and healthy food is very good. It is the sign that your baby is getting all the nutrients s/he needs to grow at a healthy rate.
During pregnancy, it is not necessary to eat for two. It is only necessary for you to eat enough food rich in nutrient that will help your baby to grow and also more calories than you before you became pregnant for it will really help to meet the needs of your baby most especially in growth.
Uuuuuuuuuuh!!!! Pregnancy as I have said is not a time to diet. You as a woman during pregnancy need to depend on your body type and also know your weight before pregnancy. Avoid eating anything that come across you or maybe because a friend ate this and it helped her baby to be healthy and big. Note that body type differs from one person to the other. You may eat such food and it will cause problems to you and the growing baby.
Maybe you are underweight before pregnancy, all you need to do is to gain a little when pregnancy occurs and if you are over weight, try all your possible best to loose for it will really help both you and your baby.
Note that as a woman if you do not gain enough weight during pregnancy, you have the risk of delivering a baby with low birth weight, which is the major cause of infant mortality and other childhood psychological, developmental and physical problems such as being asthma, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, great risk of neurological abnormality, low intelligence tests and they are also more likely to have delay in development.
To avoid this predicament through under weight or over weight as a woman, you need to gain enough weight during pregnancy to help not only yourself but your growing baby also.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Pregnancy and Nutrition.
Nutrition and pregnancy are two different words that go hand in hand. As pregnancy differs from one woman to the other so as the diet intake is in the sense that one woman’s meet is another woman’s poison.
In definition, nutrition and pregnancy is the nutrient intake and dietary plan that you as a woman took before, during and after pregnancy as we all know that all dietary advice relating to pregnancy and nutrition is one of the major factors in determining the future well-being of the conceived child. Though some factors of diet or nutrient are noted to reduce childhood mortality due to helping the supply of nutrients to the mother.
Uuuuuuuuuuusssssh! The history have it that women who consume minimal amount of nutrient during pregnancy over the eight week period has a higher disorder rate concerning their offspring than women who ate regularly. This is because the children that are born to a well fed mother are privileged to have little or no limitation while in the womb.
In pregnancy, ill-nutrition did not only have physical disorder linked to it before and after pregnancy, also handicap are a risk that is run by mothers who are mal-nourished or have little nutrition. This condition of ill-nutrition can also lead to the child becoming subject to low level of desirable physical, mental and more qualities desired in a human being.
Basic nutrients necessary to meet the demands of the developing fetus need to be included in any woman’s diet during pregnancy. Meanwhile general guidelines for healthy eating should be recommended in this case. And for any woman, who does not follow a healthy diet, pregnancy is a good time to do such and junk food should be avoided because it only helps such woman to add more weight.
In definition, nutrition and pregnancy is the nutrient intake and dietary plan that you as a woman took before, during and after pregnancy as we all know that all dietary advice relating to pregnancy and nutrition is one of the major factors in determining the future well-being of the conceived child. Though some factors of diet or nutrient are noted to reduce childhood mortality due to helping the supply of nutrients to the mother.
Uuuuuuuuuuusssssh! The history have it that women who consume minimal amount of nutrient during pregnancy over the eight week period has a higher disorder rate concerning their offspring than women who ate regularly. This is because the children that are born to a well fed mother are privileged to have little or no limitation while in the womb.
In pregnancy, ill-nutrition did not only have physical disorder linked to it before and after pregnancy, also handicap are a risk that is run by mothers who are mal-nourished or have little nutrition. This condition of ill-nutrition can also lead to the child becoming subject to low level of desirable physical, mental and more qualities desired in a human being.
Basic nutrients necessary to meet the demands of the developing fetus need to be included in any woman’s diet during pregnancy. Meanwhile general guidelines for healthy eating should be recommended in this case. And for any woman, who does not follow a healthy diet, pregnancy is a good time to do such and junk food should be avoided because it only helps such woman to add more weight.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
What Circumstances Can You Avoid Sex During Pregnancy
Ooooooooohhhhh, due to this pregnancy I don’t enjoy sex, I can’t even try it because I am afraid, we may hurt the baby. That is typical lies, old women’s feeble that does not exist. Sex supposed to be enjoyed during pregnancy and need to be done often to help and pave way for the baby during delivery.
In most cases, it is highly believe that you will stop having sex at any point during your pregnancy, which may cause your health care provider to recommend that you abstain from sex during pregnancy that is if you are facing any pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, placenta previa, preeclampsia etc. Other pregnancy complications include Pre-term labor, vaginal bleeding, incompetent cervix (that is when the opening of the uterus is weak or opens prematurely), pain during intercourse, infection etc.
If you as a woman is experiencing any of the above mentioned cases during pregnancy, please call the attention of your health provider to be sure if sex is safe for you or not. If the answer is unsafe, do your self a favour and abstain from sex to avoid any problem.
Most of the women are advised to stop having sex in the last weeks of their pregnancy that depends on the kind of problem you have but if there is none go ahead and have sex for it paves way for your baby to come out.
Talking to your partner about your sexual feelings and desires during pregnancy is also important in the sense that this conversation will help to lay the groundwork for parenthood, which is a big change that will soon take place as soon as the baby comes.
In most cases, it is highly believe that you will stop having sex at any point during your pregnancy, which may cause your health care provider to recommend that you abstain from sex during pregnancy that is if you are facing any pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, placenta previa, preeclampsia etc. Other pregnancy complications include Pre-term labor, vaginal bleeding, incompetent cervix (that is when the opening of the uterus is weak or opens prematurely), pain during intercourse, infection etc.
If you as a woman is experiencing any of the above mentioned cases during pregnancy, please call the attention of your health provider to be sure if sex is safe for you or not. If the answer is unsafe, do your self a favour and abstain from sex to avoid any problem.
Most of the women are advised to stop having sex in the last weeks of their pregnancy that depends on the kind of problem you have but if there is none go ahead and have sex for it paves way for your baby to come out.
Talking to your partner about your sexual feelings and desires during pregnancy is also important in the sense that this conversation will help to lay the groundwork for parenthood, which is a big change that will soon take place as soon as the baby comes.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Other Normal Sex Positions During Pregnancy
Spooning is one of the most popular sex positions during the late stages of pregnancy. This position may seem uncomfortable during pregnancy because it keeps the weight off your belly and allows for only shallow penetration. You and your partner lie on your sides, with your partner behind you, facing your back.
Rear entry is affectionately known as "doggy style," is a favorite sex position of many women during pregnancy. This is because it allows for deeper penetration and also gives you the opportunity to support your stomach and breasts. You get on all fours and, using pillows, support your stomach and chest. Your partner then stands or kneels behind you, and enters from behind.
Many couples forget that sex can also be performed in a sitting position more especially during pregnancy. Get your partner to sit in a sturdy chair and then straddle him. This will keep any added pressure off of your stomach, and allows for a very intimate experience.
Furthermore, try lying down face-up on the edge of the bed, with your legs spread and the soles of your feet on the floor also is one of the best sex positions during pregnancy. Your partner can stand or bend over you. This position, however, does allow him to thrust more deeply, in this case you'll have to tell him how gentle and slow you want him to be.
Oral and anal sex during pregnancy is also good as long as proper precaution is adhered to. The use of condom is allowed during anal sex but should be gently to prevent tearing of any rectal tissues.
Conclusively, under normal circumstances, sex during pregnancy is good but if you find out that sex during pregnancy is uncomfortable to you, try other sexual gratifications (oral sex and masturbation).
Rear entry is affectionately known as "doggy style," is a favorite sex position of many women during pregnancy. This is because it allows for deeper penetration and also gives you the opportunity to support your stomach and breasts. You get on all fours and, using pillows, support your stomach and chest. Your partner then stands or kneels behind you, and enters from behind.
Many couples forget that sex can also be performed in a sitting position more especially during pregnancy. Get your partner to sit in a sturdy chair and then straddle him. This will keep any added pressure off of your stomach, and allows for a very intimate experience.
Furthermore, try lying down face-up on the edge of the bed, with your legs spread and the soles of your feet on the floor also is one of the best sex positions during pregnancy. Your partner can stand or bend over you. This position, however, does allow him to thrust more deeply, in this case you'll have to tell him how gentle and slow you want him to be.
Oral and anal sex during pregnancy is also good as long as proper precaution is adhered to. The use of condom is allowed during anal sex but should be gently to prevent tearing of any rectal tissues.
Conclusively, under normal circumstances, sex during pregnancy is good but if you find out that sex during pregnancy is uncomfortable to you, try other sexual gratifications (oral sex and masturbation).
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
What Are The Normal Sex Positions During Pregnancy
In every woman’s life, sexual needs and desires change as the body changes during pregnancy. As the abdomen swells and the breast grows bigger, you find out that sex positions which are once comfortable and exciting becomes painful and unpleasant. The only thing to do is to try other sex positions with your partner so as to keep the comfort in your sex life.
Lots of women lose their sex desire late in pregnancy; it is not only because of their size but also they are preoccupied with the future delivery and the anticipation and excitement of becoming a new parent.
Thus, sex position like the woman on top is a great position as it takes the pressure off your abdomen and allows you as the woman to control the depth and frequency of push and power. This is sex position is enjoyed by both partners as it also gives the man great view opportunity.
Also, sideways sex position is also good during pregnancy in the sense that it keeps weight off your abdomen and supports your uterus at the same time since both of you lies on your sides facing each other. Also it helps both of you to be very intimate since you are facing each other.
Woman on back is also good thou not recommended after the fourth month of pregnancy whereby you should stop lying with your back as the weight of your uterus could block blood vessels that supply your leg and uterus. It is just like the missionary position only that there is no added pressure to your uterus or abdomen. You as the woman lie on your back and raise your knees up towards your chest. Your partner will then kneel between your legs and enters from the front. You can even add a pillow to your buttocks for more comforts and rest your feet on your partner’s chest for support.
Lots of women lose their sex desire late in pregnancy; it is not only because of their size but also they are preoccupied with the future delivery and the anticipation and excitement of becoming a new parent.
Thus, sex position like the woman on top is a great position as it takes the pressure off your abdomen and allows you as the woman to control the depth and frequency of push and power. This is sex position is enjoyed by both partners as it also gives the man great view opportunity.
Also, sideways sex position is also good during pregnancy in the sense that it keeps weight off your abdomen and supports your uterus at the same time since both of you lies on your sides facing each other. Also it helps both of you to be very intimate since you are facing each other.
Woman on back is also good thou not recommended after the fourth month of pregnancy whereby you should stop lying with your back as the weight of your uterus could block blood vessels that supply your leg and uterus. It is just like the missionary position only that there is no added pressure to your uterus or abdomen. You as the woman lie on your back and raise your knees up towards your chest. Your partner will then kneel between your legs and enters from the front. You can even add a pillow to your buttocks for more comforts and rest your feet on your partner’s chest for support.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Is Sex During Pregnancy Safe?
In the olden days, sex during pregnancy was as a taboo. But one thing is sure, expectant mothers are sexual beings and sex is important and natural part of pregnancy and also a wonderful way for couples to remain intimate during pregnancy.
That a woman is pregnant does not make her look sexy in the sight of her husband though there may be that fear and worry from both sides, fear that sex may cause harm to the baby or even cause miscarriage. For a normal pregnancy, sex is very much safe and needed more especially at the last weeks of pregnancy for it helps to reduce the risk of delivery of the baby too early.
Let us be frank, as your husband needs and finds you sexy so do you feel same about him, so why shying away from that, why not share your feelings and together and jeep the candle of love that brought you together burning and enjoy yourselves sexually with any position you feel is comfortable for both of you while the baby grows.
For sex during pregnancy, it is very much safe and acceptable, it is high time couples came out of that fear that the baby may be hurt, if there is no complication of any kind, go ahead and enjoy yourselves for sex will by no means harm your baby. Your baby is in a secluded place and is protected by the amniotic sac and also your abdomen. No infection will affect your baby for the mucus plug that closes the opening of your cervix helps to avoid any kind of infection.
The only approval you need is from your health care provider, as far as he or she approves it, go ahead and have your sexual intercourse until your due date for you may be asked to even have sex then so as to help natural labour to take place.
That a woman is pregnant does not make her look sexy in the sight of her husband though there may be that fear and worry from both sides, fear that sex may cause harm to the baby or even cause miscarriage. For a normal pregnancy, sex is very much safe and needed more especially at the last weeks of pregnancy for it helps to reduce the risk of delivery of the baby too early.
Let us be frank, as your husband needs and finds you sexy so do you feel same about him, so why shying away from that, why not share your feelings and together and jeep the candle of love that brought you together burning and enjoy yourselves sexually with any position you feel is comfortable for both of you while the baby grows.
For sex during pregnancy, it is very much safe and acceptable, it is high time couples came out of that fear that the baby may be hurt, if there is no complication of any kind, go ahead and enjoy yourselves for sex will by no means harm your baby. Your baby is in a secluded place and is protected by the amniotic sac and also your abdomen. No infection will affect your baby for the mucus plug that closes the opening of your cervix helps to avoid any kind of infection.
The only approval you need is from your health care provider, as far as he or she approves it, go ahead and have your sexual intercourse until your due date for you may be asked to even have sex then so as to help natural labour to take place.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Can I Have Sex During Pregnancy
In the olden days, it was a taboo for a woman with pregnancy to engage herself in sexual activities. The reason is no other thing than the baby maybe hurt or that the pregnancy maybe tampered with. All these are old women’s feeble.
In the world today, sex during pregnancy is well accepted and contains low risk behaviour except when the doctor advised that sex should be avoided and that is in some pregnancy not all as it may cause pregnancy complications such as ruptured uterus or premature labour, which may come up due to difficulties in the previous child birth.
The reason why sex is necessary during pregnancy is because it is one of the symptoms that increase between 6 and 8 months or pregnancy most especially when some hormonal changes and physical discomforts such as nausea disappear.
In any pregnancy, women with love making partner or couples should continue to have sex so that they will be emotionally coordinated and confident of their appearance. Apart from being confidence of your appearance, having sex will also help you to have painless and quickened labour in the sense that sex during pregnancy is part of pelvic exercise that helps to pave way for the baby to come out without no much hitches.
Furthermore, when your pregnancy is normal, sex is considered normal in all stages, normal in the sense that there is low risk of complications such as premature labour, miscarriage. In case you are not sure of your pregnancy category contact your doctor.
In the case of high risk of complication, you and your partner have to be open to each other and talk about other means or ways whereby you can satisfy each other such as kissing, holding hands, caressing etc and also try other positions to know the most comfortable one to use.
In the world today, sex during pregnancy is well accepted and contains low risk behaviour except when the doctor advised that sex should be avoided and that is in some pregnancy not all as it may cause pregnancy complications such as ruptured uterus or premature labour, which may come up due to difficulties in the previous child birth.
The reason why sex is necessary during pregnancy is because it is one of the symptoms that increase between 6 and 8 months or pregnancy most especially when some hormonal changes and physical discomforts such as nausea disappear.
In any pregnancy, women with love making partner or couples should continue to have sex so that they will be emotionally coordinated and confident of their appearance. Apart from being confidence of your appearance, having sex will also help you to have painless and quickened labour in the sense that sex during pregnancy is part of pelvic exercise that helps to pave way for the baby to come out without no much hitches.
Furthermore, when your pregnancy is normal, sex is considered normal in all stages, normal in the sense that there is low risk of complications such as premature labour, miscarriage. In case you are not sure of your pregnancy category contact your doctor.
In the case of high risk of complication, you and your partner have to be open to each other and talk about other means or ways whereby you can satisfy each other such as kissing, holding hands, caressing etc and also try other positions to know the most comfortable one to use.
Friday, September 28, 2007
How Can You Determine The Start Of Pregnancy And The Birth Date
The start or beginning of any pregnancy can be detected in various ways; one of them is pregnancy tests, which can be through urine or the blood. This test can be done either in the clinic or at home, which ever way; both tests can only detect the state of pregnancy and not the age of the pregnancy.
Pregnancy test is very important and necessary because it helps to detect the hormones that is generated by the placenta which is been formed newly as a result of the fertilization that just took place. To determine the start or beginning of any pregnancy is often convenient from the first day of your last menstruation (LMP) and this alone is can be used to calculate the Expected delivery date (EDD).
In a normal situation, your pregnancy is considered to last for at least 40 weeks starting from the Last Menstrual Period or 38 days from fertilization date. But in case of premature and post mature delivery, the case is difference in the sense that the baby comes as early as 37 weeks for premature delivery and as late as 43 weeks in case of postmature delivery or prolonged pregnancy.
There are some tests that determine the age of the pregnancy fairly accurate but to be sure and certain, last menstrual period (LMP) as reported by you as a woman typically expressed the age of your pregnancy but the exact date of fertilization may be unknown if your recent sexual activity is limited.
In a nut shell, for you to determine the beginning of your pregnancy depends on the missed period and your last menstrual period (LMP) and to determine the Expected Delivery Date is also determined by LMP as reported by you to you doctor. Since this is the case, you as a woman has to study your body very well and avoid any non-challant attitude towards your cycle so as to be accurate in all your reports to enable you have exact date of delivery.
Pregnancy test is very important and necessary because it helps to detect the hormones that is generated by the placenta which is been formed newly as a result of the fertilization that just took place. To determine the start or beginning of any pregnancy is often convenient from the first day of your last menstruation (LMP) and this alone is can be used to calculate the Expected delivery date (EDD).
In a normal situation, your pregnancy is considered to last for at least 40 weeks starting from the Last Menstrual Period or 38 days from fertilization date. But in case of premature and post mature delivery, the case is difference in the sense that the baby comes as early as 37 weeks for premature delivery and as late as 43 weeks in case of postmature delivery or prolonged pregnancy.
There are some tests that determine the age of the pregnancy fairly accurate but to be sure and certain, last menstrual period (LMP) as reported by you as a woman typically expressed the age of your pregnancy but the exact date of fertilization may be unknown if your recent sexual activity is limited.
In a nut shell, for you to determine the beginning of your pregnancy depends on the missed period and your last menstrual period (LMP) and to determine the Expected Delivery Date is also determined by LMP as reported by you to you doctor. Since this is the case, you as a woman has to study your body very well and avoid any non-challant attitude towards your cycle so as to be accurate in all your reports to enable you have exact date of delivery.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
How Do I Know The Symptoms Of Pregnancy
Symptom is a change in the body function experienced by a patient, which is associated with a particular disease. But in the case of pregnancy, disease should not be mentioned because it is the fetus that is causing the changes and discomforts.
Symptoms of pregnancy vary from one woman to the other. It is not all symptoms that is been felt in all pregnancy, what a particular woman feels may be entirely difference from what you are going to see from this, but no matter how it comes always bear in mind that it will be over soon.
The stages in pregnancy are divided into trimesters, that is 1st, 2nd, and 3rd which is the last stage before delivery takes place. Before you talk of pregnancy symptom, you must first or all miss your period and go for test to discover that you are really pregnancy.
In the 1st trimester, you find out that your breast as a pregnant woman becomes tender, sore and swollen. You will also experience frequent urination, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headaches, feel moody to the extent that anybody very close will notice that something is wrong somewhere.
In the 2nd trimester, morning sickness symptom may subside, but you may be craving for certain type of food, feeling hunger all the time. That shows you that your baby is really growing and you will be very excited feeling the baby moving around though some women don’t feel movement till 5 months of pregnancy.
The 3rd trimester is always the month most women feel vigorous kicking by the baby. In your body this time, you may experience cramps in your legs and feet and may notice swellings in your feet also. When these symptoms started happening does not be afraid just make sure you are taking your prenatal vitamins regularly as prescribed.
Symptoms of pregnancy vary from one woman to the other. It is not all symptoms that is been felt in all pregnancy, what a particular woman feels may be entirely difference from what you are going to see from this, but no matter how it comes always bear in mind that it will be over soon.
The stages in pregnancy are divided into trimesters, that is 1st, 2nd, and 3rd which is the last stage before delivery takes place. Before you talk of pregnancy symptom, you must first or all miss your period and go for test to discover that you are really pregnancy.
In the 1st trimester, you find out that your breast as a pregnant woman becomes tender, sore and swollen. You will also experience frequent urination, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headaches, feel moody to the extent that anybody very close will notice that something is wrong somewhere.
In the 2nd trimester, morning sickness symptom may subside, but you may be craving for certain type of food, feeling hunger all the time. That shows you that your baby is really growing and you will be very excited feeling the baby moving around though some women don’t feel movement till 5 months of pregnancy.
The 3rd trimester is always the month most women feel vigorous kicking by the baby. In your body this time, you may experience cramps in your legs and feet and may notice swellings in your feet also. When these symptoms started happening does not be afraid just make sure you are taking your prenatal vitamins regularly as prescribed.
Friday, September 21, 2007
What Are The Early Signs Of Pregnancy
Just as body reaction differs so are pregnancy signs. Some women may experience signs of pregnancy within some days of pregnancy but some stay up to weeks before such experience may occur while in some women pregnancy signs may not occur at all.
Early pregnancy signs differ from one woman to the other and from pregnancy to the other. For you to understand the signs of your pregnancy is very important in the sense that the signs you are having may be related to something else other than pregnancy.
However, missed menstrual period is one of the most common pregnancy signs that lead a woman to undergo test of pregnancy. When you conceive, you will not expect to see your next period though many women bleed while they are pregnant but if you fall into this category you will find out that the bleeding will be lighter and shorter than your normal period.
Implantation bleeding is also one of the early signs of pregnancy meanwhile the embryo implants itself into the uterine wall after conception thereby causing you to experience some cramping and spotting which may be pink in colour.
Frequent urination as one of the early pregnancy signs occurs in some women even before they missed their period. This happens because the changes in hormone levels that is produced by implantation of embryo. Also, increase in body temperature is also one of the early pregnancy signs.
All things being equal, if you begin to experience any of the signs listed above, you better confirm if it is pregnancy by going for urine test or carryout home pregnancy tests yourself. After all these and you still test negative, try again the test again or to be in a safer side, see your gynecologists.
Early pregnancy signs differ from one woman to the other and from pregnancy to the other. For you to understand the signs of your pregnancy is very important in the sense that the signs you are having may be related to something else other than pregnancy.
However, missed menstrual period is one of the most common pregnancy signs that lead a woman to undergo test of pregnancy. When you conceive, you will not expect to see your next period though many women bleed while they are pregnant but if you fall into this category you will find out that the bleeding will be lighter and shorter than your normal period.
Implantation bleeding is also one of the early signs of pregnancy meanwhile the embryo implants itself into the uterine wall after conception thereby causing you to experience some cramping and spotting which may be pink in colour.
Frequent urination as one of the early pregnancy signs occurs in some women even before they missed their period. This happens because the changes in hormone levels that is produced by implantation of embryo. Also, increase in body temperature is also one of the early pregnancy signs.
All things being equal, if you begin to experience any of the signs listed above, you better confirm if it is pregnancy by going for urine test or carryout home pregnancy tests yourself. After all these and you still test negative, try again the test again or to be in a safer side, see your gynecologists.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
How You Can Determine The Start Of Your Pregnancy
Pregnancy use to occur soon after the sperm of a man might have fertilized the egg released by a woman। Medically, this is called fertilization and conception to a lay-man’s understanding।
The man’s sperm cannot just fertilize your egg as the woman without having sexual intercourse with you, though the coming of insemination of sperm artificially to the woman’s womb while ovulating to become pregnant has made it easier if there is any existing medical condition in either of the couples or if you as a woman decided to be pregnant without a man partner।
In addition, pregnancy starts at implantation of spermatozoon to the egg and it is often convenient to start counting it from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP) and it will be of a good help to you while calculating your expected delivery date (EDD)।
You can detect the beginning of your pregnancy in various ways through the use of various pregnancy tests that detect hormones which is generated by the placenta that is formed newly। Urine test can also be used to detect if pregnancy has occurred soon after implantation or fertilization and this can be done as early as 5-8 days after fertilization.
Always have in mind that neither home nor clinical tests can detect the age of the pregnancy। The only thing they detect is the state of the pregnancy. As woman, do not depend on home test if you really want to know the age of your pregnancy.
To actually determine or know if pregnancy has occurred, you need to stick and be certain about your menstrual date based on the first day of your last menstrual period for it is the most common educated way to estimate the real age of your pregnancy.
The man’s sperm cannot just fertilize your egg as the woman without having sexual intercourse with you, though the coming of insemination of sperm artificially to the woman’s womb while ovulating to become pregnant has made it easier if there is any existing medical condition in either of the couples or if you as a woman decided to be pregnant without a man partner।
In addition, pregnancy starts at implantation of spermatozoon to the egg and it is often convenient to start counting it from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP) and it will be of a good help to you while calculating your expected delivery date (EDD)।
You can detect the beginning of your pregnancy in various ways through the use of various pregnancy tests that detect hormones which is generated by the placenta that is formed newly। Urine test can also be used to detect if pregnancy has occurred soon after implantation or fertilization and this can be done as early as 5-8 days after fertilization.
Always have in mind that neither home nor clinical tests can detect the age of the pregnancy। The only thing they detect is the state of the pregnancy. As woman, do not depend on home test if you really want to know the age of your pregnancy.
To actually determine or know if pregnancy has occurred, you need to stick and be certain about your menstrual date based on the first day of your last menstrual period for it is the most common educated way to estimate the real age of your pregnancy.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
What You Need To Know About Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be said to be the carrying of one or more offspring inside the body of a female or woman be from conception to birth. Among all the mammals, human pregnancy is the most studied of all. Pregnancy can be multiple in the sense that twins or triplets may occur.
Pregnancy lasts for about nine months, which means that the birth of the child occurs in 38 to 40 weeks from the day of fertilization. Medically the term embryo is used to describe the developing human for few weeks of fertilization and fetus is used for the same purpose from 2 to 3 months of development till birth.
Pregnancy is divided into three periods (1st, 2nd & 3rd Trimester). This helps to simplify and also refer to the different stages of prenatal development. The first trimmest has the highest risk of miscarriages, while the development of the fetus can be easily to be diagnosed and monitored in the 2nd trimester. The ability of the fetus to survive with or without medical help outside the mother’s uterus is determined at the beginning of the third trimester.
Medically, gravid 1 is used to qualify a woman who is pregnant for the first time while gravid 0 is used for a woman who has never been pregnant that means that Para 1 or 0 and other terms are used to qualify the number of times a woman has gotten pregnant or given birth to a child.
In conclusion, feelings vary from one woman to another in pregnancy. You as a pregnant woman should not have in mind that since your friends’ pregnancy is somehow that yours will be that way. All you need to do is to take time to study your body terms and languages for it will help you a lot.
Pregnancy lasts for about nine months, which means that the birth of the child occurs in 38 to 40 weeks from the day of fertilization. Medically the term embryo is used to describe the developing human for few weeks of fertilization and fetus is used for the same purpose from 2 to 3 months of development till birth.
Pregnancy is divided into three periods (1st, 2nd & 3rd Trimester). This helps to simplify and also refer to the different stages of prenatal development. The first trimmest has the highest risk of miscarriages, while the development of the fetus can be easily to be diagnosed and monitored in the 2nd trimester. The ability of the fetus to survive with or without medical help outside the mother’s uterus is determined at the beginning of the third trimester.
Medically, gravid 1 is used to qualify a woman who is pregnant for the first time while gravid 0 is used for a woman who has never been pregnant that means that Para 1 or 0 and other terms are used to qualify the number of times a woman has gotten pregnant or given birth to a child.
In conclusion, feelings vary from one woman to another in pregnancy. You as a pregnant woman should not have in mind that since your friends’ pregnancy is somehow that yours will be that way. All you need to do is to take time to study your body terms and languages for it will help you a lot.
Monday, September 10, 2007
What If Pregnancy Did Not Occur As Quickly As You Thought
In case if pregnancy did not occur as quickly as you thought, do not panic. Firstly, remember that if you recently discontinued the use of oral contraceptives, it may take at least a month for your cycle to get back to normal.
That you conceived your first child as quickly as possible does not necessarily mean that pregnancy will be easy as that of your second and even your third child. Women under 30 you are therefore advised to give yourself a year of unprotected sex for pregnancy to occur. But the reverse is the case when you are older because the risk of pregnancy increases after having unprotected sex for months.
For women who are smokers, they may find it more difficult waiting for pregnancy to occur. Further-more, several studies shows that women smokers have increase rate of miscarriages
But there is no reason to panic, just make it a point of duty to seek medical advice as soon as possible. In this aspect it is necessary for women who aged 30 to 35 to see a doctor that is after six to nine months of unprotected sex. And for women between 35 and 40, they should see doctor after six months of unprotected sex.
Finally for women over 40, they should try and see doctor after three months of unprotected sex.In conclusion, your doctor or gynecologist should be able to perform a preliminary fertility workup. He or she may even be able to treat your problem of infertility, but after all said and done and pregnancy did not occur under your doctor's care within the range of six months of unprotected sex, women involved should not hesitate in seeing a fertility specialist, who may help them take the advantage plethora advice of new available treatments that can boost your chances of pregnancy.
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That you conceived your first child as quickly as possible does not necessarily mean that pregnancy will be easy as that of your second and even your third child. Women under 30 you are therefore advised to give yourself a year of unprotected sex for pregnancy to occur. But the reverse is the case when you are older because the risk of pregnancy increases after having unprotected sex for months.
For women who are smokers, they may find it more difficult waiting for pregnancy to occur. Further-more, several studies shows that women smokers have increase rate of miscarriages
But there is no reason to panic, just make it a point of duty to seek medical advice as soon as possible. In this aspect it is necessary for women who aged 30 to 35 to see a doctor that is after six to nine months of unprotected sex. And for women between 35 and 40, they should see doctor after six months of unprotected sex.
Finally for women over 40, they should try and see doctor after three months of unprotected sex.In conclusion, your doctor or gynecologist should be able to perform a preliminary fertility workup. He or she may even be able to treat your problem of infertility, but after all said and done and pregnancy did not occur under your doctor's care within the range of six months of unprotected sex, women involved should not hesitate in seeing a fertility specialist, who may help them take the advantage plethora advice of new available treatments that can boost your chances of pregnancy.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007
How Often Do I Have Sex Before Getting Pregnant
Long time ago, it is our believe that a man should abstain from sex for several days before his wife's fertile time so as to be able to build up enough sperm count that will be able to fertilize his wife’s egg. Though some part of this presumption and many studies have shown that the more frequently a man have sex and ejaculates over a period of days, the lower his sperm count.
But in recent time, it appears that the former does not matter. Though your spouse’ sperm count may get lower the more often he has sex, it is still plenty and high enough to achieve pregnancy. To cut every thing short, the more sex you have, the greater chances you have in getting pregnant.
Then the question may be, does it mean that I need to make love every day to maximize my baby-making potential or my chances of getting pregnant? The answer here is “No”. The reason is because most couples who had sex every other day during their fertile days still have greater and very high chances of getting pregnant. Moreover, couples who have sex weekly reduced their chances of conception or getting pregnant because they were more likely to miss the key towards baby-making opportunity.
To crown it all, having regular sex is the best way to get pregnant. For the fact that couples often try to time everything perfectly towards ovulation, they fail to have sex when they think they are not ovulating. Though sex that is not within the time of ovulation will not result in pregnancy but because women do not always ovulate when they think they will, having sex three times a week will help you as a woman to cover your bases and not to miss the opportunity of getting pregnant.
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But in recent time, it appears that the former does not matter. Though your spouse’ sperm count may get lower the more often he has sex, it is still plenty and high enough to achieve pregnancy. To cut every thing short, the more sex you have, the greater chances you have in getting pregnant.
Then the question may be, does it mean that I need to make love every day to maximize my baby-making potential or my chances of getting pregnant? The answer here is “No”. The reason is because most couples who had sex every other day during their fertile days still have greater and very high chances of getting pregnant. Moreover, couples who have sex weekly reduced their chances of conception or getting pregnant because they were more likely to miss the key towards baby-making opportunity.
To crown it all, having regular sex is the best way to get pregnant. For the fact that couples often try to time everything perfectly towards ovulation, they fail to have sex when they think they are not ovulating. Though sex that is not within the time of ovulation will not result in pregnancy but because women do not always ovulate when they think they will, having sex three times a week will help you as a woman to cover your bases and not to miss the opportunity of getting pregnant.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
When Do I Have Sex To Become Pregnant
Having sex is a normal routine in every marriage, but the specific sex for pregnancy does not come easily as we think. To become pregnant, the very first thing you need to do is to checkout when you are most fertile in every menstrual cycle.
A woman's fertile period lasts for six days that is the five days leading up to your ovulation period and the day of ovulation in every cycle of the month, that is about midway between menstrual cycles, when an egg or eggs are released from one or two of your ovaries. For the fact that sperm lives up to five days, even the old sperm can fertilize an egg or both eggs in case if the two ovaries releases eggs at the same time. If you have sex at those times, you may become pregnant.
Some gynecologists states that, having sex every day between days 10 and 18 of your cycle will help a lot in getting pregnant since this is the time during which ovulation occurs (that is counting the first day of your menstruation or period as day 1).
In the other way round, detecting of changes in your cervical mucus helps a lot in getting pregnant in the sense that, at the beginning of the menstrual cycle, this mucus is tacky and dense, but within the time of ovulation it becomes increasingly plentiful and slippery, with qualities very similar to the white of a raw egg. By this time, if you have sex, you may become pregnant.
Anyway, there is no need to get more worries about getting pregnant because it puts too much pressure on the process. The best thing to do is to simply have sex slightly before the time you think your ovulation may occur in each cycle so as to avoid hurting your efforts towards when to ovulate, have sex or get pregnant.
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A woman's fertile period lasts for six days that is the five days leading up to your ovulation period and the day of ovulation in every cycle of the month, that is about midway between menstrual cycles, when an egg or eggs are released from one or two of your ovaries. For the fact that sperm lives up to five days, even the old sperm can fertilize an egg or both eggs in case if the two ovaries releases eggs at the same time. If you have sex at those times, you may become pregnant.
Some gynecologists states that, having sex every day between days 10 and 18 of your cycle will help a lot in getting pregnant since this is the time during which ovulation occurs (that is counting the first day of your menstruation or period as day 1).
In the other way round, detecting of changes in your cervical mucus helps a lot in getting pregnant in the sense that, at the beginning of the menstrual cycle, this mucus is tacky and dense, but within the time of ovulation it becomes increasingly plentiful and slippery, with qualities very similar to the white of a raw egg. By this time, if you have sex, you may become pregnant.
Anyway, there is no need to get more worries about getting pregnant because it puts too much pressure on the process. The best thing to do is to simply have sex slightly before the time you think your ovulation may occur in each cycle so as to avoid hurting your efforts towards when to ovulate, have sex or get pregnant.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
How Do I Get Pregnant
Lack of knowledge does not always help your efforts, but it adds unwanted frustration and atimes delay. For example, most women assume that immediately they stop using birth control, they will conceive or get pregnant, while some thinks that if becoming pregnant with their first child was as simple as that, it will work easily the second time, but When it doesn't work as planned, they panics.For you to visit your gynecologist helps to clear up some confusion in the sense that he/she helps to prescribe some tests or drugs which you have to undergo before you gets pregnant.
In trying to get pregnant, timing matters a great deal. Increasing your chances of getting pregnant needs you to have sexual intercourse during your fertile time in each of your cycle. You may be wondering when your fertile days are. A woman’s fertile days comes during mid cycle ovulation. There are many ways to know when you are fertile, either by observing the cervical mucus or by counting days.
For a woman to successfully get pregnant, you must have intercourse in those fertile days starting from two to three days before your ovulation. And when the sperm gets to the cervix, the cervical mucus that is present in your vagina and cervix sustains the sperm to a perfect condition, which makes it (the sperm) to live or stay up to three days before ovulation. Since sperm may live up to five days, even the old sperm can fertilize an egg, although it's under probability.
For you as a woman to achieve pregnancy, you need to observe your most fertile days by observing the fertile mucus or by counting your mid cycle days, once you have sex those days, the mucus will be able to sustain the sperm and pregnancy may take place. By getting this timing of fertile day’s right, you will go a long way in achieving you aims.
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In trying to get pregnant, timing matters a great deal. Increasing your chances of getting pregnant needs you to have sexual intercourse during your fertile time in each of your cycle. You may be wondering when your fertile days are. A woman’s fertile days comes during mid cycle ovulation. There are many ways to know when you are fertile, either by observing the cervical mucus or by counting days.
For a woman to successfully get pregnant, you must have intercourse in those fertile days starting from two to three days before your ovulation. And when the sperm gets to the cervix, the cervical mucus that is present in your vagina and cervix sustains the sperm to a perfect condition, which makes it (the sperm) to live or stay up to three days before ovulation. Since sperm may live up to five days, even the old sperm can fertilize an egg, although it's under probability.
For you as a woman to achieve pregnancy, you need to observe your most fertile days by observing the fertile mucus or by counting your mid cycle days, once you have sex those days, the mucus will be able to sustain the sperm and pregnancy may take place. By getting this timing of fertile day’s right, you will go a long way in achieving you aims.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Should I Discuss My Secondary Infertility Problem
Secondary infertility is often not recognized as a problem, most couples find it difficult to receive the proper support from their family members or friends. Some couples in other hand take it that people criticize them as being ungrateful for the child or children they already have. It is necessary to sit down and discuss the issue with those closest to you so that they can understand why you need their support so much right now.
As fertility problem can often weaken a relationship, secondary infertility is also stressful. Couples faces this type of problems in a different ways, in some cases communication between them can be very poor to the extent that they will be wearing their problems on their faces just because they don’t sit down and discuss how to get the problem solved.
It is important for couple to sit down and talk it out, things like whether to undergo treatment for secondary infertility or not and how much to be spent depending on how much the have.
It is also beneficial to seek for any therapy that can help you and your partner deal with the emotions that secondary infertility brings. Support groups have been very effective in helping people cope during a difficult time, so joining any support group that comprises people who are experiencing secondary infertility can indeed help you realize that you’re not the only one who is going through this type of difficulty.
Furthermore, it is better for couple to discuss secondary infertility with your child in an appropriate manner will also help to ease the situation meanwhile children are very sensitive to the world around them, for you to think that your child is not involved is a kind of deceit because he or she notices every changes between you couple or parents at home, it’s better to share your feelings and encourage him or her to express himself most especially pertaining the secondary infertility problem at hand.
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As fertility problem can often weaken a relationship, secondary infertility is also stressful. Couples faces this type of problems in a different ways, in some cases communication between them can be very poor to the extent that they will be wearing their problems on their faces just because they don’t sit down and discuss how to get the problem solved.
It is important for couple to sit down and talk it out, things like whether to undergo treatment for secondary infertility or not and how much to be spent depending on how much the have.
It is also beneficial to seek for any therapy that can help you and your partner deal with the emotions that secondary infertility brings. Support groups have been very effective in helping people cope during a difficult time, so joining any support group that comprises people who are experiencing secondary infertility can indeed help you realize that you’re not the only one who is going through this type of difficulty.
Furthermore, it is better for couple to discuss secondary infertility with your child in an appropriate manner will also help to ease the situation meanwhile children are very sensitive to the world around them, for you to think that your child is not involved is a kind of deceit because he or she notices every changes between you couple or parents at home, it’s better to share your feelings and encourage him or her to express himself most especially pertaining the secondary infertility problem at hand.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
How Long Should I Chart Before Seeing A Doctor If I Suspect Infertility?
Temperature fluctuates while moving around, for this reason, the best time to take your temperature is in the morning immediately you wake up. Body temperature can be taking digitally or traditionally, anyhow you want it but make sure that the same thermometer is used throughout your cycle.
Infertility can be defined as not being able to get pregnant after having unprotected sexual intercourse for a period of one year. In other-words, infertility means not being able to carry a pregnancy at all or to its due time.
Some women have not tasted the joy of being pregnant due to some irregularities in their cycle while some have passed through series of miscarriages due to infections, fibroids or other problems they cannot explain, which leads to infertility.
In this case, if your cycles are irregular, you shouldn’t waste time on body base temperature alone, kindly see a doctor and find out what may be causing the irregularity, for infertility may not be the case of your problem but other things you may not take seriously.
In other hand, you do have normal-length cycles and decide to start charting your body temperature; you only need to wait about three (3) months to establish a problem before seeking for help. For instant, if you have 28 days cycle, but ovulate on day 18, and that happens two to three (2-3) months in a row, you should see your doctor. If otherwise your case of infertility may depend on your age and urgency.
Mind you, seeking a physician’s advice is not a bad idea for everyone seeking for preconception advice, do not rely only on body temperature, if it needs to undergo series of tests; it is for your benefit so as to be sure from where the case of infertility is coming from.
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Infertility can be defined as not being able to get pregnant after having unprotected sexual intercourse for a period of one year. In other-words, infertility means not being able to carry a pregnancy at all or to its due time.
Some women have not tasted the joy of being pregnant due to some irregularities in their cycle while some have passed through series of miscarriages due to infections, fibroids or other problems they cannot explain, which leads to infertility.
In this case, if your cycles are irregular, you shouldn’t waste time on body base temperature alone, kindly see a doctor and find out what may be causing the irregularity, for infertility may not be the case of your problem but other things you may not take seriously.
In other hand, you do have normal-length cycles and decide to start charting your body temperature; you only need to wait about three (3) months to establish a problem before seeking for help. For instant, if you have 28 days cycle, but ovulate on day 18, and that happens two to three (2-3) months in a row, you should see your doctor. If otherwise your case of infertility may depend on your age and urgency.
Mind you, seeking a physician’s advice is not a bad idea for everyone seeking for preconception advice, do not rely only on body temperature, if it needs to undergo series of tests; it is for your benefit so as to be sure from where the case of infertility is coming from.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Should I See A Doctor To Know The Cause Of My Infertility
The word infertility has no easy answer, and the reason why it is so hard for some women to conceive is another question that has a difficult answer but in most cases, factors like, ovulation, cervical, fibroids etc are the definite causes of their infertility.
One in every six couples faces the problem and difficulties in conception. Infertility is a couple's problem, and is commonly due to some contribution from both the male and female partners. Most atimes, the male contributes a significant part of the fertility problem though women being at the receiving side take all the blame. In starting the process of trying to conceive, the most important thing to do is to study and know your own body, of which your doctor will be a helping hand.
Seeking the idea of a fertility specialist when you have troubles conceiving or problem of infertility is a good and important idea. It is easier for women under 30 to conceive but if you are under 35 and have been having regular and unprotected sex for a year but have not been able to conceive, make an appointment with your doctor or a fertility specialist.
If otherwise, that is, you are over 35, and then start investigating the issue of infertility after six months of regular and unprotected sex. However, there are times when you should make appointment with the fertility specialist sooner and earlier.
In other-words, if you have experienced two or more miscarriages, have especially painful periods or have irregular periods, experienced an unusual increase or a burning vaginal discharge, or if your partner is experiencing a decrease in his sex drive, impotence or painful ejaculations, then make an appointment with fertility specialist or gynecologist sooner. These indications that causes infertility or delay in conception needs medical attention before a successful conception can occur.
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One in every six couples faces the problem and difficulties in conception. Infertility is a couple's problem, and is commonly due to some contribution from both the male and female partners. Most atimes, the male contributes a significant part of the fertility problem though women being at the receiving side take all the blame. In starting the process of trying to conceive, the most important thing to do is to study and know your own body, of which your doctor will be a helping hand.
Seeking the idea of a fertility specialist when you have troubles conceiving or problem of infertility is a good and important idea. It is easier for women under 30 to conceive but if you are under 35 and have been having regular and unprotected sex for a year but have not been able to conceive, make an appointment with your doctor or a fertility specialist.
If otherwise, that is, you are over 35, and then start investigating the issue of infertility after six months of regular and unprotected sex. However, there are times when you should make appointment with the fertility specialist sooner and earlier.
In other-words, if you have experienced two or more miscarriages, have especially painful periods or have irregular periods, experienced an unusual increase or a burning vaginal discharge, or if your partner is experiencing a decrease in his sex drive, impotence or painful ejaculations, then make an appointment with fertility specialist or gynecologist sooner. These indications that causes infertility or delay in conception needs medical attention before a successful conception can occur.
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
What Will You Benefit In Charting Your Temperature Towards Fertility?
Fertility as already defined is the ability to produce healthy offspring in abundance. In a woman’s fertility years, she will like to produce as much as she can before menopause catches up with her.
Taking your waking body temperature can give you information that is very helpful if you are trying to conceive. If you are not pregnant your temperature will reflect two phases during a cycle, three phases if conception has occurred. Your temperatures will vary (rise and fall) during your monthly cycle but increases during your fertility periods.
Temperature can be lower in the first phase, higher in the second phase and higher still in the third phase once implantation takes place. The rise in temperature from the first phase to the second phase is caused from ovulation that is most fertile time. Your temperature rises only AFTER ovulation has taken place.
Charting temperatures alone without using cervical fluid and position DOES NOT indicate when your fertility time is (before ovulation) until after ovulation has occurred, which is too late. Therefore we recommend that all indicators are charted to give a more efficient reading of fertility.
The tendency of a woman to have higher temperatures before ovulation or lower temperatures is called biphasic .Charting of the body temperature therefore creates awareness towards fertility. The rise in temperatures can most commonly be seen the day after ovulation, but this varies and body temperature can only be used to estimate ovulation (most fertile day) within a three day range.
Note that each temperature that is not taken at the normal or usual time (fertility periods) has to be adjusted so as to get you close to what your temperature would have been.
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Taking your waking body temperature can give you information that is very helpful if you are trying to conceive. If you are not pregnant your temperature will reflect two phases during a cycle, three phases if conception has occurred. Your temperatures will vary (rise and fall) during your monthly cycle but increases during your fertility periods.
Temperature can be lower in the first phase, higher in the second phase and higher still in the third phase once implantation takes place. The rise in temperature from the first phase to the second phase is caused from ovulation that is most fertile time. Your temperature rises only AFTER ovulation has taken place.
Charting temperatures alone without using cervical fluid and position DOES NOT indicate when your fertility time is (before ovulation) until after ovulation has occurred, which is too late. Therefore we recommend that all indicators are charted to give a more efficient reading of fertility.
The tendency of a woman to have higher temperatures before ovulation or lower temperatures is called biphasic .Charting of the body temperature therefore creates awareness towards fertility. The rise in temperatures can most commonly be seen the day after ovulation, but this varies and body temperature can only be used to estimate ovulation (most fertile day) within a three day range.
Note that each temperature that is not taken at the normal or usual time (fertility periods) has to be adjusted so as to get you close to what your temperature would have been.
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