some first trimester problems of pregnant women

some first trimester problems of pregnant women

Weeks 1 to 12 are sometimes called the first trimester of pregnancy. In the first trimester ,especially around the 7th week, the pregnant woman might sometimes feel very tired and fatigued / exhausted and think that she is sleeping / napping a lot more than usual (sometimes around 13 to 14 hours out of 24 ). Sometimes the pregnant woman might even feel guilty / surprised / worried / miserable at being lazy. Sometimes you will have around two or three hours of moderately high energy levels before you feel tired and want to take a nap. The body will be trying to cope with the pregnancy and a lot of energy will be consumed for the new growing foetus / baby and might be the cause of increased fatigue, exhaustion in the first trimester .Also some of the increase in hormones like progesterone might cause drowsiness and sleepines.

Also a very common feature of first trimester is morning sickness ( nausea / vomiting ) This usually starts around the 5th or 6th week of pregnancy. This morning sickness ( nausea / vomiting ) might be due to the reaction of the body to increased levels of hcg hormone (  human chorionic gonadotropin ) needed for maintaing /supporting the pregnancy / growth of the baby /foetus , but there does not seem to be any conclusive proof of the relation between hcg and morning sickness . ( beta hcg tests are used to detect implantation especially after ivf )  . Some pregnant women might have a heightened sense of smell in the first trimester which might also be a trigger for the morning sickness/  nausea.

Many pregnant woman also find a strong craving for certain unusual types of foods and very strong aversion to some other types of food. Food cravings and food aversions are common among pregnant women especially during the first trimester due to the increase of hormones in the bloodstream of the pregnant woman . There is even a very old cliche in some of the old films about how pregnant woman crave for pickles/ salt and sour unripe mangoes, tamarind . Some pregnant women also crave for ice cubes. Such craving for non food / non nutritive items is called pica (magpie in latin because magpies usually eat anything ) . The craving for ice  might sometimes be related to iron deficiency / anaemia.

Headaches can sometimes be triggered in pregnant women usually during the first trimester. This might be due to some of the increase in hormones during pregnancy . Some women feel a lot of bloating / farting / gas in the first trimester due to slower digestion due to relaxation of the stomach muscles by the effect of some of the increase in hormones like progesterone.

Some pregnant women notice a lot of mood swings and crying spells  ( without even knowing why they are crying  ) in the first trimester due to the surging hormonal levels in the first trimester.

Some pregnant women have oily / greasy hair / skin during the first trimester as the result of the increase of hormones like progesterone might induce the glands to produce an oily greasy substance called sebum. Increase / surge of hormones in the first trimester might also lead to increase in acne due to increase in oil production.

Sometimes pregnant women might notice an increase in urination and might notice a little bit of leaking of pee when they cough / sneeze or are under some stress or when they puke. Some of the pregnant women have a lot of appetite but might find that they are not gaining proportional weight, and sometimes lose some weight. They might also find themselves feeling constantly thirsty (a sort of unquenchable thirst ) .

The boobs / breasts will start to grow bigger along with puffy nipples. For the bigger breasts, the pregnant women will have to start searching for bigger bras that fit. They will usually find that the larger bras are more expensive. They will also find that they have to spend more money for the larger bras which might be used only for a few months at the most.

In the US there are usually, infant safety classes with CPR and first aid, breast feeding classes , care for newborn children, ( around 25$ to 50 $ ) labour and delivery tour ( L & D tour ), childbirth classes. The child birth classes seem to be expensive.

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