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After 9 months of pregnancy, your body is preparing to give birth to your baby.This preparation is not simple and implies that you have some pain from the contractions and some symptoms prior to birth.

Would you have talked about these symptoms?The truth is that many times have we heard of them and just thought terrifies us all that we hurt and we cut … In short, a whole range of things that can be minimized with the technologies that help us to give birth without feeling the “dreaded” pain .Learn these techniques.

Epidural
This shot is very famous in conversations among pregnant friends.It is an anesthetic that blocks pain sensations from the waist down because it is administered in the lower back.If you place the epidural and not feel the pain of contractions, but be alert for when you have to push.

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It is good that women suffer muscle and joint discomfort more frequent during pregnancy, the pains sometimes frighten us nothing better than to be informed to calm down. Approximately 50% of pregnant women receive any new muscle pain, bone or joint.

These complaints usually come from week 14, because only then the extra weight load justifies the pains in the body.

ROUND LIGAMENT PAIN
That which most know as “ovarian pain” and at the end of a day’s effort, a lot of walking or prolonged standing. The affected area is the ligament in the groin, usually the right.

PUBIC PAIN
Is due to the relaxation of the pubic joint, thanks to hormones. This relaxation is needed for delivery. The pain is located below the navel and above the pubic hair. Intensifies with the heavy work, to stay long in one position or the abdominal straining.

From the 3rd quarter is possible to identify other pain:

LUMBAGO
Is the pain in the lower back, center and above the buttocks. Is due to the changes that occur in the spine because of the increased weight of the abdomen. You should avoid bending over to pick something up. Improves with rest.

SACROILIITIS
Also on the lower back but sideways. Improves with rest. It also has its origin in changes of the spine to counter the weight.

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In the womb babies are fed through the umbilical cord of all nutrients in the placenta. Therefore, the quality of supply with the mother influences the quality of food that will have the baby.

While it is true that the mother’s body purifies what transmits the baby, no one knows for certain how much alcohol you can drink without harming the mother the baby’s health, so doctors recommend not drinking during pregnancy and even while you are breastfeeding.

What does science has found is that mothers who consume high amounts of alcohol have a high probability of generating the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). It happens that if the mother can not eliminate alcohol from your body, it passes to the baby’s body, who, unable to delete because they were still developing, alcohol begins to accumulate in your body.

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It is certain that with all the physical changes that occur with pregnancy, many women feel insecure with your body and wonder how it is possible to maintain balance. But not to worry. There are differences between the backbones of men and women that allow the latter to achieve the necessary balance when in the state.

As the belly grows, the center of gravity of the pregnant woman’s body moves forward. To counteract this, the female spine is designed to arch more, because the curve consists of three vertebrae instead of two as in the case of men and also their joints are longer.

It is obviously a bit more risky for a woman with spinal problems, such as lordosis, scoliosis, kyphosis, arthritis, osteoarthritis or osteoporosis (also occurs before menopause), etc., bear a pregnancy. In such cases it is recommended that you save all the rest as possible to the second quarter to avoid any accidents.

On the heels, most obstetricians recommend that if you are accustomed to them and not cause any trouble, you can continue using them. But keep in mind all the changes in the position that the body is experiencing during those 9 months, plus the tendency of the lower extremities to swell.

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Lately you hear a lot about prenatal stimulation and how important it is for the fetus, but do you really know what this is? How can we encourage our baby from our belly?

Pernatal stimulation has been investigated over time and has concluded that children who were stimulated in some way before birth, develop a greater capacity to socialize, besides not showing many symptoms of attention deficit . Also people cry less and are less stressed.

Prenatal stimulation spoken
A simple way to encourage your baby is speaking. The child feels, believe it or not, because in the womb and are developing their five senses. From the 4th month, your baby can hear sounds from outside.

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In general, it is normal vaginal discharge increases during pregnancy. Not much to worry about, although it helps to watch to see who really is not an infection.

Why flow is generated when I’m pregnant? This is simple to answer, because thousands are suffering from hormonal changes, which include a high level of estrogen, in addition to this “mucus” is generated by the body to protect the uterus from infection.

That flow is very similar to what we have before us comes the rule: it is half-white, not too light, medium, slimy and odorless. Many pregnant women feel as if suddenly they “go down” how much water flow may have.
As recommended during this time is to have a much more important hygiene in your vaginal area. Some women choose to wear panty liners, but do not suggest them, because there are no “breathing” zone, and that heat can cause infections (and less, use tampons, forget about them during your pregnancy!).

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Have you learned you’re pregnant? Congratulations! Now it’s time to talk to your doctor and inform you of everything you need to take a pregnancy bearable and a very healthy baby, as well as strong.

Why do you need to feed you better? What happens is that your baby is growing, even from the day of fertilization, then your diet should be rich in various essential nutrients that we consume every day, but now you must take in more quantity.

Folic Acid
Folic acid is the first thing you will prescribe your gynecologist. You need to take even before you get to state, but has been an unplanned pregnancy, then you should take it as soon as you find out your new condition. In addition to pills,

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I have a friend who just turned three months pregnant and has fought all along against nausea. Have gradually been disappearing, but told me that were really terrible, so you could not bring nmi to the kitchen of his home.

During the first trimester, pregnant vomiting are common, and usually presents in the morning, right when you first wake up, or when you’re brushing your teeth, the smell also affect the status of the mother, who take “sucks” some of them.

To try to ease nausea (because you can not eliminate 100%), my friend gave me some tips to share with you and to diminish that feeling, that often comes to the father of the child, which is when the Dad also “makes belly.”

Not fat and the seasonings.
Spicy foods, fats and fried foods, irritate your stomach and your entire digestive tract, so that nausea and vomiting may occur.

Have on hand lemon drops and citrus colonies.
It seems that some pregnant women do well with the taste and smell of lemon, so my friend is always in your purse, office, kitchen, in the car and even in his living room and several lemon drops lemon cologne bottles to smell it when needed.

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Pregnant women do not escape illness during pregnancy, so it is basic information on how to treat the flu or a cold so as not to harm any child.

It is well known that when a woman becomes pregnant her body’s defenses down, so that it becomes accustomed to the presence of the embryo. This drop causes the disease defenses to attack, so it is necessary to avoid them.

Prevention
The first thing to do is prevent respiratory diseases if you are pregnant. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables is the best thing to do.

That vitamin C is part of your life, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy, but not abuse it, because too much can cause preeclampsia always consult your physician.
Neglected and it is not good naked hot weather. Very cold liquids are not very good at this stage, as well as defenses are low.

Symptoms
The symptoms of a cold and flu can be different. If you’re cold, you might just have a little congestion, some coughing and sneezing, if you have the flu, then the figure changes, because your body breaks down, you get a fever, your bones ache and you feel very weak .

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