This is my "before labour" knowledge...what Ive been through so far and what ive learned.
My experiance from start til now in the second trimester is all new!
Symptoms week 1-16:
I thought morning sickness goes away by second trimester...it hasnt! I still puke almost everyday or every second day, mostly just water before I actually get to eat breakfast.
Starting to get dizzy moments once in awhile. So far heart burn has come and gone about 3 times. Once when it was so bad and I felt so sick nothing stayed down.
The things I have learned so far during pregnancy that every woman should know.
Blood tests:
My blood work came back great including I have an immunity to Parvo.
Pregnant women who are not immune usually do not have serious complications after they are exposed to others with fifth disease. They usually have only mild illness. Also, their babies usually do not have any problems. However, sometimes a baby will develop severe anemia, and the woman may have a miscarriage. But, this is not common. It happens in less than 5% of all pregnant women with parvovirus B19 infection and more commonly during the first half of pregnancy.
Found out my blood type: A-Negative.
Not such a great thing as that means I am RH negative and my husband is a positive.
When Rh negative blood is exposed to Rh positive blood the Rh negative person begins producing antibodies to fight the invading blood. Antigens trigger your body to produce antibodies. Antibodies are usually a good thing and serve to protect a person from foreign invaders.
Now the problem lies when a pregnant woman is carrying a baby that is Rh positive. If the mother has antibodies to the Rh antigen, those antibodies can attack the baby's red blood cells. This can lead to complications to the baby including anemia, jaundice, and other blood related problems.
There is good news! Rh incompatibilities can be prevented and treated.
Part of the normal blood work up for the pregnant woman is testing for blood type and Rh factor. Her blood is also checked for the presence of Rh antibodies. If antibodies are present, the mother has already been exposed to RH positive blood at some point in her life and her body already has antibodies to the Rh factor. Treatment for Rh incompatibilities may be necessary.
Rh factor incompatibility can be prevented by administration of the RhoGAM shot. Because baby's blood does not usually mix with the mother's until birth, first pregnancies usually have no risk for problems to baby. During birth, bits of the baby's blood will mix with the mother's blood. The RhoGAM shot should be given within 72 hours of birth. This shot will stop the mother from developing antibodies to the Rh factor. Because there is a slight risk of placental tears during the later part of pregnancy, the RhoGAM shot is often given at 28 weeks of pregnancy as well.
So I have to have the RhoGAM shot. Good thing I have no fear of needles and blood work!
The thing that shocks me about this is only few of my friends have even heard of this! My inlaws never heard of this, and even some friends of ours have never heard of this!
Yet its SOOO important! eeek
Things I didnt expect:
Having so many people tell me silly things that symptoms mean...
like if you have heart burn your having a boy...FALSE! Every woman I know who had a girl had heart burn very extreme. And some with boys had it too. Does not mean your having a boy!
Or telling me what I should and should not eat, when im eating organic, sugar free foods(for the most part anyways)...vegatable pasta, organic yogurt(pasturized, and no gelatin in it!)
GREAT PRODUCTS!
Love this organic yogurt...yes its pasturized, and has no gelatin yay! Dont wanna eat bones.
GREAT PRODUCTS!
Love this organic yogurt...yes its pasturized, and has no gelatin yay! Dont wanna eat bones.
I didnt expect I would grow belly fuzz as much as I have already!
I have been using Bio Oil on a daily basis as soon as we found out we were pregnant.
Hope it helps or works great!!
Hope it helps or works great!!
I expected at appx 6months along I would need to start wearing looser pants and would start showing, but at 15 weeks my lulu pants are not comfy anymore, so ive bought a different pair with a drawstring I can have up over my tummy or folded over.
I highly suggest these as before during and after pants! Great for maternity! Yes $110 after taxes but last yrs through all stages of pregnancy, a great investment! Very comfortable and I use them for work as well.
The stroller we plan on getting: Britax B-Agile!
Watch it on youtube! Great features and its only 17lbs!
All the things I like...now lets hope that these things are great as they seem!
We got our imfant car seat! Chicco key Fit 30.
Its compatible with the Britax.
And here are a few more great products ive used during child care...there is so much out there im glad ive been able to use some of these products to know and understand whats great and useful.
The SKIP HOP splash bottle drying rack...holds the brush in the middle, love it! And easy to clean!
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