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Many couples look forward to a planned pregnancy. Even a slight delay in menstruation suggests that pregnancy has occurred, and then they resort to tests. With their help, you can determine that pregnancy has occurred a few days before a missed period, but sometimes they can give an incorrect result. What are the other symptoms of pregnancy.

How can pregnancy be determined?

All women who are sexually active should know the signs of pregnancy. Noticing them on early dates You can immediately decide whether to keep or terminate the pregnancy. If the decision is positive, then an early visit to the gynecologist in the first weeks after conception will be beneficial. expectant mother and her child. The first symptoms in the early stages are often quite subjective - some have them, while others are completely absent. It is most difficult to determine them during the first pregnancy.

The main symptoms and signs of pregnancy:

  • Delay for several days of menstruation, with a regular menstrual cycle.
  • Pain in the lower back and lower abdomen associated with the attachment of the egg to the walls of the uterus.
  • Increased urination, sometimes it can be painful.
  • Toxicosis, especially in the morning.
  • Swelling of the breasts and darkening of the halos around the nipples.
  • Fast fatiguability.
  • Increased appetite, if there is no toxicosis.

Symptoms of determining pregnancy

Pregnancy can be determined:

Delayed menstruation

Delayed menstruation in any woman is the main sign of early pregnancy. In order to notice their absence in time, it is necessary to follow menstrual cycle. Most girls have a special calendar in which they mark their critical days.

If menstruation is regular, a slight delay may suggest pregnancy. But for many women, even completely healthy ones, menstruation is irregular, so this option for determining pregnancy in the early stages is not suitable for them.

Sometimes there are cases when pregnancy has occurred, but the woman continues to have mild bleeding, which ends quickly. It is impossible to call them menstruation, but they confuse a woman and do not allow recognizing the first symptoms at the earliest possible date.

With the test

As soon as the first day of pregnancy comes, the body of the expectant mother produces and accumulates chorionic gonadotropin. With each passing day of pregnancy, the concentration of hCG in the urine increases, therefore, by lowering the treasured strip of the rapid test into the urine, you can find confirmation of pregnancy in the early stages.

Hormonal changes

If a woman tries to closely monitor her well-being, she will immediately feel the changes that begin to occur in her body already in the early stages. Hormones are to blame. As soon as a woman becomes pregnant, progesterone begins to be actively produced from the first week of conception. In the ovary, under its influence, a corpus luteum develops, a fetal egg will be implanted in it and an embryo will develop. Soon the functions of the corpus luteum will cease, they will be taken over by the placenta and various hormones that promote the development of the embryo - hCG, growth hormone, estrogens.

Due to the changes taking place in the early stages, a pregnant woman develops classic symptoms. Nausea comes in the morning, taste changes, “whims” begin. The breasts swell, the lower abdomen often hurts.

Sometimes the onset of pregnancy is evidenced by early toxicosis and fatigue. The body reacts so violently to the fetus in the first stages that it tries to expel a strange and unusual body in the body that the woman begins to feel nausea and vomiting. It happens that some women take an intestinal infection and poisoning for toxicosis.
Often, young and healthy women may not notice the early symptoms of an incipient pregnancy from the first week, since they are almost not expressed in them.

Ultrasound procedure

Having noticed the first symptoms of pregnancy, you need to rush to the antenatal clinic to get registered. In cases of doubt or suspicion of pathology, the doctor may prescribe an ultrasound examination in the early stages. It will confirm the fact of pregnancy and help identify problems.

Increase in basal body temperature

If there are any symptoms of the onset of pregnancy, you can start measuring basal body temperature. Usually, basal temperature is measured to clarify the onset of the day of ovulation. On the day of ovulation, a woman is most likely to conceive. If she thinks she's pregnant, you can start measuring your basal body temperature early. When there is a sharp jump in its increase to 37 degrees during a delay in menstruation, this can be considered a sign of pregnancy.

Frequent urination to the toilet

Increased frequency of urination is one of the relative signs of pregnancy. The uterus grows every day and puts pressure on the bladder. Because of this, already in the first week, urges become more frequent, and the woman has to go to the toilet more often. Also, urges in the early stages become more frequent due to changes in hormonal levels.

But the urge can become more frequent due to the disease of cystitis. In women of childbearing age, this disease appears quite often. It occurs due to hypothermia or ingestion of pathogens of bacterial infections into the genitourinary system. The main difference between cystitis and frequent urination there may be constant, aching pain in the lower back and sharp pains when urinating. Cystitis can also be a sign of pregnancy, as it often appears during pregnancy.

Folk methods

There are ancient, but still popular methods for determining pregnancy, for this, ordinary pharmacy iodine is taken. For research, urine is collected in a jar and iodine is dripped into it. If the drop does not blur, but lingers on the surface, then this indicates that the woman is pregnant.

Another folk method, for this, the collected urine is boiled and poured into glass jar. If, when cooling, a precipitate appears in it in the form of flakes, the woman is expecting a baby. But such a sediment can appear if a woman has protein in her urine, this indicates health problems. Therefore, a woman should go to the hospital this week.

Many women who closely monitor their well-being already in the first week of conception know that they are expecting a baby. But sometimes, when this state does not come for a long time, a woman can make a mistake.

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And was there no heaviness in the lower back or a short-term sharp pain radiating to the groin the day before? Such sensations, as you describe, occur after the release of stones. In any case, see a doctor.

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You are doing everything right, after childbirth you will definitely feel better, but now nothing else is possible. And what do you smear with?

06/08/2005 12:42:22 pm, mother Yasi (16)

I can’t say anything about hormones, but the likelihood of varicose veins during pregnancy is very high. and I didn’t hear her, so that he would pass later on his own - the veins can already be removed only by surgery. I have congenital varicose veins - that is, there is a wreath that has crawled out from behind in the knee area on the leg since childhood. I don’t remember whether she was sick or not during her first pregnancy, but I definitely went at the end of pregnancy with a bandaged leg, this was without the doctor’s testimony - I decided so myself. Now while on sensations at least sense to fasten is not present. although I may think that over the years I have trained in carrying heavy loads (a backpack on hikes), maybe now my legs will not feel such a load ...
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or to the doctor (who where). And then I look, they always appoint me 2 times a month. It seems to me that this is too much. I thought, or rather, all my friends said that in the first half of pregnancy - no more than 1 time per month, then 1 time in 2 weeks. And I've been going once every 2 weeks since the beginning. Got it.............

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I was found to have protein in my urine at week 24. They said that one single result does not mean anything, you need to retake it. I retaken after 2 or 3 weeks - everything was fine, no protein. So don't worry ahead of time. Just retake the test when the doctor prescribes.

I also received today the results of 0.06 g / l at a rate of less than 0.06, that is, the value is borderline
and next to the value last analysis for 8.01 - 0.12, this is much more than the norm, but the doctor (we are in France) did not say anything, because this is probably the first time. Now it's better.
About caviar and red fish and generally about smoked fish. I also don’t have antibodies, like you, I’m not afraid to eat.

Girls, today I got up twice at night to go to the toilet. I know that for long periods the stomach presses on the bladder and constantly wants to go to the toilet, but I have only 20 weeks. Is this already it or have I caught a cold and should I see a doctor?

Girls... the doctor here prescribed me a CTG every 2 weeks from January 15th. So here's the question: what the heck is a button accordion for a goat, or have I missed something in this life?)))

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If the doctor says to do it, then it's better to do it, for reinsurance. Neither for you nor for the child, CTG is not harmful, but for doctors it is very indicative. You definitely won’t get worse from CTG.

for insurance. I know cases when CTG revealed problems that are not visible otherwise.

I'm so tired of going to the LCD every week ... Constant lack of sleep, because of this, toxicosis intensifies, endless queues. Phew! I passed all the tests, went through a dentist and a therapist. Is there any way I can "push" my midwife's visit? If I say I forgot to come or something? Will they kill me in the residential complex? :-) The husband generally offers to appear at the 6th month and demand an exchange card. But I think that no one will give it to me, and what a scandal it will be. I would at least go there less often, at least 1 time in ...

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10.10.2000 15:25:50

And the LCD tracked me down:(. They called me, it’s good, my husband picked up the phone, somehow got off, so they’ll get it. I haven’t been there since 38 weeks, it would seem, what to worry about? “It should be observed in our country too.” So there is no way to get rid of it so easily.

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I don't really know what to do. I went with the first child (a girl), I just felt nauseous, and then a couple of weeks. Now I am pregnant with the second, and every morning I sit in an embrace with the toilet bowl (it has already become like a ritual). I have a question - what were the first weeks like for you and who turned out in the end;) In the article here on the site they write that it’s the girls’ mothers who sit in an embrace with .. hmm .. more often ... Who did it like that?

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pass scatology to start

On the Internet, of course, do not treat. But in my personal copy, when the stool became discolored, jaundice was suspected. But - remember - with jaundice, the urine darkens and the sclera turns yellow.
After analysis of feces and ultrasound and consultation - it turned out to be biliary dyskinesia. M.b. Your piled on food now - the bile can not cope.

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And I often go to various events, test products, etc. I really like it, and it’s a big plus for me that before buying, I can always try and make a conclusion whether I need it, whether the product is of good quality, etc. It's good that you got a sample, you tried it and decided whether this paste suits you or not. And at one time I bought a fairly large number of different toothpastes, while I was looking for one suitable for myself, and this is not very economical (

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I got up to 25 weeks just once a month, even almost once every 1.5 months, and then every two weeks.

Well, in general, at first, if without problems, then to the doctor (for ultrasound screening) at 12 weeks. Before that, just to register with the midwife.

Then once a month until 32 weeks or something. Then once every 2 weeks.

If something worries, then you can come to the hospital for an unscheduled examination - I went like this when there were pains on the left.

So in Europe, once a month is the most!!!

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Girls, does anyone suffer from similar problems? ... It started at the very beginning of my pregnancy and it doesn’t get smaller ... (I get up 3-4 times a night to go to the toilet, although I try not to drink anything before going to bed (I also run during the day every hour This has already become a problem, because at work it is not always possible to jump out to the toilet, but it hurts (

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The same, and from the earliest dates. Now 12. I get up 2-3 times a night. I remember the last pregnancy, when at the end I jumped almost every 1.5-2 hours, so now it’s not the limit. Maybe it's the constitution? the doctor told me that the uterus is pressing on the bubble, I am small (160), so it seems like everything is crowded inside me. :-)

01/27/2004 03:43:16 PM, Radio operator Kat

Is your urine test normal? So bacteriuria can manifest itself in a short time. Do you feel discomfort when urinating?

One question for those who gave birth. Is it possible to confuse the leakage of water with abundant secretions? Or does it look different. And another question: does the baby move less before giving birth? Is it quiet? Or vice versa is actively pushing? Those who gave birth say: not a single woman has missed her birth yet. :-)

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Anything can happen. From the first - I didn’t notice at all - they poured out in the toilet. In the maternity hospital, I was very surprised - why did their scales show a couple of kilograms less ?!
With the second - the classic "toilet" option (fortunately, my mother gave birth like that - I at least heard about this) - everything goes to the toilet and to the toilet (by and large ...). Then it dawned on me ... They flew into the hospital at a run - after 15 minutes they were ready!
on the fourth - that's caught with the leakage of water. They dripped and dripped - about 10 hours .. Then we already decided that all the work was done - we had to go to the maternity hospital. We dripped a little, but it was already clear that it was water (although a month earlier than expected ...) - back do not glue and do not shove.

The doctor told me to do this: instead of a pad, you put a cotton rag. If it gets wet all the time, then water is leaking. By the way, my friend, upon arrival at the maternity hospital, was very surprised when it turned out that she had water - how to go to pee once!

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I have been practicing for half a year, since the beginning of my pregnancy. I'll just do it again after some time. how I wake up in the morning. several times before bed. and a lot during the day. Fortunately, I go naked, so nothing gets in the way :) Have you had this?

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some lunatic.

Perfectly normal. Rush of blood to the pelvic organs.
Oh, with my first pregnancy, I had such dreams, I woke up from an orgasm without any body movements :)) The main thing is that it was possible. Well, so that there is no threat of miscarriage. And I can't do both. That's where the ambush :)

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... What is considered constipation? For someone, going to the toilet three times "in a big way" is the norm, not an upset stomach. To someone and once every three days - often. And those and others among all the inhabitants of the Earth are approximately equal - about 6%. So the norm in this case is a conditional concept. But if, with the onset of pregnancy, visits to the toilet are delayed and more and more often remain inconclusive, despite all the "attempts", if you are worried about an unpleasant feeling in the abdomen, headache, insomnia, worsening mood - then constipation still has a place to be. There can be many reasons for this misfortune. And purely physiological: the uterus is growing, squeezing the intestines, try to work normally in such cramped conditions! ...

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The article is useful, it is convenient to read what needs to be done and what is strictly prohibited. For me, the topic of constipation is not new, I suffered both before and after pregnancy. The laxative exported helped to correct the situation. It acts gently, even prescribed for pregnant women. So it’s easy to use it, at the same time I treated dysbacteriosis. Now I almost never get constipated.

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I did only on the face. Painfully. The doctor said that the face is one of the most unhealthy places. There are also legs (back of the thigh) and possibly a bikini in the plans ... Only money, damn it, you need a lot. I do not recommend during pregnancy. Before each flash, I shrink into a ball. Why do you need negative emotions?

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... And the child just likes the pleasant swaying of the stomach when you go to the store, take care of the house. In addition, when you are in a relaxed state, blood circulation improves, and the baby has more strength to "play pranks." And with his energetic movements, he makes you get up, change the position of the body. Don't worry. In the long term of pregnancy, your rhythms of sleep and wakefulness will most likely coincide with him. Do you feel rhythmic twitches in your stomach? This is your baby hiccuping. Don't worry. The relationship between the hiccuping processes of the fetus and the violation of its intrauterine state has not been established. On the control Changes in the motor activity of the child within a few days are important. About the violation of his condition will speak unusually strong ...

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You have to be very sensitive about these things. Especially with the first child. Probably, you are more calm about the second birth. And the first ones are always scary. Especially if you have never had sisters or brothers and you do not know how to handle a baby.

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Complications in multiple pregnancy.

The most common complications associated with twin/twin/triple pregnancy are: Premature birth. Low birth weight. Retardation of intrauterine development of the fetus. Preeclampsia. Gestational diabetes. Placental abruption. C-section. premature birth. Births that occur before the 37th week of pregnancy are considered premature. Duration multiple pregnancy decreases with each additional child. On average, a pregnancy with one baby lasts 39 weeks ...

After 37-38 weeks, heavy bleeding is most often a sign of a very dangerous complication of pregnancy - premature placental abruption, which is fraught with a serious threat to life for the mother and child. Most often, placental abruption occurs in women with a low-lying or placenta previa, so for long periods of pregnancy, such patients require antenatal hospitalization in a hospital. But sometimes detachment occurs even with the normal location of the placenta against the background of complete health. In any case, with such a formidable complication between the appearance blood secretions and a doctor's examination to determine further tactics should take a minimum amount of time. Therefore, when you see a significant amount of blood on your underwear, you need to immediately ...

Here I have such a question .... delicate. I always wake up at night to use the toilet (now in a pregnant state), sometimes even several times. I read about the test: "For analysis, you should use morning urine, which collects in the bladder during the night, which allows the studied parameters to be considered objective." And I run to the toilet several times during the night .... And I also noticed that at three o'clock in the morning there is more urine and it is lighter than in the morning, for example, at 7, when it is time to get up ...

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I think that morning is the one on an empty stomach. And at 3 o'clock or at 7 is not so important. For small children, sometimes it’s impossible to collect at all, and I go to the clinic with an empty jar and a child in the hope that sooner or later it will itch for a potty. It worked.

Oh, eternal torment...
I collect the one that is at seven in the morning, I also run a couple of times a night.
I asked the doctor, she waved her hand.

You should not hide from the doctor even those facts related to health that you would not really like to advertise. The doctor will keep your secret, but will be informed about the likely causes of pregnancy complications, so you should prepare for the first visit to the doctor in order to clearly and clearly tell about yourself. Gynecological examination during pregnancy After the interview, the doctor will perform a general and gynecological examination, perform a number of obstetric studies. Among your questions is this: Can I opt out of a manual examination at the first appointment? You can refuse, but you should not do this, because during the first examination, an assessment of the condition of the genital tract is carried out, the identification of possible ...
... Why is it so often necessary to take tests? Paid analyzes - "divorce" or a necessity? Why do an ultrasound in the first trimester - there is still almost nothing to see? In the first trimester... By the way, the total duration of pregnancy is 284 days: 10 lunar, or 9 calendar months. This is a long period during which all the parameters of the vital activity of the female body change significantly, therefore, obstetricians have traditionally divided the entire period of pregnancy into three fragments - trimesters. The first trimester is the period from the moment of implantation of the fetal egg to the formation of the placenta, that is, until the 12-14th week of pregnancy. The second trimester - until the 27-28th week, the third trimester - until the 40-41st ...

All bowel problems that often occur during pregnancy and after childbirth can be solved ...
...Prunes and figs (10 berries each) pour a glass of boiling water, close the lid and leave overnight. Drink liquid in the morning, eat half of the berries at breakfast, the rest in the evening before going to bed. Ready-made laxatives, which are sold in pharmacies, help well against constipation. They combine different herbs. The following collections have the greatest effect: Alexandrian leaf, buckthorn bark, fruits of joster, anise, licorice roots; buckthorn bark, sweet clover, nettle leaves; buckthorn bark, watch leaves, sweet clover, cumin. You can make up your own medications. Fireweed, lemon balm, tansy, sweet clover, plantain, chamomile, cumin, dill, violet are suitable for this. You need to take any 3-4 listed ...

Girls, I now went out into the street to the store .. I barely got there, and 100 meters from it. The stomach began to pull strongly to the bottom, the muscles (or ligaments?) Above the navel tightened and stretched. In general, she barely hobbled and freaked out. I have already noticed that it’s hard for me to even walk around the apartment, but so much ... I drive almost everywhere by car, and I haven’t seen this before. Is it like that for everyone? Maybe a bandage is needed?

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I already wore a bandage for such a period, because it was hard to walk, but I have age + a sore back. Try a support bandage, it helps a lot, just measure it correctly in the store so that it fits well.

Kat, I noticed last Saturday - after standing in the store for less than an hour, having chosen strollers, I just urgently needed to sit down!

My back began to hurt, discomfort appeared in my stomach, and the general feeling was that I was TIRED! This is considering that we got up at 10 am, drove to the store by car and there I basically stood! And this at 15 weeks!

Recent times more and more often (10-15 times) a day he seizes his stomach - it turns to stone for 30-40 seconds, or even longer. I asked G. at 30 weeks in the LCD, she said to drink genipral, and my doctor, the cat. I am observed and will give birth, said Genipral not to drink, but to deliver 3-4 weeks of morning. There is no tone on ultrasound. Feelings are unpleasant, but not painful. I don’t drink Genipral, it didn’t get better from Utrozhestan: (Rovesnichki, do you have this? What is it? Something I tensed about this, I don’t want to give birth earlier ...

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sorry, I’ll fit in, I had both pregnancies like this, from 7-9 weeks until childbirth, the diagnosis was increased tone, papaverine suppositories were my everything :), it never bothered me, and my doctor too, gave birth to the first at 38 weeks, the second at 36, full-term, healthy. So it’s better to have all this with a doctor ... I don’t know what is better, to give birth a little ahead of time or to poison the baby in vain ..

01/07/2011 18:57:47, yulka12

Consult a doctor and take something, after such workouts I gave birth ahead of time

Constipation in the postpartum period may also be caused simply by the fear that stress will damage the seams. Treatment Treatment of constipation should be carried out strictly individually, after a thorough examination and under the supervision of a physician. As already mentioned, constipation is often accompanied by a fear of the urge to defecate, which aggravates the condition. In order to avoid this component, you need to go to the toilet at the same time even in the absence of the urge to defecate. It is better to do it in the morning. Don't be alarmed if the urge to defecate occurs at work or wherever you are. In this case, stock up on a pack of disposable wipes. Don't forget about...
...Treatment Treatment of constipation should be carried out strictly individually, after a thorough examination and under the supervision of a physician. As already mentioned, constipation is often accompanied by a fear of the urge to defecate, which aggravates the condition. In order to avoid this component, you need to go to the toilet at the same time even in the absence of the urge to defecate. It is better to do it in the morning. Don't be alarmed if the urge to defecate occurs at work or wherever you are. In this case, stock up on a pack of disposable wipes. Do not forget that the fear of constipation, like any fear and stress, causes difficult defecation. Therefore, you must be sure that constipation is not a serious illness ...

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Dear Doctor Perederin! Are you out of your mind? How can a pregnant woman advise tansy, you even know that this plant is completely contraindicated in carrying a pregnancy. And about enemas, I generally keep quiet! I think you are completely incompetent, this article will not benefit more than one woman in a position!

07/03/2013 12:24:00 pm, Leila Star

Candles with glycerin and Microlax - Forever!!!

However, there is also a completely opposite opinion. Since mother and son have different sets of chromosomes and different hormonal levels, mother's body comes into conflict with the child's body, and all this is reflected in mother's skin and appearance. And mother and daughter's organisms get along much better. During pregnancy, under the influence of hormones, a woman's face sometimes changes quite a lot. The features become fuzzy, as if blurry. Pimples appear on the face and other parts of the body, the nose grows, the oval of the face becomes rounded, even the antennae break through ... This frightens many, but it should be remembered that after childbirth, the appearance returns to normal very quickly. However, it happens that hormones have a...
...However, no matter how logical it is to assume that the level of male hormones increases due to the male fetus, this is far from always true. Obviously, the reason is a change in the hormonal balance of the woman herself, and is not related to the sex of the unborn child. The belly is growing forward to the boy! Fans of forecasts, building their guesses, are most often guided by the shape of the belly of a pregnant woman. This is one of the most common and "reliable" folk signs. It consists of the following: if a woman's belly is "sharp", "cucumber", directed forward and her pregnancy is not visible from the back, then she will have a boy. If the belly is "girdle", spherical, protruding on the sides too, then she should prepare for the appearance of virgins ...

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I have severe toxicosis. And in general, all signs, sensations for a girl. I’m sure there will be 109% daughter

19.02.2017 23:53:34, Dianislava

1st pregnancy was sick terribly belly almost invisible daughter 3.210
I take the 2nd.
3 I didn’t have nausea during pregnancy, it was hot and there was pigmentation in the summer (moustaches) now less, the stomach Nemaga can’t say 24 weeks.

10/15/2016 17:06:08, Victoria277

Placenta previa Another obstetric diagnosis incompatible with work is placenta previa. Often, an ultrasound examination in the first half of pregnancy reveals that the placenta is located in the lower parts of the uterus, reaching the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe internal os of the cervix or even overlapping it. In the future, as pregnancy develops, the placenta most often shifts from the lower sections of the uterus upwards. However, if after 32 weeks the placenta still overlaps the area of ​​the internal os, this condition is called placenta previa. It is fraught with the appearance of bleeding that begins suddenly, usually during sleep or rest; bleeding is not accompanied by pain and is often very profuse, which threatens ...
... It is necessary to exclude work in cases of complications of varicose veins - thrombophlebitis. In this case, pain occurs along the course of the vein, the temperature rises. This complication requires urgent medical attention. Be carefull! If there are no serious contraindications and you can go to work, you should be aware of dangerous symptoms that indicate that you urgently need to leave everything and go to the doctor: pulling, cramping pains in the lower abdomen in the lower back, spotting or bleeding from the vagina, cessation of fetal movements within 12 hours. Also, be prepared for the fact that you may feel far away...

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I'm just wondering if such a terrible condition from beginning to end will be given to the sick leave. A woman worked with me who, during pregnancy, was on sick leave for 2-3 weeks, then went out for a week and practically lay all day. I understand that sick leave not issued for more than a specified period. Of course, we are all people, we tried to cover it from the authorities, to do all the work ourselves. But is it really impossible to send a person at least early on maternity leave if things are really bad. After all, the employee is still none of it. And about "the family decides to work or not." True, the last couple of years they began to pay the unemployed, but before that there was no such thing. Yes, and you need to return somewhere after the decree. After a 2-3 year break, it is very difficult to find a job, even if you have a lot of experience and continued to do your job at home. I know by myself

12.02.2009 13:52:40, It is not that simple

Hello, tell me how you can determine the safety of a computer, is it safe for pregnant women?

07/08/2008 12:29:40 pm, Katya

After the operation, get up after 6 hours, immediately go to the toilet a little and wash yourself. Cleaned up - immediately put on a bandage, tight, tight. It helps a lot to get in and out of bed. It hurts a lot without it. In the bandage, I was awake and asleep. Drink a lot, not hunting, but necessary. Drink almost 2-3 liters of liquid and write a lot and often. Being with a child together as quickly as possible is hard, but necessary. You drink a lot of liquid, milk will come right away, the baby will immediately suck, the uterus will contract rapidly. It will hurt, but lactation will quickly improve, and contact with the child, and the uterus will quickly begin to bounce back. Do not eat bread and solid food for the first 3 days, ...

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They tried to give birth themselves, they suffered for 1.5 days as a result of the cop. After the cop was transferred to the intensive care unit immediately with the child, after 2 hours they put him to the chest, after another 2 they raised him to his feet and said to drink a lot, walk and try to go a little. After another 5 hours, they were transferred to the postpartum ward, the child was with me all this time, no one took him away (they used to take him at night so that mom would leave the operation). There was no question of lying down for a day and not getting up, because the baby needs proper care. Plus injections, endless rounds, ultrasounds, examinations, etc., etc.

08/12/2017 12:51:57 PM, Lilia Music

I just can not understand the logic in the comments - inside, by levels, starting from the uterus, they combine tissues and sutures; they do spinal anesthesia and, with the most successful option, this is an intervention, and a serious one at that!!! What are you going to restore by getting up 4-6 hours after such an intervention in the body. I have 2 caesareans, the doctors also insist to get up... Everyone has different situations, the ability of tissues, predisposition to the formation of adhesions - But when everyone is told to get up - it sounds extremely strange. For example, I know my body very well - due to various circumstances I survived general anesthesia, 3 spinal anesthesia (2 of them cesarean) - once after spinal anesthesia due to the ardent perseverance of doctors - I fell .. So, taking into account all the factors, the capabilities of the body, the possibility modern medicines that allow solving the tasks facing the medical staff and NEED to solve the situation - and say everything you need to jump up and walk, scaring and agitating fast recovery- this is very doubtful! Everything is good in moderation and in its time!!

01/18/2016 10:09:30 PM, Boom

Constipation. The hormone progesterone relaxes your muscles, resulting in less efficient bowel movements. If you are taking Iron tablets, this can also cause constipation. Eat fruits, vegetables - boiled beets, for example, it cleanses the body well, prunes, dried apricots. Drink plenty, especially dairy products. Ask your doctor what medicine you can take if constipation becomes a problem. More than half of pregnant women experience persistent heartburn, most often in the last months of pregnancy. The reason for this is the growing uterus, which displaces other internal organs, including the stomach, from their usual places. Eat little, but more often, try not to eat heavy food that the stomach will digest for a very long time, such ...
... When lying on the sofa, throw your legs on the side back, if it is not high. When the baby grows up in the tummy, you will notice that sleeping on your side is very uncomfortable: the baby presses with its weight and its legs stick out painfully; tucking the edge of the blanket under your tummy will help. Cystitis is common during pregnancy. If you feel a burning sensation in the bladder and often go to the toilet, you may have an inflammatory process, it is better to consult a doctor. Thrush is another disease that worsens during pregnancy. Most often, a smear reveals thrush, and the doctor prescribes treatment with candles (Terzhinan, for example, or Candibene). Usually this disease manifests itself against the background of metabolic disorders. Therefore, eat right, take multi ... Not by the day, but by the hour. Uterine changes during pregnancy.

Enlargement of the uterus begins at 5-6 weeks of pregnancy (with 1-2 weeks of delay), while the body of the uterus increases slightly. First, the uterus increases in anteroposterior size and becomes spherical, and then the transverse size also increases. The longer the gestation period, the more noticeable is the increase in the uterus. In the early stages of pregnancy, asymmetry of the uterus often occurs, with a bimanual examination, a protrusion of one of the corners of the uterus is palpated. The protrusion occurs due to the growth of the fetal egg, as the pregnancy progresses, the fetal egg fills the entire uterine cavity and the asymmetry of the uterus disappears. By 8 weeks of pregnancy, the body of the uterus increases approximately 2 times, by 10 weeks - 3 times. By 12 weeks, the uterus increases 4 times and the bottom of the uterus reaches the plane of exit from the m...

Planned pregnancy. All about pregnancy planning

And an AIDS blood test is essential for all expectant mothers, even if you are absolutely confident in yourself and your partner. By the way, a blood test to determine the blood type and Rh factor must also be passed to the future dad. This test shows if you and your child are at risk due to a conflict between your blood types or Rh factors. And an iron blood test can help prevent anemia, which often occurs during pregnancy. If necessary, your doctor will prescribe you iron supplements. Vaccinations are given depending on the result of a blood test. If you have never had chickenpox, hepatitis B or rubella, and if the analysis shows the absence of antibodies to any of the listed viruses, then you must be vaccinated before pregnancy. Graft...

Discussion Getting sick with the flu during pregnancy. Flu treatment

Flu during pregnancy

When exercising indoors, it is necessary to pay attention to its ventilation: it should be practiced in a well-ventilated room with sufficient air supply. The usual load (as before pregnancy) must be reduced. In the absence of contraindications, you can ski for the entire period of pregnancy. However, in high altitude conditions, where oxygen starvation can occur in non-pregnant women, the loads should be very moderate. Alpine skiing and snowboarding should not be practiced: these are sports with a significant risk of various injuries. Rollers and skates should preferably be put on the shelf before the baby is born. But after childbirth, they will provide an invaluable p...
...P. Running (jogging, and even more so steeplechase) will wait until "better times", even if you're used to running every morning to keep fit. Go walking! Swimming is definitely a healthy sport for pregnant women. It's easier to work in the water. Pregnant women, who often, especially in the last stages of pregnancy, begin to feel clumsy, clumsy, in the water they regain their former lightness and mobility. In addition, water relieves physical and emotional stress, fatigue. Swimming develops endurance, gives a woman a sense of control over her own body, and adds self-confidence. Swimming is a sport in which the load ...
... Contraindications for any kind of physical activity are complications of pregnancy. In any case, before visiting the gym for the first time, consult with your doctor. As you can see, variety exercise used during pregnancy is large. The choice is yours! And remember: a good mood, doing any exercises with pleasure and a smile is the key to your comfort and good psychological preparation for the upcoming birth. Eleonora Shagerbieva, obstetrician-gynecologist, FGU Scientific Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after N.N. V.I. Kulakova Rosmedtekhnologii, Moscow...

Girls and boys, as well as their parents...! A 5-year-old child has frequent urination. It's been going on for over a month now. I noticed this a week after going to the toilets. I ask him if something hurts him when walking on a small one, he answers that it doesn’t. but it started to bother me! What could it be? Maybe it's something wrong with the psyche? Has anyone experienced this? I ask for advice!

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I have a girl, but it was at this age just at 5 years old that it was the same (well, at least judging by the description) Well, she runs too often and pees a little, a bit.
We went to the doctor, they gave me tests - perfect, they were at the nephrologist - everything was normal, even the Sadovsky psychologist said that there were no problems, talked with her daughter and observed her in the group.
And then I noticed that if we walk for a long time or ride on a hill, she forgets and does not ask to go to the toilet at all. Well, if there were urges, it doesn’t matter: you are walking or sitting at home, it would still be the same.
She explained that for every urge to go to the toilet you don’t need to run, you need to save up a bit. Don't care...
It just went away after a couple of months.

My daughter had neurogenic bladder dysfunction. All tests, ultrasound - normal. I often ran to the toilet. Treated with glycine and vitamin B6. After the start of taking glycine, literally before our eyes, everything began to return to normal.

09/01/2004 12:29:40 PM, Neko

by no means give a damn! Contact your doctor or midwife, most likely you have bleeding from a hemorrhoid!

The longer the gestation period, the more the woman is not confident in herself, she is more afraid of childbirth, and, in addition, she can’t wait to see her baby as soon as possible. Many of the women hold on to the expected date of birth, like a saving straw. However, in fact, it is simply impossible to calculate or predict the exact date of birth, you can only guess.

Already at the 38th week, the pregnancy is considered full-term, and they begin to talk about prolongation at the 42nd week. It follows that labor can begin at any time for about 4 weeks. However, this does not mean that a woman will not have the opportunity to prepare at all. Before giving birth, the body goes through a huge number of changes that may suggest that very soon the baby will be born.

These changes are called harbingers of childbirth. Harbingers include signs such as:

  • lowering of the abdomen;
  • false contractions;
  • stabilization or reduction of maternal weight;
  • discharge of the mucous plug;
  • mood swings and nesting instinct;
  • frequent urge to urinate and defecate.

It is extremely rare that all these signs appear in one woman, more often there is a situation when, a few weeks before childbirth, a woman 2-3 signs appear. In some cases, especially in primiparas, there are no forerunners of childbirth at all, or the woman simply does not recognize them.

When do the harbingers of childbirth begin and how long do they last?

Everything is very individual, for some women 3-4 weeks before delivery, others have everything in a couple of days. In fact, already at 35-36 weeks of pregnancy, the harbingers of childbirth can make themselves felt. A lot depends on whether a woman gives birth for the first time. In the second and third births, the precursors are usually more pronounced, and are observed closer to the beginning. labor activity.Despite the fact that the harbingers of the onset of childbirth are not at all necessary, it is still worth talking about them in more detail so that women are ready for them and know what this or that sign says.

Lowering of the abdomen

Not only a woman is preparing for the birth, her child is also in a hurry to be born. 10-20 days before the onset of labor, the fetus can radically change its position - move closer to the small pelvis. Together with him, the bottom of the uterus also descends, and hence the woman's stomach. It moves lower, changes shape. Following this, the pressure on the stomach and diaphragm decreases. It becomes easier for a woman to breathe and eat, but it is now more difficult for her to walk and sit. Like many other harbingers of childbirth in multiparous, lowering of the abdomen occurs later, sometimes literally on the eve of childbirth. Approximately lowering of the abdomen, as a harbinger of childbirth in primiparous occurs at 37 weeks, and in multiparous at 39-40 weeks.

Increased urge to urinate and defecate

The descending uterus presses on the bladder, as a result of which it has to be emptied more often. In addition, hormonal changes affect the intestines and the rate of fluid excretion from the body. All this leads to the fact that pregnant women have to go to the toilet more often. Since this phenomenon is directly related to the lowering of the abdomen, this harbinger of childbirth in primiparas is usually observed at 37-38 weeks.

Stabilization or weight loss

Another harbinger of approaching childbirth may be the stabilization of the weight of the pregnant woman. As mentioned above, the fluid from the body of a woman before childbirth is excreted at a faster rate, while the appetite decreases, and sometimes you don’t feel like eating at all. This leads to the fact that the weight of the pregnant woman stops at one value, and sometimes decreases by 1-2 kg. However, only those women who weigh themselves regularly can notice this.


Instability of the emotional state

Abrupt mood swings can also be harbingers of the onset of labor. A woman becomes anxious, apathy can suddenly be replaced by a thirst for violent activity. Often during this period, a pregnant woman begins to clean the apartment, sort out children's things, and in especially acute cases, even starts repairs. Or vice versa, she tries to retire, hide from everyone. All this is called the nesting instinct. Thus, a woman instinctively prepares for the appearance of a baby, she wants not only her to be ready for his birth, but also the “nest”, that is, the apartment.

false contractions

Many women experience the phenomenon of false or training contractions. The uterus is preparing for the birth process. For this organ, it is associated with prolonged and intense stress. Under the influence of the hormone oxytocin, 2-3 weeks before delivery, the uterus begins to contract arbitrarily from time to time. These contractions feel like contractions. Many women are frightened and immediately begin to gather in the hospital.

It is necessary to make sure that we are talking about labor activity, and not about harbingers before childbirth. This is both easy and difficult to do at the same time. It is best to calm down and try to relax first. You can lie down in a warm bath, false contractions from such a procedure usually either completely disappear or become less sensitive. There is another significant difference: training contractions, unlike true ones, are not regular, in addition, the interval between them is not reduced. It is necessary to calculate the breaks between contractions and their duration.

Mucus plug

The surest harbinger of an early birth is, perhaps, the exit of the mucous plug. This usually happens 1-2 days before the onset of labor. The cork can come out immediately - a dense mucous lump, brownish in color, or in the form of spotting. This harbinger of childbirth can make happy both primiparous and multiparous at 40-41 weeks.

Harbingers of preterm labor

It would not be entirely true to talk about the harbingers of premature birth. However, there are some signs that may be symptoms of preterm labor:

  • pulling pains and heaviness in the lower abdomen;
  • bleeding from the vagina;
  • cramping pains;
  • leaks of clear liquid.

You should not take the calculations given here too seriously, since the body of each woman is individual. The main thing is to listen to your feelings and in the last weeks be ready for a trip to the hospital, not relying entirely on the harbingers of childbirth.

Hello Ekaterina! I can’t tell you for sure why you often want to go to the toilet for the most part. But a similar phenomenon can be observed with an ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, I advise you to contact your gynecologist with this question. This should be done as early as possible, because the late detection of such a pregnancy is fraught with the most sad consequences. Therefore, you should listen to your feelings and consult a doctor in a timely manner if you have unusual symptoms during pregnancy. Your health and the ability to have children in the future depend on this, which should not be prevented by an ectopic pregnancy.

A common symptom of an ectopic pregnancy, interrupted by the type of rupture of the tube or tubal abortion, is pain in the lower abdomen and with a relatively small delay in menstruation (usually 1-3 weeks). The pain symptom is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, increased heart rate, lowering blood pressure and other signs of increasing internal bleeding. Against the background of these manifestations of the disease, signs develop that are already characteristic of a rupture of the fallopian tube or for a tubal abortion. Rupture of the fallopian tube is characterized by an acute onset and rapid dynamics of symptoms. Usually against the backdrop of a general good condition a woman has a sharp pain in the lower abdomen with irradiation to the vulva and rectum. Irradiation of pain in the rectal area is often misunderstood by the patient like a call to defecate. With heavy internal bleeding, pain can radiate to the neck and shoulder blade, phrenicus syndrome is detected. Soon after a painful attack, symptoms of internal bleeding and an acute abdomen appear: vomiting, dizziness, fainting, increased heart rate, lowering blood pressure, severe weakness and anemia. Palpation of the abdomen is determined by the tension of the muscles of the abdominal wall, especially pronounced in the lower sections, and a positive symptom of Shchetkin-Blumberg. With significant bleeding into the abdominal cavity, dullness of percussion sound is detected in the lateral parts of the abdomen (lateral channels), with careful movement of the patient from side to side, the borders of dullness move accordingly. There may not be dark bloody discharge from the genitals, since in acute cases of rupture of the fallopian tube, the decidua of the uterus does not have time to exfoliate and does not begin to stand out.

I hope that everything is fine with you now, and nothing threatens your health. Good luck!

Frequent urge to the toilet "in a small way" is one of the constant companions of pregnancy. This sign is very controversial: on the one hand, it is a natural result of fetal pressure on the bladder, on the other hand, it can warn a woman about the danger in the form of an inflammatory disease. How regular, due to pregnancy, frequent urination differs from the same phenomenon of the pathological form, the article will tell.

Frequent urination during pregnancy, as a rule, alarms women who are going to become mothers for the first time. Moms who went through this “school” with their first baby and became pregnant for the second time understand that there is nothing to worry about, and they are absolutely right. The exception is cases when this phenomenon is accompanied by other alarming signs indicating a disease.

At what stage of pregnancy does frequent urination occur?

The reaction of each woman to the development of pregnancy is individual. Some experience all the "charms" of a specific position almost immediately after conception, others feel great right up to the very birth. Based on this, the constant need to empty the bladder can become like early sign pregnancy, and appear only shortly before the birth of the child.

Urination during pregnancy: 1st trimester

With the appearance of a microscopic clot of cells in the mother's womb, everything in the female body turns upside down: metabolic processes are rebuilt at the cellular level, tissues are saturated every day with an increasing volume of fluid, hormones are intensively produced. By the way, these biologically active elements play a major role in the restructuring of the mechanism of urination in the expectant mother. So, the hormone progesterone reduces the tone of the strong walls of the bladder, and the organ cannot retain fluid inside for a long time, without causing a particular inconvenience to a person. In addition, the uterus is slowly but constantly increasing in size, “capturing” more and more free space and pushing the surrounding organs. It turns out that frequent urination in the early stages of an interesting situation is a phenomenon due to nature itself.

Urination during pregnancy: 2nd trimester

If at the beginning of pregnancy, the expectant mother suffered a lot, running every half an hour to the toilet "in a small way", then with the onset of 4 months of pregnancy, this symptom may disappear altogether. The uterus begins to grow upward, towards the diaphragm, and the bladder and its ducts are released from excessive pressure for a while. Consequently, the process of accumulation and retention of urine returns to normal.

No wonder the second trimester is considered the most comfortable period of pregnancy: all the discomfort associated with toxicosis recede, the woman gets used to her position and can finally relax, enjoying every minute of pregnancy. However, the expectant mother should keep in mind that frequent urination at this time often indicates the development inflammatory process in the pelvic organs.

Urination during pregnancy: 3rd trimester

The problem of frequent visits to the toilet complicates the life of almost all women in late pregnancy. If the uterus has not yet begun to descend, it still has such an impressive size that a strong oppression of neighboring organs, in particular the bladder, is simply inevitable.

Let's also not forget that an almost fully formed little man lives inside the mother. This means that the female body experiences a load in the form of an additional circulating volume of blood and amniotic fluid which are updated regularly. The baby, moreover, already has fully functioning kidneys, which, with the help of the umbilical cord, excrete the products of protein breakdown into the mother's body. It follows that frequent urination in women during late pregnancy is a normal physiological feature.

Frequent urination in a pregnant woman at night

The longer the pregnancy, the greater the risk of swelling, especially on the legs. Excess fluid is retained and accumulates in the body of a pregnant woman during the day, and at night, accordingly, it flows away and begins to be excreted by the kidneys. That is why many expectant mothers complain that they cannot sleep because of the need to visit the toilet to empty the bladder several times a night.

Frequent urination in a pregnant woman before childbirth

When there are only a few weeks left before the miracle happens, and the fetus gradually sinks head or legs down to the pelvis, the expectant mother breathes a sigh of relief: the high uterus no longer squeezes the diaphragm, heartburn and belching disappear, the heaviness in the stomach that has already become habitual disappears.

At the same time, a pregnant woman has another problem - she has to go to the toilet "in a small way" more and more often. Due to the pressure of the baby's head, the bladder is constantly irritated, and the one-time volume of urine is small, so the woman empties often, but in small portions. Often the feeling of the need to go to the toilet is false: a portion of urine sufficient for excretion has not yet accumulated, but irritation of the walls of the bladder creates a feeling of readiness for emptying.

Frequent urination in pregnant women: summing up

Having considered the problem of frequent urination within the framework of the specific features of the development of pregnancy, we can list the factors that directly or indirectly affect the condition and functionality of the genitourinary system of the expectant mother:

  • drastic changes in hormonal balance female body after conception;
  • decrease in the tone of the muscles of the urinary organs;
  • high activity of the kidneys due to the needs of the body that have grown on the soil since pregnancy;
  • increased amount of blood and fluid in the body of a pregnant woman;
  • gradual increase in the size of the uterus due to the growth and development of the child;
  • the presence and constant renewal of amniotic fluid in the body of a pregnant woman;
  • stagnation of fluid in the tissues of the body of the expectant mother;
  • the beginning of the functioning of the kidneys of a formed child in the third trimester of pregnancy;
  • the aspiration of the head or legs of the fetus into the pelvis shortly before childbirth, as a result of which pressure on the bladder increases.


Among the causes of frequent urination, not specifically related to pregnancy, can be called the abuse of spicy foods and meat, which changes the normal composition of urine, making it more acidic.

Iron deficiency anemia, a frequent companion of pregnancy, can be considered another unconditional reason for the development of frequent urges to the toilet “in a small way” in the expectant mother. On the basis of iron deficiency, the tissue of all mucous membranes of the body becomes vulnerable and easily irritated.

Ways to relieve frequent urination during pregnancy

Here is a list of useful tips that will help the expectant mother to some extent “calm down” her bladder:

  1. You can reduce frequent urination during early pregnancy by avoiding foods that make you very thirsty. These are products with a pronounced spicy, salty or smoked taste.
  2. Do not forget about foods and drinks that are diuretic in themselves. These are coffee, tea, a decoction of rose hips, berry fruit drinks, fresh cucumbers, zucchini, melon and everyone's favorite watermelon.
  3. At the slightest signal from the body, it is necessary to relieve the bladder immediately - in no case should it be endured for a long time. If possible, you should avoid public places where it is impossible or problematic to visit the toilet on demand.
  4. Underwear should loosely fit the lower abdomen, and not squeeze it.

It is important! On the basis of frequent trips to the toilet, a pregnant woman should in no case reduce the amount of water consumed per day. A healthy expectant mother with a satisfactory pregnancy should drink about 2 liters of fluid per day. The main part of this volume should be drunk in the morning and afternoon, in the evening you need to drink a little, and 1-2 hours before bedtime, generally reduce drinking to a minimum.

If, when laughing or coughing, a pregnant woman involuntarily leaks urine in small portions, it is impossible to solve this problem with the help of daily sanitary pads that provoke the development of vaginal candidiasis (thrush). The way out of an unpleasant situation will be a more frequent change of underwear.

To completely empty, during urination, you need to tilt the body forward and slightly strain. This posture relieves the bladder of additional pressure from the uterus and baby, allowing all urine to flow out unhindered.


What does urinary pain during pregnancy mean?

Many expectant mothers are wondering: how often can urination be considered normal in their position? There is no specific answer - as already noted at the beginning of the article, it all depends on the individual characteristics of the body of each woman. It is much more important that frequent urination is painless. If the slightest discomfort appears during emptying of the bladder, an inflammatory process should be suspected in any organ of the genitourinary system.

Pain, itching and burning in a pregnant woman during urination may manifest cystitis or exacerbation of kidney stones. Both diseases pose a danger to the mother and the unborn baby.

Symptoms of cystitis during pregnancy

Women in position are at risk for the incidence of cystitis. There may be several reasons for this. Firstly, the hormonal background changed during pregnancy provokes changes in the organs of the urinary system themselves, making them more prone to the development of inflammation than before. Secondly, the enlarged uterus presses down on the bladder so that it is difficult to empty it completely during urination. The remaining small portion of urine becomes a source of an infectious inflammatory reaction. Untreated cystitis in time takes on a complicated form in the form of pyelonephritis, so inflammation must be eliminated as soon as possible, especially when a woman is expecting a baby. What symptoms should alert a pregnant woman? We list the most indicative signs of cystitis:

  • frequent urge to the toilet "in a small way";
  • inability to delay urination;
  • burning sensation in the lower abdomen or lower back;
  • painful discomfort during urination;
  • pinching feeling on the mucous membrane of the genital organs after urination;
  • cloudy urine with an unpleasant odor.

To prevent the development of cystitis in such a crucial period, the expectant mother should follow these recommendations:

  1. Drink 7-8 glasses of fluid per day.
  2. Wipe from top to bottom.
  3. Empty your bladder before and after sex.
  4. Avoid panty liners completely or change them as often as possible.
  5. Give preference to the shower, not the bath.
  6. Abandon synthetic underwear in favor of cotton.
  7. Before sex, wash the genitals in warm water.
  8. Avoid tight underwear and stockings.


Symptoms of urolithiasis during pregnancy

The degree of danger posed by urolithiasis for the expectant mother and her baby depends on the size of the stones. Stones and sand within the range of no more than 1 - 2 cm are considered harmless, despite the fact that they can cause a woman some discomfort. Due to their small size, such calculi can exit the kidney on their own, naturally. Stones larger than 2 cm should be feared - they may well block the lumen of the ureter and provoke the development of severe renal colic. This complication is eliminated by surgery.

Among the symptoms of urolithiasis are:

  • pulling pain in the side;
  • cloudy, bad-smelling urine;
  • an admixture of blood in the urine (when the mucous membrane of the urinary tract is damaged).

Urolithiasis is often aggravated due to pregnancy: the constantly growing uterus compresses nearby organs, as a result of which sand and stones can move. The only way out of an unpleasant situation is the relief of pain in a pregnant woman with the help of medications.


Frequent urination during pregnancy is a physiological norm as long as this phenomenon is painless. If the slightest pain or any other discomfort appears, the expectant mother should consult a doctor who will determine the cause of the pain and prescribe the appropriate treatment, taking into account the patient's position.

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