These are Your Questions About Pregnancy Answered

These are all Your Questions About Pregnancy Answered.Image credit: freepik.

Pregnancy is the word given to the period a baby or more grows inside a woman’s uterus. It begins after the implantation of a fertilized egg or eggs and lasts for 40 weeks or 9 months,  measured from the last periods.

Pregnancy takes place when your egg released during ovulation is fertilized by the sperm. The resulting fertilized egg travels to the uterus where it is implanted and  nurtured until delivery.

What are the symptoms of pregnancy?

1. Missed Periods.This is one of the first and most important symptoms of pregnancy, but it can also happen when your periods are irregular and in some other diseased conditions. 
2. Nausea and Vomiting are one of the earlier symptoms of pregnancy. These are caused by hormones released into the blood. They last for the first three to four months of the pregnancy.
3. Painful swollen breasts due to hormonal changes.
4. Increased passage of urine.
5. Sleepiness and tiredness.

         6. Attitudinal swing.

        7.      Light spotting or bleeding occurs 10 to 14 days,            after implantation of the fertilized egg into the.                 lining of the uterus. At the time you are expecting.             your menses. However, when the bleeding.                           becomes heavier, it may be caused by other

        diseased conditions. Plrase see your Doctor.

        8. You feel bloated just like you feel sometimes, at.                  the beginning of your periods.

         9. Constipation

         10. Your appetite make increase or reduce

          11. There may be no symptoms at all.

Do I need immunization?

Yes! To protect you and your unborn baby

from Killer diseases.

Can I exercise during pregnancy?

Staying Active and exercising is good.

It controls your weight, high blood Pressure, and Blood Sugar. It makes your sleep and Mood better.

150 mins of exercise in a week is good. Brisk walking is recommended.

You may divide the duration of the exercise.

If you are not happy with it, you can stop. 

What food is good for me during pregnancy?

Healthy eating habits. Concentrate on a balanced diet…. A lot of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and dairy foods.

Can I take multivitamins and Folic acid during pregnancy?

Folic acid is good before and after pregnancy. It prevents the development of birth defects in the brain and spine.

When will my baby start kicking me?

 Baby kick or quickening is noticed when your pregnancy is between 14 to 26 weeks old.

How to confirm if you are  pregnant?

 

A missed period is often the first clue that you might be pregnant. Sometimes, a woman might suspect she is pregnant even sooner by experiencing the above  symptoms. These days, many women first use home pregnancy tests (HPT) to find out.

All pregnancy tests work by detecting a special hormone in the urine or blood that is present when a woman is pregnant. This  is called human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG. It  is made when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. hCG rapidly builds up in your body with each passing day you are pregnant.

HPT are  not expensive, private,  easy to use and found in most drug stores.  They detect hCG in your urine. HPTs are highly accurate which depends on many things. 

The amount of hCG in your urine increases with time.  Waiting one week after a missed period will usually give a more accurate result. You can also take the test sooner. But just know that a lot of pregnant women will get negative test results during the first few days after the missed period. It’s a good idea to repeat the test again after a week has passed. If you get two negative results but still think you’re pregnant, call your doctor.

How do you use them?

 Be sure to check the expiration date and follow the directions. Many involve holding a test stick in the urine stream. For some, you collect urine in a cup and then dip the test stick into it. Then, depending on the brand, you will wait a few minutes up to 10 minutes will give the most accurate result. Also, testing your urine first thing in the morning may boost the accuracy. You will be looking for double lines to show you are pregnant, a single line shows no pregnancy. New digital tests show the words “pregnant” or “not pregnant”

• If a HPT says you are pregnant, you should call your doctor right away. Your doctor can use a more sensitive test along with a pelvic exam to tell for sure if you’re pregnant. Seeing your doctor early on in your pregnancy can help you and your baby stay healthy.                                   Bood tests.
• Blood tests are done in a doctor’s office. They can pick up hCG earlier in a pregnancy than urine tests can. 
• Quantitative blood test (or the beta hCG test) measures the exact amount of hCG in your blood. So it can find even tiny amounts of hCG. It is very accurate. 
• Qualitative hCG blood tests just check to see  the presence or absence of the pregnancy hormone. What are the takeaways here?Pregnancy is the word used for the period a baby or more grows inside the uterus
• It takes place when your egg released during ovulation is fertilized by a sperm.
• One of the earliest and most common symptoms is a missed period, nausea, and vomiting. There may also be no symptoms.
• You need to be active and exercise, eat a balanced diet, and get yourself vaccinated.
• Take multivitamins and folic acid.
• Your baby may start kicking at 14 to 26 weeks pregnancy age.
• If you have  any other question about pregnancy,  do not hesitate to ask our Fertility specialist,  Dr. G.L Yahaya at Continental Fertility Clinic.