DIET AND BODY CARE DURING PREGNANCY!

 

HEALTHY PREGNANCY

 

REMEMBER, A CHILD'S HEALTH DOES NOT START AFTER THE BIRTH, IT BEGINS EVEN BEFORE THE BABY CONCEIVES IN THE MOTHER'S WOMB. PLANNING OF A CHILD MUST BE CONSIDERED IN THREE FACTORS.

• THE COUPLE SHOULD TAKE A GLASS OF CHARGED WATER (HEALTH DRINK) DAILY.
• THE FEMALE PARTNER MUST HAVE THREE REGULAR MENSES BEFORE CONCEIVING TO HAVE A HEALTHY FULLY DEVELOPED UTERUS.
• A DAILY MASSAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WRISTS FOR FIVE MINUTES BY THE FEMALE PARTNER PROVES BENEFICIAL FOR A HEALTHY PREGNANCY.

TO PREPARE CHARGED WATER (HEALTH DRINK), 

MIX 300 GM. GINGER POWDER. SWALLOW

ONE TEASPOON OF THIS POWDER WITH WATER

IN THE MORNING AND EVENING.

                                     

 

ANOTHER WAY IS TO ADD TO IT SALT OR

HONEY TO YOUR TASTE. AMLA IS A 

CONCENTRATED FORM OF VITAMIN C. IT HAS 

16 TIMES MORE VITAMIC C THAN LEMON AND HELPS

TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO THE BODY AGAINST

COLD, AND INCREASES THE DIGESTIVE POWER.

HEALT DRINK IS BENEFICIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 

CONVALESCING PEOPLE, OLD, GROWING CHILDREN 

AND THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS.

DELIVERY TIME

IN THE INITIAL STAGE, A WOMAN SHOULD TAKE DEEP, SLOW AND RELAXING BREATHS. HAVE A THROUGH VAGINAL EXAMINATION BEFORE TAKING ANY DECISION ABOUT NAETHESIA.

WHEN THE SECOND STAGE BEGINS, LIE ON YOUR SIDE RATHER THAN USING A GRAVITY-ASSISTED POSITION, WHICH WILL GIVE YOUR BIRTH CANAL AND PERINEUM MORE IME TO STRETCH, DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF TEARING AND PROTECT THE BABY'S HEAD FROM BEING PRESSED THROUGH THE VAGINA.

BEFORE DELIVERY SYPTOMS

 

EVERY EXPECTING MOTHER SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE SYPTOMS AS THE TIME OF CONFINEMENT NEARS, AT THE TIME OF CHILDBIRTH, A WOMAN REQUIRES LOTS OF LOVE, AFFECTION AND CONFIDENCE FROM HER HUSBAND AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO OVERCOME THE PAIN BARRIER.

• THE SUDDEN ONSET OF LABOUR PAIN IS BROUGHT ON BY THE DROP IN THE LEVEL OF THE PROGESTERONE HORMONE.
• THERE IS AN URGE FOR FREQUENT URINATION.
• THE LOW POSITION OF THE FOETAL HEAD MAKES WALKING AND SITTING DIFFICULT.
• THERE IS BACKACHE AND TIREDNESS IN THE LIMBS.
• VAGINAL SECRETION INCREASES, IT MAY BE BLOOD-STAINED.
• THE ABDOMEN GOES INTO REGULAR, PERIODIC TIGHTNESS DUE TO UTERINE CONTRACTIONS. 

CHILD AND THE MOTHER!

 

• THE NEWBORN NEEDS 10 TO 20 HOURS SLEEP.
• TOUCHING, CUDDLING AND SLIN CONTACT REQUIRED.
• AFTER-PAINS IN THE UTERUS ARE COMMON AND THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY.
• URINATION AND PERSPIRATION INCREASES.
• VAGINAL FLOW IS PRESENT.
• BREASTS ENLARGE IN CASE OF BREASTFEEDING.
• FATIGUE AND EXCITEMENT EXIST.
• WEIGHT LOSS MAY BE 6 TO 8 KG IN EARLY POST-PARTUM.
• THE MENSTRUATION IN GENERAL DOES NOT RETURN FOR MOTHS IF BREASTFEEDING, OTHERWISE, PERIODS START IN 4 TO 8 WEEKS.
• OVULATION MAY BE DELAYED BUT IS POSSIBLE WITHIN WEEKS.
• SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP IS READJUSTED WITH CONTRACEPTION. 

BEFORE DELIVERY

• THE SUDDEN ONSET OF LABOUR PAIN IS BROUGHT ON BY THE DROP IN THE LEVEL OF THE PROGRESTERONE HORMONE.
• THERE IS AN URGE FOR FREQUENT URINATION.
• THE LOWER POSITION OF THE FOETAL HEAD MAKES WALKING AND SITTING DIFFICULT.
• THERE IS BACKACHE AND TIREDNESS IN THE LIMBS.
• VAGINAL SECRETION INCREASES, AND IT MAY BE BLOOD-STAINED.
• THE ABDOMEN GOES INTO REGULAR, PERIODIC TIGHTNESS DUR TO UTERINE CONTRACTIONS.

LABOUR SIGNS

 

• BACKACHE, THAT COME AND GO ACCOMPANIED BY UNEASINESS AND RESTLESSNESS.
• FREQUENT SOFT BOWL MOVEMENTS OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR AN INTESTINAL UPSET.
• DIARRHOA-LIKE SYMPTOMS ON OR NEAR YOUR DUE DATE MAY BE SUBTLE SIGN OF EARLY LABOUR.
• PASSAGE OF A THINCKENED MUCUS PLUG TINGED WITH BLOOD FROM THE RUPTURED BLOOD VESSELS IN THE CERVIX, WHICH CAN APPEAR DAYS BEFORE ANY OTHER SIGN OF LABOUR.

DELIVERY PREPARATION

• A HARD BED TO AVOID EXCESS LABOUR PAIN.
• OILY CLOTH FOR SPREADING ON THE BED.
• TWO ROLLS OF STERILISED COTTON WOOL.
• FEW NAPKINS DULY RINSED IN CARBOLIC LOTION AND DRIED.
• TWO BASINS, EACH FOR MEMBRANES AND WASTE COTTON.
• ENEMA POT, BORIC ACID AND ANTISEPTIC LOTION.
• FOUR BENDERS OF SIZE 36 INCH AND 16 INCH BROAD FOR STOMACH WHICH IS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DELIVERY.
• FOUR LOIN CLOTHES TO MANAGE THE VAGINA.

THREE STAGES OF LABOUR

 

THE FIRST STAGE LASTS ABOVE 12 TO 15 HOURS.

THE SECOND STAGE ABOUT TWO HOURS.

THE THIRD STAGE TAKES 20 MINUTES TO HALF AN HOUR.

WHAT TO DO EXCESS BLEEDING 

AFTER DELIVERY?

MOSTLY BLEEDING OCCURS AFTER LABOUR AND THE DELIVERY OF THE BABY. HOWEVER, IN CASE OF LOSS OF BLOOD FOR OVER TWO CUPS, YOU MAY HAVE HAEMORRHAGE WITH SYMPTOMS LIKE SHOCK, RAPID PULSE, PALENESS, TREMBLING, COLD AND SWEATING. IN CASE OF SUSPECTED HAEMORRHAGE, MASSAGE THE UTERUS FIRMLY THROUGH THE ABDOMINAL WALL INTIL IT CONTRACTS AND ENCOURAGES THE NEWLY BORN BAY TO NURSE BESIDES MASSAGING THE BREAST NIPPLES. IF THE BLEEDING APPEARS AT THE VAGINAL OPENING, PAD THE PERINEUM WITH AN ICE PARK AND TOWEL. APPLY FIRM PRESSURE.

DIET AND BODY CARE!

 

YOUR EATING HABITS BEFORE AND DURING PREGNANCY AFFECTS THE BABY'S HEALTH. SINCE EATING PROPERLY GREATLY INFLENCE THE GROWTH THE FUTURE HEALTH OF YOUR BABY. A MOTHER SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THE BEST NOURISHMENT FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR UNBORN CHILD.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE IN PREGNANCY

TO IMPROVE YOUR EATING HABITS, SINCE

YOUR BABY WILL BENEFIT FROM ANY 

IMPROVEMENT YOU MAKE EVEN IN LATE 

PREGNANCY. INFACT, THE BODY'S GREATEST

NEED FOR IRON, PROTEIN AND CALCIUM

OCCURS IN THE LAST 8 TO 12 WEEKS OF 

PREGNANCY. IMPROVING YOUR DIET 

WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM EFFECT ON

YOUR CHILDREN, SINCE THEY WILL GROW

UP WITH BETTER EATING HABITS.

GOOD NUTRITIENTS HAS IMPORTANT

AND LONG-LASTING EFFECTS.

DURING PREGNANCY, A WOMAN SUPPLIES ALL THE NUTRIENTS TO THE DEVELOPIG BABY, THE BABY'S LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM, CONSISTING OF THE PLACENTA, UTERUS AND MEMBRANE, FLUID AND MATERIAL BLOOD VOLUME, ALSO GROWS DURING PREGNANCY, DEVELOPING AS NECESSARY TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS OF THE FOETUS.

 

NUTRITIOUS FOODS

A GOOD HEALTH DEPENDS UPON THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF THE DIET ONE EATS. TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH, VIGOUR AND VITALITY DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY, THE HUMAN BODY NEEDS A WIDE RANGE OF NUTITION INCLUDING PROTEINS, INCLUDING FATS, CARBOHYDRATES, VITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM THE FOOD WE EAT.

CARBOHYDRATES

 

THEY PROVIDE ENERGY TO THE BODY, CONTROL THE BREAKDOWN OF PROTEINS AND PROTECT THEM FROM TOXINS. THEY DO BURN THE FAT. THESE ARE FOUND IN SUGAR, MILK, HONEY. COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES ARE GENERALLY FOUND IN CEREALS, GRAINS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.

PROTEINS

THESE ARE VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS THAT PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE BODY. ALL FOODS, EXCEPT REFINED SUGAR, OIL AND FATS CONTAIN PROTEINS. MILK, OILSEEDS, NUTS, FOETUS DEVELOPMENT DURING PREGNANCY AND HELPS IN MILK GENERATION DURATION LACTATION. AN ADULT REQUIRES PROTEIN TO THE EXTENT OF 0.7 GM/KG OF BODY WEIGHT. CHILDREN DURING THE GROWING AGE REQUIRE SLIGHTLY MORE PROTEINS THAN ADULTS.

FAT

THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART IN THE HUMAN BODY, BUT IT IS HARMFUL IF TAKEN IN EXCESS. FATS GENERALLY BREAK UP IN THE ABSENSE OF CARBOHYDRATES TO PROVIDE ENERGY. SINCE FAT IS A CONCENTRATED SOURCE OF FATTY ACIDS AND IS NECESSARY FOR THE GROWTH AND REPAIR OF THE BODY. EATING TOO MUCH OF FAT OR OILY FOOD MAKES ONE OBESE

VITAMINS

THE EXCESS AS WELL AS SHORTAGE OF VITAMINS, BOTH ARE HARMFUL AND PRODUCT ABVERSE EFFECTS. SOME OF THE PROMINENT VITAMINS DURING PREGNANCY ARE:

 

VITAMIN A

• AVAILABLE IN GHEE, BUTTER, EGG, FISH, GREEN VEGETABLES.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES ROUGH AND DRY SKIN DMINISHED VISION.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE HEADACHE BODY ACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ITCHING AND LOSS OF HAIR.

VITAMIN-D

• AVAILABLE IN FISH, EGG, BUTTER, MILK AND SUN RAYS.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES DECREASED BONE GROWTH IN CHILDREN, AND THINNING OF BONE IN ADULTS.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE LOSS OF APPETITE, DIARRHOEA, KIDNEY FAILURE, DEPOSITION OF CALCIUM IN TISSUES, NERVOUSNESS, TREMBLING, HEADACHE AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS.

 

VITAMIN-B

 

 

• AVAILABLE IN CEREALS, MEAT, DAIRY PRODUCTS, VEGETABLES, NUTS AND FRUITS.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES WEAKNESS AND NERVOUSNESS.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE NERVOUSNESS, TREMBLING HEADACHES AND MUSCLES WEAKNESS.

VITAMIN B-2

• AVAILABLE IN MOST FOODS.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES ULCERS IN THE MOUTH, BURNING SENSATION IN THE EYES AND SCALES ON THE SKIN.

VITAMIN B-6

 

• AVAILABLE IN MEAT, FISH, CEREALS, PULSES AND YEAST.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES ULCERS IN THE MOUTH, NERVE DAMAGE AND ANAEMIA.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE PIMPLES, SKIN RASHES AND CONVULSIONS.

VITAMIN B 12

• AVAILABLE IN LIVER, FISH, EGG AND MILK.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES ANAEMIA, STERILITY AND NERVOUS DAMAGE.

VITAMIN-C

 

• AVAILABLE IN CITRUS FOOD, GREEN VEGETABLES AND PULSES.
• DEFICIENCY CAUSES WEAKNESS, ANAEMIA AND SWELLING OF GUMS.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE DIARRHOEA, KIDNEY STONE AND EFFECTS ON THE UNBORN BABY IN THE WOMB.

 

NICOTINE

• AVAILABLE IN LIVER, MEAT, FISH, CEREALS AND PULSES. DEFICIENCY CAUSES DIARRHOEA, MENTAL SYMPTOMS, ULCERS IN THE MOUTH, HEADACHES AND INSOMNIA.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE LIVER DAMAGE, PEPTIC ULCERS, VOMITING, DIARRHOEA AND INCREASE IN BLOOD SUGAR.

FOLIC ACID

• AVAILABLE IN LIVER, EGG, LEAFY VEGETABLES, ETC.
• DEFICIENCTY CAUSES ANAEMIA, SORENESS OF TONGUE AND WEAKNESS.
• ADVERSE EFFECTS ARE KIDNEY DAMAGE AND INSOMNIA.

HOW TO SLIM AFTER THE DELIVERY 

OF THE BABY?

TO MAINTAIN A PERFECT FIGURE AND SELF-GROOMING AFTER BECOMING A MOTHER, THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY YOU CONSUME MUST BE EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY YOU BURN. THE FACE BECOMES ROUND AND BULKY. THE FOLLOWING ARE CERTAIN SYMPTOMS OF FATNESS AFTER THE CHILDBIRTH.

• SHOULDERS GET PLUMP AND HOLLOW, AND THE COLLAR-BONES DISAPPEAR.
• FAT OVERHANG THE HIPS AND THE WAIST DISAPPEAR.
• THE BUTTOCKS ENLARGE.
• THE GIRDLE SHRINKS AND THE ROLLS OF FLESH SWELL OUT ABOVE OR BELOW THE GIRDLE.
• THE NECK THICKENS AND LOSES ITS NORMAL COUNTOR.
• A DOUBLE CHIN UNDER THE NAPE OF THE NECK APPEAR.
• BREATS SAGE DOWN TO THE STOMACH.
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REDUCE WEIGHT TIPS

 

• TONE UP THE MUSCLES.
• IMPROVE DIGESTION.
• INCREASE OXYGEN SUPPLY TO THE BODY.
• HELP TO KEEP YOUR WEIGHT DOWN.
• RETAIN CALCIUM IN THE BODY WHICH DELAYS THE AGEING PROCESS.
• KEEP THE HEART IN GOOD CONDITION.
• HELP TO KEEP A GLOWING SKIN AND SHINING HAIR.

DIET CONTROL

FOOD TO EAT

 

• NON-FATTY SOUPS AND SLIGHTLY SALTED VEGETABLES.
• EGGS (ONE EGG A DAY) 
• FRESH BUTTER
• FRESH OR CONDENSED MILK
• CHEES WITH LOW FAT CONTENTS
• COOKED OR RAW GREEN VEGETABLES
• FRESH FRUITS
• FRUITS JUICES AND HERBAL TEA.

 

FOODS TO AVOID

 

 

• BREAD, BISCUITS AND PASTRIES
• MUTTON AND FATTY FISH
• FRIED FOOD, BUTTER AND OILS
• CREAM AND MILK FOODS
• CORNFLAKES, STARCHY FLOUR AND RICE 
• FATTY, FERMENTED AND SALTED CHEESE
• BANANA, CHESTNUTS, WALNUTS, JAM, HONEY, COCOA AND CHOCALATES.
• WINE, BEER, CIDER, ALCOHOLIC AND SWEETENED DRINKS.

DO'S AND DONT'S

 

• WEIGH YOURSELF EVERY 28 HOURS.
• CUT DOWN ON YOUR FOOD INTAKE, ESPECIALLY BREAD, HISCUITS AND CAKES.
• USE LITTLE SALT AND NO SUGAR.
• HAVE BREAKFAST ON ONE APPLE AND TEA.
• AVOID DRINKING WATER, WHILE YOU ARE EATING.
• REDUCE YOUR APPETITE AN HOUR BEFORE YOUR MEALS.
• TAKE FOAM BATH OR IF POSSIBLE, TAKE A TURKISH BATH.
• EXERCISE FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES EVERY MORNING.
• ENERGETIC SPORTS MAY KEEP YOU SLIM AND TRIM.
• DRINK DIURETIC WATER.
• DO NOT LOSE PATIENCE.
• DO NOT LET YOURSELF CONSTIPATED.
• DO NOT TAKE DRUGS WITHOUT CONSULTING A DOCTOR.
• DO NOT WEIGH YOURSELF VERY FREQUENTLY.

TAKE CARE OF BODY

DON'T NEGLECT YOUR BODY AFTER CHILDBIRTH. 

DAILY CARE CAN HELP TO KEEP YOUR BODY SMOOTH, SOFT AND HEALTHY.

CHIN, NECK, UPPER AMRS, STOMACH, BREASTS, BACK, HIPS, THIGHS ARE SOME OF THE AREAS OF THE BODY WHICH REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE BY EVERY WOMAN TO MAINTAIN HER PERSONALITY AND IMPROVE THE SKIN TEXTURE, COLOUR AND TONE.

BEAUTY BODY

 

THE NECK IS THE MOST NEGLECTED AREA OF THE BODY. WHENEVER, HAVING FACIAL, INCLUDE YOUR NECK IN ALL FACIAL ROUTINE, SUHC AS CLEANSING, TONING, NOURISHING. 

A SLIM WAISTLINE MAKES A WOMAN HIGHLY APPEELING. WAISTLINE LENDS FLEXIBILITY TO HER FRAME AND ENHANCE GAIT. 

SOME SUGGESTION

• MASSAGE WITH OLIVE OIL TO PREVENT WRINKLES, FLABBINESS AND FOLD DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER DELIVERY ON THE WAISTLINE.
• WALK, ROPE JUMPING, DANCING AND SWIMMING ARE IMPORTANT EXERCISE FOR THE WAISTLINE.
• USE HARD BED WITHOUT FOAM MATTRESSES.

NECESSARY STEPS

MINDSET

THE SUCCESS OF YOUR WEIGHT REDUCTION FAIRLY DEPENDS ON YOUR WILL POWER, KEENESS, AND ATTITUDE-WITHOUT WHICH NOTHING REALLY WORKS.

EXERCISES

MAKE EXERCISE AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. BRISK WALKING, CYCLING, PLAYING TENNIS OR BADMINTON, SWIMMING, AEROBICS AND YOGA ARE SOME OF THE EASY EXERCISES. START UP WITH A 10 MINUTE ROUTINE AND GRADUALLY INCREASE IT TO 30 MINUTES.

CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE

LIFESTYLE CHANGES ARE MUST. IF YOU ARE HAVING SEDENTARY HABITS, YOU ARE LIKELY TO LOSE MORE THAN GAIN. AVOID MAKING OBESITY, A WAY OF LIFE. WALK BRISKY, TAKING TO THE STAIRS INSTEAD OF RIDING THE LIFT OR AN ELEVATOR ARE GOOD HABITS.

DIET CONTROL

EXERCISE CONTROL OVER YOUR DIET TO LOSE WEIGHT. REMEMBER, CRASH DIETING IS UNHEALTHY, THOUGH IT WORKS WELL INITIALLY BUT LEAVES WORSE EFFECTS. YOU PUT ON WHATEVER WEIGHT YOU HAD LOST. EAT SLOWLY, AVOID GOINT TO A PARTY ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. EATING LOW OR NO-FAT DIET AND CONSUMING MORE OF FIBRE-RICH AND UNREFINED FOODS ARE SOME OF THE GOOD HABITS.