Pregnancy: A Tough Toll

The Effects, Physically and Mentally

Oscar Fresh
The most tough time in a woman's life is the period of pregnancy and not only for woman but her partner, whole gamut of friends, relatives and well wishers. Pregnancy is the time when the mother to be and her partner, feels anxious thoughts as the known, lesser known and unknown fears related to pregnancy and pregnancy complications. As these fears are usual, a woman faces number of physicals, emotional and psychological changes in her.

Pregnancy: When woman carrying a developing embryo or fetus it is known as pregnancy. This conditioned, could be diagnosed by positive results on a urine test, and confirmed through a blood test, ultrasound, detection of fetal heartbeat or an x-ray. Pregnancy is the period for about nine months, measured from the date of last menstrual period (LMP). In medical ground it is divided into three trimesters, each of three months.

However once a woman conceive after a few weeks she may notice several early signs of pregnancy such as exhaustion, nausea and vomiting, constipation, weight gain, abdominal cramps, acne and mild skin disorders, difficulty in sleeping and discomfort in sleeping, increase urination and incontinence, swelling of joints, leg cramps, joint pain, higher blood pressure hair loss.

The question arises most to the pregnant woman, as pregnancy and breast feeding worsen breast's shape. This is not right. Perfect physical state, good state of tissues and excellent work of endocrine system help to form a beautiful woman's breast during the post-natal period, even if woman nursed her baby. In the early stage of pregnancy, it's difficult to envision the form your breast may take after you stop nursing a baby. So, it is must to take measures that will allow you to hold your natural breast shape.

It is not recommended to take off your bra before going to bed because during pregnancy and breast feeding, breasts increase in size and becomes heavy. One should change bras as your breasts increase. It's advisable to wash breasts everyday with warm water and soap, and then wipe them with tough towel. Do not apply wet compress on your breast.

While pregnancy, it's seems that many women suffer from intensive hair shedding and worsening: Greased hair becomes more greasier and dry hair become drier.

For dry hairs, woman can melt beef marrow, filter it and mix it with rum. Rub this mixture into your head everyday.

If hairs are greaser, then it's not recommended to comb with hair brush. It is advisable to wash your hair often. Every night before going to bed, it is good to massage head skin.

Whatever the decision, make the mother to be a special keepsake with these marvelous baby shower invitation ideas. Although, frame an invitation and display it at the baby shower, and then let her take it home as a gift. Or taking a picture of expectant mother, then tuck it along with the baby invitation into a new baby scrapbook. This would how; a woman can start saving her precious memories. She will be pleased by your thoughtfulness. This time is very special in mothers' life, and you will appreciate for all that you do to welcome the neonate into the world.

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