In order to carry a fetus in the womb, expectant mothers will go through many physiological changes that are different from those in the past. This is normal; however, physiological symptoms during pregnancy may also be signs of disease, and expectant mothers must not be careless. In order to allow expectant mothers to better understand whether the physiological signals sent by the body represent safety or danger, this article will introduce the top 10 physiological signals during pregnancy for expectant mothers to use as a reference for self-judgment.
feeling sick and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are fairly common pregnancy symptoms that begin around 5 to 6 weeks into pregnancy. The main reason is the large increase in placental chorionic hormones and the unique individual constitution; in addition, some expectant mothers may also be unable to adapt to pregnancy.
Well, nausea and vomiting caused by excessive psychological stress.
If an expectant mother experiences severe vomiting, even after drinking a drink, she may have hyperemesis gravidarum and should seek medical attention immediately. Huang Guishui, an attending physician at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Tri-Service General Hospital, said that if nausea and vomiting are still severe at the end of pregnancy, accompanied by headaches and elevated blood pressure, it may also be a sign of pregnancy. Pregnancy-induced hypertension requires special attention.
Frequent urination
Before 12 weeks of pregnancy, the uterus is still in the pelvic cavity. At this time, the uterus will gradually become larger as the weeks progress, pressing the bladder forward, causing frequent urination. In the second trimester, because the uterus has left the pelvic cavity and reached the abdominal cavity, the problem of frequent urination will naturally improve. In the third trimester of pregnancy (about 37 weeks), as the fetal head slowly descends, the uterus returns to the pelvic cavity and compresses the bladder. At this time, frequent urination will occur again.
Most expectant mothers experience frequent urination, but the severity varies. It should be noted that if you are accompanied by symptoms such as burning pain during urination, painful urination, unbearable urgency to urinate, and fever, it may be caused by a bladder infection. At this time, you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible to avoid extending to the kidneys and causing more serious acute kidney inflammation or sepsis.