Archive for December, 2009
Being pregnant is the most beautiful feeling in the world as the emotion of the moment when a woman will finally meet her child. It is a period of great changes that prepare the pregnant woman for that big moment in her life. It is a period of meditation, of accepting the fact that you will give birth to a human being, of starting to take responsibility for everything that happens during pregnancy and after.
You have to be more endeavor with yourself , with what you eat, with what you dress , how you behave, you will have to take to a good end the pregnancy. And for that you have to respect all the indications that your doctor gave you. You will be tempted to do all the things that you were used to do before, but now you have to think twice because now it is not only about you, it is about a new and fragile life which you have to protect and take care of it.
Travelling by plane
It is safe or dangerous to air travel during pregnancy? Of clinically, air travel will not cause 
miscarriage, but any associated stress, dehydration or lack of attention towards the signs of a possible miscarriages could be problems. Airlines have rules for travel during pregnancy and will not be allowed to travel if you exceeded 32 weeks.
What could happen during your travel
After not enough air, your biggest risk as pregnant woman and passenger is deep vein thrombosis – the formation of a blood clot in a leg vein. It is a rare complication, but serious, in any pregnancy. The risk of thrombosis increases with lack of exercise and dehydration.
To reduce the risk of thrombosis, you should try to book a place at the edge of the lane crossing (Aisle seat) to have more space for standing to be able to drink plenty of fluids during the flight, to rise and walk for a few minutes each hour.
Sport during pregnancy
Sport and fitness before, during and after pregnancy is an important part of modern life mummy. And during pregnancy, is recommended to follow a life sport. But, you have to know exactly what is and what is not recommended.
Ask your doctor before starting a prenatal exercise program. Think of your safety and the fetus. Remember when you want to do any exercise, health and your baby have the highest priority.
Keep in mind with your body. If you feel unwell, modify or remove their respective movements. Modify or stop the exercises if you do you feel extreme fatigue and a great discomfort. Include in the program exercises for muscle maintenance. Try especially to strengthen the thighs, chest, shoulders, upper and the lower back, buttocks, abdominals and those of the pelvic floor. Do stretching. Do stretching exercises especially for the inner thighs, lower back, tendons behind the knee, chest and legs.
What’s not good to do!
Do not make jerky movements, jumping and twisting. Such activities require even more joints and areas that are already overloaded by the increased body weight during pregnancy and are affected by hormonal changes. Do not make quick changes of direction. Body shape and its center of gravity is changing continuously as the pregnancy progresses, resulting in a more precarious balance of the body.
Do not sit back after the first trimester. The position may restrict the blood flow to the uterus that is larger. If you sit back while you have symptoms like dizziness, nausea or lack of breath, go back to your left. Do not do exercises that reduce lung space. These include bend forward with head down.
Do not do exercises or activities that affect the structure of joints of hip / pelvis. These are extreme or rapid leg lifts. Do not perform activities that might cause trauma in the abdominal area. Do not participate in competitive activities, you do not know enough. Do not hold your breath during exercise. Do not do exercise to lose weight during pregnancy.
Toxoplasmosis is a disease that often pass unnoticed, because no specific symptoms, so the highlighting of the parasite is done usually by specialist serological tests .
Toxoplasmosis is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite met both humans and animals, which is manifested by clinical signs of encephalitis (disease caused by inflammation of the encephalon), chorioretinitis (inflammation of the choroid and retina) or pneumonia (inflammation of lung tissue generated by a viral or bacterial infection, manifested by high fever, pain cough, chills..
The disease is transmitted from domestic animals to human which are very commonly infected or during pregnancy, through the placenta from the infected mother to child. Infection in mother may be latent, about 30-40% of the population can be infected.
If you want to become pregnant, it is better that before this to be investigated, and discovered the immunity or lack of immunity to the disease. Evaluation can be done through a blood test which determine the presence or absence of antibodies. In the absence of antibodies, the woman is immune, and especially if it is already pregnant, require a special tracking Periodicals by serological examinations. Increasing the number of antibodies between two consecutive tests is evidence of recent infection with Toxoplasma. If the parasite was not transmitted to the fetus, during pregnancy, treatment should begin immediately.
Symptoms in toxoplasmosis:
Among the most common symptoms in toxoplasmosis include:
# Lymph adenopathy (swollen lymph nodes) are the most common symptoms in toxoplasmosis.
# Fever
# Headache
# Muscle pain
# Marked fatigue (chronic fatigue)
# Difficulty swallowing
# Rash
If is not treated properly it can lead eventually to the blindness of the patient. Other less serious manifestations of ocular toxoplasmosis are glaucoma or strabismus.
What are the risks of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy?
Toxoplasmosis in pregnant women is dangerous only in the acute stage when the parasite is found in the blood and can be transmitted through the placenta to the embryo. Any pregnant woman who is tested positive for Toxoplasma gondii, should follow a treatment with some antibiotics , able to block the multiplication of the parasite and its transmission to the fetus.
This acute disease in pregnancy is not always followed by transmitting the parasite to the fetus and to confirm this fact should made the amniocentesis (removal of small amounts of amniotic fluid). There are several types of tests of amniotic fluid, but the most accurate is DNA test.
Abdominal ultrasound probe can identify abnormalities of embryonic development, but have to mention that not all forms of congenital toxoplasmosis have identifiable ultrasound signs. Identification of ultrasound in malformations of the embryo, don’t let options than making a therapeutic abortion, there was no effective treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis.
You have diabetes and you just found out you’re pregnant. Like other women you feel the joy and the fear of making a child. But you are afraid of the effects that diabetes could have on your health and especially on your child health. Because of the disease you will have to face more problems during pregnancy. But the most important challenge is to keep your blood sugar under control. With your doctor you can monitor your blood sugar and can prevent complications throughout pregnancy.
Keeping an optimal level of blood glucose levels throughout pregnancy is easier if you know a team of doctors that are specialized in diabetes problems. Among physicians it should be there:
- A specialist in diabetes. May be an endocrinologist specialized in the treatment of people with diabetes, including pregnant women.
- An obstetrician. It should have experience in tracking high-risk pregnancy.
-A child or neonatology doctor. The difference between them is that the pediatric care of children while neonatology care of newborns. These specialists should have experience in treating babies whose mothers suffer from diabetes.
- A nutritionist. It can help you keep your blood sugar under control, making a meal plan during pregnancy.
The most common symptoms of gestational diabetes are thirst, urination (urinary) common feeling of hunger, blurred vision. However the majority of patients have no symptoms. Sometimes symptoms can go unnoticed for as frequent urination and increased hunger frequently occur during normal pregnancy. If symptoms are present, may be an indication that diabetes was present even before pregnancy.
Treatment
Watchful waiting – Watchful waiting is a clinical evaluation period that is without treatment. This is not indicated for pregnant women with high risk factors for gestational diabetes. Watchful waiting also is not 
indicated if the pregnant woman is treated with insulin, and symptoms of hypoglycemia do not resolve despite therapy. The pregnant woman in this case have to present herself to the emergency room.
Exercise – regular physical activity, moderate during pregnancy result in efficient use of insulin and glucose to maintain normal levels. Most times regular physical activity and diet are the only measures for gestational diabetes. If exercise and diet maintain normal blood glucose, insulin therapy is not necessary. In case of insulin administration is necessary that the pregnant woman need to have something sweet all the time available to prevent symptoms of hypoglycemia that can occur during physical activity.
Monitoring blood glucose – blood glucose monitoring at home is 4 times a day for pregnant women with gestational diabetes without insulin treatment – before breakfast and 1-2 hours after each meal and 6 times a day for pregnant women treated with insulin — before each meal and 1-2 hours after. Monitoring is appropriate to make by the device that measures blood sugar, not paper testers because they are less sensitive. Higher levels than those normal blood glucose increase the risk of complications to both baby and mother.
Your doctors will tell you how to take insulin if you switch to intensive insulin therapy and how often to measure the blood sugar. You do not have to wonder that masseurs are a lot. Your body suffers rapid change to help the child. Blood glucose control is important both for you and the baby. If in the first 6-8 weeks of pregnancy – when there are developing the heart, lungs, kidneys and fetal brain – your blood sugar is high, the child may be born with congenital diseases and you can suffer a miscarriage. If your body is too little insulin can cause blood acid levels and also abortion. Later, during pregnancy, high blood sugar can cause death of the child, and less extreme levels of glucose may determine the child to develop more than normal and make the birth more complicated.
If your blood sugar is high, the child could be born with a very low blood sugar, which required emergency treatment. Another possible complication is a yellowish skin due to accumulation of old blood cells that the liver cannot remove from the children quickly enough. Complications that can occur in pregnant women with diabetes include high blood pressure, worsening of complications caused by diabetes, especially eye diseases.