Why do I lose weight during the 3rd month of pregnancy?

Sometimes people will feel that their weight has decreased during pregnancy. In this case, you need to pay attention to it and adjust it through diet. In fact, this situation is quite common. Most pregnant women will have this symptom during pregnancy, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. Then you need to pay attention to your sleep quality and diet, and take in enough nutrients.

In the early stages of pregnancy (1 to 3 months), the fetus develops in the uterus and is still in the mother's pelvic cavity. Direct external pressure or self-pressure will not be very severe, so the sleeping posture of the pregnant woman can be arbitrary, mainly adopting a comfortable position, such as supine or side-lying. Bad sleeping positions such as sleeping on your stomach or sleeping with your arms around something should be changed.

During the second trimester of pregnancy (4 to 7 months), you should pay attention to protecting your abdomen and avoid direct external force. If a pregnant woman has too much amniotic fluid or is pregnant with twins, she should sleep in a side-lying position, which can make her more comfortable. Other sleeping positions will cause compression symptoms. If a pregnant woman feels heavy in her lower limbs, she can lie on her back and slightly raise her lower limbs with a soft pillow.

In the late pregnancy (8 to 10 months), the lying position is particularly important. The lying position of a pregnant woman is important for her own safety and that of the fetus. It is advisable to adopt the left side lying position, which can correct the right rotation of the enlarged uterus, reduce the pressure of the uterus on the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, improve blood circulation, increase blood supply to the fetus, and benefit the growth and development of the fetus. But it is not advisable to take the supine position. Because when lying in the supine position, the huge uterus compresses the inferior vena cava, reducing the amount of blood returning to the heart and cardiac output, resulting in hypotension. Pregnant women will feel dizziness, palpitations, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms, and their faces will be pale, their limbs will be weak, and they will break out in cold sweats. If the above symptoms occur, you should immediately lie on your left side. Your blood pressure will gradually return to normal and the symptoms will disappear.

It is reported that human emotions are closely related to the cerebral cortex, limbic system and autonomic nervous system. Changes in emotions can cause physiological changes. Medical clinical studies have shown that many diseases are related to the patient's emotions, and the mental state of pregnant women is more sensitive to the fetus.

When a pregnant woman is in a good mood and harmonious emotions, the hormones and chemicals in her blood that are beneficial to the healthy development of the fetus increase, the fetus's activities become more regular, and the development of the fetal nervous system is promoted.

On the contrary, sadness or fear in pregnant women will increase the amount of chemicals in their blood that are harmful to the nervous and cardiovascular systems, causing excessive secretion of adrenal hormones, which may lead to incomplete jaw development and cleft palate in children. Some may also cause premature birth or even fetal stillbirth.

Everyone knows about the concept of "postpartum depression". In fact, pregnant women experience different changes in their psychological activities at different stages of pregnancy.

It is understood that there are several situations for these manifestations, among which, anxious state: pregnant women show irritability, tension, fear and doubt; depressive mood: manifested as excessive worry, remorse, self-blame, inferiority and loss; obsessive thoughts: it is common to worry too much about whether the fetus is deformed and "think about it" all day long, and be cautious in everything. If these symptoms are not relieved promptly and effectively, they can easily lead to mental illness.

To ensure the physical and mental health of pregnant women and fetuses, obstetricians and gynecologists remind pregnant women to take good care of themselves during pregnancy, have regular prenatal checkups and seek expert consultation, and seek guidance from psychological experts when necessary.

In addition, families and society should also give special care to pregnant women, especially the care and concern of the husband's family, which can help reduce or eliminate unhealthy psychological symptoms of pregnant women.