What happens to your nipples during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, the body will undergo many changes. The most obvious one is that the nipples become darker and brown stretch marks appear. This is a common phenomenon. Don't worry. It is mainly due to the increase in the secretion of estrogen and progesterone in the body, which causes the nipples to become darker and darker, and sometimes there will be colostrum. In addition to changes in the nipples during pregnancy, you must also protect the health of your breasts and take good care of and clean them.

1. What are the symptoms of pregnancy?

Although due to different personal physical conditions, the symptoms of pregnancy for some women are not very obvious. However, there are still some differences. As long as female friends are more careful, they can discover their pregnancy in time. Generally speaking, if a female friend finds the following phenomena, they are symptoms of pregnancy.

Symptoms of pregnancy + precautions for pregnant women

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1. Menstruation does not come during the due date

Healthy women's menstruation usually comes on a monthly basis. If it does not come after the due date, the first thing to think of is the possibility of pregnancy. Generally speaking, if the period has passed for a week, the doctor can roughly detect the signs of pregnancy. If it is one month past due, pregnancy is easier to confirm. Some women, even though they are pregnant, still have their period once or twice when they should, but the amount of blood is less than usual and the duration is shorter. If you have regular periods and are sexually active, you can still get pregnant even if you take birth control pills or use other forms of birth control.

2. Changes in appetite

Some women begin to experience changes in appetite shortly after their menstrual period (1-2 weeks). The things I used to like to eat, I no longer like to eat now. I won’t like the food I’ve eaten once the second time. Some people simply don’t want to eat or even feel like vomiting, and some people crave something sour. Generally, these symptoms will disappear naturally after half a month to a month.

3. Breast changes

In early pregnancy, your breasts will increase in size and become firmer and heavier. There will be a feeling of fullness and tingling in the breasts. The small particles on the dark yellow areola around the nipple are particularly prominent.

4. Frequent urination

In the early stages of pregnancy, many women experience frequent urination, some as often as once an hour. This is a natural phenomenon and does not require treatment.

5. Mental fatigue

In early pregnancy, many women feel tired, lack energy, and want to sleep. But this period will not last too long and will pass quickly. Generally speaking, if a woman with a normal sexual life still does not have her period one week after her menstrual cycle, she should go to the hospital to check her urine to determine whether she is pregnant.

2. What are the precautions for pregnant women?

The above are the symptoms of pregnancy. If female friends find these symptoms of pregnancy, they should go to a regular medical institution for examination and confirmation in time so as to take the following precautions for pregnant women to protect the health of themselves and the fetus.

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Symptoms of pregnancy + precautions for pregnant women

1. Supplement folic acid to prevent fetal malformations

The first three months of pregnancy are the critical period for the development of the fetal neural tube. Therefore, expectant mothers should try to avoid various adverse factors, such as smoking and drinking environments, harmful chemicals, newly renovated houses, poorly ventilated environments, etc., and improve their immunity to avoid viral infections, and do not take drugs privately.

In order to prevent fetal malformations, pregnant women need to supplement folic acid starting from the early stages of pregnancy (preferably from the beginning of pregnancy planning). Foods rich in folic acid include red amaranth, spinach, lettuce, asparagus, beans, yeast, animal liver, apples, citrus fruits, etc.

2. Initial prenatal checkup

After the pregnancy is confirmed, the expectant mother needs to go to the street hospital for the first prenatal check-up at 12 weeks of pregnancy and establish a health care handbook for pregnant women. Future prenatal examinations can be conducted in a secondary hospital or the hospital where you decide to give birth.

3. Prenatal diagnosis

Prenatal diagnosis can exclude some major abnormalities and can be done as early as 8 weeks of gestation. Currently, the most commonly used chromosome testing methods are chorionic villus sampling and peripheral blood screening. If necessary, amniocentesis can be performed at 16-20 weeks of pregnancy for further diagnosis.

4. Sexual life should be moderate

Having sex is a normal part of married life for couples. But when the wife is pregnant, how to have sex is something that should be taken seriously. To ensure the health of the fetus, sexual intercourse should be avoided during the first three months of pregnancy.

5. Seek medical attention in these situations

For pregnant women, the most dangerous things in the early stages of pregnancy are ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. When these two situations occur, pregnant women will experience abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Therefore, if pregnant women find abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding, they need to seek medical attention immediately.

6. Take some rest

In the early stages of pregnancy, expectant mothers are prone to fatigue and therefore need adequate rest. Excessive fatigue can easily cause miscarriage in pregnant women, especially those who are older, have a history of miscarriage, or suffer from certain chronic diseases. They need to pay special attention to rest. In the early stages of pregnancy, you should avoid excessive fatigue, strenuous exercise, and emotional excitement, and try to maintain a good mental state.

7. Deal with morning sickness calmly

About half of pregnant women will experience varying degrees of nausea and morning vomiting around 6 weeks of pregnancy, which is mainly related to the increase in the level of human chorionic gonadotropin in the blood of pregnant women. If the nausea and vomiting are not severe and the pregnant woman can tolerate them, no special treatment is required and they are normal physiological phenomena. Just keep a normal mind, get enough sleep, eat small meals frequently, and choose light, easily digestible foods that you like.

If the pregnant woman's reaction is more serious, with persistent vomiting, and even inability to eat or drink, she must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment to see if it is hyperemesis gravidarum. Hyperemesis gravidarum can easily cause electrolyte imbalance in pregnant women, which is life-threatening and requires intravenous treatment, so it cannot be ignored.

8. Don’t take supplements without authorization

In the early stages of pregnancy, morning sickness symptoms may affect the expectant mother's appetite to a certain extent. In terms of diet, it is generally not recommended to take a lot of nutritional supplements. It should be based on your own preferences and eat whatever you want. Pregnant women who vomit a lot should pay attention to eating light and easily digestible foods. Once you enter the second trimester and the morning sickness disappears, it will be time to replenish your nutrition.

You cannot eat hot foods during pregnancy, such as dog meat, mutton, pepper, etc. When taking supplements during pregnancy, you should follow the principle of "coolness is better and heat is avoided". Even when eating fruits, you should eat those with neutral and cool nature, such as tomatoes, raw pears, peaches, etc.

9. Beware of radiation

In daily life, it is difficult for us to say exactly which radiation will affect the fetus. Therefore, experts still recommend that pregnant women wear radiation-proof clothing, stay away from the TV, walk away when the microwave is in use, and do not hang the mobile phone on the chest.

Paying attention to the symptoms of pregnancy + precautions for pregnant women, and paying attention to women's psychological knowledge means paying attention to health, which is extremely important for female friends. Here I would like to remind all female friends to take good care of themselves. Multiple miscarriages and unclean sexual life can cause great harm to you. Therefore, if you are not ready to have children, you should take contraceptive measures. Avoid unexpected pregnancy that affects your life and body.