What to do if you have frequent urination during pregnancy

Having a baby is a very happy thing for the whole family, but many pregnant women experience the discomfort of frequent urination and urgency, especially when walking outdoors. It must be very embarrassing when they suddenly feel the urge to urinate and cannot find a toilet. The general cause of frequent urination and urgency during pregnancy is related to the gradual growth of the fetus compressing the pregnant woman's bladder. So, how to relieve frequent urination and urgency after pregnancy?

1. Causes of frequent urination during pregnancy

Frequent urination during pregnancy occurs in the early stages of pregnancy and is more obvious in the late stages. By the fourth month of pregnancy, the uterus has moved out of the pelvic cavity and into the abdominal cavity, reducing the pressure on the bladder and causing the symptoms to gradually ease. In the late pregnancy, as the fetal head descends into the pelvic cavity, the center of gravity of the uterus returns to the pelvic cavity, the symptoms of bladder pressure worsen again, and the symptoms of frequent urination become more obvious again.

2. The impact of frequent urination during pregnancy on the fetus

If you only experience frequent urination after pregnancy, don't worry, the fetus will not have any abnormalities. However, care should be taken to prevent and treat urinary tract infections during this period, and special attention should be paid to reducing the mechanical pressure of the uterus on the ureter, reducing its expansion and urine congestion.

3. Precautions for frequent urination during pregnancy

1. Control your water intake

If you want to avoid getting up at night, it is best not to drink water within 1-2 hours before going to bed.

2. Eat less diuretic foods

Pregnant mothers should eat less diuretic foods at night in the early and late stages of pregnancy.

3. Avoid supine position

When pregnant mothers rest, they should take the side-lying position and avoid the supine position.

Treatment of frequent urination during pregnancy

1. Do anal contraction exercises frequently to train the tension of the pelvic floor muscles and help control urination. You can also do pelvic relaxation exercises, which can help prevent stress incontinence.

2. Drink enough water. To relieve frequent urination during pregnancy, expectant mothers can start by changing their daily life and water intake.

3. Seek medical attention promptly. If you feel pain when urinating, or the urge to urinate is unbearable, it is likely that you have a bladder infection or bacterial infection. You must seek medical attention immediately.

5. Taboos of frequent urination during pregnancy

1. Don’t hold your urine. The bladder that stores urine in the human body has a certain degree of elasticity. Normally the bladder is very small, and when the amount of urine increases, the bladder becomes enlarged. If you do not urinate in time for a long time, the bladder will lose its elasticity and cannot return to its original state.

2. The pad cannot be used for too long. After pregnancy, the urge to urinate always comes. If the pregnant mother fails to go to the toilet in time, she may urinate in her pants, which is extremely embarrassing. But be sure to change the pads frequently to prevent bacterial infection.