If you have a problem, talk to your midwife, doctor or health visitor. Needing to pee a lot often starts in early pregnancy and sometimes continues until the baby is born. In later pregnancy, it's caused by the baby's head pressing on your bladder. If you find you need to get up in the night to pee, try cutting out drinks in the late evening. However, make sure you drink plenty of non-alcoholic, caffeine-free drinks during the day to stay hydrated.
This lessens the pressure of the womb on the bladder so you can empty it properly. If you have any pain while peeing or you pass any blood in your pee, you may have a urine infection, which will need treatment.
Drink plenty of water to dilute your pee and reduce pain. You should contact your GP within 24 hours of noticing these symptoms. Read more about urinary tract infections UTIs. Don't take any medicines without asking your midwife, doctor or pharmacist whether they're safe in pregnancy. Hormonal changes taking place in pregnancy may make your nipples and the area around them go darker.
Your skin colour may also darken a little, either in patches or all over. Birthmarks , moles and freckles may also darken. You may develop a dark line down the middle of your stomach.
This is the first study to analyze the incidence and impact of fainting during pregnancy in a large population. Researchers examined , pregnancies in Alberta, Canada between and for trends in timing, frequency and health complications for infants and women occurring in the first year after pregnancy among women who fainted during their pregnancies.
They found 4, women had a fainting episode and nearly a third When the faint happens early during pregnancy or multiple times during pregnancy, it may be associated with both short and long term health issues for the baby and the mother. The data suggest that women who faint during pregnancy should have closer monitoring and potential follow-up with a cardiologist after the birth, she said. Although the research provides real-world data on fainting during pregnancy in a large population base with universal health care, it has a few limitations.
Because the study is retrospective and observational it may underestimate the true incidence of syncope during pregnancy. Dizziness During Pregnancy. Dizziness During Pregnancy: Causes and Prevention Dizziness or feeling faint is a normal symptom during pregnancy. What causes dizziness during pregnancy? How can I prevent dizziness when you are pregnant?
Here are some helpful suggestions to reduce dizziness: Avoid standing for long periods. If you must stand, make sure that you keep your feet moving to help increase circulation Get up slowly from either sitting or lying down this is especially important when you are getting out of the bath Eat regularly.
Avoid long periods between meals; it is better to snack throughout the day Avoid hot baths or showers Avoid lying on your back once you reach the middle of your second trimester Wear loose, comfortable clothing to avoid restricting circulation What do to do if you feel faint when you are pregnant?
Avoid getting up quickly from sitting or lying down positions. This is a common reason for dizziness, lightheadedness, and fainting. Want to Know More? Pregnancy Week 19 What is Implantation Bleeding? Pregnancy hormones can cause the heart rate and blood supply to increase, while blood vessels relax, all of which can lead to dizziness and fainting.
Women who faint during pregnancy should report it to their doctors, said Kaul, and their physicians should monitor the women and their babies more closely.
Kaul said fainting should be added to the list of pregnancy-induced conditions such as pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes that can be considered warning signs for women's health. So that's what we were expecting to find. Until now, research about fainting during pregnancy relied on anecdotal reporting and a small number of case studies.
The pattern of issues for mothers and babies was only revealed when researchers were able to review a large number of birth records from a year time period. In Canada, thanks to universal health care, we're counting everyone," she explained.
Along with one of her co-authors, Roopinder Sandhu, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the U of A, Kaul is developing the Canadian Syncope Atlas for the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada, which also funded the research on fainting during pregnancy.
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