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My recommendation is that you follow these tips, and remember that some of the best cold remedies do not have to do with drugs. Take note, because being pregnant does not mean that there is nothing you can do to relieve symptoms.

* For a stuffy nose, use saline solution (available in the pharmacy or drugstore) or prepare a home with warm water, salt and some baking. Nasal strips are also a good alternative to help you breathe better and also get them at pharmacies.
* Relax your body if you ask.
* When you lie in bed, elevate your head (you can use two pillows). That way you can breathe better. Read the rest of this entry »

During your pregnancy, unless you want to catch you a cold. Not only because they can questions about the health of your baby, but because just during your months of pregnancy, taking cold medicine can be counterproductive. Here we tell you what you can do in case of a cold when you’re pregnant.

When you’re pregnant, your whole body adjusts to create a new life. These adjustments may mean that you are more prone to get sick from colds or colds, for example. The reason is very valid, your defenses are lowered so that your body does not reject the baby, and for that reason are less protected against certain viruses and infections. So, you’re more susceptible to a stuffy nose, congestion, cough, headache and other discomforts. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know that smoking is hazardous to health. It is one of the unhealthy habits you may have. However, although we are all aware of the damage it causes to health, many people insist on continuing this habit that in many cases, has already become a habit. The snuff is harmful not only to who smokes and also who is at his side and in the case of pregnant women, the fetus is forming and growing in her womb. If you are pregnant and have not stopped smoking, you can hurt not only you and your baby.

The lung is the organ that suffers most from the effects of smoking, because it absorbs all the chemicals that exist in cigarette smoke. Some of these chemicals that make blood vessels that supply blood to the uterus, they become closer, what to do with your baby gets less oxygen and nourishment from the blood, it should receive. As a result of this weakness, the baby may have some risks more or less serious:
- In spite low birth
- From birth prematurely
- From stillbirth
- Of dying from sudden infant death syndrome
- In developing respiratory and allergic diseases such as asthma sufferer 1 in 3 infants.
- De born with a malformation due to decreased levels of vitamin B12 and C.
Some studies show that a powerful chemical that causes cancer, called NNK, is transmitted to babies of mothers who smoke. Others have also linked smoking during pregnancy, the mother has a baby likely behavioral problems and learning disabilities. It has also shown that cigarette smoking, cigars, or pipes during pregnancy, can also cause extra-uterine pregnancy, or a natural abortion.

If you smoke and want to be pregnant, you should stop smoking before trying to conceive. If you are already pregnant, quit the cigarette as soon as possible. If, in extreme cases, you can not quit, cut down the number of cigarettes to under 3 per day. This can reduce the risks. If you are pregnant and want to quit smoking for your baby but do not get it, get help and support to your doctor. The use of smoking cessation products, such as the nicotine patch, the nicotine gum, etc., Is only permissible under the medical leave.

During pregnancy there are many things you can sleep disturbance: excessive urination, nausea, heartburn, dreams, fears, stress, calf cramps and so on. Many of these complaints are inevitable. Yet there are enough things you can try to improve your sleep. Below are some tips:

Limit drinking in the evening and late afternoon: While it is important that you have at least 2 liters of fluid a day receives, it is wise to especially at night not much to drink.

Watch your diet: sharp spicy food and tomato can cause heartburn symptoms. Caffeine, you may already too much during pregnancy, can you awake. Drink in the late afternoon and evening not caffeinated coffee or tea and avoid chocolate too.

Do not eat heavy meals before going to bed: Make sure your body at least 3 hours of time to process the food before going to bed.
If you frequently at night may help nausea before going to bed a few cakes or crackers to eat. A full stomach indicates fewer complaints of nausea. Read the rest of this entry »