2010/11/26

Tell you the safety signals of the fetus

A new life in the belly of birth, people who feel overwhelmed by novelty. As long as you are determined to the mother, the baby will discover that every time you pass in to the signals that some of that he (she) is very comfortable very satisfied, while others indicate danger, need to pay attention to her mother.

1 a signal: abdominal distention

Security phenomenon: As the baby in the mother's womb was growing up, women in early pregnancy in the lower abdomen will feel slightly swollen. With the development of pregnancy to late pregnancy in the abdomen gradually elevated, abdominal distension is more and more.

Especially the labor one month before each meal will feel bloating after eating just anomalies, and even going to burst belly feeling (about 1 hour after the meal gradually weakened), but this was persistent abdominal distension is in will progressively increase throughout pregnancy.

2nd signal: breast swelling disappears

Security phenomenon: some mothers may feel breast tenderness after pregnancy, the Ministry of nipple and areola color deepened, etc. This is due to hormonal changes caused by pregnancy, hormones stimulate breast development, in preparation for the post-partum lactation, the change is normal, do not worry .

Dangerous situation: if the breast swelling disappeared, bra loosened, suggesting possible villous necrosis, dying or dead embryo.

3rd Signal: galactorrhea

Security phenomenon: some mothers have milk in the early stages of pregnancy will overflow, is a normal pregnancy.

Dangerous situation: if galactorrhea obvious and accompanied by abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding, etc., when to be alert, especially ever had a history of unexplained miscarriage mother but also to note that there may be hyperprolactinemia.

High prolactin levels can inhibit the hypothalamus - pituitary hormone secretion and affect placental function and fetal development, endocrine examination should be carried out, abnormal timely medication.

4 a signal: fetal movement

Security phenomenon: Most pregnant women start to feel fetal movement at 16-20 weeks. Start feeling fetal movement may be relatively minor, some people may feel like a fish's tail swing. Relaxation of the stomach than by the maternal, fetal movement will feel later in the primipara.

In the third trimester (≥ 28 weeks), fetal movement for 12 hours under normal circumstances should be greater than the number of at least 30 times

Dangerous situations: If you find that extremely frequent fetal movement (a sudden increase more than double) or fetal movement decreased (compared with nearly half of the average reduction in the number), 12 hours less than 10 times, you should pay attention to the existence of fetal hypoxia.

Not perceived as more than 20 weeks fetal movement, should go to hospital for examination, suggesting that there may be abnormal baby. 5 months pregnant, if not feel fetal movement, or had disappeared after fetal movement, suggesting that the fetus may die.

5th Signal: enlarged uterus

Security phenomenon: With the progress of pregnancy, the uterus grow and gradually increase the pelvic and abdominal rose. Uterus increases to some extent, reflect the growth of the baby, regular check-ups, measure fundal height and abdominal circumference.

Dangerous situations: If you find or stop the growth of slower growth in the uterus, should be timely to go to hospital for examination, which may suggest the baby dysplasia, oligohydramnios, and even fetal death.

If the uterus increases too fast, they should note the existence of twin pregnancy, fetal macrosomia or polyhydramnios and other issues. It should be noted fundal height measurement there will be measurement error, different inspectors have different measurements. Therefore, further ultrasound examination can help doctors confirm the diagnosis.

6 a signal: belly tighten

Security phenomenon: After trimester pregnant women will often feel tight belly fat, pregnant women do not feel pain, but will touch his stomach bulging belly hard, and continue to range from seconds to minutes, can be a natural ease and disappear. Occasional phenomenon can also happen a few times a day. This performance is called painless contractions, in the normal pregnant women can occur.

Dangerous situation: if there is a regular paroxysmal belly tight, gradually increasing abdominal pain, pathological need for attention and distinction between contractions, due approaching the hospital.

7th signal: see red

Security phenomenon: the term pregnancy and labor before the separation of fetal membranes and uterine wall caused by a small amount of bleeding, vaginal discharge mixture discharged as see red, this is the baby in a signal to tell her mother about to give birth, when mothers do not panic, it should be kept calm state of mind, adequate rest, to add energy to prepare for the birth, when there is regular contractions, the five minutes time, you should go to the hospital to be produced.

Dangerous situation: if the term before pregnancy (<37 weeks) the case, will have to pay attention to whether the threatened premature delivery should be promptly to the hospital and treatment, prevention of preterm delivery.

8 a signal: vaginal bleeding

Dangerous situation: vaginal bleeding or bloody discharge, which in early pregnancy may also be threatened abortion or ectopic pregnancy danger signals.

Third trimester of pregnancy if there is vaginal bleeding, not associated with abdominal pain, the most common cause is placenta previa.

Placenta previa affect postpartum bleeding, even if the uterus to contract well and can cause post-partum hemorrhage. Other common causes of vaginal bleeding can be inflammation of the soft birth canal, damage, etc., such as cervical polyps can also cause vaginal bleeding.