Fight early pregnancy blues

Before most women enjoy the fact that they are going to give birth to the baby of their dreams, most of them feel overwhelmed by the innumerable physical and emotional changes taking place. The first trimester often means discomfort, morning sickness, fatigued, bloated bodies and hours of feeling low and cranky. However, realising that this is just a passing phase and using some expert advice can be of great help for expecting mothers.





Physical changes

The initial stage in a pregnancy often translates into the body craving more rest. With the levels of hormones progesterone and oestrogen increasing dramatically, women often have serious mood swings that continue through the pregnancy. The fact that your body is busy creating another life might just make you want to sleep longer than usual. Food cravings, constipation, morning sickness, irritable moods, growing and exceptionally tender breasts and a rounded body are other physical changes that plague most women.



Tips to cope with physical changes

• Eat small six meals

• Have high fibre food

• If you have morning sickness, limit fluids and eat dry snacks before coming out of bed

• Have glucose

• Have your folic acid and iron tablets on time as per your doctor’s instructions



Ruchika Pradhan Deshmukh, a young mother-to-be, says that “The first three months were really difficult in my case. But with advice from my doctors I was able handle it. What worked for me was keeping glucose handy, which in turn took care of the excessive fatigue I faced. Also, I avoided fluids in the mornings and evenings as I threw up almost all that I ate during those hours. Also, another tip that worked wonders for me was eating crackers or a dry snack like toast before getting out of the bed in the morning. This eased the nausea.”


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