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Timelines

A pregnancy is divided into three phases, or trimesters. The first trimester is from conception to the end of week 13. The second trimester is from week 14 to the end of week 26. The third trimester is from week 27 to the end of the pregnancy.

The doctor will examine you and perform a pelvic exam. He or she may also perform blood tests, a urine test, and tests for sexually transmitted disease, including a test for HIV, which is on the rise in teens. (Some STDs can cause serious medical problems in newborns, so it’s important to get treatment to protect the baby.)

The doctor will explain the types of physical and emotional changes you can expect during pregnancy. He or she will also teach you to how to recognize the signs of possible problems during pregnancy (called complications). This is especially important because teens are more at risk for certain complications, such as anemia, high blood pressure, and delivering a baby earlier than usual (called premature delivery).

Your doctor will want you to start taking prenatal vitamins that contain folic acid, calcium, and iron as soon as possible. The doctor may prescribe the vitamins or recommend a brand that you can buy over the counter. These vitamins and minerals help ensure the baby’s and mother‘s health as well as prevent some types of birth defects.

Ideally, you should see your doctor once each month for the first 28 weeks of your pregnancy, then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, then once a week until you deliver the baby. If you have a medical condition such as diabetes that needs careful monitoring during your pregnancy, your doctor will probably want to see you more often.

During visits, your doctor will check your weight, blood pressure, and urine, and will measure your abdomen to keep track of the baby’s growth. Once the baby’s heartbeat can be heard with a special device, the doctor will listen for it at each visit. Your doctor will probably also send you for some other tests during the pregnancy, such as an ultrasound, to make sure that everything is OK with your baby.

One part of prenatal care is attending classes where expectant mothers can learn about having a healthy pregnancy and delivery and the basics of caring for a new baby. These classes may be offered at hospitals, medical centers, schools, and colleges in your area.

It can be difficult for adults to talk to their doctors about their bodies and even more difficult for teens to do so. Your doctor is there to help you stay healthy during pregnancy and have a healthy baby — and there’s probably not much he or she hasn’t heard from expectant mothers! So don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Be upfront when your doctor asks questions, even if they seem embarrassing. A lot of the issues the doctor brings up could affect your baby’s health. Think of your doctor both as a resource and a friend who you can confide in about what’s happening to you.

Changes to Expect in Your Body

Pregnancy causes lots of physical changes in the body. Here are some common ones:

Breast Growth

An increase in breast size is one of the first signs of pregnancy, and the breasts may continue to grow throughout the pregnancy. You may go up several bra sizes during the course of your pregnancy.

Skin Changes

Don’t be surprised if people tell you your skin is “glowing” when you are pregnant — pregnancy causes an increase in blood volume, which can make your cheeks a little pinker than usual. And hormonal changes increase oil gland secretion, which can give your skin a shinier appearance. Acne is also common during pregnancy for the same reason.

Other skin changes caused by pregnancy hormones may include brownish or yellowish patches on the face called chloasma and a dark line on the midline of the lower abdomen, known as thelinea nigra.

Also, moles or freckles that you had prior to pregnancy may become bigger and darker. Even the areola, the area around the nipples, becomes darker. Stretch marks are thin pink or purplish lines that can appear on your abdomen, breasts, or thighs.

Except for the darkening of the areola, which can last, these skin changes will usually disappear after you give birth.

Mood Swings

It’s very common to have mood swings during pregnancy. Some girls may also experience depression during pregnancy or after delivery. If you have symptoms of depression such as sadness, changes in sleep patterns, thoughts of hurting yourself, or bad feelings about yourself or your life, tell your doctor so he or she can help you to get treatment.

Pregnancy Discomforts

Pregnancy can cause some uncomfortable side effects. These include:

• nausea and vomiting (especially early in the pregnancy)
• leg swelling
• varicose veins in the legs and the area around the vaginal opening
• hemorrhoids
• heartburn and constipation
• backache
• fatigue
• sleep loss

If you have one or more of these side effects, keep in mind that you’re not alone! Ask your doctor for advice on how to deal with these common problems.

If you are pregnant and have bleeding or pain, call the doctor immediately, even if you are not planning to continue the pregnancy.

Things to Avoid in pregnancy

Smoking, drinking alcohol, and taking drugs when you are pregnant put you and your baby at risk for a number of serious problems.

alcohol

Doctors now believe that it’s not safe to drink any amount of alcohol when you are pregnant. Drinking can harm a developing fetus, putting a baby at risk for birth defects and mental problems.

Smoking

The risks of smoking during pregnancy include stillbirths (when a baby dies while inside the mother), low birth weight (which increases a baby’s risk for health problems), prematurity (when babies are born earlier than 37 weeks), and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant who is younger than 1 year old.

drugs

Using illegal drugs such as cocaine or marijuana during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, prematurity, and other medical problems. Babies can also be born addicted to certain drugs.

Ask your doctor for help if you are having trouble quitting smoking, drinking, or drugs. Check with your doctor before taking any medication while you are pregnant, including over-the-counter medications, herbal remedies and supplements, and vitamins.

Unsafe Sex

Talk to your doctor about sex during pregnancy. If your doctor says it’s OK to have sex while you’re pregnant, you must use a condom to help prevent getting an STD. Some STDs can cause blindness, pneumonia, or meningitis in newborns, so it’s important to protect yourself and your baby.

Taking Care of Yourself During Pregnancy

eating

Many girls worry about how their bodies look and are afraid to gain weight during pregnancy. But now that you are eating for two, this is not a good time to cut calories or go on a diet. Both you and your baby need certain nutrients so the baby can grow properly. Eating a variety of healthy foods, drinking plenty of water, and cutting back on high-fat junk foods will help you and your developing baby to be healthy.

Doctors generally recommend adding about 300 calories a day to your diet to provide adequate nourishment for the developing fetus. You should gain about 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy, most of this during the last 6 months — although how much a girl should gain depends on how much she weighed before the pregnancy. Your doctor will advise you based on your individual situation.

Eating additional fiber — 25 to 30 grams a day — and drinking plenty of water can help to prevent common problems such as constipation. Good sources of fiber are fresh fruits and vegetables and breads, cereals, or muffins that have lots of whole grain in them.

You’ll need to avoid eating or drinking certain things during pregnancy, such as:

• certain types of fish, such as swordfish, canned tuna, and other fish that may be high in mercury (your doctor can help you decide which fish you can eat)
• foods that contain raw eggs, such as mousse or Caesar salad
• raw or undercooked meat and fish
• processed meats, such as hot dogs and deli meats
• soft, unpasteurized cheeses, such as feta, brie, blue, and goat cheese
• unpasteurized milk, juice, or cider

It’s also a good idea to limit artificial sweeteners, and drinks that contain caffeine and artificial sweeteners.

exercise

Exercising during pregnancy is good for you as long as you are having an uncomplicated pregnancy and choose appropriate activities. Doctors generally recommend low-impact activities such as walking, swimming, and yoga. Contact sports and high-impact aerobic activities that pose a greater risk of injury should generally be avoided. Also, working at a job that involves heavy lifting is not recommended for women during pregnancy. Talk to your doctor if you have questions about whether particular types of exercise are safe for you and your baby.

Sleep

It’s important to get plenty of rest while you are pregnant. Early in your pregnancy, try to get into the habit of sleeping on your side. Lying on your side with your knees bent is likely to be the most comfortable position as your pregnancy progresses. Also, it makes your heart‘s job easier because it keeps the baby’s weight from applying pressure to the large vein that carries blood back to the heart from your feet and legs.

Some doctors recommend that girls who are pregnant sleep on the left side. Because of where some of your major blood vessels are, lying on your left side helps keep the uterus from pressing on them. Ask what your doctor recommends — in most cases, lying on either side should do the trick and help take some pressure off your back.

Throughout your pregnancy, but especially toward the end, you may wake up often at night to go to the bathroom. While it’s important to drink enough water while you’re pregnant, try to drink most of it during the day rather than at night. Use the bathroom right before going to bed. As you get further along in your pregnancy, you might have a difficult time getting comfortable in bed. Try positioning pillows around and under your belly, back, or legs to get more comfortable.

Stress can also interfere with sleep. Maybe you’re worried about your baby’s health, about delivery, or about what your new role as a parent will be like. All of these feelings are normal, but they may keep you up at night. Talk to your doctor if you are having problems sleeping during your pregnancy.

Emotional Health

It’s common for pregnant teens to feel a range of emotions, such as fear, anger, guilt, confusion, and sadness. It may take a while to adjust to the fact that you’re going to have a baby. It’s a huge change, and it’s natural for pregnant teens to wonder whether they’re ready to handle the responsibilities that come with being a parent.

How a girl feels often depends on how much support she has from the baby’s father, from her family (and the baby’s father‘s family), and from friends. Each girl’s situation is different. Depending on your situation, you may need to seek more support from people outside your family. It’s important to talk to the people who can support and guide you and help you share and sort through your feelings. Your school counselor or nurse can refer you to resources in your community that can help.

school and the Future

Some girls plan to raise their babies themselves. Sometimes grandparents or other family members help. Some girls decide to give their babies up for adoption. It takes a great deal of courage and concern for the baby to make these difficult decisions.

Girls who complete high school are more likely to have good jobs and enjoy more success in their lives. If possible, finish high school now rather than trying to return later. Ask your school counselor or an adult you trust for information about programs and classes in your community for pregnant teens.

Some communities have support groups especially for teen parents. Some high schools have child-care centers on campus. Perhaps a family member or friend can care for your baby while you’re in school.

 

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Miscarriage of Pregnancy

With all things considered, the birth of a normal, healthy baby is quite the miracle. Most people aren’t aware that estimates of miscarriage range between 20% and 50% of all pregnancies. Some are inevitably so early that the mother never knew she was pregnant or had lost it. Most miscarriages result from chromosome abnormalities in the embryo. Some inherited disorders from the parents, but most are just errors which occur in the chromosomal replication process of the embryo.

The first sign of threatened miscarriage is usually vaginal bleeding. The second common symptom is cramping pain in the pelvic area. Doctors use the term “threatened abortion” to describe this occurrence, however, most patients associate this term with and induced abortion, so miscarriage is probably the better term. Let’s say a typical patient missed her last period six weeks ago, after which she had a positive home pregnancy test. If she or her partner is over 35, she is at increased risk of a miscarriage. She probably wouldn’t have seen an obstetrician at this point, but rather goes to her family doctor or to the emergency room. The doctor will probably ask a lot of questions like, “When was your last period?”, “When did the bleeding start?”, “When did the pain start, and where is it located?” “Is this pain referred to the right shoulder area?” This can happen with tubal or ectopic pregnancy. He will want to know what your blood type is: If it is Rh-negative, he will probably want to give you a Rho-gam shot to prevent your blood from making antibodies to the baby‘s blood.

The next step in the evaluative process will be the vaginal speculum exam. The doctor will want to see if clots or products of conception are in the vagina. He will want to look at the cervix to see if it is open or closed. If it is open, he will want to see if he can see clots or tissues within. He will want to feel whether there are masses where the tubes are located which could be an ectopic or tubal pregnancy.

Now the doctor has to decide whether to institute watchful waiting or order further somewhat expensive testing. He knows that one-fourth of all pregnancies have at least some spotting or bleeding at some time, and half of these will go in to normal deliveries. One test which is very valuable is the quantative blood pregnancy test. If gives specific value amounts of HCG pregnancy hormone, and these can be compared with normal values for each week of the pregnancy.  If they are low values, then probably the miscarriage has occurred or is inevitable.  The other test the doctor may wish to order is the vaginal ultrasound or OB ultrasound.  As early as five weeks it can show embryonic heart activity, and this is a good sign that everything is all right.  Ultra sound can show if the pregnancy is in the tube, which requires immediate surgery or specialized medical treatment.  If the ultrasound shows no evidence of a viable embryo, then a decision will be made as to how to evacuate the uterine contents for the best health and safety of the mother.

In the course of all this, the doctor may wish to advise the patients of possible causes of miscarriage in the event of future pregnancies.  Certainly, diabetes, high blood pressure, thyroid problems, and medical conditions like lupus can lead to miscarriage, so a good medical check-up will be recommended.  Uses of caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, and cocaine have been shown to lead to increased miscarriage occurrence.  In fact certain studies have shown that substance use by the father can increase the occurrence of miscarriages.  Having one or even two miscarriages leads to a one in six chance of future miscarriage.  Of course one would want to eliminate all the known causes of miscarriage from lifestyle choices.  If a hopeful mother has had three or more miscarriages for no discernible reason, a specialist may recommend genetic testing of both potential parents.

It can be very traumatic for a couple to have a miscarriage.  It is important to reassure them that this happens probably more frequently than they think, and that the future hopes and chances of successful pregnancy are under most circumstances good.

John Drew Laurusonis

Doctors Medical Center 

www.doctorsmedicalctr.com

About the Author

Dr. Laurusonis was conferred his Doctor of medicine degree in 1983 and has been actively taking care of patients since completing his Internal medicine residency in 1987 in the garden State of New jersey. Dr. Laurusonis has been licensed in four states but ultimately chose to permanently relocate to Georgia with his family and begin a private practice. Through his extensive experience in Internal Medicine, as well as in Emergency Rooms throughout the United States, Dr. Laurusonis saw how traditional Emergency Rooms were often overwhelmed by patients suffering medical conditions that were urgent but may not need the traditional “Level I Trauma Center”.  Patients often waited six to twelve hours to be seen by a physician, were riddled with thousands of dollars in medical bills, and were generally unhappy with the system.

Dr. Laurusonis decided to open an Urgent Care Center instead of a 9-5 doctor’s office. Through the last fifteen years he has received accolades from the community and his patients.  He has expanded his practice to include many cosmetic therapies that have previously been treated with painful and extensive plastic surgery. He has been invited to the White House numerous times, has been named Physician of the Year, as seen in the Wall Street Journal, and has served as Honorary Co-Chairman on the Congressional Physicians Advisory Board

Dr. Laurusonis and his practice, Doctors Medical Center, is open 7 days a week from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm offering such services as lab, x-ray, EKGs, aesthetics (botox, dermabrasion, sclerotheraby and veins etc.), cold/flu, sore throats, fractures, sprains, lacerations, GYN, Pediatrics, anxiety/insomnia/depression treatment, skin tag/mole removal, veins, allergies, asthma, physicals–just to name a few. Dr. Laurusonis welcomes you to either make an appointment or just walk-in to see him. Dr. Laurusonis will take the time to speak with you about your concerns–no problem is too big or too small. If you need additional services we have specialist referrals available or we can refer you to the neighborhood hospital emergency room. Give Doctors Medical Center a call–Dr. Laurusonis will be happy to speak with you.

John Drew Laurusonis, MD
Doctors Medical Center
3455 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Suite 110
Duluth, GA  30096
770-232-1101
www.doctorsmedicalctr.com

 

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diet For A healthy pregnancy

A nutritious diet includes adequate amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins, selected from five basic groups – fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain products, proteins (meat, fish, pulses, and lentils), milk and other dairy products. eat a variety of food as possible but in moderation, as too much of any food can cause excessive weight gain.

Your diet is one of the most important factors regarding your own health before, during and after pregnancy; so why not eat healthy and get fit for life. Your baby will also thank you for taking good care of your body which will nourish and support all of his or her needs right up until the birth. If you are planning to breastfeed your baby then your diet will also play a major role with that too.

Get rid of unhealthy habits. It is very important to quit smoking during pregnancy and you have to get rid of alcohol completely. These two can be a health risk to your baby – from the risks of miscarriage, to stillbirth, and to the risk of developing disorders and disabilities to the baby.

If you are worried about what to eat and what not to eat, let me tell you that during pregnancy all you need to do is to make sure that most of your choices are healthy ones and follow a few simple guidelines. Follow them and you will have a healthy bouncing baby growing inside.

Roughly summarizing the following constituents the vitamins, nutrients are well balanced to meet the requirements of an expecting mother. A pregnant woman needs about extra 300 calories per day to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Gaining weight is natural in pregnancy and it is not much to bother about.

Pregnancy diabetes has become common to the modern pregnant woman and it has been discovered that better dieting is necessary to curb this ailment. It is therefore relevant to understand pregnancy diabetes diet so that you can have the required meal to aid in the preventing and curing of this disease.

To ensure a healthy pregnancy, at the very least you need to increase your calorie consumption by at least 300 calories. Apart from this, you need to make sure that you have certain nutrients in your diet that are critical to your baby’s development and well-being. These include Iron, Folic acid, Vitamin D and calcium, Vitamin C and Zinc.

A healthy pregnancy diet can be compared to a good recipe. In a recipe, there is a list of ingredients provided in order to come up with a delicious dish. If the cook misses out on a certain ingredient, then the dish might end up seemingly lacking, not tasting the way the cook might have initially planned it to taste like.

The right diet for pregnant women is so important for your baby. A healthy pregnancy really begins in your first trimester when you are developing habits and your baby is starting to form. During the first trimester your baby’s major body systems are formed. This means your baby is in need of the best possible nutrients.

Healthy pregnancy is the first and for most thing which the every mother desire for. This could only be achieved through proper regimes. This is very much required to sustain a fetus growth properly and to nourish the mother’s body during the time of pregnancy. It is quite simple to follow these regimes if you are a bit cautious.

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Is Your blood Boiling? High blood Pressure and Its Causes

 

High blood pressure is a dangerous condition that many people suffer from. Quite a few people don’t even realize that their blood pressure is high, as there are not always obvious symptoms, until it creates a more serious health problem. While the causes of high blood pressure are not always clear, some can be identified, and we’ll be looking at some of these here.

While usually not severe, pregnant women often experience high blood pressure. Preeclampsia, a sudden rise in blood pressure to extreme levels during pregnancy, is a dangerous condition for both the mother and the unborn baby. A woman with high blood pressure before pregnancy is at a greater risk for preeclampsia but it can still affect a woman with no history of hypertension. This is the reason that it’s so important for a pregnant woman to monitor her blood pressure.

Unfortunately, there are many instances when the cause of high blood pressure cannot be identified. Most cases of high blood pressure are called essential hypertension, which means the exact cause cannot be found.

Even without knowing the exact cause of high blood pressure, however, we do know that you can lower your risks by making many changes in your lifestyle. Since the causes are hard to pinpoint, you have to have your blood pressure checked to know if it’s high. Researchers are still trying to figure out exactly what causes high blood pressure, but meanwhile you can still take actions to lower your risks of hypertension or control it once it’s been diagnosed.

High blood pressure is often associated with high cholesterol, and both of these can lead to heart disease and other serious health problems. If you limit the “bad” cholesterol in your diet, and have healthy amounts of “good” cholesterol, you can bring your overall cholesterol to a healthy level. LDL is the harmful type of cholesterol, and this causes blockages in the arteries which is bad for the heart.

Your arteries and blood pressure are actually benefited by the good kind of cholesterol, which is HDL. By eating healthy foods and getting regular exercise, you can improve your cholesterol levels. Lowering your levels of bad cholesterol is mainly a matter of avoiding unhealthy foods, such as fast food, and most foods that contain processed carbohydrates and trans fats. Your cholesterol levels and your blood pressure are often related, and controlling both of these are essential. Finally, it will be helpful to use the information above in your battle against high blood pressure. Talk to your doctor about your risk factors and diagnosis before you start any type of exercise or activity you might not be healthy enough for as you’ll want to start out slowly and buildup.

Healing Through Art

Healing Art Rejuvenation treatment Counseling is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The creative process involved in expressing oneself artistically can help to resolve issues as well as to develop and manage behaviors and feelings, reduce stress, and improve self-esteem and awareness. A highlight of our program is our use of a multitude of art forms through which the individual can express his/her feelings. Though there are other types of expressive therapies, such as the use of performance arts, our program utilizes more traditional forms of art. We utilize painting with different media, sketching, photography, sculpting, and other types of visual art expression.

Some of the important benefits offered by art treatment are:

• Art strengthens creativity. The creative process itself is fundamental to the attainment of all positive change, including personal growth, healing, insight and problem resolution.

• Artistic works can be gateways to the unconscious. Much like dreams, artistic works can reveal underlying issues as well as conflicts and concerns which can then be addressed in therapy.

• The artwork can serve as a powerful record of the artist-client’s therapeutic progress and may be particularly useful for review at pivotal points throughout treatment.

• Art helps to foster integration, wholeness, and coherence by encouraging the artist-client to communicate both verbally and visually as well as to engage in a process that is physical, emotional, and intellectual.

• Creative activity can help to lower stress and intrusive negative thinking as well as to increase confidence, concentration, and positive feelings. When making art in a supportive environment, individuals are guided to engage in an experience which can be both absorbing and enjoyable. This learning transfers readily to other areas of life.

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home Tests for pregnancy

Pregnancy is one of the most important periods in a woman’s life. After the conception each woman wants to be certain of its pregnancy. Women usually avoid seeing a doctor if they are not certain. That is why home pregnancy tests were developed.

First Response Early Result is believed to be most reliable pregnancy test because it delivers the earliest possible results. This test should be used starting with the first day of missed period because it detects an hCG, an early pregnancy hormone. This fact makes First Response the most likely pregnancy test on the market. More than that, recent studies say that First Response is able to detect low hCG levels, soon after implantation and even before a missed period. First Response is available in one, two and three strip kits. Specialists agree with most of the women that two strip kits are the best because most of the women want to test twice.

Later reviews come and disagree with the first opinion that says First Response Early Result is the best testing method. These reviews say that these test may be false positive because of the hCG levels might be from another birth giving or the cause of certain fertility drugs. That is why some specialists recommend less sensitive pregnancy test. Fact Plus Pro detects 100 mIU of hCG. It is available in one and two strip kits.

Another method that helps women realize if they are pregnant or not is the digital pregnancy test. It is supposed that this test will eliminate the guesswork when trying to read the lines from a regular pregnancy test. Clearblue Easy Digital pregnancy test displays the result whether it is pregnant or not. This method detects from 50 mIU of hCG and it is found somewhere between First Response Early Result and Fact Plus Pro.

As a conclusion we might say that a pregnancy test resumes to two criteria which are sensitivity and interpretation. For evaluation, studies were made and it was discovered that most of the pregnancy tests gave false positive results that were related to other factors independent of pregnancy. Even so women use these tests that do not always fail to give the right answer. Making a top of the most used and appreciated pregnancy tests we got to the following conclusion: first more effective pregnancy test is Fact Plus that detects a higher amount of hCG, about 10 mIU, that makes it a good test. Second it comes Clearblue Easy Earliest Result because is not as sensitive as First Response.

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