It is indeed very difficult to cope up with extreme pregnancynausea. When nausea and vomiting begins during pregnancy it is easy for a woman to feel sick and disgusted with being pregnant. Instead of enjoying their pregnancy, they start feeling low and depressed. Sometimes, the symptoms of extreme pregnancy nausea are so overwhelming that women often lose their cool. The symptoms might occur at any point of time during the day or night, although it is more common in the morning and that is why this condition is commonly known as morning sickness.
Although morning sickness isn’t medically harmful for the expecting mother or the child, it can be very difficult to cope with the condition. However, one factor that could be potentially weakening is that due to frequent vomiting women usually don’t feel like eating or drinking and may become easily dehydrated and this can become very serious. Being unable to eat during pregnancy together with vomiting and extreme pregnancy nausea is called Hypermesis gravidarum.
Hypermesis gravidarum is a medical condition that can be potentially harmful for the mother as well the baby. In fact, it could be even more dangerous if left untreated for a considerable period of time during pregnancy. An imbalance in the electrolyte and nutrients content in the body triggers various symptoms of the condition that worsens over time. It is very important to see a doctor as soon as the symptoms appear and seek the necessary help.
Morning Sickness and Nausea
There isn’t any difference between morning sickness and nausea during pregnancy. As the feeling usually develops in the morning it has been termed as morning sickness. Nevertheless, nausea, dizziness and an intense feeling of discomfort characterize it. The nausea and ill feeling caused during the condition may be related to hormone fluctuations occurring in the body during pregnancy. Many experts believe that morning sickness happens to be a very positive sign; it indicates the proper development of the placenta.
Expectant mothers often find it very difficult to cope up with the symptoms of morning sickness. Here are a few tips that you can follow that may reduce the chance of you experiencing an extreme nausea pregnancy:
The Do’s
eat frequently and make sure you have small meals.
drink lots of water and other fluids before and after your meals. However, do not drink with the meals.
Keep drinking fluids throughout the day to prevent dehydration.
Have crackers or toast right after you wake up in the morning.
Do not allow your stomach to stay empty.
If there are any foods or odors that aggravate nausea, avoid them.
sleep well; your body and your mind need rest during pregnancy.
Have GINGER or lemons to relieve the symptoms.
Salted potato chips can be extremely satisfying during your nausea.
Relax and take it easy.
Protein, protein and more protein especially for late night snacks.
The Don’ts
Never skip your meals.
Don’t lie down immediately after your meals.
Don’t eat greasy or spicy foods.
Avoid over eating.
Avoid caffeine and carbonated drinks.
Don’t over eat carbohydrates since they can cause dramatic blood level swings.
It is extremely important to stay hydrated during your pregnancy. If you have excessive vomiting and nausea seek out your doctors advice quickly to avoid a potential issue with something more serious than a little morning sickness.
Rectal palptation in small ruminants is of little value due to the size of the pelvis. (Wani, 1981). The caudal artery monitoring, bloatment, non-return to oestrus, udder development and other tests tried have had little success, (Wani & Sahni,1980). The more recent interest in early pregnancy 3. diagnosis of small ruminants is of academic and economic importance (Mellado,2003). A highly valued zygote or embryo when transferred to a less valued surrogate mother (recipient) needs to be closely monitored and the early detection of conception helps in repeated use of baren females. Proper management of pregnant animals also prevents embryonic losses. The method applied should be safe to both offspring and dam and needs to be cheap and easily applied. A review of various methods and techniques used for early pregnancy diagnosis in small ruminants. (sheep and goats) is presented.
.2 Early Signs of Pregnancy
2.1. Maintenance of a functional corpus luteum
It was evident that conception prolongs the life of the CL and prolongation and maintenance of a functional CL is triggered by the developing conceptus. These signals ensure the maintenance of the structural integrity of the CL. Corpus luteum produces progesterone, which maintains the uterine endometrium in a state permitting embryonic development, implantation and foetal-placental development (wani,1984b) . The formation and regression of the corpus luteum (CL) in Muzzaffarinagri ewes and Jamunapari goats was monitored at 3 days intervals for an entire oestruous cycle. Laparotomy and laparoscopic methods were used in these experiments.
The Endometrium undergoes tissue remodeling. This change in Extra cellular Matrix (ECM ) components is needed for successful implantation. Cytokinens 8,18 and 19 have been detected in the caprine endometrium during early pregnancy using immunofluorescence. Thus the presence of these cytokinen at approximately day 15 post conception is indicative of pregnancy in goats.
The implantation process in goats starts around day 18 post mating. During this phase intense type I collagen staining was detected throughout the uterine caruncular and intracaruncular stroma. For embryonic trophoblastic adhesions with endometrium, local control of protease activity is suggested. (Guillomot, 1999).
The earliest signs of pregnancy is the non-regression of the cyclic CL, which can be observed by the following methods:
i. Laparoscopy and Laparotomy approximately day 18-25 post mating. (Wani, 1982, 1988, 1984b,Wani & Buchoo, 1990, Wani & Buchoo, 1993, Cuellar et al, 1990, Wani et al, 2003).
ii. Serum Progesterone values higher than 1 ng/ml e.g 2 to 3 ng/ml. (Wani, 1989; Shreif, 1997, Boscas et al, 2003, Al-Merestani et al, 1999, Zarkawiet et al, 1999). Diagnosis of Pregnancy accurately (100%) predicted on the basis of serum progesterone P4 values around 17-19 days post mating .
iii. Pregnancy associated ovine glycoproteins recorded approximately post mating indicate pregnancy in sheep. (Karen et al, 2003; Verberckmoes, et al, 2004) or secretion of 17 & 22-24 K Da proteins on day 17 post mating in the caprine conceptus. (Guillomot et al, 1998).
iv. Non-return to oestrus (Mellado, 2003)
Some of the other early pregnancy signs detected by various methods are set out in table 1.
3 Non-rejection of early conceptus
Progesterone maintains the uterine endometrium in a state which allows for embryonic development, implantation and foetal placental development. Details of foetomaternal relationships have been described (Mufti, 1997, Mufti et al, 2000)and are shown illustrated in Fig 1to 5. The presence of an early conceptus prolongs the life of corpus- luteum. These pregnancy signals are secreted as proteins. (Heap et al, 1990). Some of these proteins have been identified as ovine Trophablast protein I (OTP-1) in sheep which prevents the release of PGF2 alpha and thus helps in the maintenance of the corpus luteum. In cyclic ewes (non-pregnant) PGF2 alpha pulses are released in response to oxytocin with receptors being in the endometrium. The earliest signal of pregnancy is detected by a marked reduction in the endometrial oxytocin receptor numbers. The OTP-1 may inhibit synthesis of endometrial receptors for oestrogen and oxytocin. This possibly prevents luteolysis and maintains the dominance of theuterus by progesterone which is pre-requisite for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. (Bretzlaft and Romano, 2001; Wani, 1996; Ala cam et al, 1988).
The expression of progesterone receptors (PR) in the caprine uterus markedly increases during the peri-implantation period and estrogen –(ER) receptors do not increase in relation to PR, thus signaling the non-rejection of the early conceptus. (Flores et al, 2001). Progesterone in milk too can be found during early fertilization and conception (Cough et al, 1989).
Caprine H-type I antigen expression is unregulated during peri-implantation and progesterone P4 level stimulate it. It may be a useful marker to signal uterine preparations for receiving and retaining pregnancy in goats. (Powell et al, 2000). The caprine pregnancy related glycoprotein (Ca PAG) may help the conceptus to develop and is found around 18-19 day post mating . (Garbayo et al 2000). Endometrial tissue the undergoes remodeling to retain the conceptus in gravid small ruminant females. (Guillomot, 1999)
The dephosphorylated state of caprine uterine myocin in early pregnancy may help the conceptus to grow. Changes in the expression of native myocin, myosin heavy chains (MHCS) and myosin light chains (MLCS) were observed. (Kumar and Katoch, 1997).
For the development of the blastocyst, a proper uterine environment is essential. Besides the maintenance of the corpus luteum, production and availability of progesterone, the non-rejection of conceptus (blastocyst) is another critical feature of this period. The embryo produces interferons (embryo-IFN). This embryo IFN is homologous with – interfersons ( ? –IFN) and Ovine Trophoblast Interferons (OTI) of early pregnancy.
Purified OTP and recombinant OTP (r-oTP) produced in yeast exhibit antiviral activity and these r-OTP and OTP inhibit the release of endometrial PGF2 ? . This helps in the non-regression of the CL and indirectly maintains the early conceptus. Intra uterine r-OTP administered at a dose of 340 µg/ day for a week maintained the C.L in cyclic ewes for a month or so of . The inter- oestruos interval in 80% of the ewes was about a month or more. This dose r-OTP was as a effective as 14-16 day old conceptus. OTP was found to be immunosuppressive in several in-vitro and in-vivo assays. An assay on phytohaemagglutinin A revealed both OTP and r-OTP to be immunosuppressive. This was further verified by the inhibitory activity of r-OTP in Graft Versus Host Reaction. (GVH assays). Trophoblast interferons play a strategic role in the prevention of early pregnancy loss as it inhibits CD + blastogenesis. The role of CD + cells and as helper T lymphocytes and delayed+ Type hyper sensitivity mediators (DTHS) would explain this immuno- suppressive rate of OTP. (ILeri et al, 1996; Karen et al, 2003; Wani, 1996).
3.4 Oestrogen: – Pregesterone ratio (E:P ratio)
The role of oxytocin in inducing uterine PGF2 alpha was discussed earlier. However, the release of PGF2 under the action of oxytocin depends on or is controlled by progesterone and oestradiol. It was further indicated that ewes with a high E:P ratio may generate stronger luteolytic signals. It was demonstrated that low progesterone and high oestradiol combination record the largest and sustained increase in PGF2 alpha following oxytocin injection. Trophoblast interferons act locally to suppress the uterine oxytocin receptors in sheep.(Karen et al, 2003 ).
5 Maternal recognition of pregnancy
The maternal recognition of pregnancy in sheep and cattle is centered around the production by the trophoblast of type I x interferon (tINF). This tIFN then suppresses uterine oxytocin receptor concentrations (OTr). The oxytocin receptor (OTr) occupancy is associated with oxytocin induced PGF2 alpha release. OTr inhibition may represent the principal antiluteolytic mechanism of tIFN and secretion of the conceptus secretory proteins or bovine recombinant IFN to the uterus reduces OTr. Concentrations in intact and ovarectionized steroid treated ewes . A relationship between the conceptus secretory proteins and the metabolic products and those in the peripheral blood of the dam exists. ( Mufti; 1996; Mufti et al, 2000). There are conflicting reports making the action of oestradiol on oxytocin receptor concentration. (Powell et al, 2000). Trophoblastic cells contain interferon on day 14-17 after mating. During maternal recognition of pregnancy goat interferon was detected on day 18 post mating, its absence signifies pregnancy maintenance has been taken over by the corpus luteum. Thus a very thin line exists between maternal recognition of pregnancy and its maintenance or sustenance by the CL. (Gillomot et al, 1998).
6 The Reliability Pregnancy tests
Various methods used for correctly predicting pregnancy in sheep and goats during gestation have been summarized in table 2. The accuracy varies from 70 to100% with different ultrasonic equipment. Different models as well as principles involved have been extensively reviewed (Wani, 1991; Wani et al,1998) and other methods of pregnancy detection during this stage e.g serum progesterone determination, vaginal cytology, laparotomy, estrone sulphate are summarized (Table-2). Various techniques were also evaluated in assessing mid-gestation. The various pregnancy signs as quoted by
various researchers using ultrasonography are summarized in Table 3. Of late certain anatomical features in the live, developing conceptus in vivo have been reported. This is reviewed and a summary is presented (Table 4). Various live foetal measurements like Biparietal diameter, Amniotic vesicle diameter, foetal radius and Tibia lengths are reviewed and shown (Table 5). Various pregnancy related images, histological sections and morphology of endometeruim have recently be published (Wani et al 2007, 2006 abc) where images are presented 6-15
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First, you can immediately understand that you are pregnant by the fact that you encounter a circumstance where you won, AOT want to eat much food. vomiting is one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. The absence of hunger and frequent vomiting can be considered as the first symptoms of pregnancy. Once you have these symptoms, you are advised to consult a physician experienced in this field and tell him all the problems you encounter.
The fact that the mother must be very careful when it is in the middle of pregnancy or gestation period is quite true. There are several doctors who suggest that the mother must take full charge in the days of pregnancy, which would be the best idea to give birth to a healthy baby at birth.
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Most of the time, medications will not affect the result of pregnancy tests. Most common prescription medications, such as antibiotics or birth control pills, should not interfere with the accuracy of these tests. However, there are some medications that are known to affect home pregnancy tests. Typically, these medications are fertility medications that contain the pregnancy hormone hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin), which is the hormone that pregnancy tests measure to determine whether or not you are pregnant. Depo Provera does not contain hCG, and therefore is not believed to affect home pregnancy tests.
Before explaining any further about Depo Provera and its affect on home pregnancy tests, it is important to understand exactly how home pregnancy tests work. As noted above, hope pregnancy tests measure hCG. For a pregnancy test to show a positive result, your body must be producing a level of hCG that the test can detect. Not all pregnancy tests are the same, however. Some tests are more sensitive than others and will show a positive result earlier than tests that are less sensitive. The box that the test came in should indicate somewhere what its sensitivity is. Sensitivity is measured in IU/L, which stands for milliInternational Units per liter. A very sensitive test may have a sensitivity of 20 IU/L, whereas a test that is not as sensitive might have a sensitivity of 50 IU/L.
Because of the sensitivity issue, the timing of your home pregnancy test can affect its results. A very sensitive test may be able to produce a positive result as little as 7 days after ovulation. Implantation must occur before hCG is produced, and implantation will generally take place 6-12 days after ovulation. Thus, it makes sense to try to wait at least 12 days after ovulation to test for a reliable result. If you cannot wait that long and have other symptoms of pregnancy, you might use a test that is higher in sensitivity, but keep in mind that even if the result is negative you may still be pregnant, but just not implanted.
There are some other things that can affect the results of a home pregnancy test. You may have had a chemical pregnancy, for example, which would indicate that you were pregnant one day and not pregnant a few days later. Or, you might experience something known as evaporation lines, in which the results of the home pregnancy test is affected by the urine stream crossing the test and then leaving a mark on the results area.
Finally, the medications that might affect home pregnancy tests will, as has been discussed, contain hCG. While Depo Provera will not affect your home pregnancy tests, fertility medications such as Profasi, Pregnyl, and Novarel might if you take the home pregnancy test within a couple of weeks of getting the shot. Reference: BabyHopes.com
Experts claim that many pregnant women constantly worry about the baby‘s health and are fearful about the experience of childbirth. Laura Riley, who wrote healthypregnancy book such as ‘Pregnancy: You and Your baby‘ says, “If your first pregnancy was easy, you worry that your second one will be hard; if your first one was hard, you’re terrified that history will repeat itself. And if you’ve never done this before, well, your imagination can simply go wild as you begin to imagine every worst-case scenario possible”. Here are few common pregnancy fears and ways to deal with them.
Fear of miscarriage
Soon after discovering the early signs of pregnancy, many woman start obsessing about miscarriage. Experts, however, claim that most pregnancies result in the delivery of healthy babies and American Pregnancy Association states that miscarriages account for only 10-25% of pregnancies. Karyn Morse, who is associated with Cedars-Sinai medical Center says, “Remember also that most miscarriages also happen within the first few weeks of pregnancy”. This means that once you have crossed this sensitive phase, it is unlikely that you will experience miscarriage. And if you have already suffered one miscarriage, there is reassuring news for you. Diane Ashton, medical director, March of Dimes states that chances of second miscarriage are less than 3%.
Many pregnant women think that morning sickness is preventing the baby from getting adequate nutrition. Morse, however, has a different opinion. According to Morse, babies are capable of deriving nutrition from whatever you are eating. Ashton agrees with this fact when she remarks that you should worry only if you start suffering from severe dehydration and feel so sick that you have to call your doctor. Apart from that, morning sickness will not interfere with a healthy pregnancy. Morse provides the pregnancy advice of eating small, frequent meals and opting for prenatal vitamins, if required.
Fear of eating things that are not allowed in your pregnancy diet
Most would-be mothers are under the tremendous pressure of eating the ‘right’ things and believe that even a small mistake may interfere with a safe pregnancy. Doctors, on the other hand, state that there is no need to fret if you mistakenly eatanything that is not allowed, while being pregnant. As Ashton says, “Even the risks associated from things like eating unpasteurized cheese or dying your hair during your first trimester — both of which doctors’ advice against — are probably very, very small, and we’re just being extra cautious.” Of course, for the sake of a happy pregnancy, avoid eating the forbidden food too often.
Pregnancy care for reducing birth defects
Most moms whisper a silent prayer every time they go for prenatal tests, desperately hoping that results will show that the baby is experiencing a healthy development. Relax! Experts reveal that only 4% of babies are born with birth defects. These include serious problems such as Down syndrome and other minor problems that hardly interfere with the normal life. To reduce the risk for birth defect, do not forget to include folic acid in your pregnancy nutrition. A report published in the National Institutes of health reveals that folic acid supplements taken before and during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risk for birth defects.
Importance of pregnancy exercises
Many women believe that they will never be able to shed the post-pregnancy extra weight. Experts say that to get back into shape after birth of your baby, it is crucial to stick to weight guidelines recommended by American Pregnancy Association. For a happy pregnancy, you may opt for light exercises such as walking, jogging or swimming. A report published by the University of Auckland states that aerobic exercises contribute in a safe pregnancy by positively affecting the baby’s health. Other studies suggest that regular exercises during pregnancy make it easier for the mom to shed the extra fat after the baby is born.
It is understandable that pregnancy brings in loads of excitement, changes and fear about the unknown. It is crucial not to stress too much about these changes, since it may negatively affect your baby. Learn to relax, while being pregnant and enjoy the best phase of your life.
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Pregnancy: foods to Be Cautious With (Pregnancy Health Guru)
Here are a few tips and tricks you can do if you ever find yourself in need to lose tummy fat fast. Now don’t worry, there are no ‘dreaded’ exercise or dieting fuss. Just follow these 5 simple but effective tips. You can do these 5 tips combined or separately, it does not matter, as long as you take action.
You can accelerate the fat loss by using Germa camisole used widely in Asia which is very effective in breaking and burning fats even as you sleep. Here are the 5 tips to lose your tummy fat.
Many people are not aware of this but drinking lots of water actually increases the metabolic rate of your body. Just by drinking 17 ounces of water you can increase your metabolic rates by 30 percent within 30 minutes. So drinking lots of water can and does influence the speedy weight loss in your stomach area, hence reduce tummy.
2. Yogurt
Take probiotic foods like yogurt or kefir as part of your diet program. Scientist discovered that yogurt and kefir both contains certain bacteria that has a natural antibiotic properties. One area that it benefits the body is the colon which will aid your weight loss.
3. Practice Yoga
Certain yoga poses can actually help to burn excess stomach fat. Two of those poses are “the bridge pose” and “seated forward bend pose”. However, I would suggest that you get someone experience to guide you or a certified guru to guide you as these poses are not easy to do. If you have health problems do check with your doctor first before starting on these exercise.
Let me explain. When you lack sleep the hormone levels in your body changes. To be precise whenever you lack sleep there will be an increase in the hormone that is associated with fat metabolism known as ghrelin. Now that’s a guaranteed way to PUT ON weight around your middle. So if you want to reduce your tummy fat be sure to get a good, undisturbed, solid 8 hours of sleep.
5. Exercise Belly
Its best to practice this while walking. Step 1, breath in hard. Step 2, whilst breathing in, contract you stomach inwards. Step 3, Exhale and contract your tummy outward. Do not underestimate the simplicity of this exercise. These breathing techniques actually help to burn abdominal fat. So remember to do this regularly.
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It is very important that a women lose their postpartum belly fat as quickly as possible. The longer she waits the harder it is to get rid. It is very common for most women to get use to the extra belly around them that after sometime they would simply ignore what they see in the mirror. Losing weight after pregnancy does not have to be impossible.
In fact there are ways to lose tummy fat without the hassle. It has been used by Asian women for years. They call it the ‘Germa magicpants‘. Learn how you can also take advantage of these new technology garment that started in Japan to lose tummy fat for good easily and effectively.
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