Pregnancy Stress
Can Yoga Help to Overcome Pregnancy Stress?
Stress and anxieties are common factors that are very closely related to pregnancy. During pregnancy, lots of changes take place within the body due to the fluctuating hormonal levels. Added with excitement, fear and sometimes unwanted situations in personal life the stress levels are difficult to control, and too much of stress affects adversely the baby in the womb sometimes resulting in disasters. As the completion of the pregnancy nears, stress and worries will be following in series unless it is tackled efficiently from the beginning.
Yoga can do wonders! 
Stress relieving drugs though are available in market, still gynecologists and obstetricians strictly prohibit the use of such drugs as these can have serious side effects leading to abnormal development of the fetus. Believe it or not researches and statistics have showed that yoga is the best medicine to relieve stress during pregnancy. But one should seriously carry on the yoga to get proven results till the baby is delivered. Basically four steps are followed in yoga -
1. Some mild stretching exercises are adopted for the smooth functioning of the reproductive organs and pelvic areas to ensure almost painless and smooth delivery without any complications.
2. Deep breathing exercises (Pranayama) increases the oxygen level in the blood improving the blood circulation and also providing energy and relaxing the mind, which helps in the better development of the baby in the womb.
3. Meditation helps in focusing the mind, helps the nerves to function in a coordinated manner releasing all tensions, stress. It soothes the nerves and prevents the production of harmful toxins. Meditation helps in maintaining the normal pulse rate. It helps to control emotions, develops self awareness and the bond with the baby in the womb. It even eases out the labor pains.
4. Relaxation is very essential throughout the pregnancy period. Pregnancy itself it very stressful and strenuous especially in the advanced stage. So few hours of relaxing mentally and physically, totally switching off from worries and anxieties helps one to get prepared to deliver the baby.
Yoga does not require too many procedures or tough techniques; neither extra effort nor investment is necessary. One just needs to fix a schedule time and a private secured place to carry on with the exercises. Obviously one must be cautious enough not to strain herself during pregnancy as it may result in unwanted complications. It is advisable to seek professional guidance in carrying out these exercises. One can join prenatal class to get the best advice from the experts and can also interact with other would be mothers.
Regular yoga and exercises can add glow and beauty in pregnancy too! So no use in worrying in pregnancy but it is the time to plan for a new nursery for the new member.
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Weight gain in pregnancy stress... What to do?
I am 18 weeks pregnant with my second child & I have already gained 5kgs (11lbs) I seem to be putting on weight really fast, seeings as though I am not even half way that makes me really nervous. This is a long post sorry :)
A little bit of my of my background is that before I got pregnant with my first daughter I was very overweight 83kgs (182lbs) and had been for a very long time, due to a lot of things including depression (and my comfort was food). Once I found out I was pregnant my mind set changed and I actually had very severe morning sickness with her until 25 weeks, where nothing I would eat would stay down. I think in the last 15 weeks of that pregnancy I gained 8kgs (17lbs) but that is just a guess, I think it could have been less.
Anyway... I decided once she was born I needed to lose weight & I started eating right as well as breastfeeding and it took a year but I lost 30kgs (66lbs) I dropped 20kgs fast and the last 10 took a while (6 months) & I had never been so happy and healthy in my life. It was easy losing the weight because my mind was completely in it and I was comfortable in my skin.
I put some weight on throughout the year due to not much exercise and being stationary with study. Now I am really nervous about being fat again. In fact I know I am already, my arms and legs are gross. None of my clothes are fitting me. I feel really off. It doesn't help that all I crave in this pregnancy is Carbs. I also feel like I have no energy too.
I am feeling like I just need to be really healthy so I don't put too much more weight on but I need help with knowing what is a healthy weight gain in pregnancy. I already feel like I have gone over it. I honestly just have a fear of being really overweight again.
How much weight do you lose when you give birth straight away? I know I can lose weight once this baby is born, my mind set hasn't really changed I feel like a different person to the person I was before I had children.so I know I can lose weight again (which I will need to)
What can I do to keep weight gain under control during this pregnancy? What exercises should I do? (I am not uncomfortable with doing exercises) Did anyone do pregnancy yoga?
I just need advice because I know I have big issues regarding my weight and I don't want to feel like this while I am pregnant. With my daughter this was the last thing I was thinking about & I felt beautiful, this time around it's a completely different story.
Any advice, stories anything would be wonderful :) Thank you!
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Birth Control Efficiency?
There was an incident 5 days after my first period that lead me and my boyfriend to the doctor to check the need for a morning after pill. He assured us it was OK since I had just finished my menstrual cycle (probably not fertile for pregnancy) and we were suggested a birth control brand. Took the pills from that day on and in around 7 days after my first pill there was unprotected sexual intercourse again. I do have to note out that the day it landed on, the 5th, was my highest day of ovulation...How efficient was my birth control pill?
To not beat around the bush, today is my due date for my period and nothing, just a clear discharge. Is it the pill prolonging my period? or is it pregnancy? stress?...too early to take a pregnancy test?
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