Wednesday, February 27, 2008

PREGNANCY IS NOT ALL FUN 2

During the first trimester you will need to do a serie of blood tests and urine tests in order to establish whether you and your baby are going to have any problems or if everything is fine (ah needles!!).
  • Among them it is important to determine your blood type or group, unless you already know it, as a woman with a RH- combined with a male partner's RH+ can be very dangerous for the first or next child and a blood test that in italy we call COOMBS' TEST must be repeated each month if this is the case, in order to exclude problems for the first or next baby. The danger consists in having a baby with "Hemolytic disease of the newborn" or "HDN" (click on the link to find out more about this subject).
Other common tests are checking for Toxoplasmosis antibodies, glucose levels, a check for liver and heart important proteins, a complete blood count, Rubella antibodies, HIV test, Syphilis test and the Complement fixation test.
  • A common problem during pregnancy is a possible iron deficiency that will need to be treated appropriately with integrators and daily iron-rich food intakes, most commonly meat (veal, beef, turkey, horse) but also eggs, spinach, artichokes, egg-based pasta, legumes, green radish and walnuts.
  • A daily intake of FOLIC ACID is very important from the beginning of the pregnancy on all the way till you are breastfeeding or wanting to conceive another child. Folic acid is normally sold as an integrator but can also be found in foods such as: spinach, broccoli, asparagus, lettuce, oranges, concentrated orange juice, cereals, lemons, kiwis, strawberries and legumes.
To be continued...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

VAGINAL DISCHARGE is just a natural concept of creation by God and this leaves our sisters with nothing to alter except to appreciate the entire thing. Let the fluid surge out of organ but do not allow yourself to suffer in silence when the same fluid becomes sickening.

Pinklunamoon said...

Well ain't this a peculiar comment to leave LOL
thanks