 Pregnancy Week
12
The entry into the twelfth week of
pregnancy marks the end of the first phase popularly known as
Trimester. This is a period from week one to the week twelve
where all the significant changes in the mother-to-be are
seen.
Pregnancy Week
12
- Your body will begin to produce the
much needed hormones resulting which you will often feel
tired and fatigued. This also happens because your body
makes a constant effort in supplying blood and nutrients to
the little one inside.
- Morning sickness is quite a common
problem in every single pregnant woman. Just because the
term is suffixed with the word ‘morning’ does not mean that
the sickness is confined to the early hours of a day. This
means that the morning sickness may occur at in any time in
a day. The study tells that this happens due to the
changing levels of estrogen in your body.
- The smell of certain food items or
drugs or even strong perfumes may cause you Nausea which is
the preceding stage of the continuous vomiting.
- You will crazily crave for
something to eat. The research tells that the cravings for
the ice creams and the pickles cannot be compared to
anything else during the pregnancy period.
- The uterus enlargement results
in your urge to urinate more often than the normal
time.
- It is quite obvious that you will
suffer from mild headaches every now and then that are
caused due to constant blood circulation and hormonal
change in you.
- A
pregnant woman will become a victim of dehydration very
soon resulting in constipation and bloating. This mainly
happens because the increase of progesterone will slow down
the functioning of your digestive system. The easiest
remedy for this is to consume as much of water as you
can.
- There will be sudden increase in your weight as the
days in the week pass by. It could be a sign of the speed
with which the little one inside your womb is
growing.
Since the twelfth week is the extreme
stage of the trimester one, it is important to keep the
nutrition under control. You must visit a nutritionist on a
weekly basis and have to be well versed with the instructions
provided by him. However, it is well known that magnesium is
much important for the growth of the baby and for the right
formation of his bones. With an add on to magnesium-rich foods,
there must be a high intake of Vitamin-A. It is in this stage
that the baby starts to develop and store the nutrients of
vitamin-A within himself. This ensures the development of the
baby in areas like lungs, intestines and also helps in
improvement his skin.
List of food items in which magnesium is found in
plenty
- The pregnant woman must make sure
that a few of dry fruits like peanuts, walnuts, raisins and
almonds goes inside her ever morning.
- Spinach, peas and sweet corn have to
be added in your daily diet.
- The intake of milk, cheese, curd,
butter milk, etc. has to increase as these are the very
sources of energy that a pregnant woman would need
always.
- Of the non-vegetarian food items,
the fish and the meat would be appreciated as it has its
own richness of magnesium.
- By following a proper and required
diet, the baby will be risk-free at the time of his
delivery.
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