Just after experiencing nausea and vomiting in the first trimester, I entered various discomforts in the second trimester: constipation, poor sleep, backache, leg cramps and so on? Although these "discomforts" during pregnancy just show that you and your baby are healthy, they are also very tortured. When pregnant mothers encounter these problems, what are the solutions?

1. Constipation

Due to the obstruction of luteal hormone and the oppression of uterus, it is easy to cause slow gastrointestinal activity. In the process of providing qi and blood to the fetus, pregnant mothers are not active in gastrointestinal activity due to lack of body fluid and blood, and lack of water is easy to constipation, and hemorrhoids can occur in severe cases.

The most effective thing is to eat more foods containing more cellulose, such as coarse grains. For vegetables, you can choose celery and mushrooms. Among them, bananas contain a lot of cellulose, and can promote intestinal peristalsis. Remember to drink plenty of water every day. In addition, yogurt and honey can also help treat constipation of pregnant mothers.

Second, backache

In the second trimester, the fetal volume increases, pregnant mommy's abdomen swells, and her body's center of gravity moves forward. In order to keep the center of gravity balanced, when standing or walking, her shoulders and head will lean back, which will easily lead to excessive lordosis and bending of the thoracic spine, thus causing waist pain.

Pregnant mothers can gently massage or stretch out their arms to take deep breaths at sore parts, which can also relieve pain and avoid lifting heavy objects, or bending over, standing and walking for a long time.

Third, poor sleep

With the baby's development, the pregnant mother's body center of gravity changes, and her sleeping posture and habits naturally become uncomfortable. Especially at night, tossing and turning in bed, always looking for a most comfortable posture, but always feel uncomfortable. Sleeping on your side is the best sleeping posture for pregnant women, but if you sleep on your back or stomach all the time, sleeping on your side will make it difficult for you to adapt in a short time.

It is suggested that pregnant mothers use multiple soft pillows to lie in the most comfortable and comfortable posture, and try not to eat and drink less water within a few hours before going to bed, so as to form a good habit of going to bed on time.

Fourth, leg cramps

Especially after 5 months of pregnancy, it is more frequent, and the muscles of the calf or thigh are cramped and painful when sleeping at night. Because the fetus needs a lot of calcium to develop bones, it causes calcium deficiency in pregnant mothers. It is suggested that pregnant mothers eat more calcium-containing foods, such as fish, eggs, vegetables, bean products and milk, to supplement calcium. Get more sunshine to help vitamin D transform into calcium.

what should pregnant mothers pay attention to when they enter the second trimester?

1. To balance nutrition, mix meat and vegetables, and try to eat less cold and fried food. Daily supplement of grain staple food, animal lean meat, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, beans and their products.

2. Adequate calcium should be ingested. The fourth month is the period when the fetus grows roots. You should eat more calcium-containing food so that the child can grow strong roots in the fetus. Pay attention to eat less food containing more white sugar, because white sugar consumes calcium, which is a side effect and easily causes obesity.

3. Pregnant mothers eat less salty food and absorb too much salt, which will cause edema and pregnancy poisoning in the third trimester.

4. To prevent constipation, you should eat more coarse grains and crude fiber fruits and vegetables, drink more water and take more activities, such as walking in the morning and evening. You can also drink some sour milk and honey to moisten the intestines and relax the bowels. Never abuse laxatives, which may cause uterine contraction and lead to miscarriage and premature delivery.

5. In the second trimester, there are some prenatal check-up items that must be done, such as Down's screening, sugar screening, fetal heart color Doppler ultrasound, etc., in order to check the birth defects of newborns and gestational diabetes.

6. It is recommended to sleep on the side (left and right). If the pregnant mother has polyhydramnios or twin pregnancy, she should sleep on the side. If her lower limbs are heavy, she can sleep on her back and raise her lower limbs slightly with a soft pillow, which will make her more comfortable.

After entering the fourth month of pregnancy, the abdomen is enlarged, and many pregnant mothers will have headaches, backaches or upset stomachs. Don't be afraid, some of them are normal reactions to pregnancy. If you feel particularly uncomfortable, you should also go to the hospital in time, don't think at home, and believe that our baby is very strong!

Have you had all the symptoms in the second trimester?