although it can still sleep soundly Pregnant

Greater pregnancy, typically accompanied by sleeplessness complaints and often awake in the middle of the night. And pregnant women need adequate rest periods along with increased metabolism in the pregnant woman's body to restore all functions of organ systems work.

Generally, pregnant women who get less sleep are more likely to experience difficulties during childbirth. To overcome sleep disorders are best sought and addressed the cause.

The cause of this sleep disorder can vary, such as:

Load Mind

Anxiety and worry facing childbirth, anxiety about the health of the fetus, fear not look sexy again in the eyes of a partner, or concerns can not be slimmer body shape back, is partially distracting thoughts. The result could be restless all night. Solution:

•     Read books, and consult a physician about pregnancy issues, to ensure that the conditions were fine and not to worry too much.
•     If worried about the pain during childbirth, not to worry because it has a lot to do childbirth without pain (Intra Labour Analgesia). If worried about fetal abnormalities can perform ultrasound for screening.
•     Busy yourself with an activity before bed to get rid of the thoughts that interfere with sleep. This can be discussed with friends or pairs or to consult with a therapist.

Breathing Disorders

Increased blood flow during pregnancy cause a lot of parts of the body including the respiratory tract swells. That is why 30% of pregnant women tend to snore during sleep, although previously not a snorer. Solution:

1.     Inhaling the warm steam from the hot water. Lie on your back with your head higher than the stomach.
2.     Using breathing reliever medication (inhalers) or nose drops that your doctor recommended.

Heat

Progesterone levels cause the body to heat climbed. That is why pregnant women often feel too hot. Solution:

•     Wearing clothing that absorbs sweat sleep, eg cotton.
•     Use a thin blanket of material. Do not sleep surrounded by pillows and bolsters, as it will add a sense of overheating. If you need to use special air cushion (Chillow).
•     Set the air circulation in the room, so comfortable for example by opening a window, fan or air conditioning.

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This is the hormonal changes of pregnancy

Changes experienced during pregnancy, one of which is the change in hormones. Hormones have an effect peculiar to stimulate and invigorate the body organs work.

Some expenditure is controlled by hormones pitutari gland located at the base of the brain:

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Progesterone

This hormone works to build the uterine lining to hold the placenta, preventing the contraction / shrinkage of uterine muscles so as to avoid premature birth, and breast preparing for breastfeeding.

On the other hand, progesterone will make blood vessels dilate. As a result, the blood pressure to go down, and the mother will feel dizzy. Sometimes cause disturbed digestive system, such as abdominal bloating or constipation, affect mood during pregnancy, as well as increase the body temperature and cause nausea.

Estrogen

These hormones make breasts enlarged nipples and milk stimulate growth, help reinforce the walls of the uterus to cope during labor contractions. Estrogen also will soften the tissues of the body, so that the connective tissue and joints of the body becomes weak. As a result, pregnant women often experience back pain.

HCG

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a typical pregnancy hormone, because it is only found in the blood of pregnant women and con. This hormone is formed by the outer tissue layer of the fetus and placenta are formed early in fetal growth (trophoblast). Functions include maintaining yellow tissue formed in the ovaries when the ovaries release eggs recently (corpus luteum), which makes estrogen, progesterone and placental form completely.

Prolactin

This hormone is responsible for the increase in milk-producing cells in the breast. The hormone estrogen after birth will go down, these hormones can inhibit milk production, thus prolactin stimulates milk production.

Oxytocin

This hormone is involved in the process of reproduction in men and women, helping contractions during pregnancy and childbirth, milk production during lactation, the breast feeding activity can accelerate the depreciation of the uterus.

Relaxin

This hormone appears in early pregnancy and the responsibility to help overcome uterine activity and soften the cervix in preparation for childbirth.

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Pregnant Habit

Ideal weight gain during pregnancy is about 8-12 pounds. Fetal weight tends to run more rapidly in the last trimester of pregnancy, as well as maternal weight. In the first trimester, most weight gain occurs due to water retention, not from embryos. Sometimes even in the first trimester, due to a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, most pregnant women experience weight loss. Caloric intake must be increased by 20%, usually in the third trimester. Eating healthy foods such as rice and wheat groups, vegetables, fish, poultry and meats, and foods rich in calcium. It is advisable not to consume too many greasy foods like fried foods and sweets.
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Most women tend to feel hungry and yet queasy at the sight of food. Overcome by eating small portions but often around 5-6 times per day. This way will not feel overly full stomach. These feelings can sometimes be up to the third trimester, especially as the uterus grows. Drink around 8-10 glasses of water per day. It is recommended to avoid too many drinks with sweeteners.

Exercise during pregnancy can start slowly. It's best to start in the third trimester. Type of exercise is a relaxing like yoga or swimming.

Sleep with enough 8 hours per day. Sleep can be a problem during pregnancy. Most pregnant women experience difficulty sleeping at night. To counterbalance this, can nap if possible.

Pregnancy does not mean having to avoid all kinds of drugs. Medicines for fever and runny nose chorrpheniramine to be safe to drink while pregnant. It would be bad for the fetus if allowed prolonged fever than taking down the heat.

For headaches and fatigue during pregnancy treated with rest and ice packs. If it still has not lost her pain, paracetamol is safe for consumption. As much as possible avoid painkillers than other types. And should consult their physician on the use of drugs.

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Drug Effect On Fetus

Bad influence of foreign substances (including medications), the fetus in the womb, can occur through direct or indirect via interference with the function of the placenta, uterine or systemic changes as the balance of hormones and biochemical mother.

It depends on the nature of each foreign compounds and gestational age mother. Ill effects on the fetus in the womb can be fetal effects, teratogenic and toxic. Effect of lethal namely the death of the embryo in the womb. Teratogenic influences occur at sub-lethal doses of the occurrence of anatomic malformation on fetal organ growth. The effect is the occurrence of abnormal toxic or physiological or biochemical disturbances in varying degrees in the fetus without anatomic malformations.

The occurrence of adverse effects of foreign compounds, including drugs to the fetus in the womb is very dependent on gestational age or fetal growth phase itself. Contagion occurs can vary according to each phase.

Phase implantation

At the gestational age of less than 3 weeks. The ill effects that may arise adopt a pattern of "all or none", the happening or not happening at all. If the contagion arises will result in death resulting embryo abortion.

Phase embryonal / organogenesis

At gestational age between 3 -8 weeks. In this phase occurs differentiation growth for the formation of organs, so it is the most sensitive phase.

Bad influences that can arise at this stage there are several possibilities:

1.     Effect of lethal, the occurrence of fetal death and abortion.
2.     Effect of sublethal, but it did not happen fetal death occurred malformations anatomic (structural) organ growth or teratogenic effects. Teratogenic word itself comes from the Greek meaning monster.
3.     Functional or metabolic disorders which appear later in the new permanent, not directly visible or raised at the time of birth.

Phase lethal

In the second and third trimester of pregnancy at which this phase occurs further maturation and growth of the fetus. Bad effect of foreign compounds on the fetus at this stage not be more anatomic malformations. But one may still be an interruption to the growth of both physiological functions or organs biokemik. Also the influence of foreign compounds that may occur in the parent, it can also occur in the fetus in different degrees.

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