Pregnancy is a golden stage of a woman's life, but once the pregnancy is announced, close relatives will give a great deal of advice about pregnancy and childbirth. In addition, books, magazines, TV shows and the internet are filled with advice that may not be the basis of health.
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Myths about pregnancy
You can not blindly follow the advice, because it can
affect your health as well as your child, since some theories can be helpful,
while some can be harmful.
It is important to know the true facts behind the
myths about pregnancy, and moreover you always have to bear in mind that each
pregnancy is different from the other and from person to person, so follow your
doctor's advice above anything else.
1. Legend of eating for two people:
Pregnant women often think they should eat more during
pregnancy because they eat for two people.
Truth:
This is not true at all. During pregnancy, women
simply need to focus on healthy and nutritious eating, and pregnant women need
only 300 extra calories per day.
If you eat two people, you will get an unhealthy
amount of weight, which will increase your risk of gestational diabetes, back
pain, high blood pressure and the possibility of having a Caesarean section
because your child will be too big
In addition, weight gain increases the risk of low IQ
in your child and eating disorders and psychosis.
You'll eat healthy foods including high-quality
protein (eggs, meat, fish, beans, legumes), plenty of green vegetables, fruits
and carbohydrates (unrefined) in your diet.
2. The seriousness of exercise:
You may hear that pregnant women should avoid exercise
and comfort as much as possible during the nine months of pregnancy.
Truth:
This is not true, and even doctors ask pregnant women
to enjoy regular exercise at short intervals, get some light exercise and do
some light house work, yet it is right to avoid doing very rigorous activities
or harsh and violent exercises.
Do not refrain from exercising during
pregnancy:
Women who stay active during pregnancy tend to have an
easy birth and less chance of postpartum depression and better sleep than those
who do not, and exercise during pregnancy keeps your body harmonious and helps
you regain body shape faster after birth.
According to a study published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association in 2017, physical exercise during pregnancy offers
significant physiological benefits for both mother and child
Walking, swimming, low-impact exercise and cycling on
a stationary bike are some good exercises for pregnant women.
3. Back pain is not treatable in
pregnancy:
Pregnancy means you will have to suffer from back pain
and other pain.
Truth:
Back pain is a frequent complaint during pregnancy,
but nothing you can not cure or prevent.
Lower back pain during pregnancy is due to weight
gain, posture changes and muscle relaxation, but can be cured easily if you
maintain the right posture to stand by keeping the spine straight.
Exercise can also help prevent and reduce back pain.
In a 2016 study, physical therapy reports reported that exercise was an
effective treatment for pregnancy-related low back pain management.
Also, avoid wearing high heels and lifting heavy
objects.
4. Avoid having cats at home:
Many say that you should stay away from cats or your
favorite cat during pregnancy.
Truth:
Again this is just a myth that you can not keep a cat
or pet when you are pregnant, since cats are lovely pets and their funny
activity can help reduce stress and bring a smile to your face.
If you have a cat at home, there is one thing you need
to keep in mind, and you should not change the litter box for the cat during
pregnancy, because of the risk of toxoplasmosis from cat waste that is full of
millions of parasites.
Anxiety can increase the risk of miscarriage, and even
infection can cause deformities in the fetus. So, ask your partner or anyone
else to clean the cat's trash box, and you just enjoy your pet cat, and also
after playing with him you should wash your hands well.
5. Avoid hot water showers:
Many people advise pregnant women not to take a hot
water bath, and that the pregnant woman can not enjoy the hot bath as she did
before pregnancy.
Truth:
Taking a lukewarm bath for five minutes is not a
problem, but the long hot bath is something to avoid during pregnancy.
The American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists states that high temperatures in the hot tub are not recommended
during pregnancy, and in fact pregnant women should not allow the body to rise
above 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sitting in a hot bath for a long time can cause a high
body temperature, which in turn increases the risk of neural tube defects, such
as spina bifida, and heat can also lower blood pressure a bit too much.
Also, staying too long in hot water may increase the
risk of dizziness and dizziness.
6. Drink alcoholic beverages harmless to
the holder:
Have you been told that it is good to drink a drink of
alcohol sometimes during pregnancy.
Truth:
Pregnant women should not drink at all, and in fact
during pregnancy should not indulge even in a few sips of alcohol.
Many studies have linked that drinking during
pregnancy increases the risk of fetal brain disorders, and also puts your baby
at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder.
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say pregnant women
should avoid alcohol altogether during pregnancy.
Any amount of alcohol at any time during pregnancy can
harm the developing brain of the baby and other organs, so you must refrain
from drinking completely.
7. High and large belly means you are
pregnant in a girl:
One of the most common myths surrounding pregnancy is
the form of a woman's stomach and what it means. It is said that when a woman
is pregnant and her belly is high and high, it indicates that she carries a
female. Conversely, if the pregnancy is low, it carries a male.
Truth:
Again, there is no scientific basis for this
assumption, and the shape and size of the abdomen of the holder depends on
several other factors, such as uterine shape, body type and abdominal muscles.
Also put the fetus, the amount of fat deposited around
the abdomen determines the shape of your belly if you are pregnant.
If you want to know the sex of the fetus, your doctor
can tell you soon enough about waiting to see the shape of the abdomen in late
pregnancy.
8. Fetal heart rate refers to the
child's sex:
There is another universal myth about sex revolving
around your child's heart rate. It is believed that if a child's heart rate is
fast it means that she is a child, while a slow heart rate means that baby.
Truth:
Again, there is no scientific explanation behind this
widely popular idea, as the heart rate of the fetus changes throughout
pregnancy and depends on the health and age of the fetus in your womb.
A 2006 study of fetal diagnosis and treatment that
analyzed heart rates during the first three months found that unlike the
beliefs commonly held by many pregnant women and their families, there were no
statistically significant differences between male and female in fetal heart
rates.
9. Acidity of the stomach means that
your child will have thick hair:
You may have read that pregnant women who have
heartburn in the stomach will have children who have too much hair on their
heads after birth.
Truth:
There can be some truth to this popular belief, but
heartburn is a common pregnancy symptom, due to stomach acidity, and spicy food
can often cause a heartburn sensation.
However, according to a 2006 study, there is a link
between the severity of heartburn for pregnant women and the amount of hair for
a child at birth. The same hormones that cause heartburn may also help modify
fetal hair growth, the researchers note.
However, it is also true that women who suffer from a
lot of heartburn have given birth to healthy children.
10. Binge eating on citrus means that
you are pregnant in a male and sugary foods mean that she is a
girl:
According to some myths suggest that the cravings for
salty foods suggest that it is expected to be a boy, while cravings for sugary
foods suggest that the child is a girl.
Truth:
There is no scientific research to support the theory
that food cravings are related to the sex of the child.
Some experts believe that it can be due to the rapidly
changing hormones in the body of a pregnant woman, and it can also happen
because of the overtime of your body that supports the new life of the child
that grows inside your womb.
Cravings for a particular food can not predict the
fetus, but you can enjoy these legendary sex predictions for fun only.
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