Baby and You Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby
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Baby and You Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby Battle Creek Adjusting to Pregnancy Changes Pregnancy is a major life change. Your entire life will have new direction and focus after the birth of your baby. For most of us, the joys of pregnancy and parenthood make for many ups and downs. Things affected by pregnancy and birth include: Table of Contents – 1st Trimester • Your body • Your relationship with others • Your work, school, and daily schedules Adjusting to Pregnancy ........................ 3 • Your nutritional needs • Your moods - up one minute, down the next Nutrition ................................................ 4 Things to Do Preparation for Childbirth .................... 5 Things that you can do to help you enjoy being pregnant are: • Read the handouts given to you by your nurse, midwife or doctor • Ask your nurse how you can sign up for classes • Write down your questions and bring them with you to your appointments Notes • Get plenty of sleep • Eat a healthy diet • See your doctor, nurse or midwife regularly Talking to your friends and family is important. Share your feelings and listen to each other. Talk to your nurse, midwife or doctor if you are having a hard time coping with your pregnancy due to the following problems. • Emotional • Physical • Money When to Call Your Nurse, Midwife or Doctor While most women have a healthy pregnancy, things can occur that need the attention of your medical professional. We want you to tell us if you notice any of the following: • Vaginal bleeding • Changes in your vision • Abdomen tightening or cramping • Swelling of your face or fingers • Backache that comes and goes • Burning or pain on urination • Severe abdominal pain • Fever or chills • Any fluid coming from the vagina (birth canal) • Nausea or vomiting for more than 24 hours • Severe headache that won’t go away • Your baby isn’t moving normally (after 5 months) For More Information As a part of the Baby & You program, you received a coupon for a free copy of the book What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The Baby & You program often refers to sections of that book. If you have not done so, please return the coupon to Bronson Battle Creek for your free copy. If you have the book, please refer to pages 100- 118 for this topic, Adjusting to Pregnancy. Of course, feel free to read the entire book, but for now, we think that these pages will be most helpful. 2 Baby and You, Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby – 1st Trimester J14323-14 11/11 Baby and You, Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby – 1st Trimester 3 Nutrition Exercise Women who exercise regularly during pregnancy: Your growing baby depends on you and the things you eat to build a healthy body and mind. • Have easier labors • Usually have more energy Many women have nausea and vomiting (“morning sickness”) during pregnancy, which makes it hard to eat • Cope better with the minor discomforts of pregnancy healthy. This usually goes away after the third month. You can do things now to help yourself feel better. • Control their weight easier • Keep some healthy snacks like whole-wheat crackers and dried fruit at your bedside. Check with your doctor, but usually you may continue with exercise that you were doing before you were • Eat small frequent meals (6 per day.) pregnant. Later in your pregnancy, your growing baby and the changes in your body make exercise harder. • Don’t drink liquids and eat solids at the same meal when you experience severe nausea. Skating or biking, which require more balance, are generally okay early in pregnancy. However, these activities • Sip liquids between meals throughout the day. will have to stop as your balance changes. Do not exercise to the point of not being able to talk while exercising. It’s time to get moving. If you have not been exercising, go for a walk and do it regularly. Many community Please read pages 104-107 in What to Expect When You’re Expecting. 2 centers have specific exercise programs for expectant moms. If you need the support of group activity, check your local center. Be sure to read pages 189-198 in What to Expect When You’re Expecting. For more Food Groups and Daily Amounts You Should Eat Everyday information about your activities please ask your nurse, midwife or doctor. Meat or Poultry 2 to 4 servings Hot Tubs Fish Serving size is 3 ounces Hot tubs and hot baths can raise your body temperature. This could be a danger to a developing fetus if your body temperature gets above 102 degrees. Eggs No more than one egg per day Suggested Readings Milk/dairy products 4 servings Exercise Breads/cereals 5 or more servings 1. Moving Through Pregnancy, Elizabeth Bing Citrus fruit (oranges, grapefruit) 2 servings 2. The Pregnancy Exercise Book, Barbara Dale; Johanna Roeber ½ grapefruit = 1 serving Mother Wisdom Yellow or dark green vegetables 1 to 2 servings 1. 25 Things Every New Mother Should Know, Martha Sears; William Sears Other fruits or vegetables 1 to 2 servings 2. The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby, Martha Sears, William Sears Fat (margarine, salad oil) 8 tablespoons Preparation for Childbirth Liquids (8 ounces = 1 serving) 8 servings 1. The Birth Partner, Penny Simkin 2. Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, Penny Simkin; Ann Keppler; Janet Whalley Everything that you consume goes to your baby. Therefore, you need to avoid: 3. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff; Sharon Mazel • Smoking, including being close to people who are smoking. Smoking lowers blood flow and oxygen to the 4. Your Pregnancy Week by Week, Glade B. Curtis; Judith Schuler baby and may affect brain development. • Alcohol, which can cause birth defects in babies. Breastfeeding • Drugs, which can permanently damage your baby. Do not take any drugs unless ordered by your doctor 1. The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, Jack Newman; Teresa Pitman or midwife. 2. Breastfeeding Pure and Simple, Gwen Gotsch, La Leche League International 3. Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide, Amy Spangler 2In the book What to Expect When You’re Expecting, you can find more information about your diet during 4. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League International pregnancy along with some recipes on page 80-98. 5. Nursing Mother, Working Mother, Gale Pryor For more information about diet, talk to your nurse or midwife about nutrition classes. 6. The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know about Your Child from Birth through Weaning, William Sears 4 Baby and You, Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby – 1st Trimester Baby and You, Getting Ready for Motherhood & Baby – 1st Trimester 5 Child Care and Development 1. Taking Care of Your Child, Robert H. Pantell; James F. Fries; Donald M. Vickery 2. The Irreducible Needs of Children, T. Berry Brazelton; Stanley I. Greenspan 3. The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know about Your Baby from Birth to Age Two, William Sears; Martha Sears; Robert Sears; James Sears 4. The Mother of All Baby Books: The Ultimate Guide to Your Baby’s First Year, Ann Douglas 5. Your Baby’s First Year Week by Week, Glade B. Curtis; Judith Schuler Perinatal Loss Table of Contents – 2nd Trimester 1. Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death, Sherokee Isle 2. Timothy Duck, Lynn B. Blackburn 3. Forever Silent, Forever Changed: The Loss of a Baby in Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Early Infancy - A Mother’s Preterm Labor.......................................... 8 Experience, Kellie Davis Post Partum Depression Checklist for Packaging 1. Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression, Brook Shields for the Hospital ....................................... 9 2. Women’s Moods, Women’s Minds: What Every Woman Must Know about Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health, Deborah Sichel; Jeanne W. Driscoll Feeding Your Baby .................................. 9 3. Beyond the Blues: Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Shoshana Bennett; Pec Indman Baby Names ........................................... 13 Preparation For Childbirth Notes None of us would jump into the deep end of a swimming pool without knowing how to swim. In the same manner, no one should approach labor and birth without knowing what to expect and some idea how to respond to it. There are many ways to get ready for childbirth. 2 You might want to start by reading pages 206-213, 236-248, and 260-308 in What to Expect When You’re Expecting. There is no best way for everyone to get ready for labor and birth. However, we suggest you enroll in childbirth preparation classes. These are taught by nurses who are specially trained to help women get ready for the birth of their babies. Classes will teach you what to expect during labor, birth and time after you deliver. You will learn: • Breathing patterns that help you relax during labor • Exercises that will get you ready for delivery • Different ways to control pain during labor (you will see videos of vaginal and cesarean births) • Roles of the doctor, midwife, nurse, patient and support person • How to tell when you are in labor • When to go to the hospital and what to take with you The classes will also help your support person. He or she will also learn how to be more comfortable during labor and ways to help you. You and your support person will be able to ask any questions. Be certain to sign up for the childbirth preparation classes as soon as possible. You will go to one class a week for five weeks. You may also sign up for the class on breastfeeding. If you cannot go to classes, you can still help yourself by watching videos and reading about childbirth preparation.