Suffering from asthma can be very frustrating, limiting, and even frightening at times-add pregnancy on top of this condition, and you have a lot to consider. After you are pregnant, you will most likely need to make some changes when it comes to dealing with attacks, so that your baby can remain safe.
If you are pregnant and suffering from this condition, do not worry-you are certainly not alone, and it can be managed. After all, it is one of the most common medical conditions in the United States, and other countries.
If you have this problem, you know exactly what it is like to have an attack. You probably wheeze, cough, or have difficulty breathing.
Remember that the developing baby inside of you depends on the air you breathe for its oxygen. When you have an attack, the fetus may not get enough oxygen, either.
This can put the fetus in great danger, as well as you. If you took medication before you became pregnant, especially if your problem and symptoms were well controlled, you may be tempted to stop taking your medication out of fear that it might harm your little one.
However, that could be a big mistake, unless you talk to your doctor in detail about it first. The risk to the fetus from most of these specific medications is most likely very small, when compared to the risk of potential damage from a severe attack.
Women with this condition who have not managed it properly in the past are more likely to have complications during their pregnancy-you do not want this to be you. Their babies are more likely to be premature, to be small or underweight at birth, and to require longer hospitalization.
In addition to this, you will be at higher risk for developing high blood pressure, which can also be dangerous for you and the fetus. If you have a severe enough attack to deprive the fetus of oxygen, you could end up losing your baby.
Just as for those who are not expecting, the way asthma affects each person is very individual and unique. About one-third of women will experience improvement during these nine months, about one-third get worse, and the other third stay about the same.
There is no way to know what category you are going to fall into until you are right in the middle of it. The milder your condition was before, and the better it is controlled during these nine months, the better your chances of having few to no symptoms while expecting.
If you are unfortunate enough to have your condition become worse while you are expecting, the symptoms tend to be at their worst during month six through month eight. Most women experience the same level of symptoms.
Although only about ten percent of asthmatics have an attack during their actual delivery, some of the medications used during or immediately after delivery can worsen your symptoms. This is why it is very important to be open and honest with your doctor about your issue and your symptoms from the very beginning.
With this knowledge, they will be able to talk to you about making a plan, and keeping you safe throughout all of the changes you will experience. Together, the two of you should review your current action plan and make changes if necessary.
You may find that your symptoms have changed, or that your sensitivity to triggers has altered. Tell them about all of the medications you are taking.
The best treatment is avoiding an attack all together. Avoid exposure to the things you know to be triggers.
This might improve your symptoms, and reduce the amount of medication you have to take. To begin with, stop smoking right away, both for your sake, and for your baby.
Avoid being around others who are smoking-secondhand smoke can trigger a dangerous problem. Try not to eat large meals, or lay down after eating.
Do not be around people who have a cold, the flu, or other infections, and of course, avoid all of the things that you know you are allergic to.
In most cases, you will return to feeling normal about three months after you deliver. The more careful you are with managing your condition, the safer you and your little one will remain.
Author Resource:-
Tommy Greene has worked in surgical equipment sales for the past 15 years. He has great advice and information on Electrosurgical units.
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