~WU 3/19 w/ TG~ *Malti ko hogayi khada se allergy*

Thank you for the wonderful update and so cute comments about tejya <3

Tejy: Pregnant women can have pain, fainting, and all other symptoms in first 3 months even if they have low risk pregnancy. These 3 months are very tender and most miscarriages happen during this time so extra care and precaution needs to be taken. They say second trimester is a honeymoon period of pregnancy and third is painful again.

Originally posted by: abc113

Tejy: Pregnant women can have pain, fainting, and all other symptoms in first 3 months even if they have low risk pregnancy. These 3 months are very tender and most miscarriages happen during this time so extra care and precaution needs to be taken. They say second trimester is a honeymoon period of pregnancy and third is painful again.

Miscarriages in the first trimester happen because of genetic abnormalities...there may be an extra chromosome or a missing chromosome or some other problem in implantation, etc. that causes the inability of the embryo to survive. It's not in the hands of the woman at all/doesn't really have much to do with the actions of the mother...the placenta doesn't even form until the second trimester (the root of morning sickness) so the intake of the woman can't even really affect the baby as much as it would once the placenta has developed.

Pain and fainting I can understand...many of the symptoms of morning sickness would also be there but having swelling/spraining in the ankles? That wouldn't happen until the 5-6th month or at least once there is some weight on her ankles from carrying the weight of the baby. And how can so many complications be diagnosed right away in the first month? The baby has just started development...wouldn't it be difficult to diagnose the severity of risk that early unless it was diagnosed beforehand that Malti's body would have complications with carrying a child.

Thanks for the update :)

And yeah like abc said, a lot of women experience pains, vomiting and many other physical difficulties in first 3 months. When I was pregnant, I didn't vomit till my third trimester but my ankles and legs were sore from week 3! My midwife at that point told me its very normal and doesn't depend on weight of baby. My baby was very little when she was born so I kind of understand what she meant. My friend was also pregnant when I was and she was vomiting through out but didn't get any ankle/leg pains - her baby was huge! Her baby's weight when born was same as my baby's weight when she was 2 months...

So yeah I think it's very normal for Malti to complain of ankle/leg pains. And also very normal for doctors to say her pregnancy is complicated as when first blood tests are done and doctor checks heart rate and stuff they can tell whether or not it's ok. I'm not sure if Malti did blood tests but when doctor checked heart rate she can tell a lot of things! My midwife - just by checking by heart rate told me I was having a girl 😕 😆

Originally posted by: Tejy77

Miscarriages in the first trimester happen because of genetic abnormalities...there may be an extra chromosome or a missing chromosome or some other problem in implantation, etc. that causes the inability of the embryo to survive. It's not in the hands of the woman at all/doesn't really have much to do with the actions of the mother...the placenta doesn't even form until the second trimester (the root of morning sickness) so the intake of the woman can't even really affect the baby as much as it would once the placenta has developed.

Pain and fainting I can understand...many of the symptoms of morning sickness would also be there but having swelling/spraining in the ankles? That wouldn't happen until the 5-6th month or at least once there is some weight on her ankles from carrying the weight of the baby. And how can so many complications be diagnosed right away in the first month? The baby has just started development...wouldn't it be difficult to diagnose the severity of risk that early unless it was diagnosed beforehand that Malti's body would have complications with carrying a child.

I do agree that most first trimester miscarriages are attributed to chromosomal abnormalities but there do exist other causes as well. For example, if a woman is bleeding/spotting and has a hematoma growing inside or if women have cysts and fibroids or if multiple pregnancies are seen early on but couple of weeks later one or two of them stop growing (vanishing twin), they pose the risk to the growing one.

Also, in first trimester, the true reason for tiredness, dizzyness and/or morning sicknes/nausea is due to the surge of new hormones in the body, more specifically HCG and progesterone. Some pregnant women have to be hospitalized and given IV fluids as they just are not able to eat or keep the food inside.

You are right that in first trimester, mother's diet is not required by baby because baby is feeding on the progesterone but as soon as women reach second trimester placenta takes over and baby shares mother's diet. In first trimester, good diet and fluids are all required for good health of mother. However, prenatal multivitamins are necessary for proper baby development.

So, problem in pregnancy can be diagnosed early on either based on women's history or with the help of combination of tests (ultrasound, blood, urine) and her symptoms.