Mom's &the to be moms.. as we have started our journey im sure you have already tried to find yourself in it in many ways. Well its so natural to think" hey u know what.. she is right.. i did go througth this!" or "hmmm i dont know what I might go through my journey!"
So ladies.. when your" pregometer" shows you the 2 red lines well it is what we say "Good News!!". And after all the spread of news to the to be relatives and the unforgetfull surprise on your huby's face.. the first thing to be done is to schedule a doctor's appointment.
When that is fixed you must try and put down the queries or questions that you and your partner would like to ask so that your doubts are cleared. Dont feel hasitant to ask for the simplest of doubts to be cleared. Why i say this is because many people think how foolish they might sound if they ask such a question, the fact being that no question is foolish when it comes to health , rather not asking them is foolishness.
After your first examination you will be given your ANC, i.e. Antinatal Card. If not given then you must ask for it. This is because it gives you the dates required for your tests and checkup's and also your ultrasounds. In it your doctor can write your general stats and ensure the next appointment. At this point your doctor will ask u to have your blood test in the following week to confirm pregnancy and your hemoglobin count.
As you by now are already into your 4th or 5th week advices are going to flow in from every where. Many necessary and many unnecessary. Its then on you to use the required ones(although its generally tough). Food habits have to be changed and sorted not because it is said so but because its necessary. Healthy eating and a good nutritious diet are of utmost importance. And many things are to be avoided to help keep the foetus from harm. For eg. You will be told not to consume papayas or have much of chick pea flour or food items that provide too much heat to the body.
Comming back to finding the mom in yourself.. well you are at the begining of the first few steps.. a path full of questions, confusions and hesitations. That extra care coming from everyone around you comes only at this stage,so gals enjoy every bit of it. Also like i said in the last chapter some of you might remain normal and some of you will exprience nausea and vomiting. So please dont worry about it , but there is a catch in it, you still have to eat whether you vomit or not! Its important for the food to atleast reach your stomach because you are eating for the life growing inside you.. I know what your thinking at this point "how can i do that??" Well thats why they say "Motherhood aint easy!!!".
Pregnancy goes through three trimesters.. each consisting of three months. So in these first three, girl go easy.. &be carefull. Go for easy simple walks. If you are a trainer then u can do what u regularly do just at a slow pace. Like I for example used to take dance classes and aerobics. So i did not do many sever movements and switched my aerobics batch towards the senior citizens where the pace was slow. Also pregnancy yoga helps with good blood flow to the growing foetus. Also a good start to get used to the pregnancy is to make a concious effort not to bend down and pick things from the floor. Rather start from the begining so that you get used to it.. so u must squat down and then pick things .. this helps when your stomach grows beyond 5months & thus it wont be difficult or new then!!
While reading this so many things must be a part of your thought. Its ok.. it will still be the same as time grows!! Another thought is "how will I go through all this?? There is so much to take care of and so much to remember!" But then it never has been easy being a woman right?? Also with time you will learn that there's so much more to know and learn. Every day will be a new chapter of new experiences and new lessons. From now on your time isn't going to be just yours, it's going to be all that you want to do for your child and how your time will revolve around this new treasure that you will hold in your arms by the end of it's journey inside you and the new journey that both of you will begin and the world calls it BIRTH.
More to come in my next blog.
About me- My name is Ruhi and am a mom of a lil toddler. These are my expriences of being a mom and the expriences that have been shared by my near and dear ones. Hope it helps mothers in some way to enjoy their motherhood.
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