Headaches During Pregnancy How to Avoid it?

Headache during pregnancy or dizziness truly make uncomfortable. Especially when pregnant, they are rarely sick could be affected by this disease while pregnant. How?
When did this disease come from? Typically, the headache appeared in early pregnancy, and in the following months will rarely come.

What causes it? In early pregnancy, you are trying to compensate for blood flow circulation suddenly increases with fetal growth. As a result, the head became ill. Well, in the second trimester of pregnancy, the enlarging uterus may be pressing the blood vessels, so head to ache again.

There is also a headache headaches during pregnancy because blood levels are too low for too long due to the stomach is not filled, the air is too hot, or because of sudden standing (postural hypertension or elevated blood pressure due to changes in body position).

Tips to treat it. First of all, you sit down. This method not only helps reduce the pain (because the flow of blood to the head so much smoother), but also prevent you from falling. After that, then the headache resolved according to the cause.
When you’re in a stuffy, get some fresh air immediately. Maybe, you dizzy because of not enough oxygen gets.
If you do not eat for 2-3 hours, fast consumption of snacks, like crackers. This will immediately raise your blood sugar levels. Immediately drink water or juice. Lack of fluids also make you dizzy during pregnancy

If it will alter the position of the body, do it slowly. For example, if you want to stand up from lying down, try to sit down first and then stand up slowly.

When to look out for? Actually, the headache was not severe disease. However, if in the second trimester or 3rd you a headache for the first time (whether or not accompanied by visual disturbances, abdominal pain, spiraling weight gain, and swelling of the face or hands), immediately go to the doctor. Could be, blood pressure and your urine should be examined in the laboratory to see if there is a possibility you are developing pre-eclampsia or pregnancy poisoning, and also if the headaches to increase until you wake up from sleep, for example, or your headache has been going on for days just would not stop, go fast to the doctor. could be, you will need further examination to detect the presence of interference.

Could it be improved? Generally, this complaint will be better in the second trimester, it can even disappear until the end of pregnancy. According to experts, this happens because your body is already familiar with the various changes during pregnancy. Blood flow throughout the body is smooth. Similarly, the balance of hormones.

however, when the birth, your estrogen hormone levels will drop suddenly, so that the headache was so severe. Do not worry, the pain will only last for a week after childbirth. I suggest you to read another article about pregnancy week by week pictures