Lower belly pain during pregnancy: First congratulations! You are pregnant. It’s so wonderful feeling when you hear, that you’re pregnant. Pregnancy is very unique moment for any women on this earth where you go through a process with lot of pain and happiness, goods and bads, etc. This is the life stage where you need to be very careful. In today’s article we will talk about Lower belly pain during pregnancy, how to care of it, diet you should eat, home remedies, etc. Also we will discuss about Lower belly pain during pregnancy in every trimester, in whatever trimester you’re going through, you will get all over answers here.
So as you all are aware of pregnancy is divided into three trimester:
First three trimester or First 13 weeks of pregnancy
Second Trimester or week 14 - week 27
Third Trimester or week 28 - weeks 40
Low belly pain when pregnancy first trimester
Is the first trimester very risky?
Answer of this question is Yes or MAYBE NO. Why? Yes because first three trimester is the time where the major parts of the baby are forming or getting into shape. This is the time where you need to very careful, any wrong diet, unsupervised medication, wrong lifestyle choice, can can the affects or sometimes abortions.
MAYBE No, because a pregnancy designed by nature is very strong. Yo really don’t too much bed rest, special care or special medications to have a safe pregnancy. In fact you can out for a walk, can do moderate workout, and having stress won’t affect pregnancy.
Causes of lower belly pain during pregnancy in the first trimester
There are various reasons that causes lower belly pain during pregnancy and if these mentioned reasons are not the cause then you need to visit hospital or consult a nearby doctor immediately. Pain happens in lower belly pain during pregnancy because there are lot of hormones which are changing are the reasons which causes abdominal pain.
You will feel pain just like your periods pain (cramps). if its more serious then that pain is getting worse then you need to visit hospital as soon as possible.
This worse pain could be:
Appendicitis
Miscarriage
Ectopic pregnancy
Urinary Tract Infection
Normal or usual pain if fine but here are some signs that you need to know whether to visit a hospital or not in first trimester.
You feel pain during pee (sign of urine infection)
When you see blood in urine or maybe smelly and cloudy urine (again sign of urine infection)
When you see bleeding is happening for the vagina (sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy)
Vaginal discharge increases then normally (sign of infection or miscarriage)
When pain is more serious, feel weak and it happens specifically on one side (sign of ectopic pregnancy or appendicitis)
Do’s and Don’ts in first trimester
Visit a doctor as soon as possible -doctor will ask some questions, and will ask you to take blood test to confirm the pregnancy.
Start having folic acid 5mg every single day (recommended dose) - Folic acid is part of vitamin b complex group which is known to prevent the birth defects specially neural tube defects in the baby.
You must know that if you are suffering form any chronic medical health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, must be well controlled.
Avoid Smoking
No alcohol is recommended - This can cause fetal alcohol syndrome where baby could be born with mental, physical or behavioral problems.
No self medications (not safe) consult your doctor.
Make sure you’re eating lot of fruits and vegetables but in case of no veg. Then do not eat Raw and uncooked non veg.
low belly pain when pregnancy first trimester home remedies?
Take rest
Do moderate regular exercise
Eating healthy food
Eat more fiber rich foods
Avoid oily and processed food
You can use hot water bottle on the pain area
You can take a warm shower
You have have ginger tea
Lower stomach pain during pregnancy 2nd semester
In second trimester where your baby is already looks like a small miniature human being with a small head, spine, hands, arms and legs. In first trimester you baby is about 5 inches(length of the fetus) with 50 grams weight and by the end of the second trimester the length of fetus will be 12-14 inches along with 1 kilogram weight. This is time where the baby major organs have developed.
The most common reason for Low belly pain when pregnancy in second trimester is happens because of round ligament pain (expand and stretches).
Is the second trimester very risky?
Second trimester is not much risky because first trimester gone and last or third semester haven’t begin yet although in second trimester it could be a bit riskier until 20 weeks. Miscarriage or sign of bleeding can be the reasons.
Causes of lower belly pain during pregnancy in the second trimester
Miscarriage or sign of bleeding can be caused in the second trimester by the following reasons:
Uterine septum
Incompetent cervix
Autoimmune disease
Chromosomal abnormalities of the fetus
Normal or usual pain if fine but here are some signs that you need to know whether to visit a hospital or not in second trimester.
You feel pain during pee (sign of urine infection)
When you see blood in urine or maybe smelly and cloudy urine (again sign of urine infection)
When you see bleeding is happening for the vagina (sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy)
The pain is getting serious and more worse than usual in stomach and chest, headache, hands and feet swelling and blur vision (sign of pre-eclampsia)
When pain is more serious, feel weak and it happens specifically on one side (sign of appendicitis)
Change in baby movements
Do’s and Don’ts in second trimester
Avoid Smoking
No alcohol is recommended - This can cause fetal alcohol syndrome where baby could be born with mental, physical or behavioral problems.
No self medications (not safe) consult your doctor.
Stay hydrated
Take vitamins
Eat proper nutritional diet
How to reduce lower stomach pain during pregnancy 2nd semester?
Be active
Wear comfortable shoes
Eat healthy diet
Do regular exercise
Take a warm shower at night
Do massages
Lower stomach pain during pregnancy 3nd semester
Finally you have reached the most challenging stage of your pregnancy, the third trimester which starts from 28 weeks till 40 weeks.
Causes of lower belly pain during pregnancy in the second trimester
You feel pain like contractions (also reffered as Braxton hicks) and constipation can be the another reason for lower belly pain during pregnancy.
Normal or usual pain if fine but here are some signs that you need to know whether to visit a hospital or not in second trimester.
You feel pain during pee (sign of urine infection)
When you see blood in urine or maybe smelly and cloudy urine (again sign of urine infection)
When you see bleeding is happening for the vagina (sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy)
The pain is getting serious and more worse than usual in stomach and chest, headache, hands and feet swelling and blur vision (sign of pre-eclampsia)
When pain is more serious, feel weak and it happens specifically on one side (sign of appendicitis)
Change in baby movements
Having regular contractions in or after 37 weeks of pregnancy (sign of premature labor)
Do’s and Don’ts in third trimester
Avoid Smoking
No alcohol is recommended - This can cause fetal alcohol syndrome where baby could be born with mental, physical or behavioral problems.
No self medications (not safe) consult your doctor.
Stay hydrated
Take vitamins
Eat proper nutritional diet
Ways to reduce lower stomach pain during pregnancy 3nd semester?
Eat food rich in fibre
Be active
Wear comfortable shoes
Eat healthy diet
Do regular exercise
Take a warm shower at night
Do massages
Take rest
Do moderate regular exercise
Eating healthy food
Eat more fiber rich foods
Avoid oily and processed food
You can use hot water bottle on the pain area
You can take a warm shower
NOTE*
If you any severe pain or not going away in any trimester. Please immediately visit hospital or a nearby doctor. They will help you.