5 Common Accidents During Pregnancy To Watch Out For
When you become pregnant, physical changes will occur during each gestational period. You will do things slowly, but you still need to have more caution in daily life to prevent both pregnant women from being harmed by accident.Let’s have a look what they are! Happy Mom.Life wrap up all accidents that might happen in daily life.
Slipping
Pregnant moms may have slipping accidents that can happen from many causes such as dizziness, or slipping in the bathroom which happens often. So, moms should be more careful by avoiding wet areas, especially in the bathroom where there will be water stains, bath liquid or shampoo.
Belly Crash With The Steering Wheel While Driving
In the first months of pregnancy, pregnant moms will have morning sickness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, so you should not drive car at all. When you get better from morning sickness, the pregnant mom is able to drive her car again. However, you should have more extra cautions to take care of baby and yourself.
Holding or Carrying Heavy Things
Sometimes, pregnant moms may hold or lift heavy things. It’s important to remind yourself that you’re pregnant. You should ask help from people around you such as the dad or others to carry instead. Women should avoid lifting heavy objects while pregnant.However, if you are going to lift any object, it is important to exercise caution. For some women, lifting heavy objects can lead to an increased risk of premature labor and low birth weight.
Walking Through Things
Most moms-to-be feel a bit clumsy during pregnancy, especially in the last trimester. They don’t tend to include “feeling graceful” in their descriptions of pregnancy! You’ll probably feel clumsiest in your last trimester when the typical waddling gait of pregnancy sets in. Be assured you’ll feel back to your graceful self after your baby is born.You're probably not sleeping too well either. All these factors put you at greater risk of having a fall during pregnancy, particularly in the last trimester, although this doesn’t mean that you’ll take a tumble. Overall sometimes you cannot estimate distance when moving. You may crash with things around. So, be careful with it to protect your baby.
Falling In High Heels
Although you’re pregnant, but you still want to stay beautiful anyway. So, you choose to wear high heels as usual. However, these accidents may happen all the time even when you familiar with high-heeled shoes, If it’s possible, pregnant moms should stop wearing (too high) high heels and change to flat shoes instead during this time.
And even if you are familiar with the not so even wobbly sidewalks in Bangkok, we strongly suggest you switch to more comfy shoes until you give birth.
Accident can happen anywhere anytime. So you have to be careful when you are pregnant. Because not only protecting yourself but also taking care that the baby should not be harmed too.
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