Welcome to the Second trimester of pregnancy. This month of pregnancy is the most amazing thing in the pregnancy period because in this period the baby starts a movement and you start feeling its movements in the belly. Also in this only you will feel less Tiring and anxiety than the first trimester. But still, you must take proper Pregnancy Precautions in the fourth Month for a healthy baby.

What’s more for me?

• How Baby Is Developing?
• What happens to women body
• Dietary precautions  in the fourth month
• Food to avoid in the fourth month
• Exercise Precautions During fourth month
• Things To Avoid During Pregnancy
• It is safe to have sex during the Second Trimester.
• When you should try to avoid doing sexual intercourse during pregnancy?
• Conclusion
• FAQ

1. How Baby Is Developing?

In the fourth month the baby already developed all kinds of features: eyelashes, eyebrows.

Baby has a little hair on his head. Most importantly the baby is covered with a waxy coating. And the most amazing thing is the baby starts sucking his own thumb. And his hand float to mouth

It’s the start of the second trimester. This month we will feel the baby is moving for the first time. The baby is almost 6 inches long.

Babies face and heartfully form at this point, But the lungs are still developing.

2. What happens to the woman’s body?

The fourth month is the most amazing month of the month. The baby starts moving his legs. and arms. You may start feeling so better now that nausea usually decreases and energy increases.

The growing tummy will likely be little more of this by now and you might notice that people are curious about whether you are pregnant.

The pregnant woman will notice something pigmentation like brown patches on the face and dark line down your abdomen. Because of hormonal changes but this will wipe out after delivery.

3. Dietary precautions in the fourth month

In the fourth of the month, your diet should be high fiber and it should include grains oats green vegetables.

This month there is a risk of premature birth, low birth weight, mental and cognitive retardation, in the baby so to avoid that you need to include it in your diet.

And it is certain fatty acids.you should ensure that your diet contains Omega 3, 6, 9 fatty acids.

In this month the baby is developing his bones so to develop bones we need a Calcium you will get all Calcium from dairy products.

The doctor will prescribe you a vitamin D calcium pill. Make sure you drink two glasses of milk for 200 grams of paneer that’s a good supplement for your calcium.

If your nausea is gone then you can add meat in your diet to make sure it’s not undercooked. If you are craving for tandoori or roasted chicken make sure it should be cooked well

In the fourth month of delivery you need 3 to 6 liters of extra blood. So it is important to have a rich diet.

it will help you to make more blood for the baby and you also you can eat foods like nut dolls egg dry fruits whole wheat

If you are going to add an iron supplement to your diet make sure you consult with the doctors.

fresh fruits will give you lots of vitamins and minerals. It is a high content of water and fiber. This is why you need to eat fresh fruits and make sure you eat Rambo color fruits.

4. Food to avoid in the fourth month

Don’t soft cheese because it’s made from unpasteurized milk.

Most fast-food restaurants contain maida. So you should avoid maida from your diet and it is difficult to digest and it can cause painful constipation.

Eat low mercury content fish. And also try to avoid Ocean fish, try to eat freshwater fish and also avoid street food. Because you know how it is unhygienic to the body

If you have a craving for the street food at homemade Street foods street food also causes food poisoning.

5. Exercise Precautions During fourth month

While you do exercise take precautions during 4th month of pregnancy. The morning sickness during the pregnancy will you drag you down and it doesn’t feel like to do exercises in this situation you should do what motivates you to do exercise

If you lay on your bed it will gain your weight and remind yourself exercise will help you to reduce the weight. and don’t forget to reward yourself to reach mini-goals.

make sure while doing exercise you will wear loose breathable stretchable clothes. where proper sneakers for running will minimize your chances of injury or fall down.

Make sure you are getting a hundred to 200 calories every half hour during exercises. now we are going to give you some list of yoga to do in the Second trimester

while doing yoga you should kips something in your mind first is to be gentle while doing the yoga first thing into your position slowly and carefully

Try to be comfortable while holding a position if you are not comfortable than just try to come in comfortable positions

Take your time don’t push yourself too hard and when you feel pain just leave it. practice standing poses with support is needed  and make sure you are doing yoga in near to the wall because if you feel sometimes dizzy or weak you can take the support of this wall

i. You can do following yoga in the second trimester first

• kantha or Sikandha sanchalana
• Ardha Titli asana
• Purna Titli asana
• Vajrasana
• Marjari asana
• Mandukasana
• Seated forward bend
• Adho Mukha svanasana
• Shishu asana or balasana
• Tadasana
• Trikonasana
• Virabhadrasana
• Uttanasana
• Vishnu asana
• Markat asana

after doing yoga then you can do Pranayama and meditation

6. Things To Avoid During Pregnancy

i. Don’t Smoke

If you are a chain smoker this is the best time to quit your cigarette also remember that don’t go in contact with someone who is smoking because passive smoking is also harmful to the baby. And you take proper precautions during 4th month of pregnancy.

It increases the chances of miscarriage, birth defects like premature birth, low birth weight, infant death, cleft lip, and cleft palate.

What about E-Cigarettes? We all know it has less harmful substances but e-cigarettes contain nicotine and it’s still not safe during pregnancy. It can damage the brain and lungs of the baby.

ii. Avoid Alcohol    

There is no minimum amount of alcohol is safe in the first month of pregnancy because digesting is very risky and also it can affect baby development. It can cause abnormal facial features and growth and central nervous system problems. And possibilities of behavioral and intellectual disabilities. You must remind yourself to take precautions during 4th month of pregnancy.

iii. Don’t clean Animal litter

Don’t avoid your pet but avoid its cleaning litter it contains harmful parasites so it can develop miscarriage or stillbirth and can develop serious health problems like mental disabilities and vision problems. So stay away from animal litter because it’s the precautions you must take during 4th month of pregnancy.

iv. Avoid Sauna

Avoid the sauna and hot tub, the steam room can result in dehydration and overheating, also the possibility that you lose your heat by sweating, and your body temperature rises will affect the baby’s development.

7. It is safe to have sex during the Second Trimester?

Yes, it is perfectly safe and fine to have sex during the second trimesters. But back in the mind voice is always telling us if something goes wrong.

But don’t worry in the second trimester it isn’t harmful for a fetus and also doesn’t have some serious impact on your health.

If your first trimester goes smoothly then you can have safe sex during the second trimester but it is a good idea to consult a doctor.

8. When you should try to avoid doing sexual intercourse during pregnancy?

• History of miscarriage sex during pregnancy could increase the risk of miscarriage experience heavy bleeding while doing sex.
• If you experience leakage of amniotic fluid it increases the chances of infection.
• Incompetent cervix.
• Have painful sex during pregnancy in the second-trimester doctor will advise you don’t continue sexual intercourse.
• While doing sexual intercourse women should be always on the man. Another way is to kneel down on your couch user arm to support and let your partner do the sexual intercourse from the behind. It will reduce pressure from your belly.

9. Conclusion.

It’s the start of the Second trimester & you must take precautions during 4th month of pregnancy by following the above suggestions.

In the end, the doctor’s consultation played an important role in this entire pregnancy process. Make sure you always follow doctors meeting appointments.

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