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Sleep whenever you get a chance to during your pregnancy. Difficulty sleeping is one of the biggest complaints women have while pregnant. As our bodies go through these massive changes, the ease of being able to get a full night?s sleep decreases. Take naps when the opportunity presents itself.

Your pregnancy means the decisions are yours. Just because someone in your office or a distant relative doesn?t believe that you should drink coffee or lift something heavier than 20 pounds doesn?t mean they control your pregnancy decisions. Talk to your doctor and make your decisions with them. Ignore unsolicited comments from others.

For pregnant women in their third trimester, try to sleep on your left side. Sleeping this way gives your fetus the best blood supply and also allows blood to easily flow to your kidneys and uterus. Try to avoid sleeping on your back, it is the worst position for blood flow.

Be sure to be checked for sexually transmitted diseases if you are pregnant. These diseases can cause you and your baby serious health problems if left untreated. Many tests for sexually transmitted diseases can be done through urine, blood or pap smear. If you have one, you may have to deliver via C-section.

Learn how to track your cycles if you are trying to conceive. Learning your cycles will help you find out the optimum times for trying to become pregnant. It will also help you pinpoint when you would have become pregnant so you can have a more accurate due date.

When riding in a car that has air bags, have the seat pushed back as far as possible from the dashboard. The closer you are to the dash, the closer you are to the airbags. Airbags can be dangerous to an unborn baby, though turning them off is more dangerous to you, so simply sit further away to balance these risks.

Don?t be afraid of the weight gain. You are going to gain weight. It?s not only normal but necessary. Your body needs fat reserves for breast milk, energy for labor and delivery as well as lots of extra fluids. Embrace the added weight and know that it will come off afterwards.

Don?t be afraid to contact your doctor if you suffer any unusual symptoms during your pregnancy. These symptoms include stomach pain, cramping, vaginal bleeding, and especially a decreased level of fetal activity. It?s difficult to tell if everything is okay from the outside, and you?re better off asking your physician to check if something seems strange.

For pregnant women, make sure that you stretch your legs, before going to sleep every night. This is because many pregnant women get intense muscle cramps while they are sleeping, which could be easily prevented, if they stretch. Spend about 5 minutes flexing all of your muscles, before even climbing into bed.

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