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DISCOMFORT DURING
PREGNANCY
FIRST TRIMESTER (FIRST 3
MONTHS)
1. Nausea and Vomiting/
Morning Sickness
Increase fluids
Use perineal pad to absorb leakage
Flush perinuem every after voiding
Void as necessary, encourage
regular emptying
Kegels exercises
3. Breast Tenderness
Symptoms:
- increase in breast size
- noticeable veins crisscrossing the breast
- highly sensitive nipples
- burning or throbbing pain in the breast
- heaviness in the breast
- tingly or itchy breast nipples
- throbbing or tingling breast during
intercourse
Nursing Intervention/ Prevention
Encourage to wear
supportive bra
Take a warm bath
Apply a cool
facecloth to the
area if hot or
throbbing feels.
Try to wear cotton
bras.
4. Leukorrhea/ increase in Vaginal
Discharge
A whitish, viscous vaginal discharge
or an increase amount of normal
vaginal discharge occurs in response
to the high estrogen levels and
increased blood supply to the vaginal
epithelium and cervix in pregnancy.
Nursing Intervention/ Prevention
Nursing Intervention
- change in the position slowly
- apply cool cloth to forehead
- analgesic as prescribe
- avoid eye strain
8. Pedal Edema/ Swelling of the leg
9. Uterine contractions/ Braxton
Hicks
10. Difficulty of sleeping
11. Shortness of breathing
12. Supine Hypotension Syndrome/
Vena Cava Syndrome / Faintness