Originally posted by: SonerMeye
I must say hats off to Kanika. The way she is carrying on shooting, carrying Pari, running upstairs & downstairs. It is her real first pregnancy and she is quite advance. Staying under bright light, giving repeated shots must be very difficult - at this stage of her pregnancy she should take rest and stay calm & happy. I wonder why her husband & family let her carry on.
Good luck to her & hope she keeps well.
Being an experienced mother of 2 kids who were both born after normal delivery, I can tell you that pregnancy usually is not as difficult as shown in TV serials.
I am a Software Developer and used to drive to work, shopping, doctor's appointments without any issues. (Roads are better in US).
With my first child I had driven to and from office till the last day . In the evening after reaching home, labor pains started. The pains last for several hours and keep coming and going. Only when they start coming very frequently are you supposed to go to hospital. I waited for 4 hours at home and then my husband calmly drove me to hospital around midnight. Even then baby was born early morning. That is how much time there usually is.
With my second child my labor pains started early morning. I worked on my laptop from home the whole day and attended phone calls to report final status of tasks before I go on leave. My husband and I decided to go to hospital late evening. Doctor at hospital still said that we came too early but since weather was very bad outside they did not send us back home. (Yes, in US if you come to hospital too early, they send you back home and ask to come again in 2-3 hours) Baby was born just before midnight.
So, its not like in Indian movies and TV where baby is born in an hour of pain starting. Only when water breaks, Mother is required to go to hospital as quickly as possible. Usually baby takes a lot of time.
And being active and doing light work till the end is recommended as that helps in delivery. Also no one is needed to eat double food during pregnancy. Just east normal healthy food and add lots of fruits and nuts to diet. That is enough for healthy weight gain for mother and baby. Remember there is just a baby in the womb, not a grown up who needs food equal to a grown up. Eating too much can also cause complications due to excess weight gain.
Pregnant woman in her 3rd trimester without any complication is not supposed to sit whole day and eat.
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