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Urinary Urgency and / or Pain with Urination
( Generally not a concern during the second trimester.)
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• Urinate as needed
• Drink 8-12 glasses of water a day— especially if you’ re nursing
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• Feeling an urgency to void, yet very little urine is produced
• Pain when urinating
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• Contractions
• Upper back pain
• Blood in urine
• Fever of 101 degrees or higher
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• Drink more fluids
• Use a vaporizer
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• Presence of green or yellow mucous |
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Cold and Flu |
• Take Sudafed, Tylenol, Robitussin, Actifed as needed
• Rest
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• 5 days with continual cough
• Fever of 101 degrees or higher
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Wheezing or difficulty breathing |
Rupture of Membranes |
None; go to the hospital |
None; go to the hospital |
Water breaks, whether it’ s a small flow or a gush of fluid |
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Vomiting
( Common for pregnant women during the first trimester.)
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• Rest
• Eat plain popcorn
• Consume solids and liquids separately; for example, eat dry cereal and follow it up an hour later with a glass of milk
• Avoid the sun
• Take 25 mg of vitamin B6 3 times a day
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• Weight loss of more than 3 pounds
• Inability to retain both liquids and solids for over 24 hours
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• Go straight to the hospital when vomiting is accompanied by stomach pain
• Indicators of dehydration such as poor skin elasticity, feeling tired, dry mouth
• Not able to retain liquids over 12 hours
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