Nosebleeds during pregnancy are pretty common and although emberassing as they can be not really anything to worry about unless its really extreem. Pregnant women actually have 30% to 50% more blood circulating in their bodies than they would normally. This blood is needed in order to maintain a healthy placenta and baby.

What causes the nosebleeds

The bloodvessels in your nose  are expanded often cause of the pregnancy and your increased blood supply can easely cause the delicate vessels to rupture more easely. Simply blowing your nose can be the reason for a nosebleed. Also usualy during pregnancy a small cold is not uncommon and that can also be the reason of those allready more common nosebleeds to occure even more often.

Smoking and drinking alcohol can also cause nosebleeds, because they cause the blood vessels to become irritated and break. A lack of Vitamin C, a proven tissue builder, may also be involved in causing nosebleeds during pregnancy.

What you can do to stop the nosebleeds.

• Sit down
• Lean forward and keep your head at a level that is above your heart
• Pinch your nose firmly, just under the bridge
• Maintain pressure for at least  five to ten minutes
• Don’t release this pressure until ten minutes are up – it will stop the coagulation process
• If you have some ice, put a bag of it over your nose – this will help the blood vessels to constrict
• Don’t lie down or lean your head back – this could cause you to swallow your blood, which can lead to nausea and vomiting
• Once the bleeding has stopped, try not to blow your nose for at least 12 hours

If the bleeding hasn’t stopped after ten minutes of pressure and ice, continue for another ten minutes as long as you’re not bleeding heavily. Consult your healthcare practitioner if the bleeding doesn’t stop after 20 minutes of pressure.

You’ll need a medical evaluation if you get a nosebleed following a head injury, even if you only have minor bleeding. Let your practitioner know if you have frequent nosebleeds so she can rule out underlying problems.

What can you do to prevent them.

• don’t pick your nose!
• try to blow your nose gently
• when you sneeze, keep your mouth open to relieve the pressure on your nostrils
• buy a humidifier for you house or office to keep the air nice and moist
• put petroleum jelly or saline drops in your nose to keep the mucous membranes hydrated
• drink lots of fluids, especially water
• bulk up on your Vitamin C intake as it promotes tissue healing

sources used for this article: pregnancy-info.net babycenter.com

So I’m 11 weeks and 5 days pregnant now and I’m still as sick as a dog.  Aside of that I feel acid burn in my stomach all day and night too.  So I have been looking into information that will relieve this. I have not tried all the tips that I have found and that have been given to me but I’m not desperate  enough yet XD. I’m throwing up a lot I am taking a med prescribed by my doctor on advice of my midwife. Its called “Emesafene and is helping me to keep my food in XD. Milk is not very helpfull I have noticed when you have trouble keeping your food in . So I am trying to avoid that.. Although I could be completely wrong doing so.

The things I have tried and have helped me I have written in green.

Things I have not tried yet but have been said to help I have noted down in blue.

Things to avoid eating and drinking I have marked with red.

I hope I can help some people here with the information that I have here for you.

• What helps me a lot is Peppermint. Peppermint binds the stomach acid. Also tea with menthol is known to be effective.
• When you lay down in bed it helps to have the head of the bed somewhat lifted up so u don’t lay completely flat.
• Avoid eating  food that contains a lot of fat or too spicy food or simply you ate too much food. If you eat too fast it can cause acid burn as well.
• Chewing on some oat flakes, almonds, or brown bread softens the pain and eventually can stop it.
• I’m dutch and we have a dessert here known as “vanille vla” and which babelfish translates as Custard is supposed to bind the stomach acid too which then relieves the pain.  Just spoon it in slowly :). I’m gonna test this myself soon.
• Avoid thinking about food it sounds weird but it really helps.
• A knife tip of cinnamon is given as a tip as well. I have not tried this yet.
• Ive also read somewhere that a glass raw potato juice on a sober stomach in the morning is supposed to help, again, I have not tried this myself.
• Eat small portions  throughout the day instead of heavy meals 3 times a day. I eat about every 4 hours a little bit and it helps me a lot.
• No smoking (perfect reason to stop in case your not pregnant right?) No alcoholic drinks, no orange juice, drink less coffee and avoid drinking  sodas with bubbles.
• Warm milk, I have added a lil honey for the taste and here in holland they sell anis blocks, they suposed to have positive effects on stomach problems. So as soon as we bought those i try warm milk with anis.

If you have any helpful tips that can ease the pain of stomach acid burn please don’t  hesitate to leave a reply here, I be glad to add it to the list and perhaps even try it myself at the moment.

Wah? you cant eat whatever you want anymore? Thats right. A lot of food contains things that are not healthy for the baby and can on a very serious note even cause a misscariage. To avoid that you should simple stay away from certain  kinds for foods or preparations of food. This ofcourse includes drinks too. Ofcourse I will explain why because i do not expect you simply to take my worth for it and perhaps because i forgot some things it is wise to do a google search to see if theres anything else. Please click the read more link here if you are interested in these types of food that a pregnant woman should avoid.

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