Heavy urination is a common phenomenon in many pregnant women. What to do to limit this discomfort?
Women are more likely to “visit” the toilet during pregnancy. It begins in the first trimester (around week 6) and gets worse in the 3rd trimester (from around 35 weeks).
Pregnant mothers will urinate more often than before. Why do I suddenly need to urinate so much? The main reason is because the hormone hCG significantly increases the amount of blood in the body, leading to a large amount of fluid that is filtered through the kidneys and the bladder contains more water.
Pregnant women may urinate more often at night. When lying down, the legs will be level with the upper body, making the amount of fluid in the legs tend to return to the blood and bladder, making the pregnant mother want to urinate.
Another important factor that leads to frequent defecation in pregnant women is that the growing uterus puts pressure on the bladder to reduce the volume of urine stored. However, this pressure decreases as the uterus moves into the abdominal cavity during the second trimester.
Also, by the end of the third trimester, the fetus tends to turn its head in preparation for birth, so the head will press directly on the bladder, causing the woman to urinate more often.
Even if you find it inconvenient to urinate a lot, you should not avoid drinking water. Lack of water will affect both mother and fetus. Here are some tips for you:
Reduce nighttime urination by drinking plenty of fluids during the day, but limit drinking before bed;
Avoid drinking coffee and tea at the end of the day;
When you urinate, lean forward to make it easier to empty your bladder completely.
A lot of urination during pregnancy will go away right after the baby is born. A few days after birth, pregnant mothers will still urinate a lot so that the body can remove the remaining fluids from the pregnancy. Don't worry because after this time your urinary tract will return to normal as it was before giving birth.
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