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Suggest Treatment For Problem With Breathing During Pregnancy

i am 31 weeks pregnant and this is very uncomfortable for me im having so much trouble breathing i can't lay on my sides because they start to hurt really bad and the the breathing situation happens even when i sit up straight it happens again, im so stressed out with school, i dont get enough sleep because of this breathing problem, and i go to school full time, and i go really sleepy and when the breathing happens when im in school when im sitting in the desks i have to leave class and walk around until i feel comfortable again to breath by the time i get back to class the instructor is halfways done with his lesson, i barely get 4 hours of sleep im so stressed out should i ask my dr. for a not to put my school on hold then go back when the baby is born?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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HI,
I understand your concern.
* At 31st week of pregnancy, breathing becomes trouble sum, while the oxygen demand for baby is increased. So mother starts getting breathless after moderate exertion.
To manage this you need to learn breathing by expanding & relaxing chest cavity under a yoga teacher's guidance.( learn deep breathing )
See that you eat multiple small servings of food, to avoid abdominal distension ( which aggravates breathlessness) / Eat sufficient fibers & drink lot of water to avoid constipation/ do regular walking ( 20 minutes twice a day) after food.
* apart from this get checked by a physician to exclude respiratory tract infection/ Bronchitis ...which is a possibility in severe breathing trouble. Specific medicines given ( as per need)for the problem will relieve you of your problem.
* Taking leave from school will be advised by the treating physician after evaluating your problem.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Problem With Breathing During Pregnancy

HI, I understand your concern. * At 31st week of pregnancy, breathing becomes trouble sum, while the oxygen demand for baby is increased. So mother starts getting breathless after moderate exertion. To manage this you need to learn breathing by expanding & relaxing chest cavity under a yoga teacher s guidance.( learn deep breathing ) See that you eat multiple small servings of food, to avoid abdominal distension ( which aggravates breathlessness) / Eat sufficient fibers & drink lot of water to avoid constipation/ do regular walking ( 20 minutes twice a day) after food. * apart from this get checked by a physician to exclude respiratory tract infection/ Bronchitis ...which is a possibility in severe breathing trouble. Specific medicines given ( as per need)for the problem will relieve you of your problem. * Taking leave from school will be advised by the treating physician after evaluating your problem. Thanks.