Pregnancy takes place individually for each woman: someone from the day of conception will feel the changes, reinforced soon by toxicosis, and someone will be lucky enough to avoid early signs. The latter is fraught with the danger of not noticing the onset of pregnancy, and if a woman leads the wrong way of life, there is an opportunity to harm the health of the child.
How alcohol and nicotine affect intrauterine development
It is known that alcohol abuse and smoking during pregnancy affects the fetus in the most negative way, up to early termination of pregnancy. If this does not happen, then all the same, these children are often born prematurely, have underweight and insufficient growth.
Harmful substances from alcohol and tobacco, with chronic use, penetrate the placenta into the blood of a developing child and cause negative disorders of the baby's nervous system. At best, this behavior of the mother entails the birth of children with cerebral palsy and psychophysical disorders, at worst leads to death, both in utero and during childbirth.
In addition, alcohol causes disturbances in the anatomical structure of the fetal body. For example, women who smoke and drink more often have children with pathologies of the speech apparatus, the so-called "cleft lip" and "cleft palate".
Such babies, born to mothers who smoke and drink, subsequently experience drowsiness, lethargy, mental retardation and other negative changes.
Much has been written and said about the influence of bad habits on the bearing and birth of children, but doctors do not cease to urge girls, as future mothers, to a healthy lifestyle, because this is absolutely necessary for the existence of mankind.
What if you didn't know?
If you find out that you are pregnant and it came as a surprise to you:
First, take it easy. Nerves in this case not only do not help to improve the situation, but can only do more harm.
Secondly, give up bad habits as soon as you are convinced of the presence of pregnancy. This can be difficult, especially if smoking or drinking alcoholic beverages was not episodic, but the female body at this time has special powers, your task is to activate them, deciding once and for all that your own health and the health of your baby is above all else.
Third, go to your doctor's appointment. Finally, make sure that the pregnancy has happened (not ectopic, etc.). Share your fears with a specialist. He will tell you what to do to neutralize negative influences, and, if necessary, will offer you additional diagnostic procedures.
Last but not least, believe in the best. Ask your little one for forgiveness for harming yourself and him. This usually helps to find peace of mind, improve well-being. Eat properly and fully, walk more, listen to good music. In a word, get used to the fact that you will soon become a happy mother of a wonderful little baby who needs your care and protection right now.
