Pregnant at the wheel: Top 10 rules of safe travel

My driving experience - 10 years. As soon as I turned 18, I went to the driving school, passed the exam on the first try - and away we go. I dashed off so many kilometers, that is terrible to think, let alone think that I during pregnancy, "get out of the way" and peresyadu public transport does not seem possible. Women drivers will understand me. Subway, bus, train... Brrr... This is some kind of bad dream after your cozy cabin "swallows".However, when I saw on the test two strips, and a couple of weeks felt like I care covered toxicosis, I had to make adjustments to their driving habits.

Thanks to my attentive gynecologist (also, incidentally, a female driver): it helped me very valuable advice, which I enjoyed, even when riding in the hospital to fight (there might be smiley). In short, I share with you, future moms, proven tips.

Oh, this progetesteronovy block!

The "position" much is changing - and you probably already had time to feel full. Sensitivity to odors so that you can earn sleuth. Plus, you start to get tired quickly and... at times openly tupish (sorry for not very literary word).

Do you think some important point: for example, the fact that now, after the traffic light will be a difficult left-hand turn, and through second, forget about it, because it smelled "flavor" of air freshener in the car and saw a number of interesting machines ahead... And when the turn is drawn, you completely forget about it. The doctor explained to me that everything is fine with me, I'm just pregnant, and in this "caste" exceptional women triggers "progesterone block ", when the entire body focuses on child-bearing and" turns off "part of the brain responsible for mental activity. The joke, of course. In medical jargon that sounds much more seriously, and I tell you about this "miracle" -b will write to the doctor's words.

10 pilot mother boards "in position"

I'm not in vain start his opus with the insidious "progesterone block" because "tornado" of the hormone in pregnant reigns other actions, that is will have to adapt to these future changes and ignore them, because they are pregnant, "innovation" can occur suddenly when you are not quite ready to maneuver.

Do not forget, dear mother, that your body is changing by leaps and bounds - and the size of the stomach, and curvature of the spine, and placement of internal organs, so you have to adapt a lot, and sometimes allow themselves to carry the passenger seat. So, the main 10 "pregnant" rules of driving.

1. Always wear your seat belt, and the belt do not forget to adjust every month: the distance between the steering wheel and your belly should be at least 10-15 centimeters. After 6.5 months, the tummy is growing so fast that you need to adjust often. Take care to position the chair is comfortable to the individual parts of the body are not strained, at the back, you can put a small pillow.
2. Adjust the seat and mirrors in the most comfortable position for you now.
3. You have in the glove compartment should be a bottle of water without gas, and anything edible (useful!) - package of dried fruit, nuts, homemade croutons of bread. If you knew how many times or toxemia tide of hunger (and for some reason they go a couple) had an effect on the way.
4. Drive in to the phone list of the nearest petrol stations along the route, a café, where there is a toilet - oh how useful these addresses. And do not forget to do often stop, though... your bladder, your valiant Service will do everything himself.
5. Always carry your passport and exchange card (if it is already in your hands). Put the documents in a folder and to also put a piece of paper containing the coordinates and phone numbers of their loved ones. Without these documents you can not take in the nearest hospital, and you never know what happens on the road, especially with our stoppers - indeed, sometimes risking birth until toffee "resolve".
6. Whenever inform the home, where you are going specifically (name of institution or shopping center + e), which route and when you come back.
7. Even if you megasuperklassny driver, hang on the rear window of the car sign "Driving two" or "Driving me and my mom." And if you're a strong independent woman pregnant, but driving recently, and can be "shoe" place. What for? Because it has an effect rascal "progesterone block" (see. higher)!
8. If something happened to the car, do not try to repair it yourself, ask for help right away, call friends, the service station.
9. In the third trimester, postpone / cancel all travel over long distances. If you really, really need to go, be sure to type in the route in the Navigator and find out in advance where there are cafes and toilets.
10. Again, in the last stages is not necessary to travel alone by default - even if you are accompanied by a husband as possible, mother, friend, neighbor.

It can not be behind the wheel - and the point

Alas! - but there is a condition in which the steering wheel, you should not. Behind the wheel of future mom is in a sitting position, thus there is a stagnation of blood in the pelvic organs - which in itself not good - plus the vibration of the machine on the move could exacerbate the situation, if there is a future moms at least one of these trouble:

• feeling unwell (weakness, nausea, dizziness, headache, etc.);
• threat (the trip in the car increases the tone of the uterus and increases the risk of premature rupture of water in the later stages);
• placenta previa;
• baby breech (especially after 32-34 weeks), which may also endanger premature rupture of water;
• strong morning sickness (nausea, vomiting);
• if the event of loss of consciousness;
• high blood pressure;
• varicose veins grade 3 and 4 or thrombophlebitis;
• deep vein thrombosis in the past.
  

I confess that I, too angry a long list of contraindications and in principle - exhortations doctor about "pregnant" dangerous driving. But... when you think that at heart you have a tiny man - this is already dear and beloved - and this pipsqueak absolutely completely depends on your status (read - sanity) that inadvertently got into the car, tacked, carefully holding the strap on the chest and under the belly, reguliruesh mirrors, checks the Navigator route and suddenly say out loud kid, "Well, you can go, my small. With God".

Take care of yourself, dear mom, and do not forget every day to read the tips on the site kolobok.ua, there is always the most useful tips for new and expectant parents held.