I Haven't Had Any Problems With My Asthma.
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I have had asthma all of my life. I use daily inhalers and have an emergency rescue inhaler, too. Since I've been pregnant (16 weeks) I haven't had any breathing problems. Is the pregnancy actually helping my asthma?
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Thursday 25th of March 2010 01:11:38 AM
Asthma can affect pregnant women in a number of ways. Approximately one in three women will notice an increase in symptoms (e.g. a greater number of attacks or an increase in the severity of attacks). This is more likely to occur if the preexisting asthma was severe or if the asthma worsened in a prior pregnancy. Many women will notice no change in their asthmatic symptoms; others will see an improvement in respiratory function. Any changes will last until approximately three months postpartum. So I think your the lucky one.
Fortunately there are ways to help keep asthma in check during pregnancy:
Prevention: It is important to avoid and/ or control environmental triggers. Common factors that precipitate an attack include allergens, stress, etc. Most people who live with asthma know what their triggers are?
Prenatal care: Routine visits to your provider will insure accurate assessment of both respiratory function and fetal growth. Women with severe asthma will be followed more closely.
Medications: Most of the drugs commonly used to treat asthma are safe during pregnancy. (Of course, consult your provider and obtain a prescription). Asthma medications work in different ways, but all increase oxygen flow to both the mom and the growing baby!
In labor: It is very important to drink plenty of fluid, remain as comfortable as possible, and continue taking any prescribed asthma medications.
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Monday 5th of April 2010 10:07:46 PM
It could be. I am a mother who also has an asthma. It happened to me when I got pregnant with my eldest son. May be because of the vitamins and all medicine that the doctors prescribed. You know vitamins really helped in controlling your asthma. Just pray that your baby will not inherit your asthma as my boy did.
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Monday 15th of March 2010 09:18:51 AM
Some women find out their asthma symtoms during the pregnancy get improved, others says they stay the same and some even say that the symtoms get worse, But there is not a cientific explanation about it, so you can not think that the pregnancy is the reason top get better, may you change somethings in your daily routine that mjst have helped you to improve your asthma. and may that changes just have occured since you are pregnant.
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