Early Pregnancy

Procreation is one of the fundamental desires of a living being.  Every person would like to have children of his/her own.  In a happy marriage pregnancy is a celebration.  This is a step towards firm establishment of a family.

 

In a healthy couple the chance of conception is 60-70% within 6 months, about 80% conceive within one year and another 10% within 2 years.  Couple not using any contraception and do not conceive within 2 years need evaluation.

The first indication of pregnancy is failure to have menses in a regularly menstruating woman.  Within a week of missing period, pregnancy can be confirmed by any home pregnancy test.  As days pass by woman may have impaired appetite, nausea, sometimes occasional vomiting.  This is the time when woman consults obstetrician. 

In the early pregnancy a visit to the obstetrician helps in basic health evaluation of the woman.  In a healthy woman in the first 3 months of pregnancy the only medication that is advised is folic acid tablets.  This will reduce the incidence of certain abnormalities in the fetus, central nervous system in particular.  If the nausea and vomiting are not bothersome no medication is necessary.  Nausea and vomiting are generally more in the mornings, hence morning sickness.  This can be overcome by reassurance, taking small frequent feeds, avoiding spicy foods and long hours of starvation and also starting the day with eating than drinking coffee or tea or milk. Milk is preferred as it is healthier than tea or coffee.  If the nausea and vomiting are persistent resulting in starvation and dehydration in woman, medication is advised.  This is usually a combination of pyridoxine – a vitamin and doxylamine tablet.  It is taken twice or once daily depending on the preparation.

The first three months of pregnancy (first trimester) is critical for the development of the fetus. This is the time when all the organs are formed.  This is the time when certain medicines, infections and radiation can cause a disturbance in the organogenesis that can lead to minor or major malformations in fetus.  Any medication during this time is taken under proper guidance only. 

A healthy woman needs one checkup in the first three months of pregnancy.  A healthy woman can carry out her regular activities.  Women who are doing manual labour or strenuous work or getting exposed to chemicals or radiation should avoid it.  Pregnant woman can carry on her physical activity as long as she is comfortable. 

Pregnancy in general a physiological condition and initiates certain changes in the body that continue during the course of pregnancy.  With the support of the family and under the guidance of obstetrician woman will adjust to all changes and will have a successful and happy outcome. 

NaMo

Like many in the state I was eager to hear what Mr. Narendra Modi would speak at LB stadium.  His speech was not inspiring.  He just quoted the facts that everybody knew.  He did not present his vision of India/Bharat and what plans he has to make it realise.  Youth is worried about the situation in India and NaMO is worried about youth.  But what will he do for betterment of the youth?  What are his plans for upliftment of the women and downtrodden classes?  I think he should bring forth the plans he have for making India a developed country. 

Mr. Modi, before coming to the venue met the rich and powerful private persons in the state.  I think that is an indication for his priorities.  His praise for NTR will not be appreciated by Telangaana people at this juncture. “Yes we can, yes we will”, doesn’t sound original or ‘desi’.  His addressing of the present turmoil in state is inadequate.  I felt, “he came, he failed to conquer, and he went”. 

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AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy says that Modi had acted as he met actors immediately before arrival to the venue.  I think all politicians are actors.  Everyday we see politicians giving contradictory statements, or denying what they said and sometimes even blaming the media or journalists, saying that they were wrongly interpreted.  In the present situation of formation of Telangaana state everyday every politician of Seemandhra expresses contradictory statements every hour with great seriousness. 

For the past three years every MLA and MP with origins in Seemaandhra said they would abide by the ‘High Command” decision or Union government’s dictat.  But the moment decision on Telangaana is announced all these people simply say that it is done in haste and without any consideration.  Watching the expressions and body language lets us know how biased every Seemandhra Politician is. 

The BJP says if it comes to power it will form Telangaana state within 100 days.  But in the parliament Venkaiah Naidu says congress has not addressed the Seemandhra people’s sentiments and taken a hasty decision and that is the cause of all the reverse agitation in Seemandhra.  His impatient long face as the discussion on Telangaana was going in Rajya Sabha will not be forgotten by Telanganites.  Also when Modi came to Hyderabad he talks about Jai Andhra agitation and gathering then, conveniently forgetting the huge gathering at Nizam’s college when Mrs. Sushma Swaraj addressed Telangaana youth in December 2009.  He and Telugu Desam Naidu are behind the BJP’s failure to form Telangaana when three other new states formed in the nation during BJP rule.  Even now given a chance, these two Seema Naidus will hinder the formation of Telangaana state. 

Chandra Babu Naidu, leader of a regional party and Venkaiah Naidu, a leader in national party, fail to consider Telangaana issue in a democratic way.  Belonging to Seemandhra they are thinking locally, to be precise, as personal issue and becoming emotional.  They are giving importance to their native place and people but are not considering the constitutional rights of Telangaana.  If the politicians rise above personal feelings, and think in larger interests of people of all regions and religions, people will have faith in democracy.  Otherwise there will always be agitations.

When it comes to acting, I think KKR should be given best actor award for the role he is playing in the state now.  Though he speaks weird Telugu in media interviews, he actually can speak good Telugu when emotional. 

Whatever is going on in Andhra Pradesh is worrying people of all regions.  Only politicians are having good time hosting breakfast, lunch and dinner to their colleagues and having get-togethers.  I pray that these dramas should end and peace prevail in all the regions of the state.

Telangaana - Democratic Achievement

I do not understand why every party is blaming the other party as cause for Telangaana State formation.  It is not the formation of a new state but demerger of the Hyderabad state from Andhra Pradesh formed on experimental basis in 1956.  The merger itself was conditional.  Andhra people who were in majority and promised for unity and development of Telugu people failed to keep their promises.  They started to discriminate the local people – people of Hyderabad state – Telangaana people.  They ridiculed the language and culture of Telanganites forgetting that they have joined them as all being Telugu speaking.  This led to unrest in Telanganites within 2-3 years of merger resulting in serious agitation in 1969, when the central government suppressed it with military action causing the death of about three hundred Telangaana youth. 

Though suppressed, the Telanganites never gave up the aspiration for the Telangaana state - separation from the Andhra Pradesh. This aspiration of Telangaana people is taken as the main agenda and Telangaana Rashtra Samithi, a political party, is formed under the leadership of Shri K.Chandrashekar Rao in 2001.   KCR’s political shrewdness and his policy to achieve Telangaana not just by agitations but through the power of ‘vote’ in a democratic way have made him the one and the only leader of Telangaana people. With the support of people – educated and employees and students he could take the struggle forward and could make the national political party Congress to commit to Telangaana in principle in 2004 general and assembly elections. This is his important achievement as TRS party leader.  

His fast unto death, unending agitations in Telangaana and call for a ‘peace rally’ on 10^th December by all student Joint Action committee of Telangaana led to the pronouncement of  ‘initiation of Telangaana state formation’ by Home minister of  India on 9^th December, 2009.  This announcement was the result of KCR’s fast unto death resulting state wide protests against the Andhra Government by students and general public and political and intellectual leaders.  The announcement had come after all party meet in the state and serious discussions in the both houses of parliament. Telangaana State formation is not the gift by any party or person.  It is the democratic achievement of Telangaana people by their nonviolent consistent struggle daring the cruel oppression and violence by the Andhra government and police.

The sociocultural humiliation, political domination resulting in backwardness and oppression of Telanganites by the majority Andhra people are the sole cause of Telangaana struggle for demerger of their state from that of Andhra Pradesh.  The cause for Telangaana movement is the malicious attitude of Andhra junta and Industrialists.  Telangaana people achieved the state by their prolonged consistent struggle.  Telangaana is not given by any party.  It is the democratic achievement of all Telangaanites.

Jai Telangaana!  Jayaho Telangaana!!