Okufanele Ukwazi Uma Uzama Ukukhulelwa: Umhlahlandlela Ocacile Wokukhulelwa

Okufanele ukwazi uma uzama ukukhulelwa kuvame ukudlula nje ukwazi ukuthi kufanele uyocansisana nini. Kuhilela ukuqonda umzimba wakho, ukuqhuba impilo enhle, ukuphatha ukucindezeleka, nokuhlela isikhathi kahle. Nakuba ukukhulelwa kungashesha futhi kube lula kwabanye, kwabanye kudinga ukubekezela, isu, nolwazi olufanele. Noma ngabe usuvele uhlela ngokuzimisela ukukhulelwa noma usaqala nje ukucabanga ngakho, ukuba nolwazi okwanele kungenza le nqubo ihambe kahle futhi ingabi nokucindezeleka kakhulu. Ake sihlolisise izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzicabangele ohambweni lwakho lokuya ekubeni umzali—sihlanganise konke kusukela empilweni yakho ngaphambi kokukhulelwa kuya ezinguqukweni zendlela yokuphila nasekuhleleni isikhathi [1].

Ngaphambi kokuqala ukuzama, kubalulekile ukuhlelela ukuhlolwa kwangaphambi kokukhulelwa (preconception check-up). Lokhu kuvakasha kuvumela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi abuyekeze umlando wakho wezempilo, ahlole izifo noma izinkinga osele unazo, futhi aqinisekise ukuthi ukusesimweni sempilo esihle kakhulu. Kuyithuba futhi lokuxoxa ngomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini nokubuza imibuzo enjengokuthi “uhlela kanjani ukukhulelwa uma imijikelezo yakho ingajwayelekile?” noma “yini okufanele uyiphuze noma uyithathe uma uzama ukukhulelwa ukuze uthuthukise ikhwalithi yamaqanda?” 

Ezinye izifo, njengokungasebenzi kahle kwe-thyroid noma izifo ezingelashwanga, zingaphazamisa ukuzala noma ukukhulelwa, ngakho ukuzibhekana nazo kusenesikhathi kwandisa amathuba okuthola umphumela omuhle nempilo. Uma usuvele ulungiselela ukukhulelwa, buza udokotela wakho ngemijovo yokugoma, ukuhlolwa kofuzo, nezinguquko zendlela yokuphila ezingasekela ukuzala kwakho nempilo yakho iyonke [2].

Uma ulwa nobunzima bokuzama ukukhulelwa unomjikelezo ongaandile futhi uzibuza ukuthi ngingakhulelwa kanjani uma imijikelezo yokuya esikhathini ingajwayelekile, nakanjani hlola umhlahlandlela wethu onemininingwane ethi "How Do I Get Pregnant With an Irregular Period and Overcome Irregular Ovulation" ukuze uthole amathiphu ongawasebenzisa.

Ukulandelela Ukuvuthwa Kweqanda Nokuqonda Umjikelezo Wakho

Ukuqonda umjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini kungenye yezinyathelo ezibaluleke kakhulu uma uhlela ukukhulelwa. Ukuvuthwa kweqanda—ukukhishwa kweqanda esibunjini (ovary)—kuvame ukwenzeka maphakathi nomjikelezo wakho, futhi yilo windi lapho uzala kakhulu khona. Ukufunda ukulandelela ukuvuthwa kweqanda usebenzisa izinguquko zokushisa komzimba (basal body temperature), intanga yesibeletho (cervical mucus), noma amakhithi okuhlola ukuvuthwa kweqanda (ovulation predictor kits) kungakhulisa kakhulu amathuba akho okukhulelwa.

Uma uzibuza ukuthi yini isikhathi esifanele sokuhlela ukukhulelwa komntwana, kungcono ukucansisana phakathi kwezinsuku ezinhlanu eziholela ekuvuthweni kweqanda kanye nosuku uqobo lapho iqanda livuthwa khona. Leli windi lokuzala linika isidoda ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokuhlangana neqanda.

Abesifazane abanemijikelezo ejwayelekile kuba lula kubo ukukhomba leli windi, kodwa noma imijikelezo yakho ingajwayelekile, usengakwazi ukulandelela ukuvuthwa kweqanda usebenzisa amathuluzi edijithali noma ama-app. Ukwazi ukuthi umzimba wakho uzala kakhulu nini kunciphisa ukucindezeleka nokudideka, okwenza inqubo ibe nokuqagela okukhulu futhi isebenze kangcono [3].

Uma unolukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani ngokomzimba ukuthi owesifazane akhulelwe yindoda, bheka indatshana yethu ethi "How a Woman Gets Pregnant by a Man and Why Do Women Get Pregnant Naturally" ukuze ungene ngokujulile ezinqubweni zemvelo zokukhulelwa.

Ukudla Nezithasiselo Zokudla Zibalulekile

Ukucabanga ngokukhulelwa kuvame ukwenza abantu bacabange nangokudla kwabo—futhi kunesizathu esihle. Ukudla okunothe ngemisoco kusekela kokubili ukuzala nokukhulelwa okunempilo. Gxila ekudleni okunempilo nokulinganisekile okuhlanganisa amaprotheni angenamafutha amaningi, izithelo, imifino, okusanhlamvu okuphelele (whole grains), namafutha anempilo. I-ayoni, i-calcium, ne-vithamini D kubaluleke kakhulu kulesi sigaba.

I-folic acid mhlawumbe yisithasiselo esaziwa kakhulu ngaphambi kokukhulelwa. Isisiza ukuvimbela izinkinga zokwakheka kwemgogodla nengqondo (neural tube defects) futhi kungcono kakhulu ukuthi iqale ithathwe okungenani inyanga eyodwa ngaphambi kokukhulelwa. Amavithamini angaphambi kokukhulelwa (prenatal vitamins) nawo ayindlela enhle yokugcwalisa izikhala ekudleni, ikakhulukazi uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ukudla kwakho kuhlanganisa konke okudingayo.

Uma uzibuza ukuthi yini okufanele uyithathe uma uzama ukukhulelwa, i-folic acid namavithamini angaphambi kokukhulelwa kufanele kube phezulu ohlwini, kodwa udokotela wakho angakweluleka ngezinye kuye ngomlando wakho wezempilo nezidingo zakho zokudla [4].

Imikhuba Yokuphila Okufanele Uyibheke

Uma kukhulunywa ngokuthi yiziphi izinto ongazenzi uma uzama ukukhulelwa, kunokuziphatha okumbalwa okufanele ugweme. Ukubhema, ukuphuza utshwala ngokweqile, nokusebenzisa izidakamizwa zokuzijabulisa zonke kungalimaza ukuzala futhi kungabeka ingane esiswini engozini. Uma uphuza utshwala uma uphuma nabangani, kunconywa ukuthi wehlise noma uyeke nhlobo uma usuqala ukuzama ukukhulelwa.

I-caffeine nayo ingenye into okufanele uyiqaphele. Nakuba inani elincane livame ukubhekwa njengeliphephile, ukusebenzisa kakhulu kungase kuphazamisa ukukhulelwa. Zama ukugcina i-caffeine yakho ingaphansi kuka-200 mg ngosuku, elilingana nendawo eyodwa yekhofi engu-12-ounce.

Ukugcina isisindo esinempilo nakho kubalulekile. Ukuba mncane kakhulu noma mkhulu kakhulu kungaphazamisa ukuvuthwa kweqanda futhi kwenze kube nzima kakhulu ukukhulelwa. Ukufaka ukuzivocavoca njalo ohlelweni lwakho losuku nosuku kusekela isisindo esilinganiselayo nempilo yezitho zokuzala iyonke [5].

Ukuphatha Ukucindezeleka Nokulungela Ngokwengqondo

Ukucindezeleka (stress) kungenye yezinto ezingabonakali kalula ezingathinta ikhono lakho lokukhulelwa. Nakuba ukucindezeleka yikho kuphela okungabangeli ukungabi nabantwana, amazinga aphezulu angathinta ukuvuthwa kweqanda futhi anciphise imvamisa yokucansisana. Uma njalo uzizwa udangele noma ukhathazekile ngale nqubo, lokho kungathinta ukulungela kwakho kokomzimba nangokwengqondo.

Yilokho okwenza ukulungela ngokomzwelo kubaluleke njengokulungela ngokomzimba. Uma usukulungele ukukhulelwa, okumele ukwenze ngokwengqondo kuhlanganisa ukuba nengxoxo evulekile neqabane lakho, ukwakha uhlelo lokwesekwa, nokuzinika imvume yokuzizwa noma kanjani ozizwa ngayo. Ezinye izithandani zizuzisa ekubonisaneni (counseling) noma emikhubeni yokuzindla efana ne-yoga nemikhuba yokucabanga ngokujulile (meditation).

Ukwakha uhlelo losuku nosuku olunciphisa ukucindezeleka akugcini ngokwandisa amathuba akho okukwazi ukukhulelwa, kodwa futhi kukulungiselela nohambo lwengqondo lokuya ekubeni umzali [6].

Ukuhlelela Isikhathi Socansi Ngokuhlakanipha

Uma usukulungele ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo, ukuhlela isikhathi socansi kuba yinto esemqoka emizamweni yakho. Okubalulekile ukuze ukhulelwe ukuwenza uqiniseke ukuthi isidoda sikhona ngesikhathi iqanda likhishwa. Isidoda singaphila ngaphakathi kohlelo lokuzala lowesifazane izinsuku ezifika kwezihlanu, ngakho ukucansisana usuku nosuku oluthile phakathi kohambo lwakho lwesikhathi sokuzala kuyisu elisebenzayo.

Uma usuhlele ukukhulelwa izinyanga eziningana ungakaphumeleli, ukulandelela ukuvuthwa kweqanda ngokunembe kakhudlwana noma ukulungisa isikhathi sakho kungase kwenze umehluko. Amakhithi edijithali okuhlola ukuvuthwa kweqanda, ama-app okubala ukuzala, ngisho nemishini yokubheka ukuzala (fertility monitors) angakusiza ukucacisa isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokukhulelwa [7].

Yazi Isikhathi Sokufuna Usizo

Ukuzama ukukhulelwa akuhlali kuyinqubo esheshayo. Kubashadile abanempilo abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-35, kubhekwa kujwayelekile ukuthatha kufike konyaka wonke ukwazi ukukhulelwa. Nokho, uma usuzamile izinyanga ezingu-12 (noma izinyanga ezi-6 uma uneminyaka engaphezu kuka-35) ungakaphumeleli, kuhlakaniphe ukubonana nochwepheshe wezokuzala (fertility specialist).

Ezinye izimpawu ezingase zidinge ukuthi ubone udokotela zihlanganisa imijikelezo yokuya esikhathini engajwayelekile, umlando wokulahlekelwa wukhuleko (miscarriages), noma inkinga yezitho zokuzala eyaziwayo kunoma yiliphi iqabane. Akukho okubi ngokufuna iseluleko kusenesikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma uzwa sengathi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Izikhungo zezokuzala zinikeza ukuhlolwa nokwelashwa okungadalula izinkinga ezingaba khona futhi zikusekele ohambweni lwakho lokuya ekubeni umzali.

Ukulungiselela Iqabane Lakho

Imvamisa, ukugxila kugcina sekusemuntwini ozothwala ukukhulelwa kuphela, kodwa impilo yeqabane lakho nayo ibaluleke ngokulinganayo. Ikhwalithi yesidoda ingathonywa yiminyaka, ukudla, indlela yokuphila, nokuchayeka ezintweni zemvelo. Khuthaza iqabane lakho ukuba nalo lishintshe liye emikhubeni enempilo—ukwehlisa noma ukuyeka utshwala, ukugwema ugwayi, nokuphatha ukucindezeleka kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela yokuzala.

Izinguquko ezilula ezifana nokugqoka izingubo ezingafaki ukushisa kakhulu, ukugwema amachibi ashisayo (hot tubs), nokugcina isisindo esinempilo nazo zingasiza. Ukuba nalezi zingxoxo kusenesikhathi kuqinisekisa ukuthi nobabili nihlangene ngenhloso enye futhi niyasekelana kuzo zonke izinyathelo zohambo.

Okubaluleke Kakhulu Ekugcineni

Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyazi uma uzama ukukhulelwa kungakusiza uzizwe ungalawulekangcono ngesikhathi esivame ukugcwala injabulo kanye nokungaqiniseki. Kusukela ekulungiseleleni umzimba wakho nasekushintsheni indlela yakho yokuphila kuya ekulandeleni ukuvuthwa kweqanda nasekuphatheni ukucindezeleka, sonke isinyathelo esincane sikhulisa amathuba akho okuphumelela. Noma uhlelela ukukhulelwa manje noma usacabanga ukukhulelwa maduze nje, izenzo ozenzayo namuhla zingabumba uhambo lwakho kusasa.

Hlala unolwazi, uhlale unethemba, futhi ukhumbule lokhu: yonke indlela eya ekubeni umzali ihlukile. Ngokufunda ukuthi yini ongayenza—nokho nokuthi yini ongayenzi—sekuvele usumisile isisekelo sekusasa elinempilo futhi uthatha izinyathelo ezinamandla zokulungiselela ukufika komntwana.

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