There is a folk proverb: Pregnant women who have passed the third lunar month have a furnace in their belly. The hot summer is undoubtedly a big challenge for expectant mothers. How to arrange your diet reasonably? How to take care of yourself? Is there anything I should pay attention to when taking a bath? How to avoid skin problems and other high-risk diseases in summer. As long as you have certain protective knowledge, expectant mothers and babies in your arms can live a safe and comfortable life.
1. Diet
Eat less and more fruits and vegetables. In order to ensure the nutrition of mother and fetus, pregnant women should choose fresh and diverse foods in summer. Eat more fresh vegetables in moderation, often eat shredded chicken, shredded pork, egg drop, seaweed, and mushroom soup. It is important to supplement nutrition in summer, but do not over-nutrition to avoid causing dystocia for oversized babies. It is best to supplement fruits between meals, up to 200 grams per day, and when choosing fruits, try to choose fruits with low sugar content, or use tomatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables instead. Pregnant women must not eat unlimited amounts of high-sugar fruits such as watermelon during summer. It is best to go to the hospital to regularly measure blood sugar at 18 and 32 weeks of pregnancy, and go to the obstetric nutrition consultation clinic for nutrition consultation in a timely manner.
Special Note:
1. Eat less and more. Ensure the intake of high-quality protein such as eggs, fish, and chicken every day, and mix meat and vegetables.
2. To prevent constipation, pregnant women should drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and fresh soy products, and avoid eating too many cold drinks to avoid damage to the spleen and stomach. For pregnant women, milk, soy milk, homemade vegetable juice, lemon tea, and tofu are all good foods.
2.Health care
Beware of colds, vaginitis and palpitations and shortness of breath. Pregnant women in summer are susceptible to three diseases: colds, vaginitis and palpitations and shortness of breath. But as long as you take preventive measures, pregnant women can completely avoid the occurrence of these three diseases.
Don’t take random medicines for colds: If a pregnant woman catches a cold, control the infection as soon as possible. Pregnant women with mild colds can drink more boiled water, pay attention to rest, and take Ganmao Qingre Granules or Isatis Granules orally.
If a pregnant woman has a severe cold, she should control her body temperature as soon as possible and put ice cubes on her forehead and neck to cool down. When choosing antipyretic and analgesic drugs, you should avoid using drugs that have obvious adverse effects on pregnant women and fetuses, such as aspirin.
Pregnant women can use acetaminophen and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine is a better way to treat colds in pregnant women and can effectively control cold viruses.
Wear loose and breathable clothes to prevent vaginitis: Fungal vaginitis is more common during pregnancy in summer, and pregnant women with gestational diabetes are also susceptible to Candida albicans vaginitis. In order to avoid such diseases, pregnant women should usually wear cotton and loose underwear, try not to use sanitary pads, and try to choose skirts to maintain breathability.
Prepare a household oxygen bag: In summer, the air humidity is high and the air pressure is low. Pregnant women are prone to symptoms such as palpitation and suffocation. If pregnant women often experience such symptoms, or if pregnant women have certain heart conditions before pregnancy,If you have a heart disease, you must prepare a home oxygen bag and pay attention to fetal movement and fetal heart rate. Try to choose a fetal heart rate monitor for home use. Provide maternal and infant supervision.
3. Take a bath
When pregnant women take a bath in the early stages of pregnancy, the room temperature should not be too high to prevent the skin from feeling cool. The water temperature is best warm, generally speaking it should be below 38°C. If the water temperature or room temperature is too high, it may cause the fetus to develop poorly due to lack of oxygen.
Doctors recommend that pregnant women should not take too long a bath, preferably within 10 to 20 minutes. It is necessary to avoid insufficient oxygen supply, which may cause insufficient blood supply to the brain of pregnant women, causing symptoms of hypoxia and accelerated fetal heart rate in the fetus, which will affect the development of the fetal nervous system.
Sitz bathing can easily cause suffocation and is not good for the fetus. Remember not to take a sitz bath or immerse your abdomen in hot water. It is best to have a standing shower. If you feel tired or uncomfortable, you can sit down and take a rest.
4. Travel
When traveling in summer, pregnant women should first pay attention to sun protection. When going out in strong sunlight, be sure to hold an umbrella or wear a sun hat. It’s best to apply lead-free sunscreen and wash it off as soon as you get back indoors. Pregnant women can choose to go for a walk in the morning and evening when the sun is not too strong and the temperature is not too high, and try to go to a cool place.
It\’s rainy in summer. In addition to the risk of slipping when pregnant women go out, the sultry weather also makes pregnant women prone to chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitation and even fainting, so try to avoid going out on rainy days.