Human skin is not only our protective shell. Also, the skin performs the functions of respiration and discharge.
Gas exchange through the skin is carried out as follows: the skin absorbs oxygen, and exhauses carbon dioxide. Through the sweat glands the excess fluid is removed from the body, which facilitates the work of the kidneys. At high temperature and low humidity, the liquid from the body is excreted only through the skin, at this time the kidneys rest.
It is necessary to know that the skin fully performs the above functions only if it is clean, so it is so necessary to maintain the purity of the skin, and to a pregnant woman this is doubly important.
To ensure that the skin is always clean, you should take a shower every morning and evening, thoroughly wash your body at least once a week. Change bed linen once a week, and change your underwear daily. These are the main rules of personal hygiene of a pregnant woman.
Very useful for skin and body air baths. This is also one of the ways of personal hygiene of a pregnant woman. Of course, air baths should be taken outdoors. If the weather is hot and sunny, then it is best to take an air bath in the shade. If it's bad weather in the street, then you should take an air bath at home. Strangely enough, but the air baths are extremely useful for mammary glands. The duration of the air bath is 20 minutes. Such procedures act on the body hardening, reduce the risk of cracking on the nipples with future breastfeeding.
If you seriously decide to strengthen your breasts before the future feeding, then perform the following exercises: wash your breasts with cool water once a day, and then rub it with a hard towel for 5 minutes. You can rub your nipples with cologne once a day, so that the nipple's skin becomes coarse, so they will be less prone to cracking when sucking. Another way to strengthen the nipples before breastfeeding is to sew a piece of terry towel from a cup of a bra. If you comply with all these measures to prepare for feeding, you can avoid many problems with the breast, since the cracks on the nipples - a fairly frequent and very painful phenomenon.
Another problem that a future mother may face is flat nipples. For flat nipples, too, there are special exercises that should be performed, usually in conjunction with other measures of personal hygiene of a pregnant woman. Nipples need to be massaged and pulled a little forward, before this procedure, naturally, you should rinse your breast with cool water and wash your hands thoroughly with soap. Another effective way of stretching the nipples is through a breast pump. It is better to purchase for such purposes the simplest breast pump with a long rubber tube. Apply the breast pump to the nipple, several times vigorously suck the air, then, holding the tube, leave the nipple for a while in the extended position. This procedure is especially useful in the last trimester of pregnancy in the morning and evening.
The personal hygiene of a pregnant woman should be particularly careful when it comes to genitals. During pregnancy, a transparent secret is released from the vagina, which is an excellent medium for the reproduction of bacteria, including pathogens. In this regard, the hygiene of the genitals is reduced to that twice a day (morning and evening) they should be washed with boiled water. Do not use too hot water for washing. If the allocation is too abundant or greenish-yellow, consult a doctor, as they are probably caused by inflammation of the internal genitalia. With infections of the genitals during pregnancy, you can not joke, since they can affect the fetus in the womb or during childbirth.
We should also say a few words about the sexual side of life of a pregnant woman. In the first trimester, sexual intercourse should be limited, as they can provoke an abortion. In the last two months of pregnancy, sex should be abandoned altogether, since the risk of premature birth is very high, and there is also a risk of infection of the genital tract of a pregnant woman.