To pregnancy in winter brought only positive emotions, find out more about its features. The article of the subject "Pregnancy in winter, early term" will help you to lead a pregnancy correctly.
The onset of pregnancy, as a rule, is accompanied by certain changes in the state of health. Your body adapts to the new life inside it. You can feel fatigue and some sleepiness. Against the backdrop of a short daylight, these phenomena can intensify. Allow yourself to rest! It's okay that your regime is like a child mode: 21:00 - and you're ready to go to bed. Evening gatherings you will resume later. Day walks are very useful. But how can you afford them, if at this time you have to be at work? Try to use the lunch break, and the weekend is spent as much as possible in the open air! Because of early toxicosis, it's so hard to force yourself to fully eat breakfast. Do not be too lazy to take a tray with food to work! Do not look for vitamins in overseas products. The basis of your diet should be local seasonal vegetables and fruits: beets, carrots, sauerkraut and apples.
Second trimester
Toxicosis behind, your body is rounded, you feel really pregnant. It's time to take care of the skin: at this time stretch marks begin to form. And the frosty air on the street and dry in the room leads to overdrying of the skin. Use special cosmetics for expectant mothers with hypoallergenic components. Pay attention to vegetable oils. For example, grape seed oil and mandarin make the skin supple and prevent the formation of stretch marks. Before application, the essential oil must be diluted. So, on 2 tbsp. tablespoons of base oil (olive oil or sunflower oil) add 2 drops of essential oil. Winter - the period of the height of viral infections. Before a visit to the clinic, prepare a gauze bandage (mask). The skin of the nasal passages is moistened with saline, oksolinovoy ointment or fat cream (Vaseline).
During the decree, you have the opportunity to relax and prepare for the appearance of a small man in the house. Have a good night's sleep and do not be lazy to go out for walks. This is your daily task! Under your feet it's slippery, so move slowly. Try to buy comfortable shoes. A high heel is, undoubtedly, beautiful, but in pregnancy, especially in winter, it is safer to move around in shoes with a low heel. As the weight of the body increases, the load on the back and feet increases. Flat feet, acquired as a child, can make itself felt at the end of pregnancy. Drawing pains along the front surface of the shins are due to an uneven load on the foot. Orthopedic shoes with an insoles insole support your leg. However, if the pain and discomfort are intense, turn to the orthopedist. Watch your weight: gaining extra pounds is easy, but getting rid of them is not easy! Limit the use of simple carbohydrates and baking. The food should be high-grade.
Winter menu
Winter deprives us of such "goodies" as fresh fruits and summer vegetables. However, you can quite compose a full-fledged diet based on seasonal gifts of nature. Beets are a source of B vitamins and folic acid, which are involved in the processes of hematopoiesis and hemoglobin formation. It also has a large amount of vitamins C and A: they are natural antioxidants, that is, they stabilize and protect the cell membranes from damage. Due to the high content of pectins (food plant fibers), the beet normalizes the stool and acts as a natural sorbent, and therefore participates in the purification of the human body. Orange beauty carrot - a deposit of beta-carotene (a substance that can be converted into the active form of vitamin A in the human body). In order to ensure that all useful substances are fully digested, use beets and carrots along with fats: with sour cream or vegetable oil. Constipation, unfortunately, is a common phenomenon during pregnancy. It's time to love pumpkin porridge! This vegetable is perfectly stored, so you can buy it throughout the winter. Now you will know how pregnancy proceeds in winter, the early period of the fetus.