Salvation on the waters
Returning home, immediately go directly to the bathroom. Water (the native element of your baby!) Will quickly give you a sense of comfort. It will remove not only fatigue, but also negative emotions accumulated during the day. Try to conduct the procedure according to all the rules. Adjust the temperature of the water so that you are most comfortable.
Take a bath with several drops of essential oil (if there is no allergy or other contraindications). Lavender will help to relax, and lemon, orange or ylang-ylang will cheer up. 10-15 minutes - and you will feel yourself born again! After all, such procedures - not only excellent prevention of skin problems, but also with emotions.
After bathing with gentle circular motions, apply a natural oil or cream for pregnant women to the body. These products well saturate the skin with moisture, tone it and, thanks to a special composition, maintain elasticity and elasticity. Paying attention to your body, go to the stabilization of the state of mind.
Coming out of the shower, do not rush to dive into the whirlpool of domestic affairs: they can wait. Having washed off fatigue and stress, get busy with your emotions. They too need attention!
Lie on the sofa and take the most comfortable position. Before that, take care of the musical accompaniment. It does not matter what you choose - classic, jazz or special music for relaxation. The main thing is that you can, as you should relax, to go with the flow to the sounds of your favorite melody.
Sit in the lotus pose ... or as you like. Take a few deep breaths. Try to concentrate on the process and get rid of all the problems ... Just breathe.
Close your eyes and try to cause a slight sensation of warmth and heaviness first in your hands and then in your legs. Imagine that in you penetrate the sun's rays, begins to gradually relax at first the upper body, and then the lower one. Soon you should feel the pleasant warmth slowly pouring down your face, shoulders, chest and stomach.
Try to imagine the baby the way you would like to see him. Mentally talk to him. Tell me how you love him and how impatiently you wait. Do you feel that you are rested? Come back to reality. However, you need to do this correctly: gently and gradually. Take a few deep breaths and stay for a while. Then stretch properly. Lie in a relaxed state for a few more minutes ... Get up.
But if you fell asleep during this session - fine! By the way, 5-10 minutes of deep relaxation can bring as much benefit to a person as several hours of usual sleep.
We breathe properly
Recovering yourself after a hard day will be much easier if you master the technique of conscious breathing. It will help to remove fatigue and internal tension, improve the oxygen supply of your body, hence, the baby. Breathing should not be superficial - the upper part, but deep, with an emphasis on the diaphragm. The inhalation is 2 shorter than the exhalation (3-5 or 5-7). It is advisable to spend the session before going to bed in bed. Lie on your back, stretch your legs. Put your hand on your tummy and breathe slowly. Watch your hand move. It should be measuredly raised on inhalation and lowered in exhalation. Keep breathing that way for five minutes and relax.
Train regularly - and soon you will be able to appreciate all the advantages of this simple technique.
We will do our legs
Often fatigue is localized in the legs. Especially if you had to walk a lot. On the last trimester on the legs may appear edema. To quickly return lightness and comfort to tired feet, use simple but effective means. Wipe your feet with ice cube. This is a wonderful way to cope with stress and fatigue and swelling. Apply frosted herbs for this (chamomile, arnica, yarrow). Zavari bark of oak, chamomile or mint. Strain, cool to a comfortable temperature and pour into the basin. Immerse tired legs in a fragrant infusion. Relax and sit like this for about 10 minutes. You will be amazed at how quickly the tension is removed from the cool bath. Dry your feet and moisturize your skin with cream or gel. This remedy will reduce puffiness, finally drive away fatigue.
A session of easy massage. Prolong the pleasure! Let the massage be the final chord. At first, with gentle pressure movements, walk along each finger, gently massage the sensitive points at their base. Then, with the bones of the index fingers, carefully walk along the middle line of the inner side of the feet. If any of the techniques you are unpleasant, give up on him. Note: the effect of the massage will be more tangible, as long as the future daddy takes over.
Bull's-eye!
Try to apply one more method (rather non-standard), which will help you overcome fatigue. This reflexotherapy, or rather, one of several of its varieties - acupressure. The method is based on the impact on certain areas of the human body. Several thousand years ago, Chinese doctors found out that there are points on the human body, each of which is responsible for the work of a particular body or system. Working with these biologically active (they are also called acupuncture) points, a specialist can eliminate the malfunctioning of the body. Pay attention: reflexotherapy requires high professionalism. After all, the misuse of any alternative method can do much harm. During pregnancy only a few methods are allowed. It is simply dangerous to influence other known points to the future mother. Before proceeding, consult a specialist on acupressure.
Reflexotherapy can be successfully used as a preventive method. Acupressure allows you to cope with stress, irritation and, of course, fatigue. Depending on the strength of the effect on the acupuncture point, a tonic or sedative (calming) effect is achieved. Some elements of preventive massage are used in the home. You can learn it at courses for expectant mothers. Some of them are in the master class. In general, look for your methods of complacency: if you enjoy a comedy or a sentimental romance - look and read. It is important that you can get distracted and rest properly.