What to do if your hands and feet are swollen at 39 weeks of pregnancy

Although women who are 39 weeks pregnant are already close to their due date, it is not uncommon for them to suddenly experience swollen feet. This is related to factors such as endocrine changes in pregnant women, obstructed blood flow to the feet, and blood dilution in the body. Many pregnant women don’t know what to do when their feet are swollen. In fact, if pregnant women can take appropriate measures to regulate their health, they can gradually alleviate the symptoms of swollen feet. What should I do if my hands and feet are swollen at 39 weeks of pregnancy? Actually see the detailed introduction.

1. Adjust your diet. Although the pregnancy is already 39 weeks, if the pregnant woman can promptly find the problems in her diet and adjust her daily diet in time, she can achieve a certain swelling reduction effect. Pregnant women should try their best to ensure that their daily nutrition and diet are comprehensive, and ensure that they consume a certain amount of vegetables, fruits, poultry products, seafood, and eggs every day. If necessary, they can also consume some protein foods in moderation to ensure the body's iron requirements. In addition, after the occurrence of swollen feet, pregnant women should avoid eating pickled foods, canned fruits, pickled radish, and repeatedly processed foods, so as to avoid making the swelling of the feet worse due to the irritation of food.

2. Change your socks. Because pregnant women's feet suddenly swell, the original socks of pregnant women will become no longer suitable. If pregnant women do not change their socks, it will aggravate blood circulation disorders and cause the feet to become more swollen. In the face of this situation, pregnant women must change their socks in time and choose looser and more comfortable socks to ensure that the edema does not worsen.

3. Pay attention to your posture when resting. Whether sleeping at night or standing to rest, if pregnant women can maintain a proper posture, it will help eliminate swollen feet. When standing or lying down, pregnant women can use a small pillow to elevate their feet, which can help reduce swelling. When sleeping at night, pregnant women can choose to rest on their left side, which will help relieve swelling of the feet.

After mastering the above method, pregnant women with swollen feet should actively adjust according to this method, so that they can see obvious results. It should be noted that if a pregnant woman has sudden swelling of the feet and also has a variety of discomfort symptoms such as general weakness, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and less urination, she should go to the hospital for a physical examination immediately, because this situation may be sudden swelling of the feet caused by symptoms.