What to do if edema is severe in late pregnancy

Most female friends will experience edema in the later stages of pregnancy. Of course, not all women will experience this. People have different physical constitutions, so their reactions during pregnancy are also different. For some people, the edema is mild and nothing can be seen, while for others, the edema is very severe. So what methods can pregnant women use to relieve edema in the late pregnancy?

The main causes of edema in late pregnancy

1. During pregnancy, the pregnant mother's uterus will become larger and larger, compressing the inferior vena cava, which will lead to poor blood circulation, hindering the blood return to the hand and causing edema.

2. The secretion of the pregnant mother's placenta is affected, resulting in water and sodium retention in the pregnant mother's body, causing edema.

3. When a pregnant mother suffers from pregnancy-induced hypertension, the plasma proteins and fluid in the blood vessels will be affected and enter the gaps between tissues, thus causing edema.

4. If the pregnant mother has low plasma protein and suffers from severe anemia, water will penetrate from the blood vessels into the surrounding tissue spaces, causing edema.

What to do if edema is severe in late pregnancy

1. Adjust your diet. When pregnant mothers experience edema, they should control their salt intake. They should try not to eat or eat less pickled foods or other foods with very high salt content. At the same time, you must eat enough protein and vegetables and fruits, and eat less food that is difficult to digest or easily causes bloating, so as not to cause abdominal distension in pregnant mothers and aggravate edema. Pregnant women with severe edema should also pay attention to water control.

2. Pay attention to your sleeping posture. Generally, if pregnant mothers sleep on their side, they can avoid compressing the veins in the lower body, which will reduce the resistance to blood return. It is recommended that pregnant mothers sleep on their left side.

3. Appropriate walking and walking are the most suitable exercises for pregnant women in the late stage of pregnancy. When walking, the contraction of the calf muscles can smoothly flow the blood in the veins back to the heart. When you are lying flat, you can lift your feet slightly, so that the blood can return to the heart more easily. When you are sitting, you can put your feet on a small platform, which will have the same effect as raising your feet when lying flat.

4. You can perform appropriate massage and ask the expectant father for help. The pregnant mother can then sit on a chair or sit cross-legged on the bed, and let the expectant father's hands help knead the pregnant mother's calves and feet. This can not only prevent but also eliminate edema in the pregnant mother.