Is it normal to have swollen feet during pregnancy?

A woman's body will experience some changes after she becomes pregnant. For example, the abdomen will gradually become larger as the months go by. There are also some symptoms of pregnancy, such as nausea, dizziness, vomiting, drowsiness, and poor appetite. These pregnancy reactions will generally improve over time. Some pregnant women will also experience edema. Is it normal to have edema in the feet six months into pregnancy? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Is it normal to have swollen feet during six months of pregnancy?

It is normal to have swollen feet during the 6th month of pregnancy. It is mostly caused by the gradual enlargement of the fetus, which compresses the uterus and causes poor blood circulation. Usually after pregnancy, a woman's blood volume will gradually increase, which may lead to blood dilution. The plasma osmotic pressure during pregnancy will also slowly decrease, which can easily lead to lower limb edema, specifically manifested as swollen feet. Swollen feet during the 6th month of pregnancy may also be due to increased pelvic pressure in women, which affects the venous blood flow in the lower limbs and makes lower limb edema very likely. Sometimes pregnant women do not pay attention to their lifestyle, have irregular work and rest schedules, and are overworked, which can cause swelling in their feet. These are physiological, so don't worry too much.

2. Changes in the baby during the six months of pregnancy

The baby is now 29 cm to 35 cm long and weighs about 560g to 680g. His skin begins to develop rapidly, and a protective layer of cells appears on the outermost layer of the skin - the stratum corneum, which together with the subcutaneous fat layer can protect against water. The skin surface is covered with a layer of soft lanugo, which can be used to fix the vernix caseosa on the skin surface, and the vernix caseosa can prevent the amniotic fluid and the waste in it from damaging the skin. The fetus's tiny bronchi and alveoli have developed and it can breathe after birth, but its survival rate is extremely poor.

3. Changes in Mom

1. Some pregnant mothers may feel that their heartbeat is faster than before. This is because the heart needs to pump more blood to provide nutrients and oxygen to the baby.

2. Pregnant mothers urinate more frequently than before.