Can pregnant women do head massage?

Pregnant women must pay more attention to their bodies in the early stages of pregnancy and not do anything that may harm the fetus in their belly, otherwise they will experience threatened miscarriage. Also, try not to do any acupuncture, head massage or other therapies, as these will harm your body. Even common tea should not be drunk too much, as it will affect development.

1. Don’t drink too much tea

Pregnant women should not drink too much or too strong tea, because the caffeine in tea has a stimulating effect, which can increase fetal movement and even harm the growth and development of the fetus.

2. Avoid excessive drinking of beverages or alcohol

Because some beverages contain bioalkalis such as caffeine and clonidine, pregnant women will experience poisoning symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headache, and rapid heartbeat after drinking them, which will affect the normal development of important organs such as the fetus's brain, heart, and liver, and cause the baby to suffer from congenital diseases after birth. Alcohol contains ethanol.

It is toxic to the human brain, liver and heart. It can enter the fetus through the placenta, causing the baby to be born with low intelligence, special facial features, short stature, and in severe cases, it can lead to intellectual disabilities.

3. Avoid eating too much vinegar

During the first half month or so of pregnancy, a large amount of acidic food can lower the alkalinity in the body, causing fatigue and weakness. A long-term acidic physique will not only cause the mother to suffer from certain diseases, but most importantly, it will affect the normal growth and development of the fetus and may even cause fetal malformations.

4. Avoid eating too much MSG

Modern medical research shows that the main ingredient of MSG is monosodium glutamate, which combines with zinc in the blood and is excreted in the urine. Eating too much MSG will consume a large amount of zinc, leading to zinc deficiency in the body. Zinc is an important trace element for fetal growth and development, so pregnant women should eat less MSG.

5. Avoid eating too much hawthorn

Modern medical research has confirmed that hawthorn has a contraction effect on women's uterus. If pregnant women consume a large amount of hawthorn and its products, it will stimulate uterine contraction, and in severe cases it can lead to miscarriage.

6. Avoid hot seasonings

Eating hot spices such as fennel, aniseed, pepper, cinnamon, chili, five-spice powder, as well as fried and stir-fried hot foods after pregnancy can easily consume intestinal moisture, reduce gastrointestinal gland secretion, and cause constipation. After constipation occurs, pregnant women strain to defecate, which increases abdominal pressure and compresses the fetus in the uterus, easily causing adverse consequences such as fetal movement disorder, fetal malformation, premature rupture of membranes, spontaneous abortion, and premature birth.

7. Avoid excessive contact with detergent

Chemical components in detergents, such as linear alkyl iodates and alcohol, can damage and cause degeneration and necrosis of fertilized eggs. Especially in the early stages of pregnancy after a wedding, if there is too much contact with various detergents (washing powder, shampoo, dishwashing detergent, etc.), those chemical components will be absorbed by the skin and accumulate in the body, causing the outer cells of the fertilized egg to degenerate and lead to miscarriage.