Pregnant women must know the taboos of foot bathing

Foot soaking is a good way to keep healthy in life, and there are many benefits to frequent foot soaking. However, for pregnant women with special physique, there are many things to pay attention to. There are also many taboos for foot soaking, which is a common thing. So here are some taboos for pregnant women to soak their feet.

1. The water for foot bathing should not be too hot

The temperature of the water for pregnant women to soak their feet should not be too high, so as to avoid uncomfortable symptoms such as palpitations and sweating caused by high temperature of the water. It is recommended that the water temperature for soaking feet be controlled at 30~35 degrees Celsius. The main thing is that the pregnant women feel comfortable and relaxed.

2. Do not soak your feet for too long

If pregnant women soak their feet for too long, it is easy for them to catch a cold due to the cold water. Therefore, pregnant women should control the time when soaking their feet. Generally, 15 to 20 minutes is most appropriate. Be sure not to exceed 30 minutes.

3. Do not add Chinese medicine to the foot bath water

Due to the special physical conditions of pregnant women, they should never add some health-preserving Chinese medicine when soaking their feet, because soaking their feet with Chinese medicine will cause irritation to pregnant women, and in severe cases it may even cause harm to the fetus in the womb and their own health. Therefore, pregnant women should just use warm boiled water to soak their feet.

4. Do not massage while soaking your feet

The body's blood circulation will speed up when soaking feet. For normal people, massaging the feet at this time will have a very good health care effect. However, for pregnant women, the blood circulation speeds up during the foot soaking process. If they also massage to relax the blood vessels, it can easily cause abnormal fetal movement, and in severe cases even cause miscarriage or premature birth.

Although there are many benefits of foot soaking, it also requires everyone to take precautions to achieve the greatest effect. There are many things that pregnant women need to pay attention to during pregnancy, and there are many taboos about foot soaking, so you must take good protection to avoid adverse consequences.