Why does fatigue occur during pregnancy?
Pregnancy is not a disease, but a natural condition for the female body. Despite this, a woman may well feel bad.
Fatigue during pregnancy manifests itself in increased drowsinessPhoto: Getty For some reason this happens:
- Early toxicosis of pregnant women. In the first trimester, nausea and vomiting often occur. In severe cases, vomiting can occur more than 10 times a day. This exhausts the woman, leads to a lack of useful vitamins and minerals in the body, dehydration. A pregnant woman may even lose weight.
- Iron-deficiency anemia. All the nutrients the body primarily delivers to the fetus. With poor nutrition, expectant mothers suffer from hair, nails and teeth. Iron gives the body strength, and with reduced hemoglobin, a woman feels lethargic, broken. It should eat well, so that the necessary trace elements are enough for both her and the baby.
- The volume of circulating blood increases one and a half times, as a result, the load on the cardiovascular system increases.
- Often the pressure drops significantly, and the woman simply does not have the strength to lead an active lifestyle. She feels weak, dizzy.
- After the 30th week of pregnancy, the stomach grows particularly rapidly. This gives an additional strain on the spine, there are pains in the lower back.
- Fatigue of legs during pregnancy is associated with violations of venous and lymphatic outflow. If a woman does not have the opportunity to lie down and rest during the day, she is troubled by pains in her legs.
It is especially difficult for pregnant women suffering from any chronic diseases.
How to eliminate fatigue during pregnancy?
To maintain a tone and cheerful mood, take such measures:
- It is necessary to try to fully sleep every day. Intensively the whole body regains strength from 21:00 to 00:00 hours.
- You need to adjust your diet. It should contain vegetables, fruits, fresh juices, dairy products - everything from which you can get as many vitamins as possible.
- At the end of the day, a warm bath with aaromatic oils. You can make foot baths with sea salt. At the end of the procedure, the feet are rinsed with cool water. This is a great tool to relieve fatigue, if at the end of the day your feet literally burn.
- Energy will be greater if in the mornings to carry out an easy complex of exercises for pregnant women. Charging will keep the body toned.
- Try to walk as much as possible in the fresh air.
You can also ask the doctor to prescribe an effectivevitamin complex that satisfies the body's need for useful trace elements. Review your daily regimen, perhaps, a strong fatigue during pregnancy appears because the loads no longer fit your position, it is worth keeping strength and more rest.
