While we consider starting a family and thus pregnancy as a natural part of our lives, when we become pregnant, we can experience this period as too much of a challenge and stress as a new mother.
Nowadays, not only men, but also women without children or pregnancy are under a lot of pressure in their everyday lives, either during their work or in their private lives.
However, when a new life begins to develop in their tummy, it is worth thinking about and changing their lifestyle as soon as possible, because continuous stress can not only have a negative effect on the new mother, but it can also cause permanent damage to the developing fetus.
WHAT CAUSES STRESS IN OUR ORGANIZATION?
- Research has proven that among the causes of premature birth and the low birth weight of the baby, the mother's unhealthy lifestyle during pregnancy (e.g. smoking) can primarily be the cause. Furthermore, stress and anxiety - whether due to the workplace, the health of the unborn child, or family problems - can also cause problems for pregnant women and their children.
- If an expectant mother is often stressed, her heartbeat will be faster and her blood pressure will be higher, and as a result, not enough blood, nutrients and oxygen will reach the fetus, which can lead to pregnancy toxemia, convulsions, or even the onset of early labor. Children born prematurely may have developmental disorders, and it is also typical that they get sick more often, cry more, and may even develop high blood pressure and juvenile diabetes later on.
– Stress also increases the cortisol level in pregnant mothers, which can also have a negative effect on the development of the fetus, in addition, the development of autoimmune diseases or hyperactivity may occur in the children born.
As we can see, it is not worth risking your own health and the health of your unborn child, so it is worth reducing the number of stress factors as low as possible so that we can give birth to a healthy child as a calm and balanced mother.
SOME TIPS YOU CAN TOOREDUCE DAILY STRESS:
Change
If your job is stressful, it is worth changing in time, or going to CSED as early as possible in your pregnancy.
Yoga, exercise, walking
In any case, it is worth incorporating sports into our everyday life in order to be balanced and mentally fresh, but during pregnancy, it is especially important to banish negative thoughts with various programs and happily await the birth of our child. Many maternity yoga and other gymnastics and sports programs for new mothers are already available on the Internet, but many instructors also hold private classes online during the current threat of the epidemic.
If you like to be in nature, it is also worth taking a walk in different parks and forests during this period, so that the fresh air can chase away our negative thoughts and anxieties.
Dark chocolate
Thanks to the happiness hormone of dark chocolate, it helps to increase serotonin, which can also help us reduce stress. Of course, only dark chocolates with a cocoa content higher than 60% count here, and it is important to allow ourselves only 1-2 bars every now and then, taking care of our health.
Medicinal teas
Due to their calming effect, herbal teas with different flavors help reduce stress. Examples include lavender, lemongrass, chamomile, lime tree.
Aromas and essential oils
Various aromas and essential oils are also recommended for our health and stress-reducing effects, either in bath water or in the form of candles, such as orange blossom, chamomile, rose or lavender. Although these herbs and essential oils have a fundamentally beneficial effect on our body, it is worth starting to use them with the recommendation of our treating doctor.
Bach flower therapy
Due to the anxiety that occurs during our pregnancy, we can also try Bach flower therapy, because, for example, red horse chestnut helps to drive away scary thoughts, and walnut helps to cope with various challenges. For the correct application of Bach therapy, it is worth visiting a naturopath.
- Recommended by Villa Medicina: Tósa Tímea – naturopath 06 30 957 7001 – http://www.egeszsegrecept.hu/ >
Application of different colors
As an expectant mother, if you are stressed a lot, it is also worth paying attention to the color of your clothes, because, for example, while the color red can make you more irritable, green and blue clothes can have a calming effect. It is also worth considering the color of our unborn child's room based on this.
Nutrition
It is important to eat a varied, healthy and regular diet during pregnancy, and to take in the right amount of vitamins and minerals for the healthy development of the fetus.
In stressful situations, the first thought is often to start eating, thus diverting our negative thoughts. In such cases, it is worth eating vegetables or 1-1 dark chocolate cubes instead of various unnecessary carbohydrates and sweets.
During pregnancy, we should try to eat foods with a low glycemic index and carbohydrates that are absorbed more slowly, avoiding sugary foods, because this way our blood sugar and mood will not fluctuate, and we will not be at risk of gestational diabetes.
As a pregnant woman, especially if we are exposed to stressful situations, even more attention should be paid to the intake of the right amount of vitamins and minerals (calcium, magnesium, folic acid, vitamins A, B, C, E, zinc). We can do a lot for the healthy development of ourselves and our unborn child by eating right and taking the right nutritional supplements.
WE WISH YOU A JOYFUL BABY!
