Although swimming is very good for pregnant
women, you should pay attention so some following notes.
Swimming is proved to bring a lot of
benefits to pregnant women including reducing uncomfortable symptoms, keeping form
for pregnant women and help them get back the form quickly after giving birth
... However, to keep safe when swimming, you need to follow some following
principles:
Have blood pressure test before coming down to water
Not all pregnant women can swim in the
water. Before swimming, you should take a test to measure blood pressure, pulse
and other test. Also when going down to water, you should be accompanied by a
relative.
Have
blood pressure test before coming down to water
Pay attention to the pool’s temperature
The temperature of water should be
maintained at 29-30 degrees Celcus. This temperature will not make pregnant
women’s muscles convulsive and not make them tired. Too hot water will make
their temperature increase. Water below 28 degree may cause contraction of
uterus leading to premature delivery or miscarriage. Besides, you should choose
the time that the uterus is not easy to get contraction (around 10am to 2pm)
for swimming.
Best time for swimming
The best time for swimming of pregnant women
is from month 4 to month 7 in pregnancy. During that period, the fetus has
reached stable period, psychological functions have started taking effect. At
the end of the pregnancy, to avoid catching a cold or premature rupture of
membranes, you should stop swimming.
The
best time for pregnant women to swim is from 4th month to 7th
month in the pregnancy
Swimming position
You should swim on your back, float the
body on the water, dip and move legs and arms regularly. This is a good
position which can reduce backache. In addition, to avoid getting tired while
swimming, you should not make strong movements. And do not stretch too much
(because water has pressure so pregnant women do not notice and stretch too
much).
Notice surrounding environment
Choose swimming pool which has good hygiene
condition. There are always medical staffs to make pregnant women feel safe and
respond in time when problem occurs.
Preparation after swimming
To keep safe when going out of water, you
should leave a pair of anti-slipping sandals beside the pool to use.
Swim in outdoor pool
If weather condition is good, you should
swim in the outdoor pool to avoid the unpleasant smell of chlorine. Some modern
pools also use ozone instead of chlorine. Swimming in this type of pool will be
more comfortable.
Do not forget to drink water
Just similar to other kinds of sport,
before and after swimming, remember to supplement the water for your body. Do
not think that if you soak the body in water, it will not get into dehydration.
Do not swim for long time
Pregnant
women should not soak in water for so long
Do not swim for long time, and ensure that
you do not get tired after swimming. After several rounds, should measure your
pulse again to check if you are having excessive exercise or not. If it is too
much, reduce the exercise or take a rest on the shore.
Do not dive
Diving may cause strong effect to the abdomen
area. During pregnancy you should avoid activities causing pressure and impact
to the abdomen. Besides, you should not jump into the pool but slowly dip the
body into the water because the jumping move may influence on the abdomen.
Do not sit anywhere while wearing swimming suit
You should not sit anywhere while wearing
wet swimming suit, because it is easy for bacteria to develop and penetrate
into vaginal in hot and wet environment, leading to vaginitis.
Things for pregnant women to do after swimming
Take a shower after swimming but absolutely
not steam bath.
Urinate right after swimming to prevent
vaginitis.
Use eyewash to prevent infection of
bacteria.
After swimming, the body’s temperature will
decrease, pay attention to keep the body warm and supplement the water in time.
