Can pregnant women soak their feet?

Pregnant women can soak their feet. Because foot soak can promote blood circulation in the lower extremities, to avoid swelling of the lower legs, eliminate fatigue and improve sleep. But foot soak need to pay attention to the following aspects: 1, pregnant women foot soak should not be too long, generally to 15-30 minutes is appropriate. Because in the process of soaking feet, human blood circulation accelerated, the heart rate is also faster than usual. If pregnant women soak their feet for too long, it is easy to increase the burden on the heart. Therefore, pregnant women foot soak should pay attention to their physical condition, such as chest tightness, dizziness and other conditions, should be suspended foot soak, lying down to rest; 2, the temperature of the foot soak water should not be too high, is not recommended to exceed 40 ℃. If the water temperature is too high, it will lead to rapid blood circulation in pregnant women, the heart and brain are overburdened, there may be sweating, panic, and even dizziness, deficiency and other symptoms, the health of the mother and child; 3, should not be immediately after the meal foot soak, it is recommended that pregnant women soak their feet after an hour after the meal. Because most of the blood in the body flow to the digestive tract, immediately after the meal with hot water foot soak, the blood should flow to the digestive system to the lower extremities, and over time will affect the digestion and absorption and lead to nutritional deficiencies. In addition to the above precautions, pregnant women soak their feet with water, do not use drug fumigation to avoid miscarriage. And should avoid doing pedicures during pregnancy, and do not massage the soles of the feet at will. Because the sole of the foot has the reflex zone of the uterus, improper massage can easily cause miscarriage.