As the fetus grows up, the burden of pregnant women's lower body will become greater and greater. Many pregnant women will have leg edema, calf cramps and other adverse reactions in the second and third trimester of pregnancy. At this time, lateral massage and supine massage should be used to relieve it. The husband gently massages his hands along the direction from the calf to the thigh until the massage part is red and hot, thus effectively improving the symptoms of edema and cramp.

Female friends often have various problems after pregnancy, among which leg edema and calf cramp are the most common symptoms during pregnancy. The occurrence of this symptom is mainly related to the gradual growth of the fetus and the enhancement of the endurance of the mother's lower body. If you want to effectively improve the symptoms of edema and cramps, you can relieve them by massaging your calves. However, due to the large pregnant belly, many pregnant women are not convenient to massage themselves. At this time, their husbands can do it for you. The specific method is as follows.

Side massage for pregnant women:

Lateral massage requires pregnant women to lie down on their sides, and then their husbands will massage them. The specific method is to knead and massage from the wife's hip to the calf, massage for about 5 times, and massage on the other side.

Massage the pregnant woman's back:

Supine massage is performed when pregnant women lie on their backs. At this time, the pregnant woman should relax all over, and her husband will gently massage the front side of her leg with his thumb, and then massage the inside after the massage part is hot, and finally press it along the arch of the foot in the heel direction until it is hot or red locally.

Massage skills:

In massage, the husband should pay attention to massage techniques, so as to have a better massage effect. First, the husband should hold the soles of his wife's feet with one hand, and then gently rub his legs with the fingers of the other hand. The massage sequence is from calf to thigh, and then from arch to heel. Massage for half an hour every day can effectively improve the symptoms of leg edema and calf cramps in pregnant women. If you massage to the pain point, you can increase the massage intensity appropriately to achieve better massage effect.

Warm reminder: pregnant women are prone to leg edema and calf cramps during pregnancy. At this time, it can be relieved by massage, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and improving nerve compression. However, when doing foot massage for pregnant women, we should pay attention to avoiding Sanyinjiao and Kunlun points to avoid adverse consequences. In addition, we should also pay attention to mastering the strength when massaging, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort.