13 Home-Remedies For Swollen Feet During Pregnancy

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13 Home-Remedies For Swollen Feet During
Pregnancy
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Pregnancy is a magical moment in your life. With
every passing day, you see your baby bump growing
and the eagerness to hold your little one in your
arms also grows. However alongside this happiness
to meet your cuddling little one. You might
undergo several changes in your body and mind due
to your soaring pregnancy hormones. You might
have a queasy feeling, tiredness, you feel like
visiting the bathroom quite often, etc. Amongst
these swelling of your feet (edema) is also
common during pregnancy. Lets understand why
your feet swell during pregnancy and what are the
home remedies to treat the condition.
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• Why Do Your Feet Swell During Pregnancy?
• Here are some of the reasons why your feet swell
  during pregnancy
• The soaring pregnancy hormones in the first
  trimester
• The increasing volume of blood and fluids in your
  body in the second and third trimester
• contributes to the swelling of your feet during
  your pregnancy
• Additionally, as your baby bump grows, the
  pressure on the uterus and bladder increases.
  This further slows down blood flow from the legs
  to the heart.
• Besides, there are other reasons too
• Dietary imbalances
• Excessive Caffeine intake 
• Not drinking enough water are the contributing
  factors behind the pregnancy swollen feet and
  ankles

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Home Remedies To Get Relief From Swollen Feet In
Pregnancy We understand that pregnancy swollen
feet may really be bothersome for you, but you
can definitely try out these easy home
remedies. Eat Potassium-Rich Foods

• Since potassium helps in balancing your body
  fluids, not having enough potassium might worsen
  the swollen feet and ankles. Therefore, while you
  keep a nutritious balance in your diet during
  your pregnancy, including.
• potassium-rich potatoes
• bananas
• spinach
• beans
• some fruit juices like prunes, yoghurt, beets,
  etc. in your pregnancy platter are necessary.

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Reduce the Caffeine Intake Excessive caffeine
intake during your pregnancy is not safe. In
fact, consuming caffeine-rich Tea, coffee or
aerated drinks may increase your tendency to
visit the bathroom. These are also not good for
the developing baby inside you. (The placenta
that helps in the babys development inside you
does not filter the caffeine you have and
causes birth defects in the developing baby).
Additionally, caffeine intake can make pregnancy
swelling worse. Try to have herbal tea or decaf
as an healthy alternative for your foot swelling.
Add Magnesium to Your Pregnancy Diet Magnesium
plays an important role in helping your nerves
and muscles work during pregnancy. It also helps
in keeping your blood pressure normal during your
pregnancy. So, keep up with your magnesium intake
by having foods like almonds, broccoli, etc. as a
treatment for your pregnancy swollen feet.
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Add Cabbage Leaves to Your Foot Simply put some
fresh cabbage leaves over your swollen feet and
cover that part up with a cotton cloth. Youll be
able to see the swelling reducing magically!
After all, cabbage leaves have anti-inflammatory
properties in it. Cabbage leaves also have the
potential to absorb the extra fluids from your
feet.
Have More Coriander Seeds Coriander seeds are
rich in minerals like potassium, calcium, iron,
magnesium, copper, and zinc. It also has Vitamin
C and B complex in it. So, take 2 or 3
tablespoons of coriander seeds. Soak them in
water and then boil them. Allow the seeds to
simmer till such time that the water decreases in
quantity. Having coriander seeds in this way will
help prevent the accumulation of fluids at your
feet, thus working as a swollen feet pregnancy
remedy.
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• Stay Active
• Yes! Staying active is an easy way to treat
  swollen feet and ankles during pregnancy. So,
  look for pregnancy-friendly exercises or consult
  a professional yoga trainer and exercise
  regularly.
• Take a Foot Bath in Saltwater
• Choose Epsom salt. Epsom salt is a good source of
  magnesium sulphate. If you take a foot bath in
  this saltwater, you get relief from leg pain and
  swelling during pregnancy.
• Include Your Partner
• You might sometimes want to include your partner
  to support you during your pregnancy in every
  possible way. Since youre mentally and
  physically tired during these times, its quite
  natural that you might want your partner to
• Visit the doctor along with you
• Take the antenatal classes together 
• Work on a birth plan together and so on and so
  forth. 

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Get a Massage Moreover, this is best time to get
a massage. You can either go to the spa, where
you have pregnancy-trained experts to help you
out, or ask your partner to gently massage your
swollen ankles and feet. Dont forget to use
peppermint or lavender essential oil while you
get a foot massage. After all, essential oils can
benefit you during your pregnancy in several ways.
Go For a Brisk-walk Just wear well-fitting shoes
and go for at least 5 or 10 minutes of walk to
improve your blood circulation and reduce
swelling. A morning walk is definitely a good
idea, but you can also walk post-lunch or go for
an evening walk with your partner.
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Try to Keep Your Feet Elevated We know that
sitting or standing for long hours, while youre
carrying your baby in the womb is difficult. It
is not good for blood circulation and can
increase the pain and swelling in your leg and
feet. So, try to put up your feet whenever
possible. Keeping your feet elevated especially
at the end of the day can help drain the fluid
thats collected in your legs during the day.
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Lie On Your Left Side Lie on your left side so
that your uterus does not press on the inferior
vena cava, a large blood vessel leading back to
your heart. Additionally, lying on your left-hand
side can improve your blood flow and reduces the
swelling of your feet while youre pregnant.
Stay Hydrated If your body feels youre not
drinking enough water, it might hold fluid to
compensate for it. Therefore drink at least 10
glasses of water in a day. This will keep your
kidneys flush out waste products, thus reducing
swelling and keeping you hydrated. Pregnancy
swollen feet is a common side effect. Dont let
this mar the joy of your pregnancy journey.
Follow the above-mentioned treatment methods.
Well, if you feel that the swelling of your feet
is severe, you must consult the doctor
immediately. Also, follow our blog page to get
some more information on pregnancy and cord blood
banking.
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