Where should a pregnant woman go in St. Petersburg? What should a pregnant woman do in winter? Are you looking forward to the birth of your baby?

Everyone knows that most of the pleasures and entertainment in our lives become unavailable when we become pregnant. Expectant mothers are categorically not recommended for intense physical activity, active sports, alcohol, etc. That is, they need to hold out for nine months, entertaining themselves with the most relaxed activities and activities.

What should an expectant mother do?

Find out, .

What to do in spring during pregnancy?

It should be noted right away that winter and spring are two seasons during which the expectant mother needs to be very careful and careful. Therefore, when choosing a method of recreation, it is necessary to be guided by safety considerations. That is, look for interesting but calm entertainment. So, what can an expectant mother do to have fun in the spring?

How to have fun during the summer while pregnant?

Although doctors are shouting that summer trips are prohibited for expectant mothers, pregnancy is still not some kind of illness, and there is no point in locking yourself in a tower. Many pregnant women lead quite active lifestyles and even go on vacation to the sea. As for such foreign beach holidays, the main thing is choose the right hotel, do not burden yourself with too long travel or flights, and provide for everything - from food and sun protection to the availability (just in case) of insurance and hospital in a place of rest. In the summer, the expectant mother should definitely not:

• Stay in cheap sanatoriums that were outdated during Soviet times. Such savings will definitely not be beneficial.
• To go somewhere as a savage.

What else to do in the summer?

• Fitness.
• Aqua aerobics.
• Pool.
• Yoga for pregnant women.
• Massage.

Of course, all these methods of entertainment will be useful only if safety measures are observed. Do not overdo it.

• Picnics, barbecues, walks outside the city. When relaxing in nature, try to take into account the proximity of populated areas in case of sudden contractions.
• Fishing. This type of entertainment is not for everyone. But if such a hobby is on your list of hobbies, then why not. Positive emotions and fresh air have never brought harm to anyone.
• Guitar, synthesizer. It's time to master a musical instrument. It’s both useful and will improve your mood. Moreover, not only for you, but also for your neighbors.

Autumn activities for a pregnant woman

What should a pregnant woman do in winter?

Of course, you should forget about snowboarding and skating during pregnancy. But besides them, there is something to do in winter so as not to go crazy with boredom:

Whatever you choose to entertain yourself, your beloved, during pregnancy, remember:

And for the rest - make the most of these nine months. After all, after giving birth, you will not have time to take a floristry course, or finish reading the book you started, or embroider a picture using those patterns that have been lying in your nightstand for a long time.

Many years ago, when I was on vacation on the Black Sea, my neighbors turned out to be a married couple from Donetsk: the woman was nine months pregnant. Daily sunbathing, swimming in the sea, a glass of Crimean wine at night - she did not deny herself anything. And she looked quite flourishing, considering her position. I was in a state of shock from all this: according to my feelings, she was supposed to give birth right on the beach and in the very near future. But the woman gave birth three weeks after the vacation, about which her happy husband did not fail to notify me by telegram...

Only an observing gynecologist can tell you how to make your vacation safe for both the woman and her unborn child. In case of any complications, most likely, he will, if not prohibit, then at least recommend that you rest close to home - 50-100 kilometers away, so that you can regularly attend a consultation, and, if necessary, get an emergency medical assistance.

Africa can wait

The fact is that pregnancy itself can provoke diseases that a woman has not suffered from before: pyelonephritis, hypertension and others. A radical change in climate can only aggravate these diseases, so you should try to forget about distant countries and limit yourself to relaxing in your usual climate zone, in a sanatorium or at a seaside resort (for example, a vacation in Yalta has a beneficial effect).

The dry climate of Crimea is beneficial for pregnant women (especially those who suffer from asthma), as well as Valdai, Seliger, and the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. During pregnancy from 26 weeks, it is better to go on vacation to the country, and in the last two weeks before giving birth, be closer to the maternity hospital.

There are destinations that are contraindicated for pregnant women - first of all, exotic countries. For example, a trip to Africa or India is fraught with infectious diseases. If there is an opportunity and you definitely want to go abroad, then it is better to choose for your holiday countries whose climatic conditions are close to usual, and go there not in the hottest months: the Baltic states, Turkey (Marmaris), France, Croatia, Finland, Spain (to for example, the resorts of Catalonia, whose climate is close to the Crimean).

High blood pressure may be a contraindication for traveling for a pregnant woman. In these cases, leaving home is not recommended, since even slight exertion increases the possibility of bleeding and can cause a miscarriage. In any case, before going on vacation, it is advisable to make sure that nothing threatens you. The doctor must issue an extract with the exact gestational age and minimal tests (general blood and urine tests), as well as recommendations. In addition, after 30 weeks of pregnancy, wherever you go, you should always have an exchange card with you.

What to do on vacation?

Rest should not be associated with heavy loads: it is worth minimizing the number of excursions and long walks, especially in the mountains. But swimming has a very beneficial effect on your well-being (it’s better to do it early in the morning or in the evening). In water, a woman feels at ease, her muscles relax. In addition, swimming is an excellent workout for the respiratory and muscular systems of the body, which helps prepare for childbirth. Do not forget that exercises in water can help correct the baby’s incorrect position - transverse or. True, some pregnant women cannot swim - for example, with hypertension. Swimming is also contraindicated in case of bleeding, polyps and erosions. Pregnant women with neurodermatitis - skin diseases that sometimes appear during pregnancy - will also have to give up swimming, including in the pool. As for the pleasures of the resort, perhaps you only need to limit yourself to the pleasure of sunbathing. This is caused by a number of serious reasons: exposure to active sun during the daytime can cause uterine bleeding; The load on the heart increases during pregnancy, and the woman runs the risk of getting sunstroke and even losing consciousness. Under the influence of the sun, varicose veins progress, and pigment spots associated with pregnancy increase. In general, during the hot months of summer, expectant mothers need to spend as little time as possible in the sun (before 11 and after 16-17 hours); during the day it is best to hide in the shade.

While on vacation, it is not recommended to experiment with unfamiliar and exotic products, as in case of poisoning, the risk of premature birth increases. The same goes for water: you should only drink mineral water and avoid fruits and vegetables that you are not sure are pure.

Walking is safer. During pregnancy, women should be wary not only of a specific type of transport, but also of fatigue from the road. Fatigue during a trip leads to lower back pain, cramps, and as a result, can cause premature birth. After seven months of pregnancy, it would be prudent to generally refrain from long trips on any form of transport. Traveling by plane during pregnancy is the least tiring option, but during takeoff and landing there is a sharp change in atmospheric pressure, which can cause vascular contraction and premature abruption of the placenta (for example, with low placental attachment). On an airplane, a pregnant woman is exposed to several harmful factors at once: noise, changes in atmospheric pressure, prolonged oxygen deficiency and vibration. Added to this are emotional stress, overloads during landing and takeoff, and in air pockets.

Traveling by car and bus involves a long stay in a forced position, traveling by rail is associated with vibration and motion sickness. If you nevertheless decide to travel by car, you need to sit either in the back seat or next to the driver, not forgetting about the seat belt, so as not to hit your stomach on the dashboard during sudden braking. Place a pillow under your lower back to make it more comfortable. In case of motion sickness, it is worth taking with you anti-motion sickness remedies, for example, validol with or without glucose, mint tablets, lemon, homeopathic lozenges. It is better to consult your doctor about taking other medications. In your first aid kit you should also have no-shpa and suppositories with papaverine, which are good for stomach pain.

So if there are no contraindications, then you can go on vacation: you shouldn’t deprive yourself of positive emotions during this time.

the site presents a new blog of the expectant mother Katerina.

My name is Katerina, I'm 29, and my husband and I are expecting our first child. Both people are active and positive, so we consider pregnancy from this point of view.I love travel, sports, the color green, changing looks and driving.I will talk on the blog about what I encounter during pregnancy: about sad and happy things, about difficulties and joys, about useful and interesting things.

And we'll start with entertainment for pregnant women.

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It is no secret that pregnancy, along with the expectation of a miracle, also introduces a number of restrictions into life. Some have more, some have less - it depends on the suspiciousness of the expectant mother and the persistence of those around her.
Personally, I’m used to treating everything without fanaticism and not going to extremes, so I present a list of entertainments that I consider acceptable and useful in my new position.

1. Swimming with dolphins.
In Kyiv, available in two places: Dolphinarium at the Spartak stadium and Nemo at VDNKh.
I sailed on the Spartak at the beginning of my pregnancy with a dolphin and two beluga whales. Fabulous animals, amazing sensations, indescribable emotions. Only the water is cold.

2. Painting the belly with henna - mehandi.
An ordinary belly, what should I paint? But being pregnant is a different matter, especially since I’ve been wanting it for a long time. I ordered the service from the store anabena.com.ua.

3. Photo session.
A great occasion to preserve wonderful moments as memories. Alone or with the father of the future baby, warm pictures will still delight both the young family and their relatives and friends. I've only taken photos once so far, Natalia Dauer(tel. 050-410-56-63). But I think I’ll repeat it a couple more times - at least.

4. Shopping.
The need for new things not only for yourself, but also for your unborn child is not a good reason to go shopping and check out sales. Although it was not always possible to find what you wanted with specialized clothing, it is also easy to find something loose and beautiful for your growing belly in regular departments. Like, for example, this dress from.

5. Walks in the parks.
For pregnant women, fresh air is the best cure for everything. Yes, the weather is not the most suitable now, but there are still more reasons to get out with your husband to breathe oxygen, explore the surrounding parks and public gardens.

6. New hobby.
Why not master needlework now? Personally, I make jewelry ( aygen.ru). You can cross-stitch, sew things, paint bottles, knit, felt wool, do decoupage... Who knows what talent you will discover in yourself? With the current range of master classes, mastering something is not a problem.

7. Sports.
Have you been putting it off all the time, like me? So, now is the time to catch up! I went to yoga for expectant mothers at Friendship of Peoples. Now I can’t imagine how you can go a week without standing on your head. A lot of useful things: physical exercises that prepare the muscles and skeleton for childbirth, helping the child to position themselves correctly, which are the prevention of popular “pregnancy sores”; breathing exercises and meditation. I can’t imagine how I lived without this before.

8. Vacation with travel.
How wonderful it was to kick back in the pool Turkey, while my husband polished the slopes with a snowboard, temporarily inaccessible to me. The staff was especially friendly and polite. And my husband sometimes joined me in the recreation area.

It is useful to go to sanatorium "Zhovten", which, by the way, is free for expectant mothers in Kyiv if you collect and submit the necessary documents.

9. Water park.
Of course, I won’t go down the slides, but I’ll be happy to splash around in the water in the company of friends. I'll have to go to .

10. Exhibitions, galleries.
Scientists have long proven the fact that an expectant mother contemplating pleasant images thereby has a positive effect on the unborn child. S. Grof and a number of other researchers argue that from the 50th day of life, the fetus has the opportunity to perceive and remember visual images received by the mother.
I haven’t gone anywhere yet, but I’ll definitely visit. While I’m admiring the bright works of the artist Yuri Petrenko, hanging on the walls of the apartment.

This also probably includes visits to the Philharmonic and classical music concerts, but I’m not a big fan of such events, and noisy concerts are temporarily postponed until later.

In general, pregnancy is not a reason to lock yourself in your apartment. Personally, it didn’t stop us from attending friends’ weddings and several birthdays in this state, and simply going to visit did not become less frequent. So don’t rush to impose a taboo, have fun while you have time.

When a woman is expecting a child, she becomes terribly capricious. She begins to behave like a child: she whines and complains that her husband is inattentive. She has strange whims that for some reason must be fulfilled very quickly. She becomes self-centered and constantly complains about all sorts of outlandish ailments. It is impossible to explain to her that her condition is natural, and that millions of women have given birth millions of times. There is only one way to understand what is happening to your wife: try to get into her skin. Perform the exercises we suggest carefully, all the time that your spouse is expecting a child, and your beloved will no longer be a mystery to you. Good luck!

1-3 months

1) Give yourself a poisoning every evening - for example, drink vodka and beer the night before without a snack.
2) The next morning, get up, take a sleeping pill and go to work. If you feel very sick, stay home, but please clean up and cook dinner.
3) Tie sandbags - one and a half kilograms each - to your feet.
4) Eat cottage cheese. If you don’t want to, do it a little at a time.
5) Don’t eat this, you can’t. It is too. And this. Better - an apple.
6) Quit the cigarette, what are you doing?
7) Lie down and eat some more yogurt.
8) Wipe yourself if you vomit. Don't call your wife - she's busy.
9) Go to the clinic and donate blood from a vein for AIDS and syphilis.
10) Get examined by a proctologist three times a month.

3-6 months

1) Tie a mattress with water to the front of your stomach.
2) If you’re getting dressed, don’t untie it, just stare at your shoes.
3) Sleeping – also with a mattress. How how! On the side!
4) Don't forget to take sleeping pills in the morning!
5) And before leaving for work - a liter of water.
6) At night, drink a liter of water and a diuretic.
7) Insert a cotton swab into your nose so that air can pass through, but there will be slight shortness of breath. Wear cotton wool all the time.
8) Is it hard to breathe? Ventilate more often – it helps some.
9) Go to the clinic and donate blood from a vein. Like what? For AIDS and syphilis. It doesn't matter what you've already passed.
10) Get examined by a proctologist three times a month. Don't untie the mattress.

6-9 months

1) Every morning, sit on a swivel chair and spin for 10 minutes. When the vestibular apparatus finally refuses to cooperate with you, get up and get ready for work. Oh, are you shaking? I'm sorry, it will pass.
2) Pump up the mattress harder.
3) Take a diuretic, and drink a glass of water every hour at work.
4) Try not to leave your workplace too often. Stay alert and productive throughout the working day. If you find it too easy, increase your daily dose of sleeping pills.
5) Also increase the weight of the sandbags that you tie to your feet: now let them be 2 kilos each.
6) In the evening, without untying the mattress, go to bed and be an amazing lover!
7) If it seems to you that your wife has another man, be lenient.
8) Give your wife more of your time and attention. Imagine - it’s hard for her too!
9) Go to the clinic and donate blood from a vein. Like what? Yes, everything is the same - for AIDS and syphilis.
10) Get examined by a proctologist three times a month. Of course, with a mattress, what's the question?
We won’t play with childbirth, it’s impossible anyway. Just visit your friend proctologist for the 20th time and let him insert you... somewhere with an orange. Now breathe deeply. Did you manage to free yourself? Great.