It’s all about the shoes, ladies! As your bump grows your centre of gravity changes and this essentially makes you a little off balance. This can catch you out suddenly as your changing balance takes you unawares, especially in icy conditions. Reassuringly though you are much more likely to do yourself damage than hurt your baby if you do fall – as baby is well protected and cushioned in your womb, but if you do fall and are worried it’s always best to get yourself checked out. The key is good footwear with a deep tread. Spend time on your hair, nails and makeup if you feel the need to stay glamourous through pregnancy, but give those heels a miss!
The hormone relaxin in your body (the one that helps relax your pelvis during the birth) does make all your joints in your body move more easily and further than they really should so your pregnant body is more likely to sustain an injury from even the smallest fall than when you're not pregnant, so take extra. That means extra care especially walking up and down stairs at home too. It's not just icy roads and pavements that can catch you off guard! I know from personal experience how just being a little off balance coming out the shower at 24 weeks pregnant caused me to fall over, stub my toe on the bed and break it - no icy pavement or stairs in sight!! Crutches when pregnant is not a good look! So be careful!
As for colds and coughs, when you’re pregnant there’s little you can do to ease your symptoms through the usual medication unfortunately but movements designed to boost your immune system can help (like in our Daisy Birthing classes) helping you to more easily fight off those winter bugs. Our lymphatic drainage movements in class help move the lymph around your body helping to move your body's protectors (antibodies) around your body to fight any infections they may encounter.
On the up side to all this, you have your own built-in hot water bottle (your bump!) to keep you warm throughout the colder days, (its actually the 30% extra blood pumping in your body that makes you feel warmer when you're pregnant). Whilst the rest of us are complaining about how 'bitter' it is, you can smile smugly, rubbing your bump, happy in the knowledge that you're nice and toasty and warm!
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