Can I have a foot massage in the early stages of pregnancy?

As a kind of health massage for the feet, foot massage has the effect of relaxing the body and mind. If you have a break from work, going to a foot massage shop to soak your feet and have a foot massage will be a very beneficial thing for your body and mind. Many women who have just become pregnant, if they have the habit of going out for foot massage before, will wonder whether they can still do foot massage after pregnancy. In fact, foot massage during pregnancy will indeed have a great impact on the fetus. For the health of the fetus, you should not do foot massage before the baby is successfully born.

Many mothers may feel physically tired during pregnancy. At this time, they often reminisce about the good old days, taking a bath, having a foot massage, and enjoying life quite well.

But many mothers are also worried about whether foot massage will affect the baby's health to some extent? Answer: Yes!

Because the soles of human feet are rich in nerve endings and various acupoints. After stimulating the acupoints, they can be reflected to the body through the meridians and produce some reactions. There are more than 60 reflex zones on the soles of the feet. By pressing and regulating the functions of the internal organs corresponding to each reflex zone, it can play a role in health care. Foot massage during pregnancy? This harm may make you regret for life

However, although foot massage has good health benefits, Director Chen does not recommend foot massage for pregnant women, because there are two important acupoints on the human foot - Zhiyin acupoint and Kunlun acupoint. These two acupoints can treat dystocia and correct fetal position in pregnant women. Pregnant women will inevitably touch these two acupoints when doing foot massage. The stimulation of massage techniques may cause uterine contraction, fetal position change, and premature birth.

Therefore, it is not recommended for pregnant women to have a foot massage, especially in the first three months of pregnancy.

Pregnant women can soak their feet in warm water at night during pregnancy. You can put some mugwort in it, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, prevent swelling of hands and feet, and promote sleep. However, it is best not to do foot massage because there are too many acupoints and it may affect the fetus.

Foot massage is very good in terms of health care function, but pregnant women are advised not to do foot massage, because there are two important acupoints on the human foot - Zhiyin acupoint and Kunlun acupoint. These two acupoints can treat dystocia and correct fetal position in pregnant women. Pregnant women will inevitably touch these two acupoints when doing foot massage. The stimulation of massage techniques may cause uterine contraction, fetal position change, and premature birth. Therefore, it is not recommended for pregnant women to have a foot massage, especially in the first three months of pregnancy.

How does foot massage play a health-preserving role? There are abundant acupuncture points and nerve endings hidden in the soles of human feet, so these acupuncture points can be stimulated through foot massage. After the acupuncture points are stimulated, they can be reflected to the body through the meridians and produce some reactions. There are more than 60 reflex zones on the soles of the feet. By pressing these reflex zones, you can regulate the functions of the internal organs corresponding to the reflex zones, thus achieving the effect of health care.