In the sultry season, it is extremely important for pregnant women to supplement water and salt and pay attention to rest. Simply supplementing water can only quench thirst, but not relieve summer heat. Therefore, pregnant women can quench their thirst and summer heat by eating more fruits and vegetables. Watermelon, wax gourd, wax gourd and cucumber can all be eaten. Cucumber food is rich in water and electrolyte, which is beneficial for pregnant women and fetuses to spend the summer safely.

2. Drink some soup to cool down.

Dried rice and winter melon soup: Winter melon contains enough water, which has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, inducing diuresis, quenching thirst and relieving vexation, and eliminating dampness and relieving summer heat. It is a good swelling-reducing product for pregnant women's edema. Dried seaweed is a good source of calcium. In the third trimester, expectant mothers can eat more melon and dried seaweed, which can not only remove edema during pregnancy, but also supplement calcium.

Jade milk wax gourd: Broccoli, the edible part of which is green and tender stems and buds, is rich in nutrition, containing protein, sugar, fat, vitamins and carotene, ranking first among its kind of vegetables, and is known as the "crown of vegetables". Broccoli is delicious, crisp and fragrant. Can be fried, can be cold, can be made into soup. This is a good vegetable. Wax gourd contains protein, sugar, carotene, vitamins, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus and iron, with high potassium salt content and low sodium salt content. Wax gourd has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and resolving phlegm, relieving vexation and thirst, and eliminating dampness and relieving summer heat.

Tomato and egg soup: For expectant mothers who have a bad appetite in summer, it is advisable to add some fruit to the dish to enhance their appetite. Besides tomatoes, pineapples, lemons and oranges are all suitable as raw materials for cooking food. If you like, you can also add vinegar to make the dishes more delicious.

Drink some tea to quench your thirst.

Tea contains tea polyphenols, aromatic oil, minerals, protein, vitamins and other nutrients.

However, various teas contain different ingredients. Green tea is extremely rich in zinc, while the extract of black tea contains very little zinc. Zinc plays an extremely important role in the normal growth and development of the fetus. Therefore, experts believe that pregnant women who like tea can drink light green tea in moderation. Light green tea is of great benefit to enhancing heart and kidney function, promoting blood circulation, helping digestion, preventing pregnancy edema and promoting fetal growth and development.

Drinking light green tea is good for pregnant women and fetuses, but green tea also contains tannic acid, which will also hinder the absorption of iron. Therefore, drinking light green tea after meals 1 hour will not affect the absorption of iron. Pregnant women who have no habit of drinking tea had better drink something rich in vitamin C, because vitamin C can help iron absorption and enhance the body's disease resistance.

Tip: If pregnant women drink too much tea, especially strong tea, it will do harm to the fetus. Caffeine in tea has exciting effects. Drinking too much tea will stimulate the fetus to increase fetal movement and even endanger the growth and development of the fetus. Tea contains tannic acid, which can combine with iron in pregnant women's food to form compounds that cannot be absorbed by the human body. If pregnant women drink too much strong tea, it may cause anemia during pregnancy, and the fetus may also suffer from congenital iron deficiency anemia.