Many pregnant mothers often touch their bellies intentionally or unintentionally in order to interact with their babies. Under normal circumstances, pregnant mothers touching their belly is a silent communication with the fetus. The fetus can feel the mother's touch in the mother's womb, causing it to show excitement and joy, or be quiet and peaceful. This is beneficial to the development of the fetus in the mother's body, and will have an impact on the baby's emotional, intellectual and personality development after birth. Positive impact.

Research has found that fetuses respond to mother's caressing movements and like to run to the places where mothers caress. But in fact, appropriate and moderate touching is prenatal education, but it is not good if it is not touched properly. If the baby is often touched around the belly, the baby will be too excited and like to move around. It is also easy for the umbilical cord to wrap around the neck.

Key point: If a pregnant mother has the following four conditions during pregnancy, it is best not to touch her belly frequently!

1. Have a history of premature delivery or miscarriage

If you have had a history of premature delivery or miscarriage, your uterus will have poor endurance and external stimulation will easily cause uterine contractions, so do not touch your belly frequently. Especially in the early stages of pregnancy, frequent touching of the pregnant belly may lead to miscarriage.

2. When fetal movement is abnormally frequent

When fetal movement occurs, it may not be correct for the pregnant mother to immediately touch her belly to comfort the fetus. If the fetal movement suddenly increases, there may be an abnormality in the fetus. If you continue to touch the pregnant belly, it will only aggravate the fetal movement. In severe cases, it may cause danger to the fetus or even terminate the pregnancy.

3. Placenta previa

Some pregnant mothers find that the placenta is located in the lower part of the uterus or at the cervix. This is a very dangerous situation. The placenta may easily fall off and directly affect the baby. development and health. If placenta previa is confirmed, pregnant mothers should not touch their belly frequently, otherwise it may stimulate the uterus and cause miscarriage. 4. When labor is about to occur in the third trimester

In the third trimester of pregnancy, it is recommended that pregnant mothers should not touch their belly frequently. Although the fetus is already large and can easily feel the mother's touch, after all, the fetus is not yet mature. If you touch your belly frequently during pregnancy, it can easily cause uterine contractions and lead to premature birth.

As mentioned before, proper touching is very beneficial to the fetus, so how should we touch the belly correctly?

1. Front and back massage method: After the first trimester of pregnancy, it is the safe period. After 3 months, the belly will gradually swell. At this time, you can properly caress the pregnant belly. The first recommended method is to caress front and back. This method is Stroke your abdomen back and forth with your hands, being sure to be gentle.

2. Light pressure and tapping method: If the prenatal check-up confirms that the fetus is relatively stable, you can use this method to caress the pregnant belly when the fetus is 4 months old. At this time, the fetal organs have begun to take shape. , light pressure and patting touch can stimulate the baby and promote the baby's physical development.

3. Advance walking: This method is most suitable for about 6 months of pregnancy. Use your hands to slide slowly, not too hard, and not for too long.

Final reminder: Pregnant mothers should pay attention to a calm mind and a happy mood during pregnancy, avoid mood swings and excessive stress, pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and avoid overwork, strenuous exercise and physical labor. When a pregnant mother touches her belly, be careful not to touch it back and forth or too frequently. Instead, you should touch it in order from top to bottom or from left to right. Each time should not exceed 10 minutes, and the intensity should be moderate and gentle.