Pregnancy Stress Relief Tips

Every pregnant woman deals with a certain amount of stress. However, stress should be avoided at all costs during your pregnancy. After all, you are growing this wonderful miracle inside of you!

Try these simple and quick pregnancy stress relief tips:

Stress Relief Tip #1: 15-minute foot soak. If you’re tired and stressed from a long day, a nice, hot, 15-minute foot soak will ease the day’s tension like a charm. Your feet have many pressure points, so remember to get off your feet when you’re stressed. Add a little lavender or chamomile oil for a relaxing aromatherapy foot soak.

Stress Relief Tip #2: 30-minute massage. Make an appointment for a 30-minute massage at your local spa. You may not feel like it at first but push yourself to do it, a professional massage is not only relaxing but can physically work a lot of tension out of your body and relieve pregnancy aches and pains, particularly in the back area. This is a really nice gift you can give yourself. After the baby is born, you probably won’t have time for many luxuries like this, so take advantage of it right now!

Stress Relief Tip #3: 30-minute manicure/pedicure - Another once-a-month stress reliever that is nice is a manicure and/or pedicure. Treat yourself to something nice. You deserve it. A manicure and pedicure might seem like an extravagance to some, but it will make you feel so much better. Pregnancy is hard on the body and some of us don’t feel at our best, so nice hands and feet will make you feel sexy and pretty.

Stress Relief Tip #4: 30-minute afternoon nap - You may be experiencing extreme fatigue during your pregnancy. If so, don’t fight sleep. Get in a cat-nap during late morning or early afternoon. Whenever you feel fatigue setting in, stop and rest. The best relief for stress sometimes is just a good sleep.

Overall body Stress Relief Tip: Make sure you get enough sleep at night. A good way to avoid going to bed too late is to get into the habit of making yourself a nice relaxing cup of decaffeinated tea and get in bed to read a good book. If you don’t like the thought of going to bed too early, think of it as just relaxing and catching up on some reading. Before you know it, you’ll be drifting off to sleep and ensuring you get some much needed rest.