How to choose a lumbar pillow for pregnant women? Experts teach you tips!

During pregnancy, a woman's belly will become bigger and the waist will be under great force, so some pregnant women will feel discomfort in their waist. In order to solve these discomfort symptoms and protect women's waist at the same time, there are now lumbar pillows for pregnant women. In order to buy effective and reliable products, you must understand the following purchasing tips.

1. Choose a brand

When we choose a lumbar pillow for expectant mothers, we must choose a product with a well-known brand. Because the after-sales service of these products is usually excellent, and the quality of the products is also very good. Therefore, be sure to choose branded products.

2. Select raw materials

When we choose a lumbar pillow for expectant mothers, we must choose a product with good quality. It is best to choose a pure cotton lumbar pillow, because it can make the expectant mother and fetus feel very comfortable. In addition, it is also very important to choose green and environmentally friendly materials, to which we must pay special attention.

3. Select varieties

There are many varieties and styles of lumbar pillows for expectant mothers, and different varieties and styles have different functions and effects. Therefore, when we choose a lumbar pillow for expectant mothers, we must choose a suitable product according to our own needs.

4. Pictures

When we choose a lumbar pillow for expectant mothers, we must choose a product with beautiful patterns. Because the expectant mother's temper is always more irritable during pregnancy. Therefore, choosing a lumbar pillow with beautiful patterns can greatly adjust the mood of expectant mothers, so that they can always be in a state of physical and mental pleasure.

5. The role of lumbar pillow for pregnant women

1. In the early stages of pregnancy (1 to 3 months), the fetus is still developing in the uterus and in the mother's pelvic cavity. Direct external pressure or self-pressure will not be very severe. Therefore, the sleeping posture of pregnant women can be arbitrary, mainly taking a comfortable position, such as supine or side-lying. Bad sleeping positions such as sleeping on your stomach or sleeping with your arms around something should be changed.

2. During the second trimester of pregnancy (4 to 7 months), you should pay attention to protecting your abdomen and avoid direct external force. If a pregnant woman has too much amniotic fluid or is pregnant with twins, she should sleep in a side-lying position, which can make her more comfortable. Other sleeping positions will cause compression symptoms. If a pregnant woman feels that her lower limbs are heavy, she can use a soft pillow to slightly raise her lower limbs.

3. When a pregnant woman lies in a supine position, the enlarged uterus can compress the aorta in front of the spine, resulting in reduced blood perfusion to the placenta and causing the fetus to suffer from various diseases caused by hypoxia and ischemia. Such as intrauterine growth retardation, intrauterine distress, and even stillbirth. For pregnant women, due to the compression of the abdominal aorta, the amount of blood returning to the heart and the cardiac output are reduced, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the mother's organs, causing dizziness, palpitations, rapid pulse, sweating, and in severe cases, hypotension. The inferior vena cava can also be compressed when lying in the supine position, aggravating or inducing hypertensive syndrome. It can also cause difficulty in urination, lower limb edema, varicose veins in the lower limbs, hemorrhoids, etc.