The water consumption is extremely important at any stage of life but during the pregnancy it seems even more important as the body goes through a lot of changes in order to adapt to sustain the life of two.

During this period you need water for the body proper hydration, to increase the amount of amniotic fluid around the foetus and reduce (or eliminate) the urinary infection frequency, helps in the increase of the body blood volume and rehydrates you when you make effort. The scientists argue that the insufficient water consumption during the pregnancy is a decisive factor of umbilical cord compression and high concentration of meconium in the fluid.

Water helps in carrying the nutrients

If you didn’t know, the body water is the main modality of carrying everything is necessary for the baby to develop. Everything starts with the water that facilitates the absorption of essential elements in cells and carries the vitamins, minerals and hormones in the blood cells. These enriched cells reach the placenta and then to the baby.

Water eliminates toxins

You don’t only eat and drink for two, but you also produce toxins for both – which means that you’ll have to eliminate from your system more than you used to. Water contributes to toxin dissolution and their transport from kidneys through urine. Consuming enough water you reduce the risk of urinary infections, you help the digestion process and avoid constipation.

Water maintains a state of comfort

During pregnancy, the mother’s body temperature rises, and water is again helpful as it regulates the temperature and eliminates it through sweat. Also a constant flow of body liquids removes the tiredness specific of the months of pregnancy (one of the first symptoms of dehydration is exhaustion) and keeps the headaches away. Some women discovered that while drinking water regularly, they manage to reduce the pregnancy nausea, the acidity, as well as indigestion or haemorrhoids. Also, after pregnancy, drinking enough water can ease the potential post-partum depression.

Water is the source of beauty

Everybody talks about the improved look of the skin during the pregnancy, but some women find that they produce excess sebum due to the hormones. Increasing water consumption you can balance the situation and you can fully enjoy the few months of skin shinier than ever.

Water consumption prevents water retention

Yes, quite so! Many women associate water retention itself with water consumption, but the case is quite the opposite. Paradoxically, consuming water constantly and sufficiently you’ve got all chances to get rid of the one in the tissues. Even if you can expect some retention that is perfectly normal during pregnancy, you can enjoy the improved look of your extremities (hands, feet). We recommend you AQUA Carpatica because it is low-sodium water and this does not accentuate the mother’s body predisposition to retain water in cells and tissues.

So, water consumption is among the most important habits during pregnancy and ensures the baby but also the mother a healthy environment for development. This is why it is important that the mother and later the child drink water that is pure and have a balanced mineral content. The amount of nitrates in drinking water is a problem that mothers-to-be should pay a great deal of attention: the maximum level allowed for adults – 50 mg/l – is too high when that ingested water gets into the foetus body as well. This is why the doctors recommend this quantity by maximum 10 mg/l, exactly the same as for babies. The nitrates are nitrogen derivatives that can be found in the water natural circuit, and once ingested the nitrates turn into nitrites – much more toxic than the nitrates, after the contact with the stomach bacterial micro flora. The ingestion of a larger quantity than the one allowed can have the following consequences: high blood pressure, dysfunctions of the circulatory system and thyroid glands, cephalalgia, urticarias, intoxication, severe cyanosis, and in time even cancer.