Exercises » Pre & Post Natal Hydration
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The importance of Pre & Post Natal Hydration....Why Water?
Water is essential and makes up over two thirds of our body weight and is a vital part of the body's transportation system
Our cells need water to function properly and our blood relies on water to carry nutrients around the body
In pregnancy that transportation system is more important than ever as your baby is relying on you to transport oxygen and nutrients for optimal health. So it is vitally important that you keep your water levels topped up to stay hydrated
Dehydration
The lack of water or dehydration in pregnancy can also result in problems such as constipation, haemorrhoids, bladder infections and headaches. Conversely the less water you drink the more the body wants to hold onto fluid resulting in swollen feet and hands
Dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue, poor concentration and exercise form
This may increase your risk of injury whilst performimg exercise and result in joint or muscle injury.
You are also less likely to have energy to exercise and may feel de- motivated
Certain substances can also add to dehydration such as alcohol and caffeine
Hydration & Exercise
It's also important to take on extra water during exercise when you are pregnant for the following reasons:
- In pregnancy your able to sweat more easily to help you regulate your body temperature more efficiently and naturally the more you sweat the greater risk of dehydrating if you don't replace lost fliud
- You have a bigger surface area of skin (your lovely bump!) from which to evaporate sweat
- Pressure on your bladder may make you pee more but that is no reason to cut down on water intake
- With swimming exercise, just because you are surrounded by water doesn't mean you don't need to drink it!! Swimming pools are often humid and you still need to replace water lost through exercise
- Your respiration rate increases with exercise and so does fluid loss
- The pressure on your blood to transport more oxygen and nutrients to your baby requires extra water intake
Post Natal Hydration & Breast feeding
Your body needs tons of water to produce breast milk and not drinking enough water can lead to a reduced amount or even total loss of the bodys ability to produce breast milk.
Most mums find that they naturally are more thirsty when breastfeeding, however most mums are also very busy and distracted and fail to listen to their bodies 'thirst' messages.
So for optimum breast feeding try to drink water regularly throughout the day, put 'stick it' notes around the house to remind you!!
Is it Perfect water?
Worryingly in today's society much of our 'unfiltered' water may contain undesirable elements such insecticides, pesticides and heavy metals such as lead, copper and cadmium
We may have invested in a standard water filter cartridge system which coveniently treats our tap water for everyday drinking
However during the water filtration process used by standard cartridges the vital mineral Magnesium is actually removed from your drinking water
That is until now and the innovative Mg2+ Perfect Water Cartridge Filter developed by BWT (Best Water Technology)
who are Europes leading Water Technology Company
So lets explain further and why Magnesium is important in pregnancy?
Magnesium is part of the mineral family, along with calcium, phosphorous, zinc, chromium and many other trace minerals
These minerals are essential for almost every bodily process
Magnesium has a special partnership role with calcium and together they help form the strong bones, teeth and build healthy tissue in the developing baby
Magnesium works with other trace minerals such as zinc to maintain a healthy immune system and cell production and repair; all of which are vitally important in pregnancy for both mother and baby
Magnesium also helps to regulate insulin and blood sugar levels which can fluctuate more in pregnancy and lead to fatigue and lack of energy
Magnesium is clearly a very important mineral in pregnancy, however with standard water fliter cartridges Magnesium is removed
That is until now and the innovative development of the Best Water Technology Mg2+ cartridge filter
What is the BWT Mg2+ Filter?
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Without blinding you with science... in essence the BWT Mg2+ water filter is the first and only water cartridge to filter out undesirable substances such as chlorine and lead whilst exchanging the mineral magnesium back into the water Other brands of cartridge permanently remove magnesium from the water as part of the filtration process but with BWT special Mg2+ ion exchange filter the magnesium is exchanged back into the water Not only is this healthier water it also tastes much better and produces less limescale |
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The BWT Mg2+ cartridge filter is the perfect water for both pregnancy & exercise For more information or to find your nearest stockist of BWT perfect water products please email
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