KEEP COOL THIS SUMMER

Coping with the heat of summer can be a real trial when you’re heavily pregnant. Here are ideas from other mums about keeping yourself cool on those humid days. • Wear loose, thin cotton clothing • Fill a spray bottle with water and squirt yourself • Find a hand fan and flap yourself cool • Rest. The heat can tire you out. Find a cool place for a snooze with the windows open to let in a breeze or the fan going. Better still, nap under a shady tree with the sound of the sea in the background • Take to the water. The weightlessness of being immersed will feel blissful and the coolness of the water will perk you up. Or jump under a cool shower, the garden sprinkler or join the kids and wallow in the paddling pool. • Try a footbath of tepid water with a handful of sea salt. Get your partner or a friend to give you a deep leg and foot massage with an oil or lotion. • One mum told us, “I’d go for a swim as often as possible, then wrap a sarong around my wet togs and keep them on until they dried.”