Nearly all pregnant women are haunted by the problem of varicose veins in the legs. This makes the veins bulge itchy, legs feel heavy and sore, the skin around the varicose veins throbbing or even taste like burning.

Why pregnant women tend to varicose veins? Varicose veins is a swelling or bulge in the blood vessels near the skin surface. This condition is usually colored blue or purple most of which appear on the feet, although sometimes it can also elsewhere.

Symptoms Varicose veins tend to worsen at night, especially after someone has a lot of walking or using a foot in its activities.

varicose veins during pregnancy usually occur when the uterus pressing the large blood vessels (inferior vena cava) that carries blood from the legs back to the heart. Varicose veins can occur in any trimester, but usually will worsen when entering the final trimester.

This is because the greater the pressure from the uterus, especially if the position of the baby’s head was down. In addition to pressure from the uterus, varicose veins can also appear due to hormonal changes. Increase in the hormone progesterone during pregnancy that causes physical and psychological changes. However, this condition is generally not harmful to the pregnancy.

Varicose veins tend to occur from generation to generation, if the mother or grandmother to get varicose veins during pregnancy, the child may also have varicose veins during pregnancy.

Because sometimes difficult to avoid the appearance of varicose veins during pregnancy. But there are several ways you can do to reduce pain and make varicose veins worse, namely:

1. Try to take a break and move my legs as much as possible when I had to stand or sitfor long periods.
2. Do not cross your legs when sitting.
3. Pregnant women should position his feet a little higher.
4. Avoid using tight socks or high-heeled shoes, because it can inhibit blood circulation.
5. Low-impact exercise if doctors allow it.
6. Try to sleep on his left face, because it can help reduce pressure on the inferior venacava located on the right side of the body.

But generally these varicose veins tend to diminish or become a better person after birth, especially if before pregnancy she is known not to have varicose veins. This is because the womb is no longer put pressure on the vena cava inferior and hormone levels returned to normal.