the heat is on

[kardell]

How do you guys cope with the heat when you are pregnant, we are having some very unbritish like weather here and its very hot, its making me quite ill, help

[HorseCrow]

Same thing here in Denmark, it is a regular heatwave- and just a few weeks ago it was soooo wet and cold. Inhumane shift!

I wear a minimal amount of clothing, stay in the shade when I'm out, avoid the sun between 12 noon and 15 where it is at its hottest. When I'm indoors I have all the windows open to get air through and circulating. If I feel like I'm overheating I take a quick cool shower.
I drink gallons and gallons of iced water and eat light, cool foods such as salads and fruit.
And I take it slow. Taking the pace down, making sure to rest regularly throughout the day either in the sofa with windows open, or in a beachchair under a shady tree in the garden.

[Yvonne Belisle]

Cool baths help. A damp towel draped on you while you sit near a fan works nicely. Cool drinks and freezer pops are helpfull. :) Long leasurely swims if you have access to a place to do so are great so are things like hanging out in the library with their airconditoner and a good book.