More Tips For Pregnant Moms In Summer 

Spend Time In Air-Conditioned Spaces

Most expectant moms are excited to go shopping for their new babies, and there is lots to buy! Spending time in air-conditioned spaces is another obvious way to cool down. If you don't have airco at home or are trying to keep it off to save money and spare the environment, heading over to places that are already air-conditioned is a great option. I suggest you combine baby shopping with that airco and check out your local mall or big stores that sell baby items. 

Top Up On The Ice Cream

Once you've got the external cooling down over and done with, don't forget to attack that heat from the inside as well! With some luck, you are already craving ice cream like crazy. While sugary sundaes from fast-food outlets are irresistible to your average expectant mother, it is also very possible to make your own healthier ice creams at home. If you practice your home-made ice cream skills now, you'll be a pro at making a popular junk snack into something nutritious by the time you have a toddler. 

You can buy ice-cream makers, but we have simple plastic molds at home, and they work like a charm. Some of my favorite ice-cream ideas are:

• Mashed bananas and nothing else. (Excellent for teething infants too!)
• Yogurt, peaches and honey. Blended of course. 
• Chocolate-flavored soy milk, almonds, and mashed strawberries. 
• Bitter Lemon and berries. Not the healthiest, right, but really good. 

Don't Get Sun Stroke

Have you always been a sun junkie? It's best to skip sunbathing when you are pregnant. Pregnancy increases your core temperature all by itself, but overheating in the sun could inflict some real damage on your unborn baby. Doctors even warn that spinal malformations or other complications can occur in fetuses whose mothers suffered from sun stroke or heat exhaustion. 

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Your skin is going through plenty of changes during pregnancy. Sunbathing increases your risk of cholasma, the so-called pregnancy mask. Pregnant women may also find that they burn more easily than they did before they had a baby on the way. The best way to avoid all these risks is to stay out of the sun during the hottest hours and to always wear a sunblock with an SPF of 50. Loose clothing that covers your arms and legs will also help.