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Cold during pregnancy
Pregnancy with a cold is an aggravating factor, since women in a position should not take medications. Whatever disease hypothermia leads to, it will be difficult to cope with it. In addition, a cold can harm a woman and a fetus, so it is important to carry out prevention on time and know how to be treated if you are expecting a baby.
Preventing colds during pregnancy
The immunity of a pregnant woman is weakened so that she can bear the fetus inside herself. Therefore, she is susceptible to various diseases. Preventing a cold is easier and safer than curing, but since it is contraindicated to take medications for pregnant women, folk advice is used for prevention.
Colds during pregnancy are dangerous for the baby
What to do to avoid getting sick:
- to be in public places less;
- dress warmly;
- wash your hands, rinse your nose and gargle after public places;
- drink warm liquid;
- take vitamins, with the consent of the doctor.
Pregnant women cannot be vaccinated either, so prevention is the only way to avoid the disease.
Pregnant women are more difficult to tolerate a cold, the symptoms are twice as strong as usual. In addition, the disease harms the fetus – developmental delay, lack of oxygen, dysfunction of the placenta, defects and even death may occur. It is especially dangerous to get sick in the first trimester.
How to get rid of a cold during pregnancy?
At the first symptoms of the disease, you should consult a doctor, and if the temperature rises, call him at home. Self-medication is unacceptable for pregnant women, and even the use of harmless folk remedies is best agreed with a doctor. Especially when it comes to taking medications inside, even herbal decoctions and infusions.
During treatment, women need to lie down more, not to go outside. Emphasis should be placed on the focus of inflammation – throat, nose, bronchi. Drinking plenty of warm drinks is helpful, but if you suffer from swelling, reduce the amount of fluids.
Folk remedies for colds:
- Gargle with warm water and salt or baking soda
- breathe in hot potato vapors;
- rinse your nose with a mild saline solution to relieve swelling;
- ventilate the apartment;
- to lower the temperature, rub with vinegar and water 1: 2.
For colds, warm tea made from linden, dried raspberries, coltsfoot, black currant and rose hips is useful. They lower body temperature and relieve coughs.
A common cold during pregnancy can have serious consequences. Monitor your health, take preventive measures on a daily basis and immediately consult a doctor at the first symptoms of the disease in order to prevent complications.