What if I catch a cold one month into my pregnancy?

We all know that women's bodies are more fragile during pregnancy and are in great need of nutrition. Some pregnant women report that their body resistance is too weak during pregnancy, and they are prone to catching colds, which are difficult to cure and last for a long time. So today I will explain to you what causes a cold one month into pregnancy. Let’s take a look below.

Experts recommend taking Chinese patent medicine. Colds are self-limiting diseases and recovery is a natural process. The purpose of taking medicine is only to relieve various symptoms. Like other patients, pregnant women will recover from colds on their own after about a week of treatment.

Since most antiviral drugs are not suitable for pregnant women, special care should be taken when using drugs to treat viral colds in pregnant women. First of all, the mother's own resistance should be the main focus, and then some drugs that do not affect the health of the mother and baby should be considered as appropriate. For pregnant women with mild cold symptoms, we first recommend that they drink more water and ginger soup, get more rest, and try their best to rely on their own immunity and resistance to fight the disease. If this doesn't work, you might as well use some mild Chinese patent medicine. Pregnant women who have a cold and take medicine for treatment are afraid of affecting the fetus. Here are some ways to treat a cold without taking medicine or injections:

1. When your throat starts to itch and hurt at the beginning of a cold, immediately gargle and rinse your mouth and throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. It will be effective after more than 10 times.

2. Drinking chicken soup can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during a cold, and it is also effective in clearing respiratory viruses. Drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's natural resistance and prevent the occurrence of colds.

3. Use a metal spoon and place it in boiling water to warm it up (to a degree that does not burn your hands), then place it on the "cold-curing point" on the surface of your palm and massage. If there is any abnormality in a certain area, strengthen the massage there. After a short heat massage, stimulate the area with a spoon soaked in cold water. For those with mild colds or coughs, stimulate 5-10 times using the above method. The cold-treating point on the palm is located between the thumb and index finger of the left hand (near the base of the thumb) and on the palm surface below the second joint of the right thumb.

4. Pour hot water at about 42°C into a thermos teacup. People with a cold should put their mouth and nose into the mouth of the cup and continuously inhale the hot steam, three times a day.

5. If you have a cough, beat an egg, add a small amount of white sugar and ginger juice, and take it 2-3 times with half a cup of boiling water to stop the cough.

The above is what professionals have introduced to us about why women catch colds during pregnancy and the corresponding solutions. Women should pay special attention to their physical condition and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately if they get sick, not only for themselves but also for the health of their babies. I hope the above content can help you.