I don't know if taking cold medicine during pregnancy will have any effect?

You cannot take cold medicine during pregnancy because it will affect the development of the fetus and cause miscarriage. So if you want to protect the fetus, it is best to go to the hospital for examination to avoid fetal maldevelopment. In addition to not taking cold medicine during pregnancy, any medicine should also be taken during pregnancy. Pregnant women should strengthen their physical conditioning and nutritional supplements.

What should I do if I took cold medicine without knowing I was pregnant?

Cold medicine has antiviral effects, and it is difficult to say whether it will have any impact on the child. Since it can save the fetus, there should not be any major problem. According to current epidemiological statistics, the impact of drugs on early pregnancy children is about 6%, so the impact is not large. However, I still recommend checking 3D color ultrasound at 16-23 weeks of pregnancy. It is not too late to deal with any problems.

In early pregnancy, the effect of drugs on the fetus is an all-or-nothing concept. If the drugs have an effect on the fetus, the most likely possibility is miscarriage. If there are no symptoms of miscarriage, there is usually no problem.

Effects of drugs on the fetus

1. All or Nothing Period

For a pregnant mother with a menstrual cycle of about 28 days, she ovulates and fertilizes on the 14th day of menstruation. From this moment on, within two weeks (2 weeks after fertilization and 4 weeks after menstruation), the effect of drugs on the embryo follows the "all or nothing" principle.

That is, if the drug affects the embryo, the embryo will die or miscarry; conversely, if the embryo survives, it means that the fetus is not affected at all.

2. Teratogenic sensitive period

The 5th to 12th week of pregnancy is called the teratogenic sensitive period. This period is the critical period for the differentiation and formation of fetal organs. The fetus is easily affected by external factors and causes deformities, and lacks good repair ability for such adverse stimuli.

Therefore, pregnant mothers should try to avoid the use of drugs, exposure to poisons and radiation.

If you must take medication, use it carefully and safely under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Relative safety period

After 12 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus has been formed and it is generally difficult for external factors to cause deformities. The possibility of drug-induced teratogenesis is greatly reduced, but some drugs may still affect the normal development of the fetus.

How many days of pregnancy is it okay to take medicine

It is impossible to say exactly how many days into pregnancy it is okay to take medicine. Some people are fine taking medicine within 40 days of pregnancy, but for others, problems arise when they take medicine within 30 days of pregnancy. Therefore, during the entire pregnancy period, female friends who need to take medication should use it with caution, and try not to take medication if possible. If medication is necessary, they must go to a regular obstetrics and gynecology hospital and take medication as prescribed by the doctor. They must not increase the dosage without authorization. In fact, female friends should be careful when taking medicines during the pregnancy preparation period, because some medicines will stay in the human body and take effect for a long time after taking them. If you do not pay attention to it in the early stage of pregnancy preparation, you may take medicines that may affect the fetus before you become pregnant, which will have a great impact on the future fetus. Therefore, you should also take medicines with caution before pregnancy. Once you plan to have a baby, you should follow the advice of your obstetrician and gynecologist on medication.

For female and male friends who are planning to have a baby, it is best not to take any medicine in the three months before pregnancy, especially some medicines with greater toxic side effects. This includes some health-related medicines, but excludes vitamins.