What to do if you have a cold or cough during early pregnancy

In the early stages of pregnancy, the fetus is not yet fully stable, so the physical health of pregnant women is very critical. If the body's resistance is low, it is easy to have symptoms of cold and cough in the early stages of pregnancy. Try not to take medication for cold and cough. You can regulate your body through diet therapy, such as eating some ginger, or fruits and vegetables that reduce heat.

What should I do if I have a cold and cough during early pregnancy?

1. When your throat is itchy and painful 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 about 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. Adding some pepper, ginger and other seasonings to chicken soup, or eating it with noodles, can cure colds.

3. 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 teacup and continuously inhale the hot steam three times a day.

4. When a pregnant woman has a cough, she can beat an egg, add a small amount of white sugar and ginger juice, and drink it with half a cup of boiling water. It will stop coughing after 2-3 times.

5. For those with severe colds and high fever, in addition to general treatment, body temperature should be controlled as quickly as possible. Physical cooling methods can be used, such as placing ice cubes on the forehead and neck, etc., or medication can be used to reduce temperature.

6. If it is a very common cold, the safest and easiest way for expectant mothers is to rest at home, drink plenty of boiled water, ensure nutritional supplements, adjust the body and improve immunity until the cold is cured. If the cold and fever are severe, you should seek medical treatment immediately and never take any medication at home.

What to do if you have a cold and cough during pregnancy

Generally, if the cough is severe or lasts for a week or cannot be cured within 10 days, you may have fungal or mycoplasma pneumonia. General antibiotic treatment has no effect and careful examination and treatment are necessary.

If the expectant mother has a long-term cough, she needs to pay special attention, because the cough at this time is not only serious but also difficult to cure. Lack of good communication with the doctor may lead to other complications. If the cough is mild, you can alleviate the symptoms by simply creating some steam in the room to prevent the indoor air from becoming dry. When you find a mild cough, you can drink more warm water. Generally speaking, drinking more warm water will make pregnant women sweat slightly, and it can also replenish moisture in the throat of pregnant women, thereby alleviating cough symptoms.

In general, it is not recommended to use drugs to treat mild colds and coughs. Drinking salt water is effective in relieving coughs caused by bronchitis, pharyngitis and respiratory tract infections, and can play a preventive role. Pregnant women can also drink some ginger soup. The specific method is to put two slices of fresh ginger into 500 ml of cold water, boil it and then add a spoonful of brown sugar.

Ginger has the effect of warming the middle and dispelling cold, while brown sugar has the effect of warming the middle and soothing the stomach. This method is suitable for cough caused by cold. Pregnant women can also boil water with pears, rock sugar and red dates to drink. The specific method is to cut the pear into cubes, boil it with red dates first, and then add rock sugar and continue boiling. This is a simple and easy method and drinking a few cups a day will help treat your cough.