What to do if you have a fever during the fifth month of pregnancy

It is the most troublesome and painful for pregnant women to get sick, because they cannot take medicine, and it is very likely to harm the baby in their belly. Especially when pregnant women are five months pregnant, their big belly begins to have colds and fevers, and the coughing symptoms are too intense, which may also cause abdominal pain. Therefore, pregnant women feel particularly uncomfortable during pregnancy. What should they do in this situation?

What to do if you have a fever during 5 months of pregnancy

If you have a fever during the 5th month of pregnancy, you can take medicine. You need to find the cause of the fever and provide timely and targeted treatment, otherwise it will easily affect the growth and development of the fetus over time. Guidance: Now you should drink more water, eat a light diet, do physical cooling, and pay attention to keeping your bowel movements smooth. I will see a doctor tomorrow to check my blood test and choose medication that will not harm the fetus based on the results.

Generally speaking, if the pregnant mother's body temperature does not exceed 38.5℃ and she has no special symptoms such as runny nose, she does not need to take medicine for the time being. She can drink some mineral water, wipe the body with a towel dipped in warm water and observe. If the fever exceeds 38.5℃, you need to go to the hospital to rule out highly teratogenic diseases such as influenza and rubella, and then the doctor will prescribe antipyretics to help reduce the temperature and prevent convulsions.

Almost all drugs can reach the fetus through the placenta, so pregnant mothers must not take medicine without authorization. The current pregnancy drug evaluation system widely uses the American ABCDX pregnancy drug grade, among which grade A~B drugs are relatively safe.

The safest antipyretic drug for use in all stages of pregnancy is acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol. It is Class B, but it should not be used in large quantities or multiple times. Pregnant mothers should take the medicine as prescribed by the doctor and must not increase the dosage or frequency. In addition, some single or compound Chinese medicines lack the clinical trial results that meet the above standards and cannot be determined to which level they are, so they cannot be purchased and taken by yourself.

Pregnant women with colds and fevers can take medicine

Generally speaking, if the pregnant woman's body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees Celsius and she has no obvious symptoms of discomfort, you can consider using an ice pillow or warm water to help reduce the fever. You can also use some dietary therapy methods, such as boiling ginger soup with ginger and brown sugar, and then cover yourself with more quilts. When you sweat all over your body, the fever will be mostly subsided. Of course, pregnant women should not rush to take off the quilt after sweating. They should slowly reduce the fever and pay attention to keeping warm and drinking hot ginger soup after sweating.

In the early stages of pregnancy, a low fever of 36-37℃ is a normal physiological phenomenon. A short-term low fever in pregnant women will not cause much harm to the fetus. However, if the fever is prolonged or high due to nephritis, viral respiratory infection, acute gastroenteritis, etc., it will not only cause organ dysfunction in pregnant women, but may also stimulate uterine contractions or cause uterine infection and lead to miscarriage.

However, if the body temperature continues to be above 38.5 degrees and is accompanied by other more serious symptoms, you should actively go to the hospital for treatment. If necessary, medication or physical methods should be used to reduce the temperature, and high fever should not persist. Because persistent high fever can cause the baby's heart rate to increase in the womb and even cause signs of hypoxia.

It is recommended that pregnant women should avoid infection with various febrile diseases in the early stages of pregnancy, avoid contact with fever patients, avoid crowded environments or public places with unclean air, and should pay more attention to keeping warm, exercise appropriately, and supplement nutrition. If a pregnant woman develops a fever, physical cooling should be taken immediately. Never use or abuse medications blindly.