What should pregnant women do if they have a fever and cold?

Being sick is not a big problem for ordinary people, just a minor cold and fever, but it has a great impact on pregnant women. First of all, the most troublesome thing is that pregnant women cannot take medicine during pregnancy, so colds and fevers cannot be treated at all. In addition, colds and fevers make you hot and uncomfortable, and you may have a high fever that will not go away, which will affect the baby in the belly. What should pregnant women do if they have a cold and fever?

What should pregnant women do if they have a fever or cold?

Having a mild cold during pregnancy will have a certain impact on the fetus. It is recommended that you go to the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital in time for relevant examinations and choose medications that have less impact on the fetus under the guidance of an experienced doctor.

There is no need to worry too much. The room should be ventilated more often. Pregnant women should drink more water to promote the excretion of cold viruses. They should be isolated from other cold patients to avoid cross infection. Go to the hospital for examination if necessary. You can choose safe traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Pay attention to a light diet in your daily life, and eat less spicy, irritating, raw, cold, greasy, etc.

How to relieve fever and cold in pregnant women

When you first catch a cold and your throat is itchy and painful, immediately gargle and rinse your mouth and throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. It will be effective after about 10 times.

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. Adding some pepper, ginger and other seasonings to chicken soup, or eating it with noodles, can cure colds.

Pour hot water of about 42 degrees 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.

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. 2-3 times can stop the cough.

When you first catch a cold and start to feel itchy in your nose and throat, do the following exercises 2-3 times and you will be cured. The method is: stand upright with your feet slightly apart, straighten your neck, lift your head as high as possible, open your eyes wide, stick out your tongue as long as possible, straighten all ten fingers of both hands, and then exert force from the top of your head to your hands and toes until your whole body trembles and makes a continuous "eh" sound, repeat 2-3 times.

Pregnant women who catch a cold should consume more foods rich in vitamin C, drink plenty of water to expel viruses from the body, and get enough sleep, which are the best ways to deal with a cold. Eating more foods high in minerals, vitamins, and high-quality protein, and getting enough sleep can all enhance your immunity. Therefore, adequate nutrition and sleep are shortcuts to curing colds.

How to prevent colds during pregnancy

If pregnant women feel unwell due to cold in winter, they can use brown sugar ginger water to prevent colds. When you feel the signs of catching a cold, boil a bowl of ginger soup with a little brown sugar and drink it. Add some raw garlic and onions to the ginger soup to prevent winter colds.

When a pregnant woman first catches a cold, pour boiling water into a cup and take deep breaths into the hot steam until the water in the cup cools down. Do this several times a day to relieve nasal congestion symptoms.

Wash your face with cold water every day. Use your hands to scoop up a handful of water to wash your nostrils, that is, gently inhale a little water through your nostrils, then blow it out, and repeat several times.