What to do if you catch a cold while trying to conceive

In order to have fewer and better babies and obtain a high-quality fetus, many couples will pay special attention to their health during the pregnancy preparation period, not eat junk food, and pay special attention to their health. However, despite this, some unexpected situations are still unavoidable. Women may catch a cold, and they even want to overcome the cold virus through their own resistance. So what should you do if you catch a cold during pregnancy preparation?

Simple pregnancy preparation period

If you are simply preparing for pregnancy, that is, you have made sure that you have not taken any action yet, you can use different methods depending on the severity of the cold. If the symptoms are relatively mild and the person is in good physical condition, you can choose not to use medication. Remember to drink plenty of water and rest more so that the cold will go away soon. Once you have completely recovered from the cold, you can start preparing for pregnancy.

If you have symptoms such as coughing, sputum, fever, etc., and they are serious, it is not recommended to buy medicine for treatment yourself. It is best to go to the hospital for treatment and tell the doctor that you are preparing for pregnancy. The doctor will choose appropriate medicine and dosage according to your situation.

May be pregnant or is pregnant

If you might be pregnant or are already pregnant, and your symptoms are relatively mild, you can keep warm on a daily basis to prevent yourself from catching a cold and making your condition worse. The diet should be light, and you should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to replenish vitamins in the body. At the same time, you can choose to take a hot bath to expel heat from the body, and insist on drinking more boiled water to promote metabolism in the body, which is also very beneficial for colds.

If the symptoms are severe, it is recommended to go to the hospital to see a doctor. It is important to tell the doctor clearly that you may be pregnant when seeing a doctor. Remember not to take medicine on your own, otherwise it may delay treatment. Read the drug instructions carefully. If there are words such as "Pregnant women should not use" or "Pregnant women should use with caution", you must not take it.

A cold may not affect your pregnancy

In fact, expectant mothers don’t need to panic if they catch a cold during their pregnancy preparation, and there is no need to be afraid of the cold. Generally speaking, under normal pregnancy conditions, there is no direct evidence that many viruses, including cold viruses, will affect the development of the embryo or ovulation.

During each ovulation process of a woman, the body will choose the most mature and best developed follicle to be released. Within the first four weeks of conception, the embryo is subject to an "all or nothing" principle. If infection or fever affects the already formed embryo, there will only be two results - either the embryo will be miscarried due to cell damage, or the damaged part can be repaired by other stem cells. This is the state of self-selection of the human body.

But it should be noted that sometimes after being infected with a virus, there will be symptoms similar to a cold, and this virus will have a very big impact on pregnancy preparation. Common ones include rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, and herpes simplex virus. Pathogens can be transmitted vertically through the placenta, causing embryonic development arrest, miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, congenital malformations, or affecting the intellectual development of infants after birth. Therefore, it is very important to do a good job of prenatal check-up.