What should I do if I catch a cold during my seventh month of pregnancy?

Colds and fevers are our normal reactions to foreign viruses and are harmless to most people. However, for pregnant mothers, catching a cold during pregnancy is a very serious matter, but there is no need to worry too much. Today I will talk to you about what a seven-month pregnant mother should do if she catches a cold. I hope it will be helpful to these expectant mothers.

If the expectant mother has symptoms such as headache, fever, cough, fatigue, muscle aches, loss of appetite, etc. caused by viral infection, it is very likely that she has caught a cold. If there is no high fever (above 38.5℃), it will have little effect on the baby. Influenza has a certain social background, that is, there is a certain epidemic trend in society, and certain related viruses can be found. It has a certain self-limiting nature, and it takes a long time to recover. After the high fever subsides, many expectant mothers still feel tired and weak for a week or even longer.

If you suspect you have a fever, you should immediately measure your temperature with a thermometer, then measure it again after 20 minutes and write down the results. It is generally believed that underarm measurement is clean, hygienic, convenient and safe, and is most suitable for home use. Fever can cause the body's water to evaporate, salt to be lost, and calories to be consumed, so water should be replenished in time. Expectant mothers are encouraged to drink plenty of water, which not only helps reduce fever but also facilitates the excretion of metabolites and toxins in the body and can shorten the time of recovery. Expectant mothers who sweat too much should also add an appropriate amount of salt and sugar to the water to maintain the required salt and sugar in the body. When you have a fever, your gastrointestinal digestive ability will be reduced. When the expectant mother has a poor appetite and high fever, she can eat some liquid food, such as fruit juice, rice soup, egg milk, soy milk, etc.; when the appetite is good and the fever is not too high, she can eat semi-liquid food, such as: lotus root powder, minced meat porridge, egg custard, etc.; after the fever subsides, she can eat some porridge, noodles, fresh vegetables, etc., and eat less or no greasy food.

If an expectant mother suffers from influenza without any complications, no special treatment is required. She should rest in bed and drink plenty of water. Decoctions of isatis root, isatis indigotica leaf, and forsythia suspensa can be used. If you have high fever or irritability, you should seek medical treatment.

For pregnant mothers, colds and fevers are alarms that something is wrong with their bodies, so they should pay attention. The editor hopes that the above article about what expectant mothers should do if they catch a cold in the seventh month of pregnancy will be helpful to expectant mothers. The editor also hopes that all expectant mothers can be in good health and have a healthy baby.