What are the folk remedies for reducing fever in pregnant women?

Nowadays, the weather is always unpredictable and pregnant women may get a fever if they are not careful. Fever during pregnancy is very common, but many pregnant women are afraid that taking medicine will have a great impact on the fetus and are unwilling to see a doctor. However, a long fever will affect the healthy development of the fetus. So what are the ways to treat fever?

1. First of all, it is normal for pregnant women to have a low fever during pregnancy. Generally speaking, the body temperature of pregnant women is always higher than that of normal people, usually around 37 degrees, and no more than 37.5 degrees at most. You can handle a low fever like this at home, because such a low fever generally does not affect the fetus, and mothers do not need to be overly nervous!

2. Secondly, you can always prepare some ice cubes in the refrigerator during pregnancy, and always pay attention to your body temperature. If your body temperature is high, you can drink more boiled water, then wrap the ice cubes with a towel, apply it under your armpits, and apply it on your wrists and forehead for a while, which can have a fever-reducing effect!

3 Finally, if you don’t have ice cubes, you can use warm water to wipe your body, especially the wrists and forehead. Pregnant women in summer can also prepare a water pillow at home, and use it during lunch break to help warm your whole body! However, you cannot use the water pillow frequently. Using it for one or two hours a day can help balance the temperature of the whole body. Frequent use can cause headaches.

The correct way to reduce fever should be:

1. Find out the cause of the pregnant woman's fever and take into account nutrition and rest. In addition to finding out the cause of the pregnant woman's fever, it is necessary for the pregnant woman to reduce the fever moderately. Fever in pregnant women often increases the mother's metabolic rate and is accompanied by many uncomfortable symptoms such as headache, loss of appetite, general fatigue, palpitations, and even dehydration, which increase the burden on the pregnant woman's cardiopulmonary function. Therefore, you should choose to reduce fever moderately. Generally speaking, if the pregnant woman's body temperature is not higher than 38.5 degrees Celsius and there are no obvious symptoms of discomfort, you can consider using physical methods to help reduce fever, such as ice pillows, heat dissipation patches, warm water wiping, such as wiping the body repeatedly with a warm towel, placing ice packs in the armpits, forehead and groin, etc.

2. It must be emphasized that when a pregnant woman has a fever, the pathogen that causes the fever in the pregnant woman itself is more harmful to the mother and fetus than the fever in the early stage of pregnancy. Therefore, when a pregnant woman has a fever, it is important to find out the cause of the fever and prescribe the right medicine, which is more important than simply reducing the fever. If the fever is generally caused by a cold, the prognosis should be very good for both the mother and the fetus.

3. How to reduce fever in pregnant women? Try not to use medicine when pregnant women have a fever. As for when to consider using medicine, it varies from person to person. If a pregnant woman has a fever with a temperature above 38.5 degrees Celsius and is accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms, she should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, otherwise a severe fever in pregnant women may harm the fetus.

The above introduces the folk remedies for reducing fever in pregnant women. Nowadays, fever is the most common disease in pregnant women, especially when the seasons change, their resistance is poor and they are more likely to have a fever. Once you have a fever, you must use scientific and reasonable fever-reducing methods to achieve the best results.