Why do I always feel cold during pregnancy?

Many mothers usually don't feel anything, but when they are pregnant, they always feel cold all over. Even if they wear many layers of clothes and cover themselves with thick quilts, they still feel very cold. The temperature is not very low, but they just feel very cold, so cold that their teeth will shiver, and they will even wake up at night. Since mothers are in pain and worried about the health of their babies, why do they always feel cold when they are pregnant?

Why do I always feel cold when I'm pregnant?

The normal body temperature of the human body is between 36 and 37 degrees Celsius (underarm). If it exceeds this range, it is a fever. If it is below 38 degrees Celsius, it is a low fever, and if it is above 39 degrees Celsius, it is a high fever. It is not clear that your condition is caused by a fever or cold. When a pregnant woman has a fever or cold, it will have two effects on the fetus:

First, the virus enters the fetus directly through the embryo, which may cause congenital heart disease, cleft lip, hydrocephalus, anencephaly and microcephaly in the fetus;

The second is the indirect effect of high fever caused by colds and metabolic disorders caused by toxins. High fever and toxins can stimulate uterine contractions, leading to miscarriage and premature birth, etc. Therefore, we should pay attention to preventing influenza.

If you feel cold during pregnancy and then feel dizzy, it may be due to anemia or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or low thyroid hormone may cause you to feel cold.

Pregnancy FAQs

1. Pay attention to antifreeze. Women are particularly afraid of cold in winter. Some women even have cold hands and feet in winter, which makes them easy to catch cold. The cold air invades the human body and does great harm to women. Some women are unable to get pregnant. In addition to dietary problems, it may be due to their own carelessness causing cold air to invade, especially in the lower abdomen. Pay attention to keeping your hands, feet, lower abdomen and face warm.

2. Eat warm food and less cold food to strengthen the spleen and stomach. Women should eat less cold foods, such as cold food, ice cream, etc. Even if taken during non-menstrual period, it will cause damage to female organs such as the uterus. The damage occurs gradually. At first, you may not notice any abnormalities, and you may not feel any abdominal pain during your menstrual period. Slowly, the pressure will begin to ease, but in fact, the damage is lurking around you, accumulating over time and gradually damaging your body. Especially in winter, don’t think eating ice cream is cool.

3. Open windows for ventilation and increase air permeability. Many people feel that opening windows for ventilation in winter is very cold. The severe cold blows into the room, making them feel freezing. In fact, you can change the method. When you enter the room, you can open the windows of the living room for ventilation.

4. It is not suitable to take a bath too frequently in winter. Bathing too frequently will damage the sebaceous glands on the skin, making the skin drier and more prone to itching. After taking a bath, you should apply some nourishing moisturizer on your skin.