Pregnancy temperature
If you are pregnant and you have a fever, then most likely there are reasons. The reason may be a change in the hormonal background, as well as thermoregulation, because of the reaction to the pregnancy itself. This temperature increase is a sign of an interesting situation and is located within the limits of the subfebrile condition. The temperature during pregnancy can not go down for a very long time and if there are no other known reasons for its increase, do not worry, and do not take any measures.
It happens that in the body of a woman during pregnancy the inflammatory process began. When registering, a woman handles various tests to help identify this problem.
In most cases, the increase in temperature during pregnancy is a symptom of acute respiratory disease and, therefore, medical advice is needed, because it is the specialist doctor who establishes an accurate diagnosis and prescribes treatment. It is during pregnancy that drugs act as extreme measure. If the temperature is low, then it is possible to fully apply home treatment.
Non-drug treatment is the most suitable option during pregnancy.
At low temperatures, use traditional remedies. The most important condition for drinking abundantly, but very carefully, because excess fluid can provoke swelling. In the first trimester, there is no evidence to limit yourself to drinking. And in the second, and also the third trimester, the amount of liquid consumed must be controlled.
For drinking you can use tea with lemon, chamomile broth, fruit drinks, limes, raspberries, milk with butter and honey. The main thing is that the drink was warm, and not very hot.
When raising the temperature to 38 degrees, it is necessary to prepare herbal tea from raspberries, leaves of mother-and-stepmother, plantain. We take a tablespoon to four times a day.
We bring to your attention one more recipe: fill one incomplete spoon of sliced white bark with one glass of boiling water, cool and take four times a day on a tablespoon.
Coniferous cocktail also helps with diseases of the throat and high fever during pregnancy. We prepare it this way: we chop 100 grams of the youngest fennel shoots, 50 grams of raspberry roots, and pine buds. We put everything in a glass jar, pouring beforehand with sugar( 100 grams).We add a tablespoon of boiling water, we insist no more than a day, and up to 8 hours we hold on a water bath. Leave to stand for 2 days, merge bright crimson juice. We continue to store in the darkest and coolest place, taking up to 5 times a day.
Basal temperature during pregnancy is well knocked down by wiping with cold water with the use of cool compresses on the forehead. In this case, it is not recommended to be wrapped.
What if the temperature is 37˚ during pregnancy?
This temperature should not frighten a woman, of course, unless there are other symptoms of the disease.
If throws in the heat during pregnancy, then it speaks of a cold, for example, ARVI.The fight against such a virus should be very careful. The temperature should not be brought down to 37.8 degrees. This will create an opportunity for the body to fight the causative agent of the disease. And even when reaching a mark above 38˚, you need to rush to the doctor.
Treatment of sore throat during pregnancy consists in wiping yourself with a sponge with warm water, but at a temperature of more than 38 degrees, call the doctor immediately. If this is not done, you risk provoking a baby's congenital malformations. And remember that you can not take Aspirin yourself at high temperature to future mothers!
Elevated temperature at the earliest stages of pregnancy to 37.4 ° C does not appear to be critical. This is in principle normal for early pregnancy. A rise in basal temperature during the period of maturation of the egg even serves as a basis for determining early signs of pregnancy.
The temperature during pregnancy will need to be monitored very often. Because it affects a lot. Decrease in medicinal methods is undesirable, because for certain values, the temperature can become a strong threat to the future child.
If the temperature has not increased much, then the above mentioned funds will be enough. Low temperature does not pose a threat to the life and development of the baby. Therefore, it is quite possible to dispense with traditional methods of treatment. Does not affect the baby and a very short rise in temperature by 1.5 degrees. But often there are situations when it is impossible to waste time on wiping and it is necessary to act actively
Under what circumstances is it necessary to knock down the temperature during pregnancy?
When it is not possible to lower folk methods for a long period of time;When all attempts to lower the temperature without medication still skyrocket;When the fever was provoked by angina;When the temperature during pregnancy reached 38 ° C;When the pregnancy has reached the third trimester, it is necessary to bring down the temperature when it reaches 37.5 ° C.Is high temperature dangerous during pregnancy? Yes, there can be an intoxication of an organism of mother and the child by harmful substances that will lead to serious infringement in work of cardiovascular system;Will affect the change in protein synthesis;Can contribute to premature birth;Cause various disorders in the development of organs, as well as fetal systems.
Very dangerous in pregnancy is the temperature above 37,8 ° C.After this critical temperature, the temperature can affect the nervous system of the child and will greatly affect the mental activity of
. How to correctly knock down the temperature during pregnancy?
The fact is that the temperature during pregnancy can not be knocked down. Take Aspirin in this position is contraindicated, especially this applies to the first and third trimester. At the earliest stages Aspirin( acetylsalicylic acid) is dangerous by abortion, and already in later terms - bleeding, as well as prolonged childbirth. A side effect on this Aspirin does not end, it can cause malformations of the fetus. If nevertheless there was an acute need, then accept something from a number of paracetamol: Tylenol, Panadol, Efferalgan, Paracet. From a number of indomethacin also permitted: Vramed, Metindol, Indomethacin-Darnitsa. Take advised with half the dose and then very much in the required case.
There are medical data that the continued use of paracetamol affects liver and kidney function. Therefore, take the drug only once or get permission for additional techniques from the doctor.
So, if the temperature during pregnancy reached 38˚, then you take a half of Paracetamol and wait for the doctor to come to the house
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