With the onset of pregnancy, the female body is physiologically arranged in such a way, the immune system is suppressed, in simple words, immunity is suppressed. This is necessary so that the mother's body does not perceive a fertilized egg (zygote, embryo) as a foreign organism. In fact, an embryo is an object consisting of a foreign protein.

With the onset of pregnancy and during its course, the risk of developing a cold in the form of influenza, SARS or acute respiratory infections increases. Therefore, expectant mothers are not recommended to visit busy places and use public transport.

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• Runny nose as a sign of pregnancy
• How does a cold affect the fetus?
• cold symptoms in pregnancy
• flu during pregnancy
• How to treat a cold? What is possible and what is not?
• Medicines for the treatment of colds in pregnant women
• What can bring down the temperature?
  • Paracetamol
  • Analgin
• Recommendations for the treatment of colds during pregnancy (ARVI, flu)

Cold as a sign of pregnancy

A cold during pregnancy may be the very first symptom of a “interesting situation”. Immediately after conception, the concentration of two hormones - estrogen and progesterone rises sharply. In the early stages of pregnancy - this causes a moderate increase in temperature, its fluctuations from normal to subfebrile (37.5 ° C) - chills.

A woman may not be aware that she is pregnant, but hormonal changes are already making themselves felt. Along with fever from the first days of pregnancy appear:

• body aches;
• general weakness;
• drowsiness and fatigue;
• lethargy and weakness;
• runny nose (rhinitis).

These "cold" signs can also occur against the background of normal temperature, even before the delay in menstruation, under the influence of a "hormonal surge". In the early stages, a cold can turn out to be pregnancy.

In any case, you need to remember that a temperature up to 38 ° C does not require radical treatment, you cannot bring it down with paracetamol or any other antipyretic drugs.

Runny nose during pregnancy

Such a ball thing as a runny nose can be a manifestation of various diseases, not necessarily colds. For example:

• SARS;
• rhinosinusitis;
• allergic rhinitis;
• vasomotor rhinitis;
• rhinitis of pregnant women;
• 3rd trimester - general edematous syndrome.

In the third trimester, the body prepares for childbirth,. In this case, swelling of the nasal mucosa and congestion are manifestations of the edematous syndrome.

"Hormonal rhinitis" or runny nose of pregnant women can accompany a woman all 280 days - until childbirth. And it doesn't require treatment. Allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis (in pregnant women it has more pronounced manifestations than before conception) against the background of a rise in temperature to 37.2 - 37.5 ° C can be perceived by a woman as symptoms of a cold, but in fact they are not.

Colds in early pregnancy may not be a symptom of the disease. Therefore, differential diagnosis should be carried out by a doctor and it is impossible to treat yourself, it is undesirable to take antipyretic drugs. The doctor will focus not only on complaints of stuffy nose and fever, but also on test results, local manifestations.

Acute respiratory viral infections during pregnancy have similar symptoms, but the infectious damaging agent (virus) can be any of this large group: respiratory syncytial infection, parainfluenza, rhinoviruses, adenoviruses, reoviruses, influenza viruses, and others.

How does a cold affect the fetus during pregnancy?

Unfortunately, this question cannot be answered, it depends on:

• health status of a woman before pregnancy;
• from the period when a woman fell ill with a cold (1 trimester of pregnancy is the most unfavorable, susceptible and thinnest);
• the presence of aggravating somatic diseases.

Undoubtedly, the fetus suffers from a mother's cold during pregnancy:

• he has oxygen starvation (hypoxia);
• the risk of congenital malformations is not excluded;
• a cold can be complicated by the threat of abortion;
• secondary infections may join.

Cold symptoms during pregnancy

A true cold during pregnancy manifests itself in the same way as in the "pre-pregnant" body. Among the symptoms of SARS during pregnancy:

• runny nose;
• acute sore throat;
• sneeze;
• headaches and pain in the eyeballs;
• fatigue, weakness, dizziness;
• joint and muscle pain, body aches;
• liquid stool;
• temperature rise;
• enlargement of the lymph nodes.

flu during pregnancy

Influenza during pregnancy, unlike rhinovirus, adenoviral infection, has more pronounced symptoms of intoxication (high fever, muscle pain, aching joints, severe fatigue). They prevail over the catarrhal phenomena. The flu is characterized by an acute onset against the background of complete well-being. A pregnant woman can clearly answer the question of when she fell ill to the nearest minute.

Influenza is dangerous for the development of severe forms of the disease, the addition of a bacterial infection. Therefore, the treatment of influenza in pregnant women must necessarily occur in a hospital.

How to treat a cold during pregnancy?

In the first place in the treatment is the observance of the regimen: you need to get enough sleep, limit physical activity, be very attentive to yourself and to changes in your condition. Because during the illness there should not be any factors that require additional expenditure of strength. All symptoms of intoxication with ARVI are removed by drinking plenty of water. A cold during pregnancy with a temperature of more than 38.5 ° C requires the appointment of antipyretics.

In such a state, when the nose is so stuffed up that breathing is difficult and the pregnant woman cannot sleep because of this, nasal decognestants (vasoconstrictor drugs) are prescribed. In most cases, they are safe, but if they are taken occasionally: during the day, no more than 3-4 times in a short course. During pregnancy, due to increased blood circulation, the drug enters the bloodstream more than in a non-pregnant body, and systemic manifestations can be observed - increased blood pressure, angiospasms. Spasm of the vessels of the placenta leads to a violation of the blood supply to the fetus and hypoxia, an increase in heart rate in the baby.

cold medicine during pregnancy

Practice shows that during pregnancy, women often self-administer antiviral treatment. But it has been proven that they "work" only with the flu. For the rest of SARS, they do not have an evidence base and their reception is useless at best.

The effect of drugs for ARVI during pregnancy:

• Viferon suppositories for colds are prescribed quite often, but they are ineffective. This is a group of interferons, an analogue of Viferon - Biferon. It can be used as an adjuvant for the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections during pregnancy, but not as the main one.
• , since it is not known for certain how they affect the fetus. There is very little research in this area.
• Herbs and dietary supplements are highly discouraged. There is a generally accepted principle here - what is not thoroughly studied - do not apply.
• Vitamins are drugs that help the body fight disease. They are needed. But if antiviral agents and other drugs have already been prescribed, it is better to postpone their intake until the main treatment is completed. Several drugs in plasma may interact and have different effects than expected.
• It used to be that vitamin C helped people recover and shorten the time they were sick. Studies have been conducted in which it is proved that globally vitamin C does not affect the course of SARS. For prevention, this biologically active vitamin is also not worth taking. For this purpose, a large dosage is used - 1 gram. At this high concentration, the vitamin crosses the placenta and could theoretically affect the baby. What this impact will be has not been studied.
• Antibiotics - antimicrobial drugs - are not prescribed at the onset of colds (flu and SARS), since they do not act on the virus. Antibiotic treatment at the beginning of a viral infection does not prevent the development of a bacterial infection in the future. If a bacterial infection develops while taking antibiotics, then you will have to change the pills to another group of drugs. Microorganisms develop resistance - they become insensitive to the drug. Therefore, treatment with any antibiotics is prescribed only by a doctor upon the presence of a bacterial infection.

How to bring down the high temperature during pregnancy?

High temperature during pregnancy is one of the most unfavorable factors affecting the fetus. Animal experiments have shown that high temperatures in the 1st trimester can cause malformations. The damaging effect of temperature begins when the temperature rises by more than 1.5 degrees and persists for at least 8 hours.

Paracetamol

In order to reduce the temperature during pregnancy, you can take drugs that you can baby and do not wait until it drops on its own.

At the beginning of pregnancy, the temperature can be 37.2 - 37.5 ° C - this is normal and does not require treatment. But if the temperature is 38.5 ° C, this temperature must be brought down.

The safest and most studied drug from the group of antipyretic drugs is paracetamol. It can be taken for pain of any localization (head, throat,). However, like all drugs, it has side effects. That is, an adverse effect on the mother and, in high concentrations, on the fetus is possible. Paracetamol is hepatotoxic - it can affect the liver. During pregnancy, with a cold, you can use the drug at a dose of up to 2 grams, in extreme cases - up to 4. In the 3rd trimester, paracetamol is recommended to be taken at a dose of no more than 1 gram and in monotherapy (not in combination with other drugs, such as caffeine, vasoconstrictors).

Analgin

Side effects of analgin are very rare, despite this they are very significant: agranulocytosis, the risk of developing nephroblastoma (Williams tumor) and leukemia in a child increases. During pregnancy, with a cold, metamizole (analgin) should not be taken, its use in the 3rd trimester is especially dangerous. The use of analgin is associated with the development of agranulocytosis in the newborn. Combined preparations of metamizole sodium - also can not be taken.

Agranulocytosis is a sharp decrease in leukocytes and monocytes in the blood, the child's body immediately becomes available to bacterial, fungal infections, since there are no cells in the blood that can resist diseases.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of colds in pregnant women in the 3rd trimester

Diclofenac, ketanal, ketarol, ibuprofen - according to indications and with the permission of a doctor, can be used in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy. In the third trimester, only paracetamol is allowed to be used again.

Risks for the baby when taking NSAIDs in the 3rd trimester:

• Premature closure of the ductus arteriosus leading to pulmonary hypertension. She is very difficult to treat.
• The use of NSAIDs can delay the date of birth - it initiates a prolonged pregnancy.
• Increased blood loss during childbirth, as the blood clotting function of the mother decreases.
• Formation of diaphragmatic hernias.
• Retardation of intrauterine development of the fetus.
• Reducing the amount of amniotic fluid.
• When taking NSAIDs immediately before childbirth - at the end of the term - the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in the newborn is higher.
• Cerebrovascular hemorrhage in a child

Paracetamol is the drug of choice for reducing fever during pregnancy. Do not take Analgin and its combinations with other active ingredients. Avoid for treatment in the 3rd trimester of any non-steroidal anti-inflammatory diseases (after). Before and it is not advisable to take any painkillers and antipyretic drugs.

Cold prevention during pregnancy

With the help of preventive measures, you can prevent colds (flu and SARS). During pregnancy, it is very undesirable to attend mass events: theaters, exhibitions, concerts, especially during colds (autumn, winter). Public transport should be avoided. These unpretentious actions are recommended to be used when planning a pregnancy, when the spouses are trying to get pregnant.

It is necessary to treat yourself with great caution and observe those around you during the flu epidemic in order to notice and isolate yourself in time, or immediately exclude contact with a sick family member.

If someone gets sick at home, and there is no way to send the sick person to relatives, for example, a husband or child, it is necessary to “relocate” the patient to a separate room, provide separate dishes and regularly ventilate the rooms. If the house has a portable UV lamp for home use, be sure to “quartz” the premises.

If there are children of preschool age, then it is advisable to interrupt the child's visit to kindergarten, developmental activities, etc. Children at this age often get sick, they are in contact with peers, exchange microflora and get sick. A baby can get sick easily, but for a pregnant mother, the infection can be quite serious.

A gauze bandage practically does not help a healthy person not to get sick. But if there is no other way out, it can and should be used, while changing it every 2 hours, washing and ironing is a must. If there is a family member in the house who has a cold, everyone should wear masks, both healthy and sick.

During the epidemic, it is undesirable to visit the doctor of the antenatal clinic. If you have the opportunity to agree with your doctor for a certain time - do it. This will reduce your risk of contracting the flu while waiting in line. By order, pregnant women are admitted on certain days when only healthy pregnant women come to the appointment (as in a children's clinic - the day of a healthy child). It can be any day appointed by the LCD administration.

If a pregnant woman accidentally came into contact with a sick person - on the street, in an elevator, then when you come home you need to wash your hands with soap and rinse your nose with saline, gargle. This will reduce your risk of getting sick. The virus, getting on the mucous membrane, just stays on the surface for some time and then penetrates into the cells. If, when you come home, you do a lavage of the mucous membranes, then the chances of developing colds are reduced. The throat can be gargled with saline or chamomile decoction. Do not use soda for rinsing, it dries the mucous membranes. It can be used when there is plaque on the tonsils and it needs to be loosened. It is undesirable to add iodine. It will penetrate in high concentrations into the blood through the mucous membrane, and is dangerous to the fetus.

Before going outside, you can apply Oxalin ointment and Viferon ointment to the mucous membrane, it will not have an antiviral effect, but will become a mechanical barrier to the penetration of the virus. Upon returning home, the nose should be rinsed again.

To strengthen the immune system, a pregnant woman can take vitamin D in consultation with the doctor. You can compensate for its deficiency with the help of fatty varieties of fish and eggs.

What to do if a pregnant woman is sick with SARS or influenza?

If you experience cold symptoms in the 1st to 3rd trimesters of pregnancy, stay home and stay in bed. Be sure to contact the doctor from the antenatal clinic or paramedic by phone and get advice over the phone. Do not take self-treatment without your doctor's permission. The maximum that you can do on your own is a plentiful hot drink in the form of homemade chicken broth, tea with fresh or frozen raspberries or currants (not to be confused with jam, in which there is a minimum of useful substances after cooking). You can drink warm milk with honey if you are not allergic to bee products.

The liquid that enters the general bloodstream when drinking tea reduces general intoxication and the effect on the fetus, due to the increase. Phytomixtures - tinctures of chamomile, ginseng, licorice are extremely harmful to the fetus, as they are prepared with alcohol.

Folk remedies for the treatment of colds during pregnancy

Healers recommend in the acute period to use a natural immunomodulator - horseradish. The root is rubbed on a fine grater, mixed in a ratio of 1: 1 with sugar, and infused for 12 hours in the refrigerator. Take 1 teaspoon per hour.

Chicken broth made from homemade chicken with the addition of dill, pepper, a large amount of onion has a miraculous effect: it reduces the symptoms of a cold and acts on cellular immunity. The tool gives strength, gives a feeling of comfort and satisfaction, enhances the outflow of mucus from the nasopharynx and bronchi, stimulates the restoration of damaged cells, restores the function of the ciliated epithelium of the nasopharynx. The broth from concentrates does not have the listed effects.

An excellent antimicrobial agent -. The root is crushed, 2 teaspoons are poured with boiling water and infused for 10-20 minutes. You can add a slice to the drink.

It has bactericidal properties. It contains phytoncides with antiviral action and vitamins. It can be eaten or inhaled.

It is necessary to be treated for a pregnant cold very carefully so as not to harm the child!

Ideally, it would be better for a future mother not to get sick at all, but few people manage to avoid colds and flu during the cold season. Even if you reduce contacts with the outside world to a minimum, viruses can be brought into the house by a family member who has come unstuck.

Furthermore! Sometimes they attack us from within without any external infection, because they doze in the genetic apparatus of cells, waiting for a favorable moment to declare themselves. Pregnancy is just one of these conditions.

The protective system of the female body, due to physiological reasons, is in a state of forced oppression - immunosuppression. This is a guarantee that the mechanism of protecting the internal environment from everything alien will not work against the emerging life. Full tissue compatibility is possible only between two clones or identical twins, but not between a future mother and her baby!

However, the same immunosuppression that curbs rejection reactions and keeps a pregnancy going makes a woman highly susceptible to seasonal infections. If you catch one of them, act wisely so as not to harm the child!

How not to treat a cold

No chemicals can be taken during pregnancy (and the vast majority of drugs from a pharmacy are powerless against viruses), but herbal medicine must also be approached with caution: herbs are sometimes more powerful than drugs!

Phytomixtures

Drugs containing alcohol are prohibited (even in small quantities it is harmful to the fetus!), Especially tinctures of immunostimulants - licorice, echinacea, lemongrass, zamaniha, leuzea, ginseng, rhodiola rosea ... They increase blood pressure and speed up the pulse, increasing the load on the hard working the heart of the expectant mother and the vascular system of the baby.

His tiny heart is already beating at a frantic pace, making more than 200 beats per minute. Accelerating this pace means wearing out the developing heart muscle and laying the foundation for cardiac ailments.

Tip: use an immunostimulant that does not give undesirable effects. This is horseradish, which has long been used for colds during pregnancy by traditional medicine. Grate its root on a fine grater, mix with the same amount of sugar, leave in a warm place for 12 hours, strain and take 1 tbsp. every hour during the acute period of a cold.

How to treat a runny nose

Vasoconstrictor drops during pregnancy

Use preparations such as galazolin and naphthyzinum only at the peak of a runny nose, strictly observing the dosage (1-2 drops, not a quarter of a bottle at a time!) And the frequency, which depends on the type of active substance. Some drugs are used 1-2 times a day, others - 4-5 times: carefully read the instructions!

The less you use these drops, the better. Why?

1. The vasoconstrictive effect can also spread to the arteries of the placenta, disrupting the blood supply to the fetus if you drip the medicine too often, for a long time or a lot. Some of it is absorbed through the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, while the other flows into the esophagus and enters the blood from the digestive system.

2. Such drops have the unpleasant property of causing spasm not only of the afferent, but also of the efferent vessels, increasing the swelling of the nasal mucosa. The action begins to manifest itself from the 3-5th day of illness, forming a dependence on the drug. They dripped - and it became easier to breathe, and an hour later the nose was stuffed up even more and you again reached for the drops - it's not for nothing that modern doctors call them drugs for the nose!

In pregnant women, such a dependence occurs more easily than in everyone else: the hormonal background is such that nasal congestion is sometimes felt throughout all 9 months, and after childbirth, the manifestations of vasomotor rhinitis magically disappear. This is another reason to be careful with vasoconstrictor drops - since modern science and traditional medicine know many other remedies for the common cold!

Tip: rinse your nose from a syringe with a weak saline solution (a glass of water - table salt on the tip of a knife) and instill sea water-based products (Aquamaris, Salin) into your nose.

Vitamins for colds in pregnant women

Colds-pregnancy-vitamins

The need for them in expectant mothers is already high, and during illness it increases. Do I need to take them extra?

Warming up during pregnancy

Pregnancy-cold-thermal treatments

Many of them are contraindicated in your position. You may be accustomed to taking a hot bath with salt and herbs when you have a cold. During pregnancy, you will have to forget about it! Soaring your legs is also undesirable: there is a real danger of reflexively stimulating the uterus, provoking an abortion or premature birth.

But even if nothing like this happens, the bad thing is that the blood will flow to the veins of the legs (stretch them and cause swelling), and at the same time it will be removed from the placenta: during the procedure, the baby will suffer from a lack of nutrition and oxygen.

Tip: you can soar hands under a hot water tap for a future mom - this is an excellent remedy for a runny nose and sore throat! Dry heat won't hurt either. You feel that you are starting to unstick, wrap a warm scarf around your neck, put on woolen socks (you can put a little mustard powder in them or cut out insoles from mustard plasters), warm pajamas and go to bed: it is possible that by morning the cold will pass without a trace.

Homeopathic cold treatment

Unlike traditional medicines, homeopathy is not harmful to pregnant women..

If you feel unwell, every 15-30 minutes, dissolve in your mouth 5 grains of homeopathic (!) Antigrippin, or take a tablet of flu-hel, which has the same effect, every 15 minutes for 2 hours. To consolidate the effect, continue the same for at least another 5 days, taking antigrippin every 2 hours, and flu-hel - 3-5 times a day.

Contact your doctor if:

Advice: it is better to invite a doctor in the morning, when the painful symptoms are more pronounced and it is easier for the doctor to make a diagnosis and choose the right treatment.

What and how to treat a severe runny nose

Treatment of the common cold during pregnancy

It is difficult for mommy to breathe - and less oxygen is supplied to the baby. Moreover, with abundant mucus secreted from the nose, your body loses up to 2.5 liters of fluid. Drink more - losses need to be replenished!

• Place an additional pillow under the head: this will reduce swelling and inflammation in the mucous membrane, and it will become easier to breathe.
• Massage the points at the outer base of the nostrils with the tips of your index fingers - nasal congestion will immediately decrease.
• Apply a little Asterisk balm several times a day to the bridge of your nose, temples and those places on your face where you feel discomfort.
• A hot infusion of plantain, wild strawberry leaves and St. John's wort helps from a runny nose and sinusitis: 2 tbsp. Spoons of any herb pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, strain and drink half a glass 2-3 times a day.
• It cleans the nasal cavity well, making breathing easier, soda-tannin drops: brew a teaspoon of tea with a glass of boiling water, evaporate for 15 minutes over low heat, strain through cheesecloth and add a teaspoon of baking soda. Bury 2-3 times a day, 1-2 pipettes in each nostril, then be sure to blow your nose.
• Phytotherapists recommend pouring 6-8 drops of fresh juices (carrot and apple) or herbal infusions into each nostril 3-4 times a day. The latter can also be used in the form of inhalations - 3-4 daily procedures for 5 minutes:
• 1. Mix St. John's wort, willow and oak bark, linden flowers and mint leaves (1:1:2:2:2). Pour 2 tbsp. collection with a glass of boiling water. Leave for 3 hours in a thermos, strain and add 3-5 drops of fir oil before drinking.
• 2. Take yarrow and oregano grass equally, sage leaves, tricolor violet root and viburnum bark. Pour 2 tbsp. collection with a glass of cold water, leave for an hour, bring to a boil, soak on fire for 5-7 minutes, cool and strain.
• 3. Make a collection of equal parts of pine buds, forest mallow flowers, coltsfoot leaves, willow bark and oregano grass. Prepare the infusion as in #2.

How to bring down the temperature?

Temperature treatment during pregnancy

• If the temperature rises sharply, and at the same time you feel chills and cannot warm up in any way, your hands and feet are icy, cover yourself with a blanket, drink a few glasses of hot diaphoretic tea and apply heating pads to your palms and soles. This will help to expand the narrowed vessels of the skin, causing a rush of blood, and thereby increase the release of heat. When you get warm, start to bring down the heat with traditional grandmother's remedies: rub your body with vodka or 3% vinegar half-diluted with water (undress for the duration of the procedure and do not rush to immediately wrap yourself up).
• For fever, brew herbal tea: 2 tbsp. dried raspberries or raspberries extracted from jam. 4 leaves coltsfoot, 3 plantain, 2 oregano. Another recipe: 1 tsp. finely chopped white willow bark pour 1 cup boiling water, cool. Drink 4 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
• prepare a coniferous cocktail in advance. Grind 100 g of young shoots of fir or pine buds and 50 g of raspberry roots. Fold in a glass jar, pouring 100 g of sugar. Add 1 tbsp. boiling water, leave for a day, and then heat for another 6-8 hours in a water bath. Leave to stand for 2 days, drain the resulting bright raspberry juice. Keep it in a dark cool place and take 1 tbsp. 4-5 times before meals.

What to do if your throat hurts?

Throat treatment during pregnancy

What to do if you lose your voice

Procedures for the treatment of throat in pregnant women

Do not try to talk, even in a whisper - it can be even more dangerous. What a loud speech. During laryngitis, whispering tenses the vocal cords, as if shouting. You can even lose your voice!

Inhale the fragrant steam every 30 minutes. Pour the herbal collection with a glass of boiling water, soak for an hour under the lid. Composition of infusions:

• 1/2 teaspoon wild rosemary leaves, 1 tsp. plantain leaves and 2 tsp. coltsfoot leaves;
• 3 tsp pine buds or lavender grass and chamomile flowers;
• 2 tsp tricolor violet herbs and 1.5 tsp. herbs of a series of tripartite;
• 1 tsp coltsfoot leaves. Mullein scepter flowers and elder flowers.

Don't gargle! Not a drop will get into the larynx anyway - during the procedure, the epiglottis tightly covers it. And the sounds when rinsing can hurt.

How to treat a cough (dry or wet)?

Treatment of cough during pregnancy

At the beginning of the illness, when the cough is dry, drink and breathe over the steam of infusions and decoctions of chamomile, plantain, sage, three-leaf watch, lime blossom. They soften the larynx and bronchi, soothe irritated respiratory mucosa and have anti-inflammatory effects.

After 2-3 days, after the cough becomes wet and sputum begins to go away, switch to decoctions of herbs with a drying, astringent and expectorant effect - snake mountaineer, lingonberry and eucalyptus leaves, rosemary herbs, yarrow and succession.

With a prolonged cough that does not “let go” of you by the end of the week. You should be examined by a doctor to rule out pneumonia.

Pregnancy is a difficult period for the psycho-emotional background and the body of the woman in labor. During this type of stress, immune defenses are weakened.

A woman is exposed to attacks of bacteria and viruses. A common cold for ordinary people during pregnancy will cause irreparable damage to the mother, the embryo.

All people get the flu. The peak incidence occurs during the change of seasons, winter, autumn. Habitual therapy will not work, as it involves the appointment of drugs.

How to cure a cold during pregnancy and save the fetus? There are recommendations for maintaining the health of the embryo and mother.

SARS, acute respiratory infections, viral diseases due to the suppressed immune system of women develop rapidly, often with complications. At the first signs of the disease, you need to start treatment so that the cold does not affect the fetus.

You can not treat yourself - it is better to consult a doctor.

It is easy to catch a cold during pregnancy by treating your own body as if it is not in the stage of bearing a child. A cunning disease that can overtake an organism weakened by pregnancy.

The expectant mother overheated in the sun and got caught in a draft, did she get cold? Cold guaranteed.

Causes and symptoms

A cold during pregnancy refers to an infectious disease that spreads to the bronchi, lungs, and throat. The cause of the occurrence is not the penetration of a viral infection from the outside, but the general weakness of the protective functions.

Immunity in pregnant women is reduced due to the fact that the body considers the fetus a foreign body, so it tries to get rid of it.

Immunosuppression, on the one hand, helps to avoid rejection of the embryo, on the other hand, it reduces the protective reaction to the penetration of viruses into the body.

Because of this, even a short stay next to a person who has a cold can provoke ARVI, acute respiratory infections in a pregnant woman.

In addition to reduced immunity, the causes of many diseases in pregnant women are:

• stress;
• hypothermia;
• gastritis;
• alcohol intake;
• smoking;
• refusal to follow the doctor's recommendations;
• non-compliance with the established diet.

Even if the expectant mother follows all the rules, does not get cold, dresses according to the weather, there is still a chance to get sick.

Colds, such as acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections, are accompanied by pronounced symptoms. In the first hours after the virus enters the body, a woman feels weakness, weakness, and a decrease in mood.

It is difficult to concentrate on something, fatigue appears. There may be clear watery discharge from the nose.

If these symptoms appear, you should immediately consult a doctor to stop the onset of the disease.

If this is not done within a day, sore throat, cough and fever will be added to the initial symptoms, nasal discharge will turn into a severe runny nose. The rapid development of the disease in pregnant women may be accompanied by future complications.

If you start to be treated immediately when the first symptoms appear, you can alleviate the course of the disease within two to three days. A preliminary examination by a doctor, testing will show what exactly the expectant mother got sick.

Depending on this, treatment is prescribed that will help restore the body and not harm the baby in the womb.

Risk of colds during pregnancy

Colds can affect the formation of the child's nervous system, provoke the development of various pathologies. It is necessary to monitor the state of the body of a pregnant woman at all times in order to prevent possible complications in the fetus.

When identifying the degree of the disease, it is not necessary to postpone treatment. It is important to remember how dangerous a cold during pregnancy is for the future baby and mother.

Viruses provoke the occurrence of inflammatory processes in the body. They, in turn, can complicate childbirth, interfere with the proper development of the fetus.

What will happen to the child if the pregnant woman still gets a cold? It depends on what type of colds, intensity, what methods of treatment are applied to the patient.

There are situations when a woman's body cannot cope without potent drugs. Then you have to choose between the health of an already existing person and the nascent fetus.

It is very undesirable if a cold appeared in the first months of pregnancy. Doctors recommend with special care to monitor the health of women at this time.

Hypothermia, long walks in the open air, sleeping in a cold room are unacceptable.

I trimester

A human pregnancy lasts for nine months. They are divided into periods called trimesters. One trimester is equal to three months.

Each period is due to the peculiarities of the development of the fetus, the formation of internal organs, the nervous system, and the brain. The first trimester is the most important and at the same time one of the most dangerous periods of pregnancy.

The combination of a cold and early pregnancy is undesirable. This should be avoided as much as possible. Rubella is one of the most dangerous viral diseases that can affect the body of a mother and child.

Without a thorough analysis, an examination by a doctor, you can confuse it with the usual SARS. From this, the risk of disease only increases. The only difference is a mild rash.

If a woman gets a cold in the first trimester of pregnancy, this can adversely affect the fetus. Until the tenth week, future organs and systems are formed and laid in the embryo.

If a viral infection enters the body at this time, development can bring disastrous consequences in the form of pathologies, diseases, and complications.

The period is due to the formation of the embryo as a person. He has the beginnings of the heart, internal organs, nervous system, blood circulation.

He is weak to withstand the effects of a viral infection. The disease, which has taken a severe form, will cause irreparable damage to the external and internal condition of the fetus.

The danger of a cold in the first trimester is also due to the fact that a woman may not know that she is already pregnant. At the same time, it will be treated with the usual means and methods, unaware of the damage it causes to the development of the fetus.

The use of potent drugs in early pregnancy, in the treatment of colds, for a child can be fatal.

Self-treatment for a cold is prohibited. It is recommended to consult a doctor for an accurate diagnosis. A competent specialist will select the right drugs that will not harm the development of the fetus in the future.

II trimester

In the second trimester, the fetus gradually turns into a small person. A placenta is formed around him, through which nutrients enter his body.

And also it is a kind of protection against the effects of viral infections, bacteria. The course of the disease at this time will affect the development of the baby to a lesser extent, but without proper treatment, anything can happen.

It is just as easy to catch a cold in the second trimester of pregnancy as it is in the first. During this period, the effect of viruses on the fetus will be reduced, but complications may affect the placenta.

Without proper treatment of a viral infection, feto-placental insufficiency develops. This causes problems for the fetus itself.

The disease and the development of deficiency can cause the child to not receive nutrients, minerals, vitamins in the womb. This is due to a violation of the bonds in the placenta.

Due to the lack of oxygen and nutrition, the fetus can get hypoxia. If timely action is not taken, the child will be weak.

In the second trimester, the nervous system actively develops. If in the first months its foundations were laid, then the second period is due to the careful formation of nerve endings.

The severe development of a viral disease, the appearance of complications will deal a blow to the new nervous system of the baby. Because of this, he may suffer in the future of various kinds of nervous diseases.

In addition, the disease can provoke:

• disruption in the development of the endocrine system;
• miscarriage (14th week of pregnancy);
• the occurrence of infertility in girls;
• improper bone formation.

Self-treatment during this period is not recommended by doctors. Future mothers, their relatives and husbands should understand that improper treatment can provoke greater consequences than the disease itself.

It is necessary to take medicines only as prescribed by the attending physician and gynecologist. It is also necessary to use alternative methods of treatment with caution.

III trimester

The third trimester is the final one in the formation of the child's body. In the event of internal pathologies, characteristics of the mother's body, sometimes the third trimester is accompanied by the danger of premature birth.

Modern medicine is able to exit children born at earlier stages of pregnancy. However, it is worth avoiding such a development of events so as not to provoke the appearance of diseases in the child.

The opinion that getting a cold in the third trimester of pregnancy is safe is wrong. At this time, the expectant mother should be careful about her body and the fetus.

A cold at this time can result in complications for the woman herself, not only for the child.

When the first signs of a cold appear, measures should be taken immediately to stop the disease. Delay will provoke a deterioration in the state of the immune system.

This will complicate childbirth, the disease can spread to an unborn child.

In the last months of pregnancy, a woman's body is subjected to daily stress. Due to the fetus, which takes on a large size, the internal organs of the mother are compressed.

It puts pressure on all the woman's life support systems. It is difficult for her to breathe, move, sit, lie down, pick up things and perform her usual activities.

The danger of a cold in late pregnancy is due to the fact that the body of the expectant mother is as weakened as possible. Due to the deformation of the internal organs, the very course of the disease, the state of weakness, loss of strength cannot have a positive effect on health.

It will be very difficult to carry a viral infection. A viral infection that struck a woman's body in the last weeks of pregnancy can pass to a child at birth.

Cold treatment during pregnancy

No matter how long a pregnant woman is, at the first sign of a cold, you must immediately take sick leave and stay at home. It is highly undesirable to carry a viral infection on your feet.

For treatment, folk remedies for pregnant women are used for colds, rarely drugs. You can find out how to treat a cold in early pregnancy from a doctor.

What can a pregnant woman do with a cold? Treatment options, the number of drugs depend on the period at which the sick woman is.

Treatment of a cold during pregnancy in the 1st trimester is accompanied by a mandatory consultation with your doctor. With a mild form of the disease, the doctor may advise the use of folk remedies:

1. To lower the body temperature, use a sponging with water. Under no circumstances should strong drinks be used! You can also add vinegar to the water. Dilute with water in proportions of 1 to 3 if the fortress is 9%.
2. Sore throats are relieved by gargling solutions. In a glass of warm water, dilute one teaspoon of salt, soda, drop a drop of iodine. Rinse several times a day until the symptom disappears. For the same purposes, chamomile in bags, calendula, sage are suitable.
3. You can get rid of a cough with a proven old remedy - boil potatoes in their uniforms, create the effect of a steam room, breathe in pairs. Inhalations can be done with mineral water.
4. For a runny nose, use drops based on natural oils or just use oil. Sea buckthorn dries the mucous well, reduces inflammation and wounds.

Treatment for a cold during pregnancy in the 2nd trimester is slightly different. The main rule - to be at rest - also applies to this period. You can also use folk remedies.

In addition, you can use vitamin complexes for pregnant women, with the main emphasis on herbal treatment. Drink a lot of decoctions from berries, raspberries, honey, rose hips. Use honey, rubbing and warming ointments.

In the second trimester, your doctor may prescribe medications to alleviate the course of the disease. Those that are based on penicillin are safe.

Antiseptic agents are used to eliminate sore throat. In case of influenza, antiviral drugs are prescribed.

How can I treat a cold during pregnancy in the 3rd trimester? The woman is recommended bed rest. The use of drugs during this period is undesirable, since their effect may affect the fetus.

You can be treated with folk remedies, medicines based on herbs. For cough, take decoctions of licorice, coltsfoot, linden, calendula, chamomile.

Remove runny nose by washing with sea water. At elevated temperatures, drink teas with the addition of raspberries, antipyretic herbs. What else to treat for a cold during pregnancy in the last stages will tell the doctor.

You should contact him in any case to avoid complications of the disease.

What treatments are prohibited during pregnancy

Preserving the health of a woman during pregnancy is an important and priority task. After all, any outside intervention in a woman's body during pregnancy can turn into a disaster.

Colds are dangerous because they do not pose a serious threat to an ordinary person who is not in the process of bearing a fetus.

It is forbidden to take strong drugs during pregnancy, drugs that depress the life support of the fetus. If you do not follow this rule, the active substances in the tablets can provoke embryo mutations. In fatal cases, provoke a miscarriage.

Uncontrolled intake of drugs during pregnancy will bring problems to the body of the mother and fetus. A trained, experienced specialist should be engaged in the treatment of colds in pregnant women.

When visiting a doctor, it is important to make sure of his competence. It is desirable that the consultation is carried out in conjunction with the gynecologist who is leading the pregnancy.

A large number of drugs that are prescribed for the treatment of colds are dangerous for pregnant women. Taking antibiotics during this period is contraindicated. You can not use chloramphenicol, anti-inflammatory drugs. Flu vaccines are prohibited.

Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on the degree of influence on the fetus. The safest belong to group A - vitamins. Their reception does not affect the development of the child in the womb.

The most dangerous are group X. These include hormones, cancer drugs. If in doubt, you should consult your doctor about prescribed medications. You may need to see a different doctor.

Not all folk remedies are good for pregnant women. So, you can not overheat, take hot baths, baths, soar your legs. Eat plenty of raspberries, warming herbs. Watch for the absence of juniper and strawberries in herbal decoctions.

To fight a cough, you do not need to use syrups. They depress the respiratory system of the fetus, negatively affect the health of the expectant mother. Self-medication can result in complications, pathologies of fetal development, and deterioration in the health of the mother.

Cold prevention during pregnancy

It is possible to prevent the disease, rather than treat it, with proper prevention of colds during pregnancy. To avoid infection during the high season of the disease - in winter, in autumn - you need to go out into public places with a medical mask on your face.

Washing the nose with mineral water and taking vitamins for pregnant women helps to cope with a possible infection.

Prevention of colds during pregnancy prevents infection with colds. To stay healthy, you need to eat right, dress according to the weather, do not overcool.

Caught a cold during pregnancy? Read our article to find out which medicines are safe for you and your baby, as well as what non-medical remedies can help relieve symptoms.

When you are pregnant, your immune system works worse than usual.- which is actually good, because the child is technically a foreign object. The downside of this immunosuppression is that your body can't fight off colds like it normally does. All of this makes you more vulnerable to common viruses and colds.

Cold during pregnancy- unpleasant, but, unfortunately, it occurs quite often in the cold season. In addition, you are slightly more likely to catch a cold. But it shouldn't upset you more than usual just because you're pregnant. Medications are not the only way you can fight disease. There are more gentle methods.

What are the symptoms of a cold during pregnancy?

A cold usually starts with a sore throat or itching that lasts for several days, and then other cold symptoms gradually appear:

• runny nose
• sneezing
• fatigue
• , especially towards the end of a cold
• low or no temperature (usually less than 37.7°C)

Why is a cold dangerous during pregnancy?

Having more than three colds during pregnancy increases your baby's risk of developing asthma. Many experts come to this conclusion, but they do not give even more accurate data on this matter, because the genetic factor is also involved. You just have to take it into account.

Fever at any time during your pregnancy, and especially during the first trimester of pregnancy, can affect the baby and increase the risk of birth defects.

A high temperature should be brought down promptly, because it can be dangerous for a developing child.

See below than to bring down the temperature in pregnant women.

In general, a cold during pregnancy is not a cause for concern, but you should be attentive to your condition.

How and how can you treat a cold during pregnancy in the 1st trimester?

Of course, it is better not to expose the fetus to drugs, especially in the first trimester, when its organs are being formed. However, sometimes drugs need to be taken for medical reasons or to relieve symptoms of an illness.

If you get a cold during pregnancy, the treatment will be different because pregnant women cannot take certain medicines. This is most dangerous during the first trimester of pregnancy (up to the 12th week), because the organs and tissues of the child are formed during this period. Thus, the good health of the expectant mother is very important.

Pregnant women should treat already the first symptoms of a cold: a slight temperature and general weakness.

Best of all, various types of tea with herbs will help with this. It is very important to drink plenty of fluids, rest more, ventilate and humidify the room.

• If symptoms develop, nasal congestion and a runny nose appear, then washing the nasal cavity with sea water and saline helps very effectively.
• If a runny nose persists, use sprays and nasal drops, but these medicines should not be used for more than 3-5 days.
• , dry cough can be relieved by herbal lozenges; sputum is eliminated by various syrups.
• All symptoms of a cold during pregnancy are quite effectively treated with homeopathic remedies, but they must be under the supervision of doctors.

How and how can you treat a cold during pregnancy in the 2nd trimester?

Some of the ingredients of cold medicines are not suitable during pregnancy. For example, warming skin creams: many of these contain substances that can be absorbed through the skin and affect the baby.

What to avoid:

• coffee dehydrates you
• should be avoided dairy products. They can block the body and affect the speed of digestion, more energy will be spent
• avoid excessive loads. Your body is working hard to get rid of the disease and to support the baby.
• flights. Changes in air pressure will put unnecessary stress on the respiratory system.

• Blueberry- excellent source. Eat it and other foods that contain this vitamin
• great for elimination
• Onion And . They can absorb microbes. At least just cut it and leave it on the bedside table
• Green tea. Maintains fluid balance and relieves symptoms. But tea contains tannin, which can reduce iron absorption.
• helps to calm down.

And there are a number of other remedies that should not be neglected during your pregnancy:

• Salty water is a great way to relieve a sore throat. Bath salts will not only help you relax, but also speed up the healing process and help you remove toxins from your body. A saline nasal spray will help relieve congestion.
• Skin cream soothes and softens, especially around your nose if you regularly blow your nose. Also use calendula or a vitamin E based cream to prevent irritation.
• Socks will give you a lot of heat that is lost through the legs.
• try talk less, shout or even communicate in a whisper. All this can irritate the respiratory system even more.
• Keep in clean your hands and the body, because it helps prevent the accumulation and spread of germs.
• For the rest, you need more sleep and rest. The faster you will recover, and your body will have more resources to fight the disease.

How and how can you treat a cold during pregnancy in the 3rd trimester?

Colds during pregnancy are difficult to bear, especially during the third trimester of pregnancy. Most medications are usually taken before 38 weeks. After all, then you take these drugs too close to the birth of the baby, and this can affect the safety of the child. It is equally important that you contact your doctor before taking any medication, including those sold without a prescription.

Expectorants can help reduce the amount of mucus produced and clear the passageways. Coughing at night will then not bother you so much. Restful sleep is important for you and your baby.

Nasal congestion can be treated with a number of home solutions that are very effective. Here are some of the best and most popular home remedies:

cold medicines during pregnancy

Medicines for treating colds in pregnant women may include the following:

• antihistamines to relieve symptoms;
• antitussives to suppress cough;
• expectorants to thin sputum;
• decongestants to relieve congestion;
• analgesics to relieve pain.

IMPORTANT: Remember that medications are not 100 percent safe for you and your baby, it's best to discuss this with your doctor before taking it.

IMPORTANT: Do not take more than the recommended dose and, if possible, avoid during the first trimester of pregnancy when your baby is developing and most vulnerable.

Necessary avoid taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, salicylate sodium and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

• When taken in the first month pregnancy, they can cause miscarriage,and in the second and third may increase the risk of birth defects, especially those related to the heart.
• When used in the last trimester of pregnancy, they are highly toxic to the unborn child.

IMPORTANT: Another caution: some liquid cold medicines contain alcohol in concentrations as high as 4.75%. Look for products that are labeled "non-alcoholic".

Vaccinations are an important part of normal health care, and help prevent a number of illnesses, including the flu. The flu vaccine is recommended during flu season (October-May). It is important to get the inactive form of the virus (via vaccination) and not the live form (nasal spray).

There are studies that pregnant women are more likely to develop complications if they get the flu, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.

Some of the most common complications of the flu are bronchitis and chest infections that can develop into pneumonia.

Attention! Whooping cough in pregnant women

Folk remedies for colds during pregnancy

You can try homeopathic remedies for colds:

• Eat fresh. Just one or two pieces of fresh is enough, or you can even add it to soup, roast.
• Washing with salt water. They help moisturize your nose and are completely safe to use as often as you need.
  1. Some painkillers and antipyretics. Aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen can interfere with the development of the child in the first months and cause problems during childbirth.
  2. Majority decongestants. Most experts say they are bad for your pregnancy. Even those experts who say it's OK warn that they are safe to use after the first trimester, and only in limited quantities.
  3. Homeopathic remedies. Don't Take Echinacea, supplemental vitamins, or other herbal remedies without a medical opinion.

  Video: Colds in pregnant women

be treated for colds pregnant You need to be very careful not to harm the child!

Ideally, the expectant mother would not get sick at all, but few people manage to avoid colds and flu during the cold season. Even if you reduce contacts with the outside world to a minimum, viruses can be brought into the house by a family member who has come unstuck.

Furthermore! Sometimes they attack us from within without any external infection, because they doze in the genetic apparatus of cells, waiting for a favorable moment to declare themselves. Pregnancy is just one of these conditions.

The protective system of the female body, due to physiological reasons, is in a state of forced oppression - immunosuppression. This is a guarantee that the mechanism of protecting the internal environment from everything alien will not work against the emerging life. Full tissue compatibility is possible only between two clones or identical twins, but not between a future mother and her baby!

However, the same immunosuppression that curbs rejection reactions and keeps a pregnancy going makes a woman highly susceptible to seasonal infections. If you catch one of them, act wisely so as not to harm the child!

PREGNANCY: COLD TREATMENT

no chemicals in pregnancy you can’t take it (and the vast majority of drugs from the pharmacy are powerless against viruses), but you also need to be careful about herbal medicine: sometimes herbs are more powerful than drugs!

Phytomixtures

Drugs containing alcohol are prohibited (even in small quantities it is harmful to the fetus!), Especially tinctures of immunostimulants - licorice, echinacea, lemongrass, zamaniha, leuzea, ginseng, rhodiola rosea ... They increase blood pressure and speed up the pulse, increasing the load on the hard working the heart of the expectant mother and the vascular system of the baby.

His tiny heart is already beating at a frantic pace, making more than 200 beats per minute. Accelerating this pace means wearing out the developing heart muscle and laying the foundation for cardiac ailments.

Advice: use an immunostimulant that does not give undesirable effects. This is a horseradish that has long been used from colds during pregnancy folk medicine. Grate its root on a fine grater, mix with the same amount of sugar, leave in a warm place for 12 hours, strain and take 1 tbsp. every hour during the acute period of a cold.

PREGNANCY AND RUNNY NOSE

Vasoconstrictor drops during pregnancy

Use preparations such as galazolin and naphthyzinum only at the peak of a runny nose, strictly observing the dosage (1-2 drops, not a quarter of a bottle at a time!) And the frequency, which depends on the type of active substance. Some drugs are used 1-2 times a day, others - 4-5 times: carefully read the instructions!

The less you use such drops, the more. Why?

1. The vasoconstrictive effect can also spread to the arteries of the placenta, disrupting the blood supply to the fetus if you drip the medicine too often, for a long time or a lot. Some of it is absorbed through the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, while the other flows into the esophagus and enters the blood from the digestive system.

2. Such drops have the unpleasant property of causing spasm not only of the afferent, but also of the efferent vessels, increasing the swelling of the nasal mucosa. The action begins to manifest itself from the 3-5th day of illness, forming a dependence on the drug. They dripped - and it became easier to breathe, and an hour later the nose was stuffed up even more and you again reached for the drops - it's not for nothing that modern doctors call them drugs for the nose!

At pregnant women such a dependence occurs more easily than anyone else: the hormonal background is such that nasal congestion is sometimes felt throughout the entire 9 months, and after childbirth, the manifestations of vasomotor rhinitis magically disappear. This is another reason to be careful with vasoconstrictor drops - since modern science and traditional medicine know many other remedies for the common cold!

Advice: rinse the nose from a syringe with a weak saline solution (a glass of water - table salt on the tip of a knife) and instill into the nose based on sea water (Aquamaris, Salin).

VITAMINS FOR PREGNANT COLDS

Colds-pregnancy-vitamins

The need for them in expectant mothers is already high, and during illness it increases. Do I need to take them extra?

It all depends on the timing pregnancy and features of the disease: consult a doctor! Without his permission, a dose of pharmacy vitamins do not increase. Perhaps the doctor will advise you to support the body with ascorbic acid, which is heavily consumed during infections, or ascorutin (strengthens the walls of blood vessels and reduces the risk of bleeding during influenza).

The main thing is to observe a fine line: to make up for the deficiency of vital substances caused by the disease, but not to create hypervitaminosis. An excess of vitamin A in the early stages of pregnancy leads to malformations, and a bust of vitamins C and D in recent months is fraught with aging of the placenta.

Advice: lean on fresh fruits and vegetables and drink juices squeezed out of them (except for carrots). The body will absorb the vitamins it needs from them without an overabundance.

PREGNANCY-COLD-HONEY

Honey and bee products

With their help, we usually escape from respiratory infections. But it is better not to use this in the second half of pregnancy: an allergy may already form in an unborn baby, and a future mother may have gestational diabetes.

WARMING IN PREGNANCY

Pregnancy-cold-thermal treatments

Many of them are contraindicated in your position. Perhaps you are accustomed to taking cold hot bath with salt and herbs. For a while pregnancy she must be forgotten! Soaring your legs is also undesirable: there is a real danger of reflexively stimulating the uterus, provoking an abortion or premature birth.

But even if nothing like this happens, the bad thing is that the blood will flow to the veins of the legs (stretch them and cause swelling), and at the same time it will be removed from the placenta: during the procedure, the baby will suffer from a lack of nutrition and oxygen.

Advice: You can soar your hands under a tap with hot water for a future mother - this is an excellent remedy for a runny nose and sore throat! Dry heat won't hurt either. You feel that you are starting to unstick, wrap a warm scarf around your neck, put on woolen socks (you can put a little mustard powder in them or cut out insoles from mustard plasters), warm pajamas and go to bed: it is possible that by morning the cold will pass without a trace.

PREGNANCY: TREATMENT OF THE COLD WITH HOMEOPATHY

Unlike traditional medicines, homeopathy is not harmful to pregnant women.

If you feel unwell, every 15-30 minutes, dissolve in your mouth 5 grains of homeopathic (!) Antigrippin, or take a tablet of flu-hel, which has the same effect, every 15 minutes for 2 hours. To consolidate the effect, continue the same for at least another 5 days, taking antigrippin every 2 hours, and flu-hel - 3-5 times a day.

SEE YOUR DOCTOR IF:

Advice: it is better to invite a doctor in the morning, when the painful symptoms are more pronounced and it is easier for the doctor to make a diagnosis and choose the right treatment.

PREGNANCY: Severe runny nose

TREATMENT OF RUNNING NOSE DURING PREGNANCY

It is difficult for mommy to breathe - and less oxygen is supplied to the baby. Moreover, with abundant mucus secreted from the nose, your body loses up to 2.5 liters of fluid. Drink more - losses need to be replenished!

• Place an additional pillow under the head: this will reduce swelling and inflammation in the mucous membrane, and it will become easier to breathe.
• Massage the points at the outer base of the nostrils with the tips of your index fingers - nasal congestion will immediately decrease.
• Apply a little Asterisk balm several times a day to the bridge of your nose, temples and those places on your face where you feel discomfort.
• A hot infusion of plantain, wild strawberry leaves and St. John's wort helps from a runny nose and sinusitis: 2 tbsp. Spoons of any herb pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, strain and drink half a glass 2-3 times a day.
• It cleans the nasal cavity well, making breathing easier, soda-tannin drops: brew a teaspoon of tea with a glass of boiling water, evaporate for 15 minutes over low heat, strain through cheesecloth and add a teaspoon of baking soda. Bury 2-3 times a day, 1-2 pipettes in each nostril, then be sure to blow your nose.
• Herbalists recommend pouring 6-8 drops of juice (carrot and apple) or herbal infusions into each nostril 3-4 times a day. The latter can also be used in the form of inhalations - 3-4 daily procedures for 5 minutes:
• 1. Mix St. John's wort, willow and oak bark, linden flowers and mint leaves (1:1:2:2:2). Pour 2 tbsp. collection with a glass of boiling water. Leave for 3 hours in a thermos, strain and add 3-5 drops of fir oil before drinking.
• 2. Take equally the herb of yarrow and oregano, sage leaves, tricolor violet root and viburnum bark. Pour 2 tbsp. collection with a glass of cold water, leave for an hour, bring to a boil, soak on fire for 5-7 minutes, cool and strain.
• 3. Make a collection of equal parts of pine buds, forest mallow flowers, coltsfoot leaves, willow bark and oregano grass. Prepare the infusion as in #2.

PREGNANCY: TEMPERATURE

TREATMENT OF TEMPERATURE DURING PREGNANCY

• If temperature rises sharply, and at the same time you feel chills and cannot warm up in any way, your arms and legs are icy, cover yourself with a blanket, drink a few glasses of hot diaphoretic tea and apply heating pads to your palms and soles. This will help to expand the narrowed vessels of the skin, causing a rush of blood, and thereby increase the release of heat. When you get warm, start to bring down the heat with traditional grandmother's remedies: rub your body with vodka or 3% vinegar half-diluted with water (undress for the duration of the procedure and do not rush to immediately wrap yourself up.
• For fever, brew herbal tea: 2 tbsp. dried raspberries or raspberries extracted from jam. 4 leaves coltsfoot, 3 plantain, 2 oregano. Another recipe: 1 tsp. finely chopped white willow bark pour 1 cup boiling water, cool. Drink 4 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
• prepare a coniferous cocktail in advance. Grind 100 g of young shoots of fir or pine buds and 50 g of raspberry roots. Fold in a glass jar, pouring 100 g of sugar. Add 1 tbsp. boiling water, leave for a day, and then heat for another 6-8 hours in a water bath. Leave to stand for 2 days, drain the resulting bright raspberry juice. Keep it in a dark cool place and take 1 tbsp. 4-5 times before meals.

PREGNANCY: THROAT HURT

THROAT TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY

PREGNANCY: VOICE LOST

PROCEDURES IN THE TREATMENT OF THE THROAT OF PREGNANT WOMEN

Do not try to talk, even in a whisper - it can be even more dangerous. What a loud speech. During laryngitis, when whispering, the vocal cords tense up, as when screaming. You can even lose your voice!

Inhale the fragrant steam every 30 minutes. Pour the herbal collection with a glass of boiling water, soak for an hour under the lid. Composition of infusions:

• 1/2 teaspoon wild rosemary leaves, 1 tsp. plantain leaves and 2 tsp. coltsfoot leaves;
• 3 tsp pine buds or lavender grass and chamomile flowers;
• 2 tsp tricolor violet herbs and 1.5 tsp. herbs of a series of tripartite;
• 1 tsp coltsfoot leaves. Mullein scepter flowers and elder flowers.

Don't gargle! Not a drop will get into the larynx anyway - during the procedure, the epiglottis tightly covers it. And the sounds when rinsing can hurt.

PREGNANCY: COUGH (DRY OR WET)

TREATMENT OF COUGH IN PREGNANCY

At the beginning of the illness, when the cough is dry, drink and breathe over the steam of infusions and decoctions of chamomile, plantain, sage, three-leaf watch, lime blossom. They soften the larynx and bronchi, soothe irritated respiratory mucosa and have anti-inflammatory effects.

After 2-3 days, after the cough becomes wet and sputum begins to go away, switch to decoctions of herbs with a drying, astringent and expectorant effect - snake mountaineer, lingonberry and eucalyptus leaves, rosemary herbs, yarrow and succession.

With a prolonged cough that does not “let go” of you by the end of the week. You should be examined by a doctor to rule out pneumonia.