Having a cold during pregnancy and appropriate solutions

Getting a cold during pregnancy is one of the common problems. During pregnancy, the mother's resistance is somewhat reduced. Therefore, pregnant women are very susceptible to certain diseases. In particular, cold is a fairly common disease not only for pregnant women. So how to handle colds during pregnancy? Let's refer to SignsSymptomsList through the following article to know the answer!

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• 1. How common is a cold during pregnancy?
• 2. Is it dangerous to catch a cold during pregnancy?
• 3. Cold symptoms during pregnancy
• 4. How to treat colds during pregnancy?
• 5. How to prevent catching a cold during pregnancy

1. How common is a cold during pregnancy?

Getting a cold during pregnancy is a common problem. Common causes can be:

• Decreased resistance during pregnancy, so it is easy to catch colds
• The weather changes, it becomes windy, it becomes cold.
• Going to antenatal care, contacting people with colds.
• Haven't been vaccinated against the flu.

When you say you have a cold during pregnancy, you should correctly distinguish between a cold and the flu. The treatment and prevention of these two diseases are very different. More importantly, when a pregnant woman has a cold, the flu virus not only affects the mother but also the fetus.

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Colds are caused by viruses that enter the body through the respiratory tract. There are over 100 different viruses that cause colds. Colds are common in the cold and rainy seasons, when the weather changes.

Cold disease

Meanwhile, the flu is a contagious disease. This disease is caused by the Influenza virus. There are 3 main groups of influenza viruses, namely A, B and C. In 2009, the H1N1 flu pandemic broke out on a worldwide scale. With over 1.6 million people infected.

Flu

2. Is it dangerous to catch a cold during pregnancy?

Women with colds during pregnancy should not self-medicate. Because many cold medicines can affect the fetus more or less. For example, it can cause fetal distress, birth defects, miscarriage, premature birth, etc.

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Pregnant women with a severe cold can lead to strong and early uterine contractions. Accordingly, complications of premature birth or even miscarriage can occur. Babies born prematurely will have weak health and somewhat limited development than babies born at full term.

Having a cold during pregnancy has certain risks

Pregnant women with colds will feel tired, anorexia, not eating enough. That can lead to body weakness, fetal growth retardation. On the other hand, when pregnant women catch the flu, there is a risk of:

• Asthenia
• Having spine disease
• Cleft lip and cleft palate
• Spastic colitis
• Congenital renal failure.
• Babies are born at risk of autism.

Getting the flu during pregnancy can cause birth defects

In general, the common cold or flu can go away on its own. However, for the body with reduced resistance, having a cold during pregnancy can become more severe. Although not life-threatening, it greatly affects the health and development of the fetus.

3. Cold symptoms during pregnancy

Pregnant women with colds during pregnancy may experience the following symptoms:

• Dry cough or cough with phlegm.
• Sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose.
• Mild fever.
• Shortness of breath.
• Hoarseness.
• There is a feeling of chill.
• Headache, musculoskeletal pain.
• Tired.
• There may be loss of appetite, loss of appetite.

Symptoms of a cold during pregnancy can vary from woman to woman. However, pregnant women should not be subjective but should consult a specialist for appropriate treatment.

Common symptoms of a cold

4. How to treat colds during pregnancy?

In mild cases, doctors will encourage pregnant women to:

4.1 Instillation of the nose with physiological saline solution

When having a stuffy nose, runny nose, a safe measure for pregnant women is to drop the nose with 0.9% NaCl physiological saline solution. This nasal spray is quite cheap and you can buy it at any drugstore.

Physiological saline solution for nasal drops

4.2 Using lemon in combination with honey

Use a mixture of lemon juice and honey. Or mix lemon juice and honey with warm water. This measure not only helps pregnant women relieve colds and coughs, but also adds vitamin C to help increase the body's resistance.

4.3 Some other non-drug measures

• Rested.
• Warm the face, take a warm bath.
• Gargle and rinse your mouth with salt water.
• Eat lots of fruits rich in vitamin C such as oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, papayas, etc.
• Use facial steamer, essential oil nebulizer.

In cases of severe cold during pregnancy, pregnant women should consult a specialist. Doctors will prescribe cold medicine that is safe for pregnant women.

4.4 Some drugs that are safe for pregnant women to use to treat colds include

• Paracetamol pain reliever.
• A class of drugs that treat influenza viruses, such as Tamiflu, have been shown to be safe for pregnant women.
• Antihistamines H1 such as: Cetirizine, Loratadin, Fexofenadin, ...
• Cough suppressant Eugica, Dextromethorphan.

However, pregnant women should not arbitrarily use these drugs, but should take them as prescribed by a specialist!

5. How to prevent catching a cold during pregnancy

Measures to prevent colds during pregnancy include:

• Get vaccinated against the flu.
• Eat enough nutrients to increase resistance.
• Reasonable rest.
• Daily light exercise
• Limit going to crowded places.
• Wash your hands often.

Vaccine against flu

Hopefully with the information that the article has provided, readers will better understand the problem of colds during pregnancy. From there, women, especially pregnant women, will know if they have a cold or not. At the same time, there are the most effective treatment and prevention directions.

Dr. Nguyen Lam Giang