Can I take cold medicine while I am pregnant?

Many women who are interested will test their ovulation period during pregnancy preparation to clearly understand when they ovulate. Therefore, if you find out that you have a cold before ovulation, you need to delay having sex, and it is best to wait until next month to plan to get pregnant. Because for some colds, you don't know whether they are serious, how long they will last, and whether they will get worse in the later stages. Therefore, the best solution is to delay pregnancy plans and plan to get pregnant after the colds are completely healed.

Within 14 days of embryo implantation, if the therapeutic drugs have an effect on the test tube embryo, they will directly act on the embryonic cells, causing the immediate death of the test tube embryo. Or it may have little impact on the test tube embryos, and the test tube embryos continue to survive healthily, which means there will be no serious harm. This is also the so-called "all or nothing" effect in medicine. Not getting pregnant means there is an effect, and getting pregnant means there is no effect.

The period from 14 days to 3 months after embryo implantation is the critical puberty development of test tube embryos and may result in fetal malformations. Therefore, if you take cold medicine during this period, it is relatively dangerous and you need to think carefully about whether you want to get pregnant again. If the doctor does not recommend continuing the pregnancy, it is best to give up.

Opportunities for taking medication during pregnancy

After the sperm and egg combine, the embryonic development process goes through three stages: non-critical period, critical period, and low-critical period.

Non-critical period: that is, the early stage of test tube embryo, 14 to 28 days after the expected date of delivery, and the 0th to 2nd week of pregnancy. Taking medicine during this stage follows the "all or nothing" standard. If you can get pregnant, there is no problem. If there is a problem, it will not be easy to get pregnant.

Critical period: 29 to 70 days after the expected date of delivery, that is, 3 to 8 weeks of pregnancy. This stage is the period of division of the fetus's organs. It is very critical. The fetus is highly sensitive to therapeutic drugs and can easily cause deformities, so it needs to be handled with extreme caution.

Low critical period: 9 to 38 weeks of pregnancy (11 to 40 weeks of gestation). During this stage, the fetus's organs are functioning and mature, and the effects of therapeutic drugs may involve growth and function levels, so the medication needs to be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

How to prevent fever and cold during pregnancy?

Some women have poor physical constitutions. If they encounter large temperature differences, they are very likely to catch a fever or a cold. This needs to be taken seriously. If you don't pay attention to your physical condition and start preparing for pregnancy right away, even if you get pregnant, it will be very inconvenient in the middle and late stages.

Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to prevent influenza. Especially after November every year, the flu virus begins to spread. If you are accidentally infected, it will have a great impact on the health of pregnant women and fetuses. The flu vaccine is given once a year and can be given to both adults and children. If you are planning to get pregnant, it is best to get the flu vaccine in advance.

In addition, rubella also needs attention. Many people pay great attention to influenza but ignore rubella. Since rubella has been quite prevalent in the past two years, it is best to check if you are planning to get pregnant to see if you have the antigen in your body. If not, it is best to get a vaccine.

Studies have found that increasing outdoor activities can effectively enhance the body's immunity and reduce the frequency of fever and colds. If you are preparing to get pregnant, why not exercise outdoors more often. During the period of pregnancy preparation, avoid crowded and noisy environments, try not to contact patients with fever and colds, and maintain a stable work and rest habits, all of which can prevent fever and colds during pregnancy preparation.