Contents:
- Medical Video: How Fever in Early Pregnancy Might Cause Heart, Facial Birth Defects
- Is fever when pregnant dangerous?
- What causes fever during pregnancy?
- How to treat fever during pregnancy without medication?
Medical Video: How Fever in Early Pregnancy Might Cause Heart, Facial Birth Defects
Not only a variety of serious health problems that can occur during pregnancy, but minor health problems, such as fever, can also occur when you are pregnant. Fever during pregnancy may include minor problems, it may even disappear by itself. But, still handling it must be considered when you are pregnant. You can't take any fever medicine while pregnant.
Is fever when pregnant dangerous?
Fever can occur early in your pregnancy. It is said to have a fever if your body temperature has reached 38 degrees Celsius or more. You may feel uncomfortable during fever, high body temperature, sweating, sometimes chills, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, and even dehydration.
How does fever affect the womb? One theory says that a very high fever can cause birthpox, especially fever that occurs early in pregnancy (five to six weeks after conception). However, this theory cannot really be proven. Many pregnant women have fever but their babies are fine. Fever during pregnancy may not be a serious problem but still needs special attention.
What causes fever during pregnancy?
Often, fever is an early sign that you are experiencing a more serious illness. Therefore, if your fever does not go down or get worse, you should consult your doctor immediately.
Fever is one of the body's ways to protect your baby from harm, such as viral infections and bacterial infections. Some things that can cause fever in pregnant women are:
- Influenza
- Pneumonia
- Tonsillitis (tonsils)
- Urinary tract infection
- Kidney infection (pyelonephritis)
- Hyperthyroidism
How to treat fever during pregnancy without medication?
When you have a fever, many people usually take paracetamol directly, as do pregnant women. The use of paracetamol medication during pregnancy is actually safe for you and the fetus, with the note that you use it according to the dose (the total dose in a day is no more than the maximum dose) and not used for a long time. Conversely, using aspirin during pregnancy to relieve fever is not recommended. Aspirin can penetrate the placenta so that it can harm the fetus.
If you don't want to relieve fever with drugs, you can try doing the following things.
- Lie down and compress your forehead with cold water.
- Take a warm bath, not cold water. Cold water can actually make you shiver, so your fever can increase.
- Drink plenty of water so that the body remains well hydrated. Water can also help cool your body.
- Make sure the air circulation in your home runs smoothly so that you don't get too hot.
- Avoid dressing too thick. If you are cold, you should cover your body until you are warm enough.
