Fever during pregnancy: the norms and deviations

Contents:

• Common causes of the temperature rise in the first trimester
• Dangerous consequences of exceeding temperature norms in pregnant
• Algorithm of actions at different temperature indicators
• The most important stage of a woman's life - motherhood

Pregnancy - a very exciting event, especially for those who are waiting for the firstborn, or who it came after years of failed attempts. But regardless of the degree of health and awareness of the nuances of the waiting child, every woman during pregnancy is very sensitive to the slightest changes in your body and listen to the processes taking place inside.

Status of pregnancy is accompanied by a mass of non-standard for the common man "deviations", which for a woman in the position are the norm. The most common of them - nausea, a strong demand for any particular product or amazing combination, pain in unexpected parts of the body.

Temperature 37 pregnancy, too, in the absence of other symptoms, clearly indicating the nature of coed or inflammatory ailments, it is considered the norm. But all this, of course, raising concern about future moms factors, so you need to have a clear idea when, during pregnancy should continue to quietly lead normal life and, in some cases, seek immediate professional help.

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Common causes of the temperature rise in the first trimester

During early pregnancy when measuring body temperature thermometer often stops at 37 degrees. Since this indicator is used to be considered the beginning of some diseases, pregnancy begins to show great concern.

Responsibility for health hatched baby makes a woman during pregnancy too hypochondriac, it is ready for each important in its opinion about the address to the doctor. This behavior is somewhat justified, because taking care of a small body - the main task of the future mother, but to show excessive excitement and spend most of the gestation period in doctors' offices still not worth it.

When pregnancy is an increase in temperature - not always a cause for concern and a reason for the trip to the hospital. This "anomaly" due to the fact that in this period the radical hormonal changes, the body slows down heat transfer and the temperature begins to rise, offsetting the overall condition of the body. In addition, she is preparing for nurturing the baby under the influence of the hormone progesterone, which is responsible for joining and ovum to the uterus, and for the termination of her contractions, and even prepares the breast to secrete milk. The elevated temperature during pregnancy is due to just the production of more of this, one of the most important hormone.

Depending on whether the temperature and weather conditions outside the window, also can distinguish certain features. In summer, when the air is warming up, the temperature of the body during pregnancy may also increase. Expectant mothers should be carefully sunbathe and drink plenty of fluids to restore the body's water balance. In winter, when much of the time have to spend indoors, the temperature during pregnancy may rise because of the dry climate and the lack of a constant influx of fresh air. The woman in "interesting" position must spend more time on the street, and if the weather does not allow - often aired.

Whichever of these factors may have been relevant, it must be remembered that they are not a serious cause for concern, the body temperature during pregnancy in the value from 37 to 37, 4 degrees, especially in the first trimester - a normal reaction.

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Dangerous consequences of exceeding temperature norms in pregnant

If during pregnancy a woman's body temperature rises, leaves the permissible scope and reach 37, 5 degrees or more, this is the first signal that the body is infected with the expectant mother and the child's health at risk. Especially frightening and creates a high degree of threatened abortion fever in the first two weeks of pregnancy.

In the first trimester the baby is a bookmark absolutely all the organs and the formation of life-supporting systems. During this period, the body temperature, which reached the mark of 38 degrees, can start the process of fetal abnormalities. If this threshold is exceeded, and no action to normalize the status of the mother is taken, such negligence can lead to severe health problems of the child. Among the most common abnormalities in children occur during pregnancy - mental retardation, hypotonia of muscles, the central nervous system defects, microcephaly and hypoplasia of the various parts of the body or face.

The temperature increase up to the mark of 38 degrees may signal a condition not only risk to the fetus, but also for the mother. This fever occurs in pregnancy and at the wrong location of the ovum - an ectopic pregnancy. To save the life of a woman and keep her fertility, it is important to diagnose this fact time and urgently contact the hospital for surgery.

Dangerous and unpredictable increases in temperature and in late pregnancy. This may be the cause of complications in the heart and the nervous system, both the mother and the child. During this period, high temperatures may also initiate detachment of the placenta, which is fraught with premature birth and the death of the child, and, as a consequence, serious violations of women's health, up to infertility.

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Algorithm of actions at different temperature indicators

Temperatures in the range of from 37 to 37, four degrees is considered normal, it does not require medical intervention, and when kept for several days. Even if all signs of pregnant cold: cough, headache, runny nose, you just need to watch your condition and the level of body temperature, since these symptoms suggest a natural organism to fight disease agents. With a good level of immune protection sense of malaise begins to subside within a day, with reduced immunity disease will continue its development.

In the case of reaching a temperature threshold of 37, 5 degrees, the temperature should start to shoot down. First is to try traditional medicine ways: hot tea, honey, lemon, raspberry, cool compresses and rubbing. From pharmaceuticals to use is allowed only paracetamol is considered the safest for the fetus. It is strictly forbidden to take aspirin and drugs based on it, because they reduce blood clotting and may cause bleeding, like his mother and the fetus. In addition, aspirin - the strongest proponent appearance of malformations.

If there has been no positive changes, and the temperature hit 38 degrees, it is necessary to address urgently to the clinic for medical assistance, such as a temperature indicator is a sign of infection. With timely medical attention for great chance to quickly lock focus of the disease and strengthen the immune response, allowing the woman to recover more quickly and in time to create a protective barrier to the fetus.

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The most important stage of a woman's life - motherhood

For a woman to bear a child, the primary task is to create the ideal conditions for its growth and development, so during pregnancy the expectant mother is committed to do everything necessary to protect your baby from adverse factors.

Already in the first weeks of pregnancy many women there are concerns that all they are doing is right and everything is okay with the fruit. The emergence of different fears during pregnancy contributes primarily hormonal changes the body, but even when the hormone level comes in more or less balanced state, the women do not stop to meticulously study the changes in your body and pay attention to any detail. Being very hypochondriac by nature, they often raise the alarm because of the common ailments, and even not having them.

Increased body temperature - the most common "disease" Women are in a delicate position. But any expert will confirm that during pregnancy should not be afraid figures thermometer up to 37, 4 ° C, and advises not to worry.

The temperature rise during pregnancy should, of course, necessary. But to elevate it to the status of the primary objectives and entirely given to the process of finding any abnormality is absolutely not worth it. Free time, appeared during pregnancy, you should use to read books that had not had the time to a favorite hobby or learning a new profession.

Motherhood - such a wonderful time of life that you should not spend it on a rigorous self-analysis condition of the body, inventing non-existent disease, exaggerated the health risks and, moreover, unnecessary self. In pregnancy, everything should be in moderation, and then the joy of carrying the baby will be a constant companion throughout all 9 months.