Cold during pregnancy - 3 trimester

Here comes the final stage of pregnancy. It can be considered the easiest and most difficult at the same time. On the one hand, many fears are over, including fear of miscarriage. The pregnant woman is already accustomed to her condition, to her big stomach, to mood swings. And on the other hand, she is frightened by the unknown, the birth. She feels that everything is fine with her baby. Also, many people are frightened by a cold at the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, especially if it is in the cold season.

And what, in fact, is dangerous cold on late pregnancy? Undeniable is the fact that the cold at the end of pregnancy is much less dangerous than at the beginning. One is the fact that if premature delivery happens after 28 weeks, then with the help of advanced technologies the child can be saved, soothes many future mothers. And if the cold at 31-32 week of pregnancy provokes premature birth, then the baby has a chance to survive and independently. But all this does not mean that the cold at the 3rd trimester of pregnancy is not dangerous. And not only for the baby, but for you.

For example, a cold at 34 weeks of pregnancy can affect your hormonal background, which is the week that activates the production of breast milk. For this, placental hormones are responsible, and the placenta during the illness has a very large load.

As is known, by the 37th week the fetus is already fully formed and ready for life outside the mother's tummy. However, the cold at 38-39 weeks of pregnancy is the least dangerous for the mother, but it is very dangerous for the baby. This is due, above all, to the deterioration of the placenta. The placenta on the last stages of pregnancy grows old, and the cold can "penetrate" through the placenta to the baby. This does not mean that a child can also get sick. No. But it can get medications taken by the mother for colds, toxins produced by bacteria-causing pathogens, and other substances that are not very useful for a little man.

Colds in the third trimester of pregnancy are also dangerous by water contamination. Many bacteria, unfortunately, can penetrate into the amniotic fluid, and the child in turn very often can drink it. Thus, with a cold at 8-9 months of pregnancy, bacteria can penetrate directly into the child's body, which is very dangerous. Therefore, gynecologists urgently require pregnant women to take clinical blood and urine tests every two weeks. Based on the results of these tests, as well as an ultrasound examination, the doctor can find out about the condition of both the mother, the baby, and the placenta. These tests must be taken, even if you did not have a cold in the last month of pregnancy. At any time on these, simple at first glance, analysis can be very much to learn about the health status of a pregnant woman and her fetus.

What else can be a cold in the last month of pregnancy? Many of the pregnant women think about this, but not everyone can imagine the whole possible scenario. So what can happen if a woman catches a cold during the last period of pregnancy? Let's imagine one of the bad scenarios. So, the pregnant woman caught a cold very badly. Her body is weakened, and can not fully combat the disease. This provokes premature birth. A child is born healthy, but he is not allowed to visit his mother, because she is sick. And he needs her warmth and care. And the main thing is my mother's milk! And the mother can not embrace her baby, kiss, or attach it to her breast. The latter, by the way, can be fraught with the loss of milk from my mother.

Therefore, for all the seeming harmlessness of colds during pregnancy in the 3rd trimester, remember that this is not so. And try to take all measures to stay healthy for yourself, and for the sake of your baby.