Can I drink alcohol when I'm pregnant?

Pregnancy is a very special period for pregnant women, and they usually need to pay special attention, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. The development of the fetus is not stable in the early stages of pregnancy. If you don't pay attention, it is easy to cause miscarriage. Everyone knows that no matter what kind of miscarriage, it is always the women who are hurt in the end, and it will also cause women to suffer serious physical and mental harm. So can pregnant women be exposed to alcohol?

Can I drink alcohol while pregnant?

Pregnant women can be exposed to alcohol.

Pregnant mothers are forbidden to drink alcohol, but they can use alcohol to wipe the skin, which can sterilize, disinfect and reduce the temperature. But please note that alcohol is irritating and the uses of alcohol vary depending on its concentration. Therefore, pregnant women should use alcohol to wipe their skin under the guidance of a doctor. Be careful to avoid the belly area.

Can pregnant women use alcohol for disinfection?

During pregnancy, if pregnant women want to disinfect their hands or clean wounds, can they use alcohol? The answer is yes, but alcohol is irritating after all, so it is recommended not to use it as much as possible.

Medical alcohol is a more common disinfectant alcohol. Its main component is ethanol. In daily life, it is common for some people to use medical alcohol to scrub wounds in order to achieve the purpose of sterilization and disinfection. It is worth noting that the alcohol purchased in pharmacies comes in two concentrations: 75% and 95%, and the uses of these two concentrations of alcohol are different.

The main benefits of using alcohol for cleaning are that it does not hurt your hands; it is not very harmful to the human body (except for those containing methanol); it is volatile and dries quickly; generally speaking, if alcohol is applied topically to the skin of pregnant women, avoiding the belly area, a small amount of application will not be a big problem, but it depends on individual differences and is not completely absolute. The best way is to recommend regular prenatal checkups and close monitoring of the fetus in order to detect embryo abnormalities early. In addition, excessive anxiety is not good for the development of the embryo, so pregnant women are advised to maintain a good mood.

Can pregnant women use alcohol to cool down?

In addition to its disinfecting effect, alcohol also has another effect, which is physical cooling. Some people will use alcohol to cool their feverish hands because alcohol is volatile and dries quickly. Alcohol can dilate blood vessels and take away a lot of heat when it evaporates. Around 4 weeks of pregnancy, pregnant mothers can use alcohol rub baths to help reduce fever. This method cools down quickly, and the body temperature will generally drop quickly. If the temperature is not particularly high, the high volatility of alcohol can be used to reduce the temperature. It is absorbed very little in the body and has little effect on the fetus. However, if your body temperature is high, you need to go to the hospital for treatment. Don't just use physical cooling to delay the treatment.

Specific methods of cooling down with alcohol:

1. Take one part of 95% alcohol purchased from the pharmacy, add two parts of warm water, mix well and set aside; if it is 75% alcohol, add the same amount of warm water as the alcohol, and you can also add ice cubes to increase the cooling effect.

2. Use gauze or a small towel to wet it and wipe the pregnant woman's body, generally where there are more blood vessels, such as the neck, armpits, thigh roots, etc. These areas have fast blood circulation, shallow blood vessels, and are easy to dissipate heat.

3. Apply in a certain order, from top to bottom, from left to right, using a patting method until the skin turns slightly red. Pay attention to keeping the rubbed body parts warm. Move quickly, 5-10 minutes each time.