Electric Blanket Use First Trimester

You can also have an increased risk for miscarriage if overheated.

Electric blanket use first trimester. Overheating increases the risks associated with the use of electric blankets. It s great to use an electric blanket in the winter because they keep you very warm. The adjusted odds ratio and 95 confidence interval ci for the two major devices used electric blankets n 524 and waterbeds n. High heat could disrupt the development of neural tube in the foetus during the early stages first trimester.

Pregnant women should not use electric blankets because they produce low frequency electromagnetic fields that enter the body. Using an electric blanket on high settings frequently over the course of the pregnancy is linked to low weightin babies at birth. If this happens while you re in your first trimester when your baby s nerve tubes are still developing an overheated state can cause disruption in the neural tube development and related problems like spina bifida. It s always turned off or onto a very.

Do not use the electric blanket during the last weeks of pregnancy or end of the third trimester as the waters could break anytime. Abortion and electric bed heater use during the first trimester of pregnancy. It could very well harm your unborn baby especially in the first trimester. A higher core body temperature may cause harm to the fetus mainly in the first trimester.

We have no heating in our bedroom madness i know and it s freezing in there. Avoid using an electric blanket in the early pregnancy when the risk of miscarriage is high. Compared with non users rates of spontaneous abortion were lower for women who used electric bed heaters. It may increase the risk of an electric shock.

Discussion in pregnancy first trimester started by cherryglitter dec 21 2009. Sleeping with an electric blanket can heat you up so much that you break out into a sweat making you. Using an electric blanket on high settings frequently over the course of the pregnancy is linked to low weight in babies at birth. I know we re not supposed to go in jacuzzi s etc but are electric blankets okay.

Shop for electric blankets including fitted single double queen and king bed sizes available online or at your nearest clicks store. Electric blanket use during pregnancy. Overheating increases the risks associated with the use of electric blankets. Because no high quality evidence has linked electric blanket use with danger in pregnancy the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists and the american college of nurse midwives do not suggest that you avoid electric blankets while pregnant.

If you do use an electric blanket you ll want to keep yourself from getting overheated. You are advised that if you are pregnant to not use a heating pad or electric blanket because of the risk of electro magnetic shock. Overheating the body with an electric blanket when pregnant can be risky.