What to do if you get heatstroke while breastfeeding

When the symptoms of heatstroke during breastfeeding are mild, you can keep the environment cool and ventilated at home, drink plenty of water and rest; if you have high fever and shortness of breath, you should seek medical treatment. When the symptoms of heatstroke during breastfeeding are mild, there may be thirst, excessive sweating, palpitations, chest tightness and other manifestations, so open the doors and windows to ventilate, reduce the ambient temperature, replenish water, eat more fruits and vegetables, and then continue to observe the situation. When symptoms are severe, the body temperature may rise to more than 38.5 ℃ or even more than 40 ℃, flushed, shortness of breath, and even delirium, convulsions, should be immediately sent to the hospital emergency treatment, to be physical hypothermia, close monitoring of vital signs, intravenous rehydration to correct the water, electrolytes, acid-base imbalance and other treatments, coma to be tracheal intubation, increased intracranial pressure can be static drip 20% mannitol. Breastfeeding should prevent heatstroke, to abandon the old custom of closing the door and window during breastfeeding, pay attention to warmth at the same time to pay attention to environmental ventilation, supplemental water, if you feel unwell in a timely manner to seek medical attention, need to comply with the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication.