Luckily, I turned my temperature control down so I felt cold enough to sip my pop and eat my soup under a blanket.
I am four months pregnant and I am quickly learning that pregnancy lowers your immune system. I am dealing with a disappointing cold that does not seem to want to go away, then before this cold, I have not been sick in years, however when you are pregnant, your immune system is weaker because the baby is being protected in your uterus. When I first started feeling sick, I thought to myself that the summer time is the worst time to have a cold. It also does not help that it has been severely hot and humid where I live. I am super grateful for air conditioning because when I had a fever and was burning up it kept me cool. I am also grateful for air conditioning because soup and hot pop have been the only things soothing my angry throat! No one wants to drink hot pop or eat hot soup when it is hot and humid outside. Luckily, I turned my temperature control down so I felt cold enough to sip my pop and eat my soup under a blanket. I went to the doctor last month because I wanted to make sure I did not have a more extreme infection than a usual cold, however stepping out into the humid, hot air while being sick and pregnant was a new level of discomfort that I do not want to experience again. The doctor’s office had air conditioning of course, although I still felt warm. When the doctor took my temperature, she observed it was high however she waited for me to cool down because she knew how hot it was outside. She took my temperature again after I had some time to cool down in the air conditioning.