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I am 7 weeks pregnant. can i use a heating a pad in my stomach to ease cramping? i read mixed reviews about it?
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The heat applied to your stomach surface will never penetrate deeply enough to bother the fetus. The fetus is surrounded by a bag of waters and nourished at a constant temperature by the placental blood flow, which keeps their temperature equal to your core body temperature, not that of the heating pad.
Answered 9/17/2023
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