Pregnancy & Overheating: Understanding and Managing Heat During Pregnancy

Question
My  best friend is 7 mos. Pregnant with first child and she called me about her concern about her pregnancy. She said that her fiance don't believe her that she feel hot in their apt bedroom with a/c vent open. She use fan and humidifer to help her feel cool while their a.c. Set to degree of 72. they don't help her feel cool in bedroom. She sleep on couch in liiving room which cooler than their bedroom for 2 mos and feel uncomfortable on couch. She said  couldn't breath, cramp and burn in uterus while sleep in bdrm. She drank a lot of water, took cool shower and felt better afterward. My question is how can she help her fiance understand that she need her bedroom cooler than usually so she can sleep on bed with him while he refused use extra blankets and extra clothes to keep him feel warm.

Answer
There's a reason why pregnancy is described as "having a bun in the oven." Pregnancy raises maternal metabolism by up to 30% and this creates heat. All pregnant women feel hotter then normal.

As to her partner's refusal to recognize, validate, and accommodate her needs during pregnancy, that is something that you, or I, or most likely your friend herself can not change.

As friend, try to offer her support as it is likely that this problem points to larger, more complex psychological issues between them.