I have a cold!

Prego305

Hi guys do you know if there is any thing I can do for a stuffy nose??

crhein26

Sudafed.

Sareynoo

Neti pot for sure

jshrop

Following this. On week 2 of mine and I'm going crazy!!

becomingmommyagain

Sudafed or Tylenol Sinus

nunzchucks

https://june2014moms.blogspot.com/p/pregnancy-faq.html#nose

becomingmommyagain

LilNunz1 said:

https://june2014moms.blogspot.com/p/pregnancy-faq.html#nose

gmc222

I've been sick for over a week and only taking Tylenol. Los of hot tea and steam showers!

kibean

besides the other suggestions, invest in some soft fluffy tissues--seriously.

pfefferlel

Just got through 3 days of a hellish cough and cold. Make sure you REST. even if that means taking sick days from work. Otherwise, lots of tea and honey.

kimmyberly26

I've been taking airborne to keep a cold at bay and its been working pretty good.

emfoxc

For the sudafed, make sure you get the stuff behind the counter (usually back in the pharmacy).  The stuff you can get on the shelves has something else in it that the on-call nurse said to avoid when I called about a bad cold ~4 weeks ago. (Sorry that I can't remember exactly what it is.)  They needed my driver's license info to buy the plain 30mg sudafed...maybe this varies state by state though...

gatorMom2014

Ahhh me too, I'm on day 6 of my second bad cold in the last month. I tried to tough it out without Meds, but caved and have been trying some of the different ones approved by my dr: Benadryl, Claritin, mucinex. Does anyone else feel like you are traumatizing the baby when you have violent coughing episodes? The dr. said not to worry about this--this is why there is so much fluid surrounding the baby to cushion him. Kimmyberly26: did you ask your dr. About the airborne? It's on my list of not approved for any trimesters or nursing.

mamabird19

I have a cold too.. I am not usually big on taking normal medicine anyway but I have been doing lots of hot showers and tea, sleeping a lot and eating healthy food. You can also pour hydrogen peroxide in your ear.. apparently our ears hold a lot of that bacterias and such that we come into contact with.. I just pour  a little bit in, let it fiz for a couple of minutes and then tilt my head and pour it out. I also gargle warm salt water.

Feel better everyone!

JmeJoLee83

Hope everyone feels better! I had a cold a month ago and it is the worst while k/u!

RedMar

Feel better!! I continue to have awful sinus issues. Every time I sneeze I feel as though the baby sees it as a giant earthquake.

misscarter87

My ob recommends sudafed or tylenol sinus i have a cold also &called in to see what i can take for it

chickpea912

If you have any BP issues, do not take sudafed.

I feel like I should issue some sort of warning about the Neti pot/squeeze bottle, but I think my unfortunate experience with it was only brought on by being THAT congested and having just the slightest hair trigger gag reflex (which I don't normally have).  It's a great option... I just feel that I should say something given my hellish experience, even though it was probably just because of how special I am.