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Terrible Cold/Cough...

JerseyMommy2BeJerseyMommy2Be
in 1st Trimester

Is there anything I can take for my cold/cough? I was up all night last night coughing.. I dont think I can take anything but tylenol which wont do much of anything for this... any advice?

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Re: Terrible Cold/Cough...

  • Brittni RimmerBrittni Rimmer
    Call your dr to make sure but I think you can take robitussin (sp?) or even cough drops.
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  • firsttimemom23firsttimemom23
    I just got over a horrible cold, well still getting over, but past the worst.  My OB told me that I could take DayQuil and NyQuil, cough medicine, and cough drops.  I was pretty shocked by this and decided not to take the risk.  What I did was (if you can take the time off of work) stay in bed and sleep as much as possible.  Drink orange juice as much as you can, if you can't bare it because of a sore throat drink any other juice with vitamin C.  Place a warm, moist, vaporizer next to your bed and add Vick's VapoSteam or Kaz Inhalant.  Use Vicks VapoRub to help you breathe, and suck on hard candies like Lifesavers.  This got me through it, although it was still pretty hard.  Good Luck and may this only happen once during your pregnancy.
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  • deanna420deanna420
    Same thing happened to me, but I also had a terrible sinus infection as well.  I rubber vicks all over and took a day off work and drank lots of fluids.  THe day of bed rest really really helped and the vivks really helped me breath!  Good luck, I know it is quite miserable, but I did not want to chance taking any medicine.
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