I know you can't take much of anything, but I seem to have a cold and am miserable. My sinuses hate me and the pressure is killing me. Does anybody know of anything that is safe to take that might help give me a little bit of relief?
I think that regular Sudafed and Tylenol cold were on my safe list from my OB. I don't think I have the list anymore, so I would double-check before taking anything.
When I was really sick last month, the only relief I found was taking one Tylenol PM at bedtime. I had bad strep throat and a cold on top of it, so I wasn't sleeping AT ALL. The first night I took one, I slept soundly and woke up feeling much better. I only did it two nights in a row, and after that I felt much better.
The saline drops and neti pot can help with congestion. I was told I could take benadryl. Some docs allow sudafed, others don't. If you do have an infection, usually z-pacs are okay.
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The saline drops and neti pot can help with congestion. I was told I could take benadryl. Some docs allow sudafed, others don't. If you do have an infection, usually z-pacs are okay.
My last cold right before Lauren was born, my OB said I could do sudafed. My regular doctor actually gave me an RX for vicodent along with abx. I was feeling quite miserable from all my coughing and the vicodent really helped. The abx cleared up my sinus infection, but gave me a yeast infection in return. Good times.
Re: cold meds while pregnant
I would take Tylenol for the pain!
Also try a netti pot??
Ditto!
Here is the list I have..
Cough and Colds:
Tylenol cold-anytime during pregnancy
Robitussin Cough Syrup-regular or dm formula
Robitussin Cough drops
Sinus Colds-Chlortrimeton 4mg as directed, Tylenol Cold, Ocean Saline nose drops
Two weeks ago I was sick as well and I had to take Tylenol Cold.
My last cold right before Lauren was born, my OB said I could do sudafed. My regular doctor actually gave me an RX for vicodent along with abx. I was feeling quite miserable from all my coughing and the vicodent really helped. The abx cleared up my sinus infection, but gave me a yeast infection in return. Good times.