Congestion?

chary412 · March 2011

I've been stuffed up to the point I can barely sleep for the last 3 weeks. I'm at the end of my rope. I took some Sudafed (the real kind) yesterday, but it didn't really help. Is this caused by the pregnancy, or have I just been really unlucky and caught 2 really long colds back to back?

stasiacooks · March 2011

I've been congested too. I've read that it has to do with your immune system being compromised during pregnancy (so your body doesn't reject the baby). The congestion is one way your body compensates. You might want to look into a netti pot.

Good luck!

chary412 · March 2011

It's hard for me to imagine how actually having a noisy, needy baby is going to feel worse than this. I don't care if I only sleep an hour or two at a time if it's actually restful sleep. This choking, mouth-breathing, half-awake "sleep" is killing me.

Rissalt · March 2011

I think it's pregnancy related, everything is swollen and our blood volume has increased a lot. I use a netti pot right before I go to sleep. Def doesn't work all night, but helps me breathe and fall asleep a lot easier

cfsanborn · March 2011

I was congested for the last two weeks of my pregnancy, just push through it guys.. steam does wonders.. as does vicks vapor rub.

shiv165 · March 2011

I have been congested for my entire pregnancy and severely congested (as you describe) since mid-December. It's awful. One nice thing is I remember this problem instantly going away after I had my DD. By the time I was in the recovery room, I could breathe!

LynsiBHM · March 2011

I have been sniffley and sneezy my entire pregnancy! It's been worse lately- especially at night! As if trying to sleep wasn't hard enough, right?!

wall0307 · March 2011

I had really bad colds back to back for about six weeks at the beginning of my third trimester. I even got an ear infection from one of them. My doctor wouldn't ok sudafed, but she did ok benadryl. I took that at night, and it really helped with my stuffiness and breathing difficulties. It also helped me sleep Smile

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linn1376 · March 2011

I totally feel for you guys. I was completely congested for the last week of my pregnancy and it was miserable. I took Sudafed but it really didn't do any good. I used nasal spray, a Vicks personal inhaler, a humidifier, and Benadryl. I had an emergency c-section last week and although I was still congested when I went into surgery, it cleared up almost immediately after giving birth. I'm barely sleeping now, but I agree, at least when I do it's not miserable.

chary412 · March 2011

Thank you, ladies, you've taken me from "gosh, I don't know if I'm ready to have a baby" to "I'M SO READY!"

And I'm going to give Benadryl a shot tonight. Or earlier, I'm already such a zombie.

skio · March 2011

It's called pregnancy rhinitis and it SUCKS - I'm right there with you! I am SO stuffed up at night. I sleep with my mouth wide open and drool buckets lol...totally gross. Not to mention my tongue and gums literally hurt in the morning from being dry.

The only thing that has helped for me is taking a benadryl or unisom (the active ingredient in unisom is just another antihistamine) before bed - and I don't think it's because it decongests so much as it just knocks me out! But at least it's something. I have also given in and taken a snort of Afrin in the middle of the night a couple times because it got so bad.

Good to know that it will go away soon - thanks to the moms for giving us hope!

chary412 · March 2011

DH and I went to Walgreens tonight and did what must have looked like a hilariously classic pregnancy spree. Got a neti pot, kleenex, Tums, Benadryl, epsom salts, and Chunky Monkey ice cream.

I've done the neti pot twice already, starting to get the hang of it, and I figure I'll try it one more time before I "really" try to go to sleep, along with the Benadryl, prop myself up on some pillows, and hope for some restful sleep. I don't know how much more of the "waking up after 12 hours in bed feeling worse than when I started" I can take.

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