My throat and sinuses are acting up.

Ok ladies, what can I take with being pregnant for my sore throat and my stuffy sinuses? I was up half of last night just coughing b/c I coudln't get the tickle out of my throat.

In the past, the one thing that always makes the tickle go away is sipping like half a shot of liquer. Make the tingly throat feeling go away. Well, that obviously out of the question right now.

What can I take? I cant' remember what acceptable during pregnancy and not.

 

my dr. told me I could take robitussin dm when I was preg w/ the twins but you might call and check since you are only 5 weeks

sorry not much help

Alyson

 

Mine approved Bendadryl... but it makes me so sleepy!

I've had the cold for a week now... it was fine until it developed into my eyes! They were watering and swollen shut... today is much better though

I hope you get to feeling better soon. :hug99:

 

Yeah, I agree that Benadryl is probably the safest thing for you to take. It just stinks that sleepyness is the main side effect, I'm sure your sleepy enough these days. :blush:

 

First trimester I had the same thing. Saline nose drops and tylenol was all they said I could take. Yuck.

 

Thanks ladies, unfortunately none of that stuff will help my throat. It's so sore tonight that I can barely swallow...I can feel it clear up into my ears. UGH! Gotta love it! I will have to ask the OB nurse tomorrow when I go for my first apt. Starbucks frappacino helped a bit tonight though, but now it's gone

 

I thought the only thing u could take woz tylenol. Maybe it will help a "little" bit with the throat. If u are allowed benadryl then at least u may get some sleep tonite.

Hope ur feeling better soon.


amanda

 

I have found sucking a Halls drop to help my throat.

 

My OB approved all of the tylenol cold products and straight sudafed.

 

Can you take Chloreseptic lozenges? They are the only thing I have ever tried that truly takes the edge off. Also I boil a chicken boullion cube with water and sip that. I have a vicks vaporizer with that oily solution and that helps. Wonder if that is safe while pregnant? I would think so.

 

My mom used to make me gargle with hot salt water. It would do the trick everytime. I hope you start feeling better soon.

 

My doctor approved of sudafed, but nothing non-drowsy... I usually drink hot tea when I have a sore throat, it works the best for me to get rid of the tickle!

good luck
shannon