Ok, so this may be a really stupid question to ask, but since I honestly don't know the answer, I figured I'd ask anyhow and you all wouldn't judge me too harshly for being stupid. :D
I am 36 weeks along and have gotten a horrible cold. Runny nose, sore throat, cough... the whole shebang. I was just wondering what medicines are safe to take to make it go away and what should I stay away from. Thanks for your help. ↓
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| Name: Lynne n | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 5:23 PM |
To be honest i am not sure.I had a bad cold and shingles when i was 11 weeks along,as my son is now 2 it is hard to remmeber what i did!
I think that i bolied the kettle put the water in a bowl with some vicks vapour and sat there with a towl over my head!
But you could give your midwife a ring and ask her! ↑ |
| Name: Marlene | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:13 PM |
| ok i had a cold about a month ago. i was told to use only tylenol cold and benadryl or how ever you spell it but only the origanl or plain not extra strength benadryl worked best for me and was told not to use the vick vapor rub at all. ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:13 PM |
| In the same situation as you only I am only 17 weeks along. My dr said tyelonl, sudifed for the nose, robitussin for the cough (not the fancy severe cold stuff just the plain) She did tell me that I could take tyelnol cold, but not the multi symptom kind and all the kind that I could find was a multi symptom formula. I am just taking tyelnol for the aches and fever and I take the cough med when I can no longer stand it. ↑ |
| Name: a.philo_3ks | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:37 PM |
| sudafad, robutussion, regular tylenol , benadryl, i would still check with your doc though. they should be able to tell you what they recommned for you ↑ |
| Name: melmoney | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:40 PM |
| What about medicines that will make you drowsy? Like night time tylenol or any of the others that are meant for night time. With being so far along with the baby and now the cold, I can barely get to sleep at night let alone stay asleep. I'm practically falling over in my chair at work right now. Are the ones that make you drowsy ok? Or do I just need to suck it up and tough it out? ↑ |
| Name: a.philo_3ks | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:42 PM |
| i would ask your doctor. i think your only suppose to take the regular of each of thouse medicines i would ask though better safe than sorry ↑ |
| Name: EthansMom0213 | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:43 PM |
| Sudafed is safe to take, Robitussin DM or regular Robitussin is safe to take, Tylenol Sinus is also safe to take. These are the three things that I remember from the list I was given from my doctor. ↑ |
| Name: tylersmom06 | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:48 PM |
Tylenol Cold and Sinus
Tylenol Night ↑ |
| Name: melmoney | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:49 PM |
| Hmm... I really really just want something to knock me out so I can sleep for hours at a time. Oh how I miss sleep right now. Hopefully when I call the doc to check, she says that the sleepy stuff is safe... ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 6:57 PM |
| hay does anyone know if you can use sore throat spray when pregnant. I sure hope so because I didn't even think to ask the dr first. ↑ |
| Name: Christina | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 7:00 PM |
| hmm i'm 40 weeks today. I had a really really bad cold when i was 38 weeks along, the doctors told me I was only able to take Tylenol nothing else. Not even the tylenol cold. for my sore throat they told me I could take Halls, Vicks, Fishermen's Friend, Cepacol, but all the original ones, with the exception they said I could take the Vitamin C ones..err orange flavor i guess. Otherwise it was towel over the head with a bowl of steaming water with vicks in it just like Lynne N. Hope you feel better soon. ↑ |
| Name: melmoney | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 7:02 PM |
| Wow, 40 weeks today! Good luck! ↑ |
| Name: Kristy84 | Date: Oct 16th, 2006 7:04 PM |
www.safefetus.com
They list how safe drugs are during pregnancy ↑ |
| Name: Christina | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:11 PM |
| heh heh thanks melmoney. make that 40 weeks and 2 days. I'm going nuts!!! I had my doc appt, i've finally started moving along. He told me my cervix is starting to open up and baby's head is right there, he was pushin on it and she started squirming lol. I go for an induction on Sunday if she doesn't come before then. But i'm having lots more cramping and wierd pains and tons more pressure now. ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:13 PM |
| we can take benedryl!?!? im dying from allergies! i sneeze like 20 times in 30 mins i feel like im gonna die! lol and sinus headaches oh my!? ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:47 PM |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:52 PM |
| go to that website safefetus listed a few post up you can type in any med and it will give you a risk factor. I love it ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:54 PM |
| just looked it up and it said no data in humans, but no problems found in animal testing. My dr didn't give me that on the list of can takes when I saw her last thurs. ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 6:55 PM |
| haha, well i checked but there isnt much info on it lol ↑ |
| Name: mommyagain | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:10 PM |
| I was told only Tylenol... no sudafed or anything like that. OJ was what I took most! That could have just been for me though. Call your Doc and ask him what he thinks is ok for YOU. ↑ |
| Name: mommyagain | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:10 PM |
| and... it wasn't a stupid question I have done this twice and yet still called my Doc crying "please isnt there something i can take!!!" ↑ |
| Name: jenp | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:18 PM |
| My doc said sudafed is ok...and I took it about 4 times so far (mostly in week 6 and 7)...but that safefetus.com website gave it a C and said that there may be risks! ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:20 PM |
| it gavem me a c for throat drops and spray too, but I think you get a c unless it is proven safe with studies. ↑ |
| Name: jenp | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:30 PM |
I just did some research on the net, and found that for Sudafed, the info is mixed.
Some studies say it's safe to take and that there aren't any risk factors or studies that show that sudafed causes anything.
Other studies show that it's not safe and that it puts you at a higher risk for abnormalities in the fetus.
I'd rather just suffer through my headaches... ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Oct 17th, 2006 7:30 PM |
| jesus christ, with the things they say are bad, i may as well just be a damn crackhead. lol apparently its all the same :( i dont really care, ill just take the everything free benadryl b.c my face is swollen my allergies havent been this bad since i found out i was allergic to cats ↑ |
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