all kinds of issues

[tisa1029]

I will be 30 weeks this Sunday and I have all kinds of issues going on. My throat is sore and it is hard to swallow. I can not breathe through my nose very well so I start to hypervetilate and I can not sleep b/c I have a drip in the backof my throat that causes me to cough non stop all night and all day.

I have also been dealing with new stuff, like when I am on my back trying to sleep it hurts, so I go to my side and it seems that all the weight goes to that side and hurts, so I have been taking hot baths every 3-5 hours and last night when I took one it felt like my legs were blowing up into a balloon. I have no idea what it is. I told my doctors nurse I was sick and she said to let them know when and if I get a fever. I guess that means just sit around sick intill I have a fever w/out any meds. Please let me know if you have this problem too or if you know what I can do.

[tisa1029]

yea I hate cough drops too. they are nasty. ok ty jess

[jesslee83]

idk the name of it, but alot of the women on here have  taken a "safe" OTC sleeping med.....maybe you should try it? i took the walmart generic sleep aid a few times, and it helped, the only thing i hate about it, is that if i take it an hour or 2 before bed time, it still doesnt make me sleepy,but when i hit the pillow, oh wow.....i now know not to take it unless i'm going to bed at like 8pm so i can get up at 8am, cos otherwise i totally oversleep lol....and  you can also take tussin-dm or tussin-pm(they make "sleep" versions of those meds)....maybe that will help? and i hate cough drops, so i use the spray instead.....

[tisa1029]

lol u go all out. Last night I called the hospital that I am suppost to deliver at and they said to call the on call doctor, I called them and they said it was not pregnancy related, that if I wanted I could go to the regular emergency room or take robitussin. I told her that when I cough it makes my stomach muscles cringe and it makes my back, shoulders, chest and stomach hurt like I am pulling a muscle or pulling something. She said that the baby will be fine that it isnt pregnant related. So I got some robitussin and cough drops but I am still coughing to where I can not sleep and my whole body is tense.

[jesslee83]

found this on a preg site.....hope it helps...and as whitlack said, i sure as h3ll wouldnt wait for a fever, that's indication of infection, and if it's heating up your body, i imagine it's hot for the baby too.....btw-have you named that baby yet lol???!!!

Cold, runny nose:
Vaporizer at bedside
Vicks VapoRub
Nasal irrigation: � tsp. salt, � tsp. baking soda in 8 oz. warm water. Irrigate nasal passages 3-4 times daily
Cepastat lozenges or throat sprays
Afrin (oxymetazoline)—theoretic precautions in IUGR cases
Antihistamines
Chlor-trimetron (chlorpheniramine)—after 12 weeks pregnant
Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)—after 12 weeks pregnant
Novahistine—after 12 weeks pregnant
Tylenol cold and sinus—after 12 weeks pregnant
Advil cold and sinus—after 12 weeks and before 32 weeks pregnant
Claritin (loratadine)—after 12 weeks

Cough:
Robitussin (guaifenesin)—after 12 weeks pregnant
Delsym (dextromethorphan)
Any over the counter cough/throat lozenge

Sinus tenderness:
Vaporizer/Vicks VapoRub
Antihistamines as above
Saline nasal spray/irrigation
Afrin (oxymetazoline)
Warm packs to eyes and sinuses
Heartburn/Gastroesophageal Reflux

[tisa1029]

TY man being pregnant is one thing but being sick while pregnant is crappy. I just walk around wining all the time b/c I feel like I can not breathe. I have to tighten my stomach muscles just to cough, then I hurt afterwards. :(

[whitlack]

It sounds like maybe a sinus infection if you are having drainage and coughing.  It sounds like you may want to get on an antibiotic.  I wouldn't let it get severe before I got medical attention.  Just call and make an appointment.  They can't deny seeing you.  Hope you feel better.