so miserable... 29 wks and sick?

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i have been so miserable for the past few days.  My sinuses have just been congested to the max and ive done everything i can think of to do that wont harm the baby.  Taken hot showers and breathed in steam, drinking plenty of fluids.... all that good stuff.  Any one have any ideas... im desperate and havent slept much cos its difficult to breathe.  I cant take the saline drops cos they make me gag and they burn my sensitive nasal passages.  Im at my wits end!!!!

Elf · Accepted Answer

those Vick's Shower Soothers are AWESOME.  

Also, try saline but warm it up first!!  If you tilt your head forward, it'll help it drain back out of your nose, instead of down your throat.  Saline sprays are irritating cold (to me, anyway), but are MUCH more acceptable warm. 

You can also try the neti-pot route, or if you don't like the kind of passive flow of the neti-pot, you can use a 3-oz ear syringe (those big blue squeeze-bulbs) and shoot water into your nose that way.  It tickles, but GOD does it help!!

DO NOT USE REGULAR WATER, if you're gonna put some solution up your nose you MUST use some saline!!  Regular water will hurt and make your sinuses swell WORSE!  If anything, mix your own and use extra saline, that will shrink the tissue down.

Anonymous · Answer

sorry to say but sinus problems in pregnancy is pretty normal, try burning eucalyptus or pouring some on a tissue and sniffing it putting some into a hot water bucket put a Towel over your head and breathe that in. all else fails go to the chemist and ask for tips

ScienceGeek · Answer

Have you tried eucalyptus oil in the steam? I got an olbas oil stick which helped alot with my sinus problem, you can take Sudafed headache and congestion too, that's the only Sudafed you can take and it works wonders.

Lizz B · Answer

Have you tried sudafed or REGULAR Robitusim(sp?) You can even take Tylonel sinus. The Robit. really helped me, atleast put me to sleep. Good Luck!

Samantha · Answer

I'm having the same problems. I'm going to talk to my doctor today to make sure, but I've heard that sudafed, or Robitusim are safe. I just want to make sure.
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Dirty Sanchez · Answer

I've been having a problem like that, but mine is mainly at night. My doctor told me Claritin is ok to take. Check with your doctor because yours may not like it (I wish all doctors would always think the same thing about every medication), but mine said that was fine.

Tzapporah J · Answer

Ask your doctor to give you a list of medicines you can take while being pregnant, I had bronchitis while I was prego talk about ROUGH-.- so I tooke -TUSIN which is liek robitusin but not necessaryily and it helped alot, see what he recommends

Blunt · Answer

Try a vaporizer or a netty pot.

Good luck

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