Hey ladies, hope everyones well!!!
As the title says im poorly with a really orful cold. Banging headache, sneezing, sweats and a really bad cough/sore throat. To top that ive done my back in so everytime i move, cough, sneeze i want to cry!! I tried a few paracetamol but they did nothing and im drinking honey and lemon. Is there anything else i can take? Ive lost my appetite and i harderly slept last night, starting to worry bout bean x x x x

10+3

Oh Crunchy ((((((Hug)))))))
You've really been through it all with this pregnancy

fraid I only know of honey & lemon and paracetamol. So I'm no help

But I hope you feel better soon.

Hi Crunchy,
Have you tried a nice warm bath? I had a cold a few weeks ago (you probably saw me moaning about it on DIM ) and a bath worked wonders for the congestion and the aches and pains. Just don't have it too hot.....
Hope you get better soon xxx

Oh,and if your throat is very sore try gargling with warm salt water. It's disgusting but it really works!
x

oh crunchy,

ive got no advice - i never know what Im allowed to take etc,

but just wanted to say hope you're tucked up in bed, getting lots of rest and feel better very, very soon,

x

I spoke to my doctor lst week about what else I could take for migraine as paracetamol didn't do a thing!! He said I could take ibuprofen but there's risk of bleeding so I didn't bother. I think the risk gets higher the stronger the painkiller. Just rest lots and sleep lots!! x

You can check out the safety of various drugs in pregnancy on the website drugsafetysite.com, Factor A is the safest and safety decreases through the alphabet. (you can find the key on the website). You may find it gives too much information though as it lists as many studies and trials as it can find for each one, even when the results aren't statistically significant or aren't thorough enough to give reliable results.