https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1203551 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:41:16 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1203551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok so I don't know how helpful this is, but when LO had a cough/mucous and we knew it was most likely viral, our doc. prescribed a homeopathic remedy which was basically ivy extract. I was skeptical, but it totally worked at treating the symptoms. So maybe you can look into something like that? I wouldn't take a decongestant because medications always kill my supply... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1203538 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:34:03 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1203538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't know but I know Mrs. Wagon took a decongestant and completely dried up with her first!</p> <p>Hope you can find some relief! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1203517 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 22:24:51 +0000 mrsbookworm 1203517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oops! I didn't even realize I shouldn't take a decongestant! I had a bad cold last week and took a decongestant for about 2 days. It didn't seem to affect my supply at all... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201935 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:02:30 +0000 mrsjazz 1201935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jessibear: Thanks! Yeah, I've only been at my job for a month and a half so I don't even have any sick days to take yet! I work in a very small office and I am so sure they are sick of me blowing my nose and sighing all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201928 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:00:05 +0000 Mamaof2 1201928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I took Sudafed - 2 doses - just enough to help me feel better but not enough to effect my supply </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201924 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:58:36 +0000 mrsjazz 1201924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: @JoyfulKiwi: Thanks, ladies. I should probably go to the doctor, too but I'm trying to avoid that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201901 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:53:28 +0000 jessibear 1201901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my daughter was about 3.5 months old I had a horrible cold and successfully took a decongestant without any impact on my supply. I had just gone back to work and couldn't risk taking any sick days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201861 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:40:48 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1201861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my son was 11 months or so I got a bad head cold. I suffered for a few days and finally took a decongestant. I only took one capsule (from the pack of two) &amp; drank/ate like crazy. I felt better, pumped less than usual, but didn't lose my supply. I isn't repeatedly take pills (only that one) &amp; we're still breast feeding at 13 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201834 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:35:54 +0000 Maysprout 1201834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a really terrible cold when I gave birth and didn't want to take a decongestant because it would affect my supply so they gave me medicine with guaifenesin in it. It helped thin things out so I could use a bulb syringe to squirt saline water up and get a good rinse (I prefer that to neti pot). I started sleeping a lot better too when I'd take it at night and it didn't affect my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-anyone-successfully-taken-a-decongestant-and-kept-their-supply#post-1201710 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:00:44 +0000 mrsjazz 1201710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a cold for about a month. It starts to get better and then I get reinfected through LO and the other baby from their nanny share--they've had two colds, but they get better so much faster and I just seem to be sick.</p> <p>This past week it got worse...TMI thick mucus, post-nasal drip, but it started to get better with my garlic/apple cider vinegar treatment. I could breathe all day yesterday and only had to blow my nose a couple of times...but I also had an event in the evening after work, drank wine, and ate a bunch of sugary snacks and I woke up feeling bad again.</p> <p>I am at my wit's end and want to take a decongestant but I am still nursing my 18-month-old 3x a day and we are not planning on weaning just yet. I need this snot to go away! </p> <p>SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME! </p>