https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:57:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407951 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:07:11 +0000 dookie32 407951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: It is a little bigger than the regular one and is able to open your nose up more. The regular ones never did much for me and these did. </p> <p>I've also used the squirt bottle version of the neti pot (SinuRinse or something like that). The pot always looked too awkward. It takes a little getting used to but it does work well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407925 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:58:53 +0000 JoJoGirl 407925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for neti pot! It works miracles! It'll help your throat too - your throat probably hurts from post nasal drip (while you sleep the mucous drips down the back of your throat and irritates it) - using the neti pot before bed will help that too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407827 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:22:18 +0000 tororojo 407827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: :) Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407806 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:16:04 +0000 boiledpnut 407806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: I hope you feel better soon!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407797 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:12:41 +0000 tororojo 407797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: But if the air is cold it hurts my throat! Ugh I feel so poor right now but I guess we'll need a humidifier at some point--I would hate for LO to feel like this! I will see how cheap I can find one. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407792 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:09:40 +0000 boiledpnut 407792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: That might be part of the problem-the high heat. It can really dry out the air and cause congestion. Why not get a humidifier that can be used in the nursery when baby comes? They aren't that expensive. I promise it's worth it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407790 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:07:37 +0000 tororojo 407790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: I don't have one and don't want to invest at this point in time, but I bet it would be really nice! I have been turning the heat up a little higher than usual, which feels better on my throat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407756 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:44:49 +0000 boiledpnut 407756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried sleeping with a humidifier near you? That really helped me when I had a cold a couple of weeks ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407708 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:24:13 +0000 Bluebonnet 407708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get the Neti Pot! My drugstore also sells something called a Sinus Rinse - same thing, but IMO easier to use. </p> <p>I used it all the time when pregnant and BFing and it works! Its disgusting, but it works and you can breathe again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407669 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:58:11 +0000 .twist. 407669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: haha... she looks better than I did when using it. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407667 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:57:22 +0000 tororojo 407667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookworm: My list (from the doc) says Mucinex DM is also fine but sadly it doesn't mention Mucinex D that @dagret likes.</p> <p>@.twist.: Just now saw that picture--do I want that to be me? I don't know!</p> <p>Saline spray sounds like a good compromise; I've never used that either so it's still an adventure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407653 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:50:41 +0000 Bookish 407653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: I'm feeling the same way! It's awful! I didn't realize I could take Sudafed or Mucinex... I'm going to head out and pick some up, along with some saline spray. I'm miserable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407611 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:36:17 +0000 blackbird 407611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neti pot! yes!</p> <p>I have taken sudafed....it's amazing. It dries me right up. I'm really prone to sinus infections otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407607 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:34:25 +0000 .twist. 407607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: oh yea, I've heard the saline spray works well too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407604 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:33:29 +0000 dagret 407604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mucinex will def. help loosen up the phlegm, but I don't think you can take mucinex-d when you're pregnant, which is the good stuff. </p> <p>I second the neti pot and breathe right strips rec...One thing though, I'm pregnant and have so much mucus that the neti pot isn't running in a lovely stream like in the picture...it runs down my face and drips off my chin. Awesome. </p> <p>If you can't handle a neti pot, though, i would get saline spray. Same principle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407599 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:31:51 +0000 tororojo 407599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yeah, that just doesn't sound pleasant...eeek! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407597 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:31:12 +0000 .twist. 407597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha... so just because I'm bored I googled neti pot images... they are kind of hilarious... </p> <p>This girl doesn't look freaked out at all!!</p> <p>[attach=1438/12/mdsok0.350x270.neti_pot.jpg]</p> <p>haha I can't stop laughing at it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407578 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:23:47 +0000 .twist. 407578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: If you can get past the amount of pressure it puts on your eyeballs... I think you'll do great!! haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407573 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:20:42 +0000 tororojo 407573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: @MrsBrewer: The idea freaks me out...but considering it now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407566 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:17:38 +0000 MrsBrewer 407566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: Whenever I'm sick and I have a stuffy nose I feel like if I use those, somehow they just open everything up for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407564 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:17:19 +0000 .twist. 407564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: Well, honestly, I've never fully used one. I tried once and got half way and then thought my eyes were going to pop out of my head. So... I stopped. hahaha However, my mom uses one all the time and she loves it. She says it clears her out and that it even helps her get better faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407558 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:15:47 +0000 tororojo 407558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dookie32: What's the difference between regular and advanced? Will they help stuff drain? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407557 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:15:02 +0000 tororojo 407557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: I'm scared of net pots, have never used one...you think it would get all the crap out? If so, maybe I should bite the bullet.</p> <p>@MrsBrewer: Nope! Would that help a stopped up nose? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407556 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:14:45 +0000 dookie32 407556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the BreatheRight strips (get the advanced ones instead of the regular ones). Those are the only thing that got me through allergy season being pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407548 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:11:51 +0000 MrsBrewer 407548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried those breate right strips?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407545 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:11:07 +0000 .twist. 407545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried using a neti pot before bed? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pregnant-and-cant-breathe#post-407535 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:05:38 +0000 tororojo 407535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I have a cold or sinus infection or what, but it's been a week now and there is mucus constantly draining out of my head...it's not as bad during the day, but at night I keep waking up with crap caught in between my throat and nose...it's like mucus is trying to drown me. I know that's gross. So I take a hot shower in the morning, blow and hack up a lot of stuff and feel okay all day long, then the next night I'm back to drowning and I hack a bunch of stuff up in the morning. </p> <p>Any recommendations? I'm drinking lots of liquids. Currently having hot tea. I started elevating my head more at night, which helps a little. My OB says I can take Sudafed or Mucinex, neither of which I'm familiar with--anyone have experience with these and do you think they would help with the mucus problem? I don't have any other cold symptoms and I'm not in pain, so I figured I would just wait it out but it's taking forever! </p>