I've been sick a lot during this pregnancy...lots of colds, viruses, and the flu. My Dr. says I have two strikes against me: a weakened immune system from the pregnancy and a toddler in daycare. He says I should bounce right back after giving birth...
Did your immune system bounce back?
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I got sick twice: one really nasty cold in the first tri and another more minor cold after Christmas. The first tri cold was nasty and I had to call in sick for the first time in three years.
I work with sick people on a daily basis and never get sick...I think my immune system is very strong thanks to all the exposure to germs, so getting sick twice in nine months was pretty crappy for me.;
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
It was crazy but I didn't get sick once! I had awful morning sickness though and was terrified of getting sick because coughing and my gag reflex would not have gone together well but I totally totally lucked out. Hope you feel better soon!
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
I got a really terrible cold in the first tri, but other than that, I've been faring pretty well. This is STRANGE for me, because I typically have a crap immune system, but I think all the extra vitamins (and precautions at work) have been helping. There's a wicked stomach flu going around right now, so I'm praying I don't catch that!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
Not at all. I had a stuffy nose around Christmas but it wasnt enough to make me go to the doc
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
I feel like I've been sick this whole time 
It's felt like one giant sinus infection! I haaate it. I'm starting to get a weird cough the last couple of days, and I'm just hoping it's preggo congestion and not another virus. Auuughhhhhh. I sure hope this stops when she comes out lol!
pomegranate / 3275 posts
With my first pregnancy, I was hardly sick. With my second, and like you, a toddler in daycare I was sick the WHOLE time. I had a constant cold (it seemed) and two stomach viruses. It was TERRIBLE.
Now, I'm back to normal 
Even though I have two germy kids, my immune system is TOTALLY back and I get about one out of every four or five colds that they have
You will totally bounce back
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@MamaBehr: You just made me feel better! I think my coughing is going to send me into labor in the next few days...lol!
bananas / 9973 posts
I had bronchitis and tonsillitis for my whole first trimester. I've had a weakened immune system with chronic bronchitis since h.s. and it's always a chore to make sure I don't get sick. I dread the time LO goes to daycare or school and starts bringing stuff home!
pomegranate / 3003 posts
I'm surprised that I've only been sick once. I teach elementary school, so I'm constantly around dripping noses and barking coughs.
However, the one time I did manage to get sick was a doozie. I ended up with a horrendous flu around 17 weeks that knocked me off my feet. I was hospitalized for dehydration and fever towards the end of it - it was really scary!
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