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I got a bad cold/flu? while I was pregnant with my daughter and it was horrible! I couldn't really take any medicine for it so I just let it pass. I just made sure I was hydrated and got plenty of rest. Hope you feel better soon! I know how it feels so hang in there!

Had two rounds of food poisoning so far, but there wasn't any medication that would've helped anyway. But I think pregnancy lowered my immunity because I never get sick this frequently.

I have pretty much been sick non-stop since the Labour Day weekend, can you guess I'm over it? Septmeber was mystery illness, basically like the flu, but I wanted to eat....but nothing stayed in! That tapered slightly as October began, but last Thursday I woke with a head cold, and it eased on the weekend, but kicking my butt as we speak.....I am 39+5 and would just love to catch a break right now!

Have taken nothing for any of it, I wouldn't usually non-preggo, so just dealing....painfully!

I am so scared about getting a cold since there isn't a ton of medicine to take for it.

Hope you feel better!!

I had a terrible cold at 5 weeks. It knocked me out for 4-5 days and then lingered for a couple more weeks! It SUCKED. I just stayed on the couch all day drinking water and gingerale and eating crackers. I was so relieved when I finally started feeling better.

My first pregnancy I got a nasty cold at least once. It was miserable. All I wanted was my NyQuil hahaha. My second pregnancy, I had a toddler in daycare. I got sick as frequently as she did! It. Was. Horrible. I got two stomach bugs and a million colds. She shared everything with me. (and almost NOTHING with my DH, I wanted to kill him)

I was sick with a cold this summer (first trimester) and had a cough for about a month! Blah. Got sick a couple of weeks ago and it went away much more quickly (I drank lots of OJ and Dr. Pepper, maybe that's the trick?). All I can say is I feel for you and hope you get better soon! Hot tea/water with lemon is supposed to be a great natural cure. I took Unisom at night to help me sleep (since Nyquil was out) and that REALLY helped me get some rest in--I would recommend that if you can't sleep through symptoms. For a virus, I wouldn't think antibiotics would be any help?

Hang in there! On an optimistic note, I think I have been much healthier during pregnancy than normal - I think my resistance really has improved during the last 8 months. I had 1 bad cold early on, and then felt great since. Maybe this is your one and only until those babies get here!

I have been sick twice so far this pregnancy and feel like I'm coming down with a cold again.
The first time, I was so sick (ear and sinus infection) that my doctor sent me to the ER.
I was prescribed antibiotics both times but suffered through my sickness not taking anything, including the antibiotics. I was MISERABLE but felt like it was the right thing to do.

I was sick a couple weeks ago with a doozy of a cold. I totally blamed pregnancy, as I haven't been sick for 2.5 years and I work daily with sick university students.

Anyhow, I spent a lot of time laying on the couch, sleeping, drinking tea, drinking hot water with lemon and ginger and...the biggest help...using a neti pot a few times a day to clear out my sinuses.

It really sucks being sick while you're pregnant...I hope you feel better soon

awwww i know it's hard. being sick while pregnant is so sucky! i just got over one a few weeks ago. my go to medicine nyquil, i would stareat longingly and then sigh. i did take a benadryl allergy once when i was in the deep thick of it in th e middle of the night, and i just couldn't stop sneezing and a runny nose that wouldn't stop, and i broke down and took it. but other than that i stuck to lots of water, and tried to get as much rest as possible. even though the cold went away, it still took a few weeks to get rid of the cough. oh the things us mommies go through.