Please tell me I'm not the only one.

I am STILL sick with a horrible cough and stuffed head. I slept for 3 hours last night because of my cough. I have not had a moment to myself today where I could call my doctor, and to be honest, I hate calling over everything. I know this is just an upper respiratory infection, and there's not much she could do for me anyway. So I decided to take Triaminic cough syrup. I know I shouldn't take anythign without consulting my doctor, but I am really not the type to freak out and call my doctor over everything. I checked all the ingredients on the FDA website to make sure they were safe for pregnant women, and they all were. But I feel so guilty for doing this. I feel like I should be trying to fight this cold without medication or else I'm a bad mom-to-be. I don't know. I just hate feeling like I want to take care of myself depsite the baby growing inside of me.

Re: Please tell me I'm not the only one.

Ok, I guess I am the only one.

Re: Please tell me I'm not the only one.

Honey I had it for 3 weeks and just got better this week. I didn't want to take anything regardless of the Dr's ok(just some tylenol). I am telling you a humidifier and Vicks Vaporub helped tremendously. I hope you feel better XO

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Its normal to want to take care of yourself too. The more healthy you are, the safer your baby is. I was so sick last week- I took Tylenol only. I'm sure it will be fine. My doctor told me if I wanted to, I could take almost any OTC medication now and the baby will be fine. Dont' worry. It will all be fine. Just take care of yourself!

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You're not alone. I'm suffering as we speak. And all I took was a couple of cough drops day before yesterday only to read the package after and discovery you're not supposed to take them when pregnant. Wonderful, can't even use cough drops.

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I have a stuffy nose and congestion on and off all the time and my allergies are horrible. Been that way for the whole 5 months LOL

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the only things i have taken so far are tylenol to kill a fever and albuterol for asthma. very early on i came down with something and was sick for 2 weeks. sore throat, stuffy nose i will suffer throughout, fever and not being able to breathe need my attention.

i was very scared because i was so early on, but so far so good!

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When I was pregant my docotr said tylrno. sudafed and robitussin were ok. I doubt Triaminic has anything it it that isn't in sufafed or the robitussin. Feel better.

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you are not the only one. I am still sick with it. The Dr. told me to only take tylenol if I had a fever...but I have taken one each night for the past 3 nights, just so I can sleep with out coughing, and blowing my nose constantly. I also take a saline solutiion for my stuffy nose and theat helps a lot.

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My doctor says tylenol, robitusin and sudafed are fine!! feel better!