So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

Since my doctor doesn’t allow cough drops (except one brand, I can’t find) and even though I can take Robitussim DM – there was no relief over the past three days.

I started with a cough over two weeks ago.

This weekend it turned nasty and became an upper respiratory infection (spelling?) and some low grade fever to boot (just 100 nothing major)

So… home remedies

Cool air (fan or open window)
Humidifier (god send)
Tylenol for the headaches and help with the fever

For the throat
1 Teaspoon Honey, 1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice mixed with hot water to drink (acts like a cough drop and tastes like a lemon drop)
Warm milk and honey or sugar before bed. The milk and honey act like a coating for your throat. Bonus Warm Milk and Sugar are a natural sedative so it helps to knock you out.

My drill was Lemon mix during the day to get out of drinking the cough syrup. Tylenol no more than twice a day. Night time and morning a shot of cough syrup with maybe another shot during the day.

Nighttime was a shot of cough syrup wait 10 mins (its non drowsy by the way) Start the Humidifier with a vicks additive, Hubby makes me a warm milk and honey, sip my mug down while humidifier gets to the simmer point then crawl into bed. Then just as I’m about to go night-night my hubby give me Tylenol.

And ladies.. at 17weeks.. I was coughing and tinkling… sneezing and tinkling… blowing my nose and tinkling… coughing up phlegm and tinkling… it got so bad I actually had to quickly go from sitting on the toilet to facing it (thinking I was gonna hurl) only to find out I was going to tinkle on my PJs.

I spent the last three days in hell.

Cleaning up after myself and trying to stay comfortable. If my kid survives all this coughing I’ve done without a broken bone it shows the miracles of babies. Because even MY RIBS hurt!!!

My hubby really helped, even stayed home on Monday with me.
I hope through my suffering to help any mommy to be with some of my home remedies!

HTH


ETA: Doctor wouldn’t give me antibiotics because my fever wasn’t high enough and all she said was “well being pregnant means its going to take a little longer to get through this, good luck” Good Luck??!? UGH I’m still not 100% but I’m finally back at work.

Message edited 4/9/2008 11:53:10 AM.

Re: So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

feel better!

Re: So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

Good remedies! Thanks for sharing. Hope you are feeling better and better everyday!

Re: So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

U can take Robitussin D
I was told no medications with a D after the name!

I was allowed to take plain Robitussion Cough (with no letters) and I was allowed cough drops. I took the Halls Vitamin C defense!

TRy hot shower so the steam will help you de clog

Re: So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

Why no cough drops? That's odd because most contain just plain sugar anyway.
I hope you feel better!

I was sick with the flu last week and my cough is still here. My ribs & back hurt from all that coughing too.

Re: So.. I'm dying sick.. here's some home remedies that helped..(LONG) and TMI a little

Every OB is different

Mine allows DM but allows NO cough drops other than Elm and that’s the end of the story. I called begging for alternatives and the only thing they said was “Try your normal doctor” who in turn said “I won’t prescribe anything unless he approves it first” UGH

So no cough drops
Robitussim DM was ok for me (not that it was sort of miracle drug anyway) Milk and Honey worked better if you ask me.