My congestion is pretty bad. I'm
constantly stuffed up and I have to
alleviate the pressure in my nose quite
often. I do find the common bloody
boogie, so i'm not worried, but I have a
hard time staying asleep since I have to
sleep on my left side and the pressure
builds up. I use baby vapor rub since
its not as strong as the regular kind.
I've also heard that women can get
addicted to nasal sprays, so I don't want
to use them. I'm just running out of
ideas.
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arcadia
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Posted: 08-14-06 01:49am
How far along are you? Just in the past
week .I've been ridiculously congested.
It's so uncomfortable &keeps me awake
at night, too. I'm only 9wks, so .I don't
know if it's pregnancy related or if .I
just have a random sinus infection or
what! It's driving me nuts, though.
Nothing seems to help.
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pixie2007
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Posted: 08-14-06 02:25am
I'm 19 weeks. I've had this problem
since week 10 or so...You're probably
congested due to pregnancy too, its
totally normal, but very annoying as well!
Don't freak out if you get a bloody nose
or anything, that is normal too....I just
wish I knew what's safe to use without
forming addiction. I'm not one to take
medicine unless i'm dying or in
excruciating pain.
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arcadia
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Posted: 08-14-06 11:02am
Yeah, we have a lot of sinus medications
at my house, but.. I'm not sure what's
safe to take &.I don't want to risk it
anyway. It's just getting so beyond
annoying.
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Mabel
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Posted: 08-14-06 11:23am
arcadia
wrote:
yeah, we have a lot of sinus
medications at my house, but.. I'm not
sure what's safe to take &.I don't
want to risk it anyway. It's just
getting so beyond
annoying.
i believe sudafed is the only thing
pregnant women can take. But check with
your doctor on that.
It is a common pregnancy complaint to have
a stuffy nose. The blood is due to having
increased blood volume in your body at
this time. This is the same reason you
may also have bloody gums when you brush
your teeth.
Neither are reasons to be concerned. It
is annoying though!!
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Emma2
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Posted: 08-14-06 11:31am
ingi
wrote:
arcadia
wrote:
yeah, we have a lot of sinus
medications at my house, but.. I'm not
sure what's safe to take &.I don't
want to risk it anyway. It's just
getting so beyond
annoying.
i believe sudafed is the only thing
pregnant women can take. But check with
your doctor on that.
It is a common pregnancy complaint to have
a stuffy nose. The blood is due to
having increased blood volume in your body
at this time. This is the same reason
you may also have bloody gums when you
brush your teeth.
Neither are reasons to be concerned. It
is annoying
though!!
i had it so bad in my 1st and begining of
2nd trimester. I bled a few times and it
was the worst nose bleeds I ever had in my
life and the conegstion was horrible....I
am glad its gone!
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Fairy Godmother
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This Worked For Me Posted: 08-14-06 11:40am
Ear, nose and throat specialist prescribed
this for me on a daily basis. I thought
seeing how it was all natural, it could
not hurt you or the baby. In a small 8 oz
glass mix warm water with 1/2 teaspoon
salt & 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
Make a cup with you right hand, pour some
into it and hold your left nostril...Snort
the salt water into your sinus cavity. Do
this alternating nostrils. This
"unstopped" me, plus I have sinus problems
yearly, and it has helped temendously. I
know lots of people have problems
"snorting" anything, kinda like
"suppositories....But hey, if it works, go
for it! Hope this helps you! Beats
medicating yourself and supporting the
pharmaceutical companies!
ear, nose and throat
specialist prescribed this for me on a
daily basis. I thought seeing how it was
all natural, it could not hurt you or the
baby. In a small 8 oz glass mix warm
water with 1/2 teaspoon salt & 1/4
teaspoon baking soda. Make a cup with
you right hand, pour some into it and hold
your left nostril...Snort the salt water
into your sinus cavity. Do this
alternating nostrils. This "unstopped"
me, plus I have sinus problems yearly, and
it has helped temendously. I know lots
of people have problems "snorting"
anything, kinda like "suppositories....But
hey, if it works, go for it! Hope this
helps you! Beats medicating yourself and
supporting the pharmaceutical
companies!
i use the same thing! Works great...
I tried sudafed once and though I was
going to have a heartattack. I could not
sit still and it got hard for me to
breathe.
