Out, damn snot!
NS May 30th, 2008
I have a stinking cold and am not a happy bunny about it. It came on quite suddenly, starting with just a hint of a sore throat yesterday at lunchtime and ending with me sleeping on the sofa, unable to breathe or swallow properly and feeling like I’d been run over by a truck. TNC took it upon herself to wake up at 3am and decided it was time to play, so that kept me awake awhile longer too, even though I dumped her on The Noble Husband and retreated downstairs to the sofa again. A mother’s super-sonic hearing and intuition means that she finds it very difficult to sleep when she knows her child is awake. Even wearing ear plugs I could hear the tiniest whimper and my brain would start ticking away, wondering what TNH was doing to comfort her and if she was okay. I think I finally fell back asleep at 4.30 but only after watching an infomercial and going through a box of Kleenex.
The thing about being sick while pregnant is that a) the body uses its resources to protect the fetus first and says a big ‘Screw you, lady” to the host (i.e. expectant mother), taking so much more out of you and taking so much longer to get over it than usual, and b) you can’t take any Sudafed, Lempsip, Night Nurse, Nyquil, Advil, Vicks or Clorets. Nada. All I can take is paracetamol (Tylenol) and drink hot water with lemon. Whoop-de-freakin’-doo. Not that I’m bitter or anything. It’s just that memories of having a horrible cold while pregnant with TNC are resurfacing and I don’t think I’d ever been more miserable. My only comforts are ice cream and cups of tea.
Time for a nap…
- Health and Fitness , The Noble Fetus
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i hope you feel better!
me too! can you get a neti pot out there? every pregnant lady i know with a cold swears by it! in the meantime, i love you!
Having a cold while pregnant is awful and I feel for you. I had a bad one while pregnant myself. Can you take Afrin or other nose drops? It at least helps the stuffy nose so you can breathe and therefore sleep. You might want to call your doctor to ask about that one, but I was allowed.
Feel better soon!
It might be worth asking advice somewhere like Holland and Barrat. Olbas Oil, the thing I rely on, is a no no because it contains juniper oil, eucalyptus oil and oil of pine needles which are all bad for pregnant women.
HOWEVER.
1. Some people say a few drops on a handkerchief are ok others recommend avoiding it altogether.
2. You CAN take olbas pastilles, which work almost as effectively, after the first three months of pregnancy.
3. Likewise Potters Vegetable Cough Remover also from Holland and Barrett. You can use it from 3 months onwards and though comparable in price to a similar sized bottle of gold dust it is excellent one spoonful with a little hot water last thing at night can do wonders for suppressing a cough.
Finally, put honey in with the lemon – it’s a natural disinfectant (when have you ever seen mouldy honey) and the botulism thing, though true is negligible – it affected something like 6 people in the entire 20th century. And it makes the lemon taste a lot nicer!
A great deal of sympathy from the BC quarter!
Take care and get well soon.
Cheers
BC
As you can see, I loathe and detest having colds, myself.