Chesty cough :(

[LucyEmma]

I have got a chesty cough at the moment, its not to bad in the day but in the eveinings and when i go to bed im up coughing for ages is there anything anyone can recomend to do? should i wait a few more days before i go to the doctors because its only been the last two days i've had it? (was much worse last night though) can i have throte sweets to soothe it as it really hurts? thanks xxx

 

[amslou]

only thing you can take for it is gylceryn. I went with a really horrible cough earlier in the pregnancy and they sent me away with nothing saying there was nothing that they could do.

 

[faun]

I always just use honey and lemon in warm water to soothe sore throats and coughs it works for me. I have no idea if you can use throat sweets when pregnant though i would ask at the chemists if there is anything you can use safely.

 

[Seraphim]

I've been having this problem over the last few weeks.
You can inhale vicks in hot water, but pharmacist said not to rub in on.
And the glyceryn... which might soothe a tickle, but does nothing for a crackly chest cough.

I'm on the very end of it i think... cant wait.

 

[dom85]

Aww, hun, it's horrible isn't it. I got a cough like this a coupld of weeks after I found out I was pregnant.

You can only take parcetamol and you can use Vicks vapour rub (but not the spray for some reason). I found that the Vicks helped ease my chest in the evenings, I put it on my chest, back and neck and was pretty clear most of the night. If you can manage to get comfortable you could try to sleep sitting up a little bit.

Get well soon