Worried my cold is harming baby

[Shortcake01]

I know this is probably silly but I've had cold, sore throat since sunday which has now turned into a hacking cough. I can barely sleep and worried if I feel so rubbish then maybe baby will too? Especially the coughing which she won't have heard anything like before!
Is this just totally silly? She is still moving and I'm obviously not the first pregnant woman in the world to have a cold but don't want to cause any upset to my precious cargo! xxx

 

[princesskiki]

Awwww no way, me too. Had this for a week. As long as ur still takin fluids food an not over doin the paracetamol jnr should be fine x

 

[MommaSketch]

Ohhhhh, big, huge sympathy - I am in the same boat darl.

In the grip of one of the worst colds I've had in years. So blocked up that I just can't sleep (adding this cold to my catalogue of pregnancy complaints that already keep me awake - sciatica, aching hips, indigestion, can't get comfy etc)

Last night I welcomed in each hour as it passed and am now sitting here like a total zombie having slept for roughly forty five minutes... BLEUGH!

Hope you feel better soon. This whole cold and flu rememdy embargo is killing me... I usually glug half a bottle of night nurse at the first sign of a cold

 

[Shortcake01]

Thanks ladies, at least Im not alone! Im usually a pill popper if anything is wrong with me so allowing these things to take their course is unatural to me! I have pelvic girdle pain too so if the coughing wasnt keeping me awake last night then the pain as I turned over was! Hope you both feel much better soon xxx

 

[portablechick]

hearing u ladies - i also greeted each and every hour last nite - and ended up in the bath at 4am. just had a teaspoon of honey in hot water which soothed my throat nicely for a whole 30 mins! got a stinking headache the last 3 days the midwives say take paracetamol as normal but i dont really like to and have just taken one dose each day.

o dear i hope this is well away before labour day!

 

[MommaSketch]

Awwww - feel better soon hun. How close are you? I'm only 30 weeks and was just saying to OH this morning how impossible it would be to cope with labour and delivery in this state... x

 

[portablechick]

just over 3 weeks to d day - was feeling really positive about the labour until the last few days - now i'm like - if i feel this kak with a wee bug how the hell will i cope with labour! i think i mite go ahead and treat myself to my daily dose of paracetamol? or maybe i should save it for bedtime?? or maybe i'll go ahead and take it both times!!! DH keeps reminding me that people take crack have healthy babies! i just dont wanna do anything to put bubs at risk - - -ahhhhhh!

 

[MommaSketch]

Awww dear of you. I'm taking it every four hours to keep temperature down as being overheated isn't good for the baby.
Just unearthed some ribena from cupboard and had it hot... so good! For some reason the hot honey and lemon is making throat feel even more sore... Also ate a solero last night which was blissfully cold. x

 

[Shortcake01]

Im switching between ice cream and hot cups of tea for relief. We have blackcurrant juice, wonder if that would work?! At least with labour you get something good out of it, we just suffer with colds!!! xxx

 

[portablechick]

too true - no reward for suffering the throat and headache - sod it, i'm off to get the paracetamol!!! It is nice to know I'm not suffering alone tho! Annoyed that i worked solid up until last week and healthy as a horse - then i finish up work, looking forward to some nice days going swimming having lunch and the like and now get sick - boohoo me!!

 

[Sini]

Had a cold for roughly 10 days now.. Very annoyed! Im sure LOs used to coughing by now

 

[davo]

I'm there with you all - much sympathy cos I know how dreadful it makes you feel!
Could hardly sleep at all last week so by the end of work could feel it coming on. Even if I was pg it's the worst cold I've had in ages and so annoying that you can't take owt. Don't wanna take paracetamol and pharmacist said steam inhalation and drinking honey is the only thing to do.
I'm there with the hot Ribena and cold ice lollies!!
Sounds weird but have you seen your belly when your hacking away - mine goes such a weird shape but once I start I can't stop!

 

[Shortcake01]

Is it like the babies head is popping forward? I tend to lean forward when I cough and my tummy pops right out! Gonna try the steam inhalation soon, just really want a good nights sleep! xxx

 

[davo]

I don't know but I do know it sticks right out for a bit. We must have good tummy muscles in there!
Steam inhalation is good for a bit of quick relief.
Was worried that baby was quiet yesterday but is busy kicking away as we speak - probably saying 'will you stop coughing!'

 

[Shortcake01]

Yeah I thought baby was quiet although I could still feel movement just no big squirms but back to normal today. Midwife told me I had good tummy muscles when she was measuring baby-I was overweight before getting pregnant so had no idea what was under there! xxx

 

[Mrs.Nerd]

Yup I'm currently just finishing my FOURTH cold this pregnancy!! Hoping it will help baby's immunity, haha.

This one hasn't been quite so bad, although it has turned into a cough the past couple of days. Like you all I wonder what on earth LO must make of it! Plus it has turned tickly now so was awake quite a lot last night.

I also haven't taken any paracetamol. I think I took 2 doses during one of my colds (it was bad enough that I asked to work from home), as I felt really horrific. Other than that, lots of tea, water and orange juice!