Is there anything you can safely take for a cold?

edited April 2011 in Pregnant
This cold is killing me. I've called my doctor but no one answered and I left a message so I'm waiting for them to get back to me. But in the meantime, do you ladies know of anything I can take that won't harm the baby? Any herbal remedies? Anything? I'm desperate!

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  • The only thing I am aware of is Sudafed or Tylenol Cold. To be safe, I would just go with the Tylenol Cold stuff. My doc basically told me anything Tylenol is okay. :)

    Good luck!
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  • doc cleared me for Robitussin as well... if your stuffy, use some vicks vaporub on your chest & underneath your nose, it works WONDERS! :)
  • @new_mommy905 Its more the cough than anything that's killing me. My throat is on fire! I can't take it anymore.
  • My doc said NOTHING. Have some honey & lemon, helped me a little x
  • i was sick for a month during my pregnancy (2 weeks before i found out 2 weeks after)... & i dont normally take meds when i get a lil cold, but i think the pregnancy made it 10x worse.. it wsa BAD.. i took robitussion & i felt amaizng every day! hopefully you feel better :)
  • @new_mommy905 thank you. So do I. I'm going to try robitussin, hopefully it takes some of the burn out of my throat.
  • Just eat oranges, oranges, and more oranges, three at a time every four hours, and wather, and soup. Eat light, and rest. It works for me!
  • @ivisweet- oranges? she has a sore throat & bad burning in her throat, wouldnt you think the acid in oranges would only make it worse? i mean, thats my opinion... but who knows it may work for her..
  • Listening mouth wash kills the bacteria for the throat.
  • She needs pure vitamins c
  • it just seems that if she has a really bad burning in her throat from coughing you wouldnt want her to eat acidic things.. lol idk thats just my opinion on it.. i wouldnt try it but thats just me lol
  • It's better than taking meds, plus u get better faster
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  • @new_mommy905 & @ivisweet Oranges and orange juice give me really bad heartburn. But to get vitamin c I have been chewing on chewable vitamin c's all day. Thank you both for your help and suggestions. Hopefully I'm feeling better soon. I can deal with a runny nose but a burning throat is my weakness.
  • @uncaffeinated_katie- cough drops worked wonders for me allll winter too! so glad those are on the "youre allowed to take" list.. lol
  • I was cleared for Robitussin, Tylenol Cold, Theraflu. I suck on jolly ranchers too.
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