I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child and have had a cold for a few days. The only thing that allows me to breathe is a nasal spray equivalent to afrin. I used to be addicted yrs ago but now I only use it in dire emergency....like before eating or bed because I can't sleep if I can't breathe through my nose. In the past 3 days I've only used it at night and a couple other times during the day when it was really bad! I try to hold off as long as possible without using it. And I only use 1 or 2 sprays and usually only in 1 nostril. A nurse at my doctors office just told me not to use it anymore but I wanted to know if anyone thought the little bit I've used in the past 3 days could have done any harm to the baby.