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4442651 tn?1355714087

Super worried!

At the beginning of my second trimester I had a really bad cold and congestion Dr told me to take sudafed (over the counter) (pseudoephedrine ) I took it for about 7 days as recommended on the pack and then felt better. I am now sick again, (25 weeks) dr told me to take ANY Tylenol (phenylephrine hcl) which I took 3 doses as recommend on pack  over the past 24 hours and now I recently looked online and I have read so much stating it causes birth defects in the abdomen and restricts blood flow to the placenta. I am so worried I may have caused damage to my baby!!! :-( I know the dr said it was okay but I feel so horrible right now. I hope everything is okay. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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I took the pseudoephedrine with all of my pregnancies and all my babies are fine.
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3112100 tn?1379614659
i think its the weather... cuz even here in cali too igot sick out of no where nd my mom said cuz the weather keeps changin crazy... nd no one around me has been sick
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4442651 tn?1355714087
I don't know if I picked it up from someone or the fact that the weather goes from 80 to 35 every other week and a half.
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3112100 tn?1379614659
i was sick too with a pretty bad cold nd cough not that long ago.... dr told me to take any kind of tylenol cold medicine as well... unfortunately it didnt cure me completely haha so i gave up takin medicine.... i was fine fur some days nd now ive been coughin a lil again nd today ive been sneezing... :/ im ganna try it out again... i believe yur fine tho... i dnt think any dr would tell yu to take something thats not good to take
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