headcold!!!!!

[squirt11]

Well.. Im 15 weeks pregnant.. i have a headcold and i dont know what to do. Ive read a bunch of stuff online. But one site would contadict what the other says. I called my hosbital last night to tak to a nurse but they said that they were too busy amd would give me a call back and never did. So last night while i was trying to sleep, my throat started itching and stinging. Im not quite sure how to go about this.

[MamaBear0612]

Oh yeah Vicks rub is fine too.

[jward1274]

I am using the salt water spray up the nose to eat up the conjestion.. it helps but it tastes nasty dripping down your throat.

[breanna_d]

I just started a cold too, my throat aches this morning & woke me up thru the night :-( I love Vicks vapour rub on my chest to help congestion but again, I was wondering if it was safe as well.

[MamaBear0612]

You can use coughdrops and chloroseptic throat spray. Lots of tea (be careful of the kind, not all is safe during pregnancy but I use peppermint tea) with honey, orange juice, chicken soup...all of grandma's remedies. A humidifier might help you sleep at night. If it's just a cold you can probably just wait it out; however, if it gets worse you might need to see a doctor. Had a really bad upper respiratory tract infection at about 10 weeks that they were worried was going to turn into pneumonia, so was prescribed some antibiotics. Hope you feel better; pregnancy sickness is not fun.