full of a cold - what can i take?!

kristen77 · Aug 26th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Hey girls,

For the second day in a row I've got a horrid snotty cold. I've been taking paracetamol but what else can i have???

Anyone know what's safe or have any alternate remedies?!!

Thanks ladies!

Love kristen xx

Nic1107 · Aug 26th, 2009, 04:33 AM

Sometimes if your nose is really stuffed up, a saline nose spray can help and it's perfectly safe. I find it helps to clear a sinus headache when I can't take anything else or nothing else is helping.

kristen77 · Aug 26th, 2009, 05:25 AM

thanks Nic - is that like a vicks nasal spray? cos i researched them and it said not to have them? or is it something different?x

anyone know anything about sudafed inhalant oil??x

twinkletoes80 · Aug 26th, 2009, 05:28 AM

No saline spray is just a salt water solution. You can make your own just dissolve some sea salt in hot water and if you have a dropper you just put your head back and put drops up your nose! Works for me.
I would take vitamin C, Im taking it every day in pregnancy anyway and its safe. Just watch your dosage. Hope you feel better!

hopeforamirac · Aug 26th, 2009, 05:34 AM

Hope you feel better soon

I always find hot lemonade helps me as i cant stand cold remedies

flumpy · Aug 26th, 2009, 05:40 AM

i heard vinegar, lemon juice and syrup mixed together andwarmed slightly is good for a cold but i have no idea if it works or not!!!

twinkletoes80 · Aug 26th, 2009, 05:58 AM

Yes thats a good one actually. Try apple cider vinegar, with honey!!

trashit · Aug 26th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Honey and hot water, or similarly lemon and hot water.
Or drop some salt in steaming water in a bowl and breathe it in with a towel over your head, helps unclog the nose! xx

JennTheMomma · Aug 26th, 2009, 09:26 AM

You can put plain water in a netty pot and drain your nose. Also, lots of orange juice helps. I always have horrible allergies at this time of year, but I was drinking orange juice before they started (since oj is the only thing that gets rid of my heartburn) so my allergies don't bother me. I sneeze once in awhile, but thats it.

kristen77 · Aug 26th, 2009, 13:28 PM

thanks for all the tips girls! i went to the chemist and for those of you in the uk the only medicines were allowed is a vicks nasal stick (one of the ones that looks like a tampon and you stick up your nose and breath), olbas oil and paracetamol! the lovely lady in the chemist cheerfully told me about her daughter who had a cold for a month when she was pg....excellent!!

Aug 26th, 2009, 04:30 AM	#1
kristen77 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,014	full of a cold - what can i take?! Hey girls, For the second day in a row I've got a horrid snotty cold. I've been taking paracetamol but what else can i have??? Anyone know what's safe or have any alternate remedies?!! Thanks ladies! Love kristen xx

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Aug 26th, 2009, 04:33 AM	#2
Nic1107 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 4,300	Sometimes if your nose is really stuffed up, a saline nose spray can help and it's perfectly safe. I find it helps to clear a sinus headache when I can't take anything else or nothing else is helping.

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Aug 26th, 2009, 05:25 AM	#3
kristen77 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,014	thanks Nic - is that like a vicks nasal spray? cos i researched them and it said not to have them? or is it something different?x anyone know anything about sudafed inhalant oil??x

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Aug 26th, 2009, 05:28 AM	#4
twinkletoes80 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 225	No saline spray is just a salt water solution. You can make your own just dissolve some sea salt in hot water and if you have a dropper you just put your head back and put drops up your nose! Works for me. I would take vitamin C, Im taking it every day in pregnancy anyway and its safe. Just watch your dosage. Hope you feel better!

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hopeforamirac Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: uk Posts: 5,138	Hope you feel better soon I always find hot lemonade helps me as i cant stand cold remedies

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flumpy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 496	i heard vinegar, lemon juice and syrup mixed together andwarmed slightly is good for a cold but i have no idea if it works or not!!!

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Aug 26th, 2009, 05:58 AM	#7
twinkletoes80 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 225	Yes thats a good one actually. Try apple cider vinegar, with honey!!

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trashit Pregnant (Expecting) Join Date: May 2009 Location: YORKSHIREEE :) Posts: 4,745	Honey and hot water, or similarly lemon and hot water. Or drop some salt in steaming water in a bowl and breathe it in with a towel over your head, helps unclog the nose! xx

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Aug 26th, 2009, 09:26 AM	#9
JennTheMomma Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,333	You can put plain water in a netty pot and drain your nose. Also, lots of orange juice helps. I always have horrible allergies at this time of year, but I was drinking orange juice before they started (since oj is the only thing that gets rid of my heartburn) so my allergies don't bother me. I sneeze once in awhile, but thats it.

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Aug 26th, 2009, 13:28 PM	#10
kristen77 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,014	thanks for all the tips girls! i went to the chemist and for those of you in the uk the only medicines were allowed is a vicks nasal stick (one of the ones that looks like a tampon and you stick up your nose and breath), olbas oil and paracetamol! the lovely lady in the chemist cheerfully told me about her daughter who had a cold for a month when she was pg....excellent!!

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