Poor chicken....
I was sick with the wog going round all weekend all I did was drink honey and lemon in boiling water, lots of fresh orange juice and slept.....
I don't know of anything else although a couple of my friends drink those lemsip sachets when they are pregnant and sick.
It sucks, I had flu few weeks ago and was awful. Took panadol for temps and aches and pains, altho it wasn't strong enuff at times. And like mentioned honey and lemon drinks.
And important of all rest rest rest. I spent alot time in bed, thank god for my mum is all I can say she came over and looked after DD and me!
chicken soup!!!
strepsils (check with the chemist - most are pg safe - including the throat numbing ones!)
panadol/panadeine are fine
lemon/honey and hot water (or warmed lemonade - can't remember how to make it though!)
fresh fruit is better than juice, but might be a bit ouchie
fruit smoothies (with yoghurt) for the nutrients
I have read a lot of contraditory info about Vita C during pg. It's a water soluble vitamin that means that what you don't need, are excreted in your urine. So I'm not sure what to believe ... but I did/am not taking extra Vita C for flu's during pg. Just to be on the safe part, especially after reading that it can lead to low birth weight. So check your preggie vites to see if there are not already enough vita C in them .. if so, leave the powder and rather just much a kiwi (more vita c than oranges) and get LOADS of rest and drink lost of fluids.
Poor Ren! I got the flu BAD when I was about 22 weeks and it was terrible! I went to the docs and she gave me some anti B's - but I was to scared to take them! I was just living on panadene (safe and stronger than panadole) and panadine also act as a cough comprssor so they help if you have a cough. As I get asma as well I was on my venatlin as well. I used alot of Fess nasal spray (salty water) and that really helps with blocked nose and for my thought I just had honey and lemon drinks.
I was off work for a week and a half when I had it so I know how crappy it can get!
hang in there and I hope you feel better soon!
My DH has it to at the moment - just keeping my fingrs crossed that I dont get sick at this late stage! Would hate to go into labour and have the cold!!
Thanks girls. I've taken today off and just resting.... it's more a head cold/flu i think as its in my head and my throat. My nose isnt affected. My head hurts so i've taken 1 of those lemsip cold and flu hot drinks thats safe for b/feeding women and only has panadol in it so figured thats safe for me to take.
Having oranges and i have Vit C powder that i was advised by a herbalist is safe to take as long as i don't go over the limit they suggest..... (excess Vit C just gets pee'd out anyway)
It's so cr@ppy feeling cr@ppy isnt it..... I couldn't sleep well last night just tossed and turned i think i got about 3hrs sleep. Bub kept kicking me too which didn't help
Oh well, i'd rather be sick now than when i'm at the stage when i could go into labour, that would be awful being sick and in labour!!!
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I couldn't sleep well last night just tossed and turned i think i got about 3hrs sleep. Bub kept kicking me too which didn't help
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