why oh why wont this cough go away.. :(

[Pandora]

I dont think it would affect your baby.
amoxil is definitely safe to take too.

[~Trish~]

You poor thing .

I have had a blocked nose this ENTIRE pregnancy and a cold that keeps coming and going for over 6 weeks now. Pregnancy seems to make it harder for us to get better.

I hope you cough clears up soon .

[first_time_mummy]

I really think i have what you have
I havea cold for nearly 4 weeks, i have had 2 different antiiotics, and they relieved the sore throat and blocked nose, but im still left with this awful cough.
Mind you, the cough has relieved quiet a bit, but its still there. An anoying husky cough.

[tk1999]

Have you been tested for whopping cough? There was a bout of it going around NSW in January/February and may still be making the rounds - don't mean to scare you - I am not sure how it affects pg but my friend got whooping cough in January when she was 34 weeks pg and her bubs is all good and so is she

[first_time_mummy]

i was acually very worried that it may be whooping cough, but ive also been panicking as to whether it might be the swine flu, as i read in my local paper that there have been cases of it in my suburb.
But i dont think its severe enough to be swine flu. I did mention the fact it might be whooping cough to my doc, but she didnt seem to think it was as the cough wasnt severe enough :/

[Stevie]

well actually one doctor i went to said that i should get tested for whooping cough.. and then the next day i went to another doctor(coz the first one is a douche) and he said it wouldnt be whooping cough. BUT i still went and did the blood test/nose swab/throat swab this morning. just to be on the safe side.
i also asked about it being sine flu and the doctor thought that was funny, and told me i have nothing to worry about

mine is alot better than what it was but now when i cough my gag reflex is just gone so i instantly start to wrech it sucks

[FabFiona]

i was acually very worried that it may be whooping cough, but ive also been panicking as to whether it might be the swine flu, as i read in my local paper that there have been cases of it in my suburb.
But i dont think its severe enough to be swine flu. I did mention the fact it might be whooping cough to my doc, but she didnt seem to think it was as the cough wasnt severe enough :/

In most cases swine flu is actually of the same or less severity than the 'normal' flu that comes around every winter. Pregnant women shouldn't be MORE worried about swine flu than any other flu.

[tk1999]

Whooping cough doesn't have to be a severe cough - it is more likely a persistent cough - often with vomiting afterward and the 'whoop' sound.

My friend who did have whooping cough in January 2009 was misdiagnosed since about November 2008 - she was told at first that it was asthma but when the asthma meds were not helping she went for another opinion and was finally tested for whooping cough and it was positive for both herself and her 2.5yr old son.

I am not saying that it is definitely whooping cugh but I would rather be tested and know rather than not IYKWIM