would u go to the Dr if you had

if you had cold symptoms like sore throat runny nose sneezing cough headache but no fever ,would you go to the Dr or hospital?

personally if it is just a cold i wouldn't go to either, you would be much better staying at home, taking some panadol, keeping up your fluid intake and resting than waiting in a dr's surgery (definitely wouldn't go to hospital, a cold would be WAY down the list of people they have to see, you would be there for ages)

if its just a cold there is nothing they can do anyway, hope you feel better soon

No, neither is nessecary..same as if you were'nt pregnant...If you get a fever or develop severe symptoms then straight to the doc otherwise rest drink lots of water and take some panadol.
Hope you feel better soon.

yeah i didnt want to go either ,just ht i would ask.

i have been checking my temp and its never gone over 37 so thats a good thing as thats normal i believe .

I wouldn't go either. There's not much you can do for a cold or the flu while pg.

if u do have the flu can this cause any harm to the bub?

Not if it's just the flu. I had the flu pretty bad between 38-40 weeks with DD2. Even when I was in labour with her I had it. If it was swine flu, then it could have an impact on bub, but if it's just the flu then no.

I went to the Dr when I had a bad head cold and my temp was rising.

She was great and told me I'd done the right thing, especially with all the flus and bugs that have been going about and she gave me a thorough check over.

She recommended Vitamin C and lots of fluids and told me to go back if the fluid in my ears and sinuses became painful.

I'm glad that I went for reassurance.

Sue xxx

i Ended up calling and speaking with a midwife at the hospital who took a list of everything i have had and said i should go see a GP tomorrow as it could be a chest infection she was happy that my temp was normal but obviously if that goes up to go to emergency :)

Glad that you got this sorted out babe, better to be safe than sorry hey?

S X

Me personally neither, but if you are worried go to GP, if you can not get in go to hospy.

Good luck

How you feeling now shell? Any better?

hey linzy, i had to get antibiotics , as i went to the dr(Midwifes orders) :) and he said its chest infection:( i didnt want to take any drugs but they are cat a for pregnancy so i feel better about that, the cough is horrid but it should start to clear up soon.

the heat isnt making it any better

Good to hear you are feeling better :)