How can I treat a cold while pregnant?

If you catch a cold while you're pregnant it's likely to make you extra miserable because pregnancy does a lot of things to you that make you miserable and obviously colds make you miserable. So if you're looking for something to take that will help with the symptoms you're having, call your OB provider's office and they can recommend over the counter medications that are safe during pregnancy. But also be sure to bring up all of your symptoms with the staff member that you talk to on the phone. They may want to consult with the doctor based on the things that you're feeling because if a pregnant woman has the flu and not just a cold then sometimes additional treatments are necessary. It would just be best overall to talk to your doctor and they can decide if other treatments are necessary and tell you what over the counter options are best for you. Good luck with everything, I hope you're feeling better soon and if you have other questions for me feel free to ask them on our Facebook page and recommend us to your friends and family too.

[stefaniekristine]

Almost all of these videos are always "call your doctor" like obviously we are going to call our doctors. We just need short term advice. 😒

[hafsaabdulatif]

I’m almost 39 weeks and have currently caught a bad cold. First 2-3 days were torture but the following has been helping so much: boiling water with half lemon slices, about 6 whole cloves of ginger grated/mashed & honey. As well as a teaspoon of black seed oil, drinking fresh orange juice, raspberry/green tea and of course, lots of water. If you find it difficult to build an appetite, warm soups like lentil and spinach are great substitutes x

[chasencare]

cool well thanks for making a video that just says go ask your doctor

[madbahamut]

Hot lemon water [water with lemon slices in it], chicken noodle soup [actually REALLY helps, especially homemade], hot steaming bowl with mint/lemon/ or something else that clears airways, drink a lot of fluid [water especially; milk and juices can make you more congested]. I'm 5 months pregnant and have a horrible cold...these help me.

[sancasmiadas]

this is such an enlightening video! Talk to your Doctor so he/she can tell u its ok but go ahead and pay the $75 consult fee! just to get the OK

[freakingtv]

We go to these type of websites to see what we can do in the meantime or if it's something we can handle ourselves. At least suggest a tea. We know we need to call our doctor or nurse. State the obvious.

[kerryamy]

Ask a doctor? Isn't what you are on here for. Advice!.

[krisy]

This video is not helpful at all. We come here cos we can’t get access to our GPs immediately.