Help!

[xx emma xx]

I've been awake since 5.30 am yesterday! I can't sleep because everytime I lie down I can't stop coughing. That alongside some heartburn is making it impossible to even doze off for 5 mins. Any advice would be appreciated. I don't know how I can get through today with no sleep at all. Feel terrible xx

 

[PinkPanther]

Have you got a chest infection? I had one at Christmas and the docs gave me antibiotics has they didn't want it turning to bronchitis. If you dont think you have a chest infection I found that honey and lemon tea helped and also chest lozenges.

 

[xx emma xx]

I don't think its a chest infection cos I've got cold symptoms along with it. Its just the cough that's getting to me the most. At one point when I was trying to sleep I jumped up cos I felt as if I couldn't breathe. I might give that a try then and see if it helps. X

 

[PinkPanther]

Coughing in pregnancy isn't very nice and can be uncomfortable, I felt lime I'd pulled a muscle around my bump at the time.

Do you have your head raised up off the bed? A couple of pillows should help. I had to sleep practically sitting up.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[PinkPanther]

Coughing in pregnancy isn't very nice and can be uncomfortable, I felt lime I'd pulled a muscle around my bump at the time.

Do you have your head raised up off the bed? A couple of pillows should help. I had to sleep practically sitting up.

Hope you feel better soon.

 

[xx emma xx]

Thanks. Yeah I tried having the pillow raised so I was sitting up but not working. Almost threw up there was coughing so bad. Your right coughing in pregnancy feels so much worse than normal.
Because my nose is so stuffy I need to open my mouth to breathe and that just triggers me to cough. Nightmare! I feel awful xx

 

[pinkymum]

Have you tried steaming? It might only help for a bit hun but worth a try. It's horrible having a cold when you're pregnant. I've had 3 and I thought I was getting another but I just feel a bit stuffed up. Hope you feel better soon! X

 

[xx emma xx]

You know I was thinking about trying that when I was trying to sleep during the night. Think ill give that a try and put a wee bit of vicks in to clear me up, if it even works to get me to sleep its worth it. I'm looking at my hands and the sides of them are swelling up which is weird. Either that or I'm hallucinating from tiredness lol xx

 

[mumofmany]

Oh its horrible having no sleep, and coughing in pregnancy is not nice either. I feel for you i just took cavonia with my cough and it worked wonders. I wish i could find something to work on my kids, my youngest daughter decided to get in bed with my eldest daughter and have a row at 5am this morning, then woke my 15 month old who has been up since. they say they used to use no sleep as a torture method i understand why. I hope the swelling is a hallucination for you and its nothing more than that or just bit of water retention.

 

[xx emma xx]

My OH is up in 10 minutes, going to ask him if I'm imagining it. I wasn't sure whether I could take cough medicine or not?
Oh dear you sound like you have had lots of fun this morning. No sleep is definately torture, its making me quite nervous about when baby is here cos the lack of sleep will just get worse lol. Xx

 

[mumofmany]

some cough medicines you can have others you cant, pharmasist told me to take that on and as it says on bottle 1 year olds can take it i thought it mustn;t be as strong as it tastes. ask your chemist for something and see if they can help you.
Yes definately fun this morning we probably woke the neighbours aswell well i preobably did shouting at her at 5am. i cant wait to go and wake her up in a minute thats when i get my justice hehe she has to be up for school lol

 

[amandapanda]

I'm full of cold and cough at the moment aswell...it really is horrible when you can't sleep for coughing! I keep waking up coughing and choking but I do suffer from sleep apnoea which aggravates the situation! Is your cough chesty or a dry, throaty cough? If it's dry then you get into a cycle where your throat is irritated, so something like honey and lemon might soothe it. If it's more chesty then a steam treatment may help a little. Coughing all night is awful, but so much worse when you're pregnant! I hope you feel better soon hun xx

 

[purplehippy]

Had something for 2 months. Last week I had antibiotics and nothing has cleared. Is irritating. Think it's related to my shitty asthma.

I would seriously see your doctor - it's one thing putting up with it when you're not pregnant but it's a damned sight worse when you are.

Just because there are other symptoms, doesn't mean it's not an infection.

 

[xx emma xx]

It's more of a dry cough, I've been sick twice with it. Scared to go make lunch incase I'm sick again. I feel dreadful, I've got community nurses coming round to help with my anxiety tomorrow, think I'll have to cancel, I can't see them like this. Feel so so dreadful. Only managed to get a few hours sleep. Can't wait until my OH comes home, he's going to ask chemist if anything I can take,even its kids medicine I'll take it lol xx

 

[xx emma xx]

Well the pharmacist wouldn't give me anything the other day. So I've had a very sleepless week.
I think a trip to the doctors is needed as my cough is so bad now that ribs are so sore everytime I cough
I could cope with the cold if the cough would just bugger off, so sore x

 

[pinkymum]

Well the pharmacist wouldn't give me anything the other day. So I've had a very sleepless week.
I think a trip to the doctors is needed as my cough is so bad now that ribs are so sore everytime I cough
I could cope with the cold if the cough would just bugger off, so sore x

Defo see your doctor hun. A lot of pharmacists won't give you anything they have to be careful I suppose. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[xx emma xx]

Thanks. Going at 5pm tonight so hopefully I'll get a sleep tonight. Pharmacists are prob just scared to recommend anything incase it goes wrong xx

 

[xx emma xx]

He wouldn't give me anything. I could cry. He just told me to rest and not move for a couple of days and to hold my ribs when coughing to stop them racking!