Sick mommy needs help!

[cvalentine]

Ladies I am dying from this flu/cold crap that's going around here. My head is full, I'm coughing, scratchy throat, and my body is hurting everywhere! Obviously I know how to take care of myself, but I'm bf-ing, and I haven't been sick since having Emma and I don't know what to take. I know I can take Tylenol, but past that, I don't know. Please help!

[nopey]

My Dr said I could take the same things bfing as during pg. So, Tylenol Sinus should be ok......

Feel better!!!!!

[Sherri]

One thing to avoid is Sudafed or anything with its active ingredient, pseudoephedrine, which is in a lot of things. It can dry up your milk supply! Other than that, I'm not sure.... Hope you feel better soon, though!

[greatOT]

Cristen, if it's the same cold that ran through this part of the world in December it a duzy and I hope you get over it quickly. I found having a humidifyer going strong in my room at night really helped. Hot showers and breathing steam from a bowl with a tea towel over your head will also loosen up the crud so you can get it out. I could never tolerate the stinging smell of Vicks rub, but swear by a few drops of rosemary oil or eucalyptus oil on my temples - (normally, you put Vicks on your chest, but you don't want such strong smells that close to the baby).

Feel better soon!

[texasred1]

Cristen - I did a google search on this when I caught Mason's cold a couple of weeks ago. I didn't want to take anything either. Guess what came up as a natural remedy? Fenugreek tea. It's an expectorant. Go figure. So I killed two birds with one stone, cleared up my cold, and helped with my milk supply. I bought the fenugreek seeds at a health food place and asked the saleperson there about it. She said it would for sure clear my head. It did! The tea doesn't taste like much, brew it for 5 min. I added some lemon to it and it was like drinking a watered down lemonade.

[cvalentine]

Thanks for the help ladies! Michelle - I'll go to our Whole Foods store and see if I can find some of that tea. I'm still dying. It's definitely the sickest I've been in years. Thanks to prenatals and good eating habits, I have a pretty strong immune system. It didn't stand a chance to this dumb cold though. :evil: Thanks again!

[MommyX3]

Also i've been told Mucinex is ok, I took while prego's. The drug rep for the product was prego's too and used it her info said it was ok for duing and bf'ing, our ob's also said it was ok for during .. I swear by the stuff..

[Musicgirl]

I'll tell you what kills my colds: Zicam medicated nasal swabs and Cold-Eeze lozenges. Wipes them out in no time. Also used by my family.

[texasred1]

Cristen - I got that tea at a "granola" type grocery store/market. Whole Foods probably has it as well. The stuff I got looks like little seeds, it's loose, not in a tea bag, so you'll need to strain the stuff or have a tea difuser.

Mommx3 - really? Mucinex? I love that stuff! It works wonders. While preggo I got sick at 15 weeks, but figured that stuff worked way to well to be safe. I thought guina(something or another) was in it and that stuff is strong!