[allisonx]

I'm sixteen-seventeen weeks pregnant, and my niece managed to get DH sick which has in turn gotten me sick. I have pretty bad asthma, so anything that gets into my lungs usually knocks me down pretty hard. I've felt icky for the past four or five weeks and I was using a humidifier by the bed to help out, but about a week ago the cough got really bad and I pulled muscles in my left side from it. My mom said take tylenol and my OB had given me a sheet when I first went in. i looked up robitussin and it seemed like the safest drug to take, but when I took it it didn't work AT ALL, so I stopped. Benadryl was on the list too, and I took it just so that I could get a little bit of sleep. My appetite dropped pretty fast when I got sick, and so two days ago when it got so horrible that I had to go to the hospital, my sugar was low. The RN brought me OJ and explained that it was possible I had gestational diabetes (and it still is--I've noticed that when I space food too far apart I get shaky and dizzy) and to make sure I ate something every twenty minutes. After that she checked for the little bean's heartbeat and found it within a few seconds, which was a relief. I was discharged with instructions to take bactrim (no one told me why I was supposed to take such an aggressive antibiotic, so I didn't, mostly because it says on it "DO NOT TAKE IF PREGNANT") and to use my nebulizer every 4-6 hours and to use tylenol for the pain. The ER doctor said no cold medicine, which confused me because of the list my OB gave me. He said to come back if I got a fever, and woohoo, the next evening my temp was up to 101.7. DH and I went back to the ER and saw a different doctor who was very mad about the bactrim prescription. He recommended and prescribed a less aggressive one that is safer in pregnancy called nitrofurantoin and told me to continue breathing treatments and tylenol. I asked the RN that checked the baby's heartbeat (it took this one longer to find it, but he was looking above my belly button, which kind of irked me because I've never had anyone look that high, but I was too sick to say anything) what cold medicines I could take, and he said to ask the pharmicist and to trust the OB's list.
last night I took tylenol and benadryl, keeping up with my nebulizer every 5-5 1/2 hours because I woke up every 5 1/2 hours in horrible pain and I couldn't fall asleep again. I woke up around one in the afternoon and did another treatment, not taking any meds. My appetite is trying to come back but I still feel like crap and my lung hurts and they're (my lungs) both very noisy and wheezy (my mom used her stethoscope to check them). I consulted my mom (who's a nurse) and she recommended lessening the tylenol and taking the sudafed's lowest dose every six hours. So far I've not taken any tylenol since around four and the pain's not so bad and my fever hasn't come back and I've taken two of the little red sudafed pills and my anti-biotic ( because it turns out I have a UTI) and I'm feeling a little better but still not great. I'm posting this because I'm worried about the toll of meds on the baby. I read that sudafed combined with tylenol can cause the intestines to be outside of the stomach. My friend's sister had that happen to her baby, but she was a meth-head for half of her pregnancy. I'm wondering if maybe they included those taking meth in the study? I don't know. I can't stop the albuterol because I need it to keep breathing (I don't think the baby would do too well without oxygen...). I know albuterol is a class C drug, and I'm spacing them the minimum four hours and then as long as I can past that which is usually about five or six hours. I just don't think I could handle having something happen to the baby, especially since it's me being sick and having to take medicine to get better. I had one miscarriage already, and I can't do that again..

[DivasMomma]

you poor thing! It sounds like you are getting a little better day by day--keep resting and you will feel better soon enough! Good idea playing it safe with the meds, and I agree with trusting the OB's list! FEEL BETTER!!! (((HUGS)))

[KR258]

I know it's hard when it comes to meds because if you don't take them the baby is at risk and if you do the baby is at risk... I know it's hard having asthma problems and being pregnant!! I was short of breath before the asthma started bothering me and when it started acting up it was impossible to not use some meds to control it. I had a UTI with Katelyn and took the same meds for that and she turned out fine. As far as combining tylenol and sudafed...I have no idea but I'm praying that your little one will turn out just fine and that you get better soon too!

[allisonx]

Thanks. I've been watching movies all day while DH drops a transmission in the neighbor's car (So he wont' have to ask us for rides anymore WOOHOO!) and trying not to be mad that he's not in here taking care of me, lol. I'm so jealous and mean since I got preggers.. I dunno' if it's in my head that he should be around more or if its the hormones! :P

[bhoneycutt]

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I'll keep you and your lil' bean in my prayers. Feel better soon! ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))

[KR258]

I was the same way Jealous and mean.....its a wonder my dh wants me to get pg again!!

[Tracey with 6]

I'd check with the ob if I was you but you seem to have alot of care going on, don't worry about the hormones my dh says he learnt to deal with them and I' m sure yours will too, you should be having an ultrasound soon? they will check where the intestines are, as far as I understood they have never actually been able to put a reason to the problem you are describing, HTH have a good nights sleep