Take cold medicines?
Any medications that you wish to use during pregnancy need to be approved by your doctor, even those you can buy over-the-counter. However, I can tell you that the following things are generally considered approved for use during pregnancy: Acetaminophen, sudafed, ocean nasal spray, robitussin and robitussin DM. You can try other comfort measures for a cold so that you can minimize the meds you are taking like: drink lots of water, chicken soup, Vitamin C drops, honey and eucalyptus lozenges, zinc lozenges, rest, humidifier. You can also try inhaling eucalyptus, lemon, lavender and tea tree oils-2 drops of each oil in a bowl of steaming hot water. Inhale the steam with a towel over your head to hold the steam in for about 10 minutes. There is a tea that seems to work well for colds: Take equal parts of echinacea, chickweed, peppermint and blackberry leaves and mix. Place a heaping teaspoon in a tea ball and steep in boiling water for 10 minutes. Sweeten with honey as desired.
