So, I am on my second cold this pregnancy. I have been coughing up a bit of mucus (sorry) in the AM, and been a little congested in my sinuses, but not too bad. The cold doesn't bother me much, so I have not sought out anything yet, but I am wondering something. I have had a cold in the 1st tri, and now in the 2nd tri (gotta love group daycare) and I have read differing opinions of this on pregnancy. Will lots of colds (esp if you have one in the first tri) affect the babe? I was prescribed a Zpac for the 1st tri one, but declined taking, and just struggled through. We have our ultrasound next week, and I am wondering if the cold did cause any problems, would we see anything then?
Re: 2nd cold and ultrasound ?
I had the worst cold of my life during the second half of my first tri/first half of my second tri with Sophia that ended up in an ear infection and resistant sinus infection. I also had a horrible cold for the last month of my pregnancy with her. She is perfectly healthy other than ear infections as an infant. I also had a horrible cold first tri this time around and so far everything is looking great with the little man.
I did take meds all three times as I just couldn't take it anymore. At that point the benefits far, FAR outweighed the slight risks.
I just told DH Saturday that my brain will come up with something to worry about no matter what I do. This weekend it was that I don't know how to take care of two kids on my own. Hello, I did it for nearly two years!!!