I may have my first pregnancy complaint. I know, I said I wouldn't complain about a thing during this wonderful time, but wow, this head cold is kicking my butt! I had an awesome first Trimester, but now that I'm almost 14 weeks (tomorrow!), my luck has ran out. It started out as a sore throat for about four days, which I knew was leading to something; it was just a matter of time before I woke up with the dreaded head cold. So here I am, three days in and I feel miserable.
The worst part is not being able to drug up to get through the bouts of feeling miserable, instead, I'm here just trying to bear through it. The netti pot has been my friend but that can't help everything. All the pamphlets from Dr office say I can take some meds such as Sudafed, etc, but of course Dr. Google says otherwise. Even when I was at Target to see if I could find some meds, the pharmacist warned me not to take anything unless I had to. Well at what point is taking something a must? I think I've reached it! The last thing I want to do is harm the baby, but I also know I need to be healthy for the baby.
So I broke down. I gave in. I raised the white flag. Dear Head Cold, you win. I took two Sudafed two nights ago so I could fall asleep and then two more last night. I'm hoping it's not enough to hurt the baby and yet enough to make me feel better; hopefully a win-win. Also self-prescribed: some Tylenol during the day to keep my fever down, lots of liquids and even more naps and Lifetime movies (how convenient that it's their "Stay in Bed" movie marathon this weekend)
And I truly am grateful that my immune system is choosing the baby over me; I'll take the suffering from this cold as long as our little bundle is healthy and safe. But I do still get to whine about not feeling good :)
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