mum2elouise
24-07-2007, 13:48
Well, i have the most horrible cold i've had for a long time! It just hit me all of a sudden on Sunday night and it's just getting worse and worse. It doesn't help that i am limited to what i can take because i'm breastfeeding my 17 month old DD.
Last night it was so bad, that i was up for 2 hours, because i couldn't breathe out of my nose at all. I ended up getting up and doing a head-over-a-pot-of-scalding-water thing, with a towel over my head and shoulders to keep all the steam in. It did help...temporarily. But by the time i went back to bed, it was almost as bad as it had been earlier.
As well as the steam, i had a double dose of vitamin C, cut up a clove of garlic and swallowed it down with a glass of water, and rubbed garlic cloves on both feet, and covered them with socks. (I know it sounds dodgy, but it really does seem to help!) Needless to say, i'm a little smelly today from all that garlic! :o
Anyway, after all that - my question is - what are some things i can take or do that will help me with this (and any other) cold that are safe to take while breastfeeding? And for the future, while pregnant (we are ttc)? I really need suggestions!
Last night it was so bad, that i was up for 2 hours, because i couldn't breathe out of my nose at all. I ended up getting up and doing a head-over-a-pot-of-scalding-water thing, with a towel over my head and shoulders to keep all the steam in. It did help...temporarily. But by the time i went back to bed, it was almost as bad as it had been earlier.
As well as the steam, i had a double dose of vitamin C, cut up a clove of garlic and swallowed it down with a glass of water, and rubbed garlic cloves on both feet, and covered them with socks. (I know it sounds dodgy, but it really does seem to help!) Needless to say, i'm a little smelly today from all that garlic! :o
Anyway, after all that - my question is - what are some things i can take or do that will help me with this (and any other) cold that are safe to take while breastfeeding? And for the future, while pregnant (we are ttc)? I really need suggestions!