thought i'd pass along the advice i got the other day to prevent flu:
seems like there's a shortage of H1N1 vaccines here in NYC, and although i was not planning on getting one a lot of my pregnant friends were contemplating it. my midwife was only recommending it to preggers with breathing issues...but that's another conversation...
what these pregnant ladies are all being told to do is to use a netti pot in the AM/PM as a precautionary measure. something about the salty water flushing out germs in your nasal passages.
for those who don't know what one is, go here. it sounds crazy, and feels crazier to have water traverse your nasal passage (i always think of health class photos of those who have used too much cocaine so their nose has disintegrated), but keeping your nose clean makes sense!
seems like there's a shortage of H1N1 vaccines here in NYC, and although i was not planning on getting one a lot of my pregnant friends were contemplating it. my midwife was only recommending it to preggers with breathing issues...but that's another conversation...
what these pregnant ladies are all being told to do is to use a netti pot in the AM/PM as a precautionary measure. something about the salty water flushing out germs in your nasal passages.
for those who don't know what one is, go here. it sounds crazy, and feels crazier to have water traverse your nasal passage (i always think of health class photos of those who have used too much cocaine so their nose has disintegrated), but keeping your nose clean makes sense!
but it really is usually helpful. Sometimes when my sinuses are really blocked though, the water won't even come through the other nostril. It probably still helps with flushing out germs then, though.
