i've got a bad, bad cold ...

[luckymama]

and i can't sleep. i'm going batty, i think, from lack of sleep. congestion keeps me from sleeping. breathing makes my throat sore and my nasal passages hurt. my nose hurts from kleenex. post nasal drip exacerbates nausea.

i'm currently living on hot ginger tea with lemon & honey. i tried propping myself up with pillows to sleep, but it didn't help. i sat in a steamy bathroom. i got the humidifier going. i got the eucalyptus diffuser going, but nothing is helping.

got more ideas for me? please, list 'em all. between sleep deprivation and preggo brain, i'm too stupid to think of what else to try!

[Mama Dragon]

Are you comfortable using Vicks? I put an open jar under my bed and use the little nasal inhaler thingy and that helps a TON. I hope you feel better soon.

[MsGrizzle]

No advice, just lots of sympathy! I'm on my second horrible cold this pg. I just got over the last one 2 weeks ago! Ugh. I miss Afrin!

The only thing that has helped a little at bedtime is using Vicks rub under my nose and on my chest...

[Mama2ABCD]

part of the congestion is the pregnancy. that's what i've got. i've even taken a claritin D here and there (this should go under confessions), but that doesn't work. i'm hoping this goes away in another month. :nut
about the only relief i get is massaging my nose, but it's not a permanent clearing.
hope this goes away for all of us like now :thumb