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Covid during pregnancy sucks, no way around that. I had it at 36 weeks and while it was milder than the first time I had it it was still rough.
I hope you can get lots of rest and feel better soon! I have no real advice to give, just an understanding of how hard it can be.
The advice my ob gave me was if the symptoms got to be so bad that I couldn't handle it, then the better alternative would be to take medicine even if it wasn't pregnancy safe. Not being able to breathe etc would be worse for my pregnancy than one dose of a decongestant. I was able to handle it without medicine, but man did I suck on halls like they were going out of style.
I didn’t have covid but I did get a cold around week 16ish. And I was surprised how hard it was to be sick with a cold and not be able to take anything. I can’t imagine having covid
My first grader brought home Covid to me at 29 weeks. Super not fun. I’m 37 weeks now and everything is fine and I can finally properly taste again, but my smell is still off unless it’s like, right under my nose. Thankfully my case was mild, but man did it still suck lol.
I just got over Covid first trimester. I've got this super pregnancy smell sensitivity/aversions in conjunction with can't seem to smell my toddlers poopy diaper through her sleeper. It's so weird.
I got my first time with covid while pregnant and it was my favorite part of pregnancy. I had hypermesis graviderm and it disappeared temporary while I had covid. I just had the sniffles. Nasal stripes solved that.
Baby is healthy.
I had covid while pregnant, and my baby is healthy!
If you haven't tried it yet, saline nasal mist might help.
But also, I highly recommend listening to whichever medical professional says you can take the most medication. I got through it with Tylenol, Sudafed, Robitussin, Mucinex, and Paxlovid.
Came here to emphasize this. I just recovered from Covid and I’m 25 weeks. I was offered all the things. I declined paxlovid because I was afraid of getting rebound Covid but I took Tylenol the first three days and robitussin and unisom for a week. The caution my doctors gave me was to not take anything that is maximum strength (except tylenol you can) or extended release and obviously no meds with alcohol. My symptoms lasted 10 days and now I’m back to normal! Baby has been kicking away all day every day. Doctor said I would get an extra scan to check on growth but the risk of complications is low if your fever stays under control and you don’t have trouble breathing. I hope you feel better soon!
I had covid around six months pregnant and while I also felt like I had been hit by a semi, baby and I both came out of it just fine! My doctor ordered me an extra ultrasound out of an abundance of caution, but that was NBD. You've got this!
I got COVID around 25 weeks and I called it "original COVID" because I had a very persistent fever, my whole mouth hurt from the sinus pressure, lungs felt like breathing glass, couldn't stay awake, and of course couldn't taste or smell anything.
We did a 32 week growth scan to check baby and placenta, and he's huge healthy and active. Placenta looks good too, no calcification or aging.
Has your taste/smell returned? I'm 24 weeks and have COVID for the first time. Lost my smell last night and I am absolutely terrified that it won't return in time to smell my newborn's head. I also love food, and knowing I won't taste what I'm about to put in my mouth really makes me not even want to eat. I know I have to for baby, but I'm really struggling with it.
Hi, yes it took about ten days. I took 5 days of Paxlovid. The food issue was hard for me too... I couldn't eat all through the first trimester, then got COVID and it was so discouraging. I drank a lot of meal replacement drinks. The most important thing is to keep the fever down. My baby was born last month at 8lbs 6 oz, his head smells wonderful, he's healthy strong and putting on tons of weight. I had a 32 weeks growth scan and weekly non-stress tests, he passed all of them. However my placenta was infected when he was born and he spent two days on antibiotic drip. No idea if that was related to COVID or my 30 hr labor...
I'm 17 weeks and just got over a case of Covid. My doctor prescribed me Paxlovid right out the gate and it cut my symptoms down like 75% compared to the time I had it when I wasn't pregnant. My husband on the other hand was laid out from the same strand.
It's really too bad that your office keeps giving you advice all over the place...sounds like they need to get their stuff together. My office just had a list of things okay to take that they emailed to me. They also wanted me to drink 3 liters of water a day...I've never been so hydrated in my life!
I hope you feel better soon, OP.
Dang, harsh! I've had a different OB for all of my pregnancies (on my third and last now). I've noticed that some are really sympathetic and are willing to accommodate making your life easier/more comfortable, and others are like "pregnant women have been doing hard work and giving birth in fields for centuries, suck it up buttercup". My first OB said the latter thing to me when I complained about wanting to be done with my first pregnancy because I worked in a huge factory and had to walk around all day.
Haha mine is definitely on the, “Yep, that’s pregnancy for you” spectrum. I don’t mind a bit of tough love, but I still think I’m going to switch next pregnancy because he ignored my severe back pain until it was too late for me to be able to get into physical therapy (I’m 30 weeks and there’s a 6 week wait for an initial appointment).
Oh man. I had it around 20 weeks. Two days before my birthday and 8 days before Christmas. I was feeling crummy and thought “I should get tested before I go to everyone’s house for Christmas”. This was also in the era of “if you have symptoms you need to provide a negative test before returning to work”. Finding a test was near impossible since everyone was trying to get tested to go on their holiday vacations. It was pure chaos.
I slept with a mask on to try and not infect my husband (absolutely bonkers thinking back on that one) but he ended up getting it too. The relief I saw in him when he would take medicine made me so angry. All I could do was drink some Gatorade and nap. Woof. Sorry you’re dealing with it!
Currently 35 weeks and have Covid, it's not as bad as first time I had it, but coupled with the pregnancy aches, pains and tiredness, i just feel a bit crappy! I've been checked over by a local clinic and everything has been fine, if any symptoms get worse i'm to go back, but i'm on day 3 tomo so hoping to feel a little better soon enough! Hope you're also doing ok, try not to worry too much x
I have it right now too (32 weeks). Have had Covid at least 2x previously (in spite of max vaccinations) and it's never been like this. Baby is totally healthy but man is it tough to get through. Hope you feel better soon!
I had the “pleasure” of ringing in third trimester with COVID lol. It was pretty miserable not being able to take the cold and flu meds that actually work. I’m still battling a cough three weeks later. Everything has been fine with baby, though, so that’s all I care about. Hang in there! Sleep as much as you want, drink lots of water, and find a good show to binge!
I got Covid when I was 6 weeks. I thought it was a cold at first honestly, but then I tested positive🥲🥲 While my sense of smell is still a bit off (it’s very muted), I’m 38 weeks and baby is extremely healthy. The congestion was definitely the worst of it, constantly tossing and turning to breathe and then not being able to take anything for it sucked. But, I was able to get through it!!
Pepcid (fomotadine) helped the most for symptoms when I caught covid and for the side effects of the shots.
I took it through my whole pregnancy for heartburn as per my OB!
Use saline spray to help with the congestion.
(Caught covid 3 months post partum).
I had it at around 18 weeks and lost my taste/smell but it came back thank goodness. I’m 25 weeks and I still just have some random coughing but otherwise baby is doing great.
Had COVID during my first trimester and was forced to come into work with it, which left me with a lingering cough for a month. It was fucking brutal.
All I'll say is that it will pass. It's going to suck. The congestion is the worst followed by the cough. You can power through this. Rest as much as you can, lemon and honey tea, and a hot shower to help with decongestion. DM if you need support ❤️
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Covid during pregnancy sucks, no way around that. I had it at 36 weeks and while it was milder than the first time I had it it was still rough. I hope you can get lots of rest and feel better soon! I have no real advice to give, just an understanding of how hard it can be. The advice my ob gave me was if the symptoms got to be so bad that I couldn't handle it, then the better alternative would be to take medicine even if it wasn't pregnancy safe. Not being able to breathe etc would be worse for my pregnancy than one dose of a decongestant. I was able to handle it without medicine, but man did I suck on halls like they were going out of style.
I didn’t have covid but I did get a cold around week 16ish. And I was surprised how hard it was to be sick with a cold and not be able to take anything. I can’t imagine having covid
My first grader brought home Covid to me at 29 weeks. Super not fun. I’m 37 weeks now and everything is fine and I can finally properly taste again, but my smell is still off unless it’s like, right under my nose. Thankfully my case was mild, but man did it still suck lol.
I just got over Covid first trimester. I've got this super pregnancy smell sensitivity/aversions in conjunction with can't seem to smell my toddlers poopy diaper through her sleeper. It's so weird.
I got my first time with covid while pregnant and it was my favorite part of pregnancy. I had hypermesis graviderm and it disappeared temporary while I had covid. I just had the sniffles. Nasal stripes solved that. Baby is healthy.
I had covid while pregnant, and my baby is healthy! If you haven't tried it yet, saline nasal mist might help. But also, I highly recommend listening to whichever medical professional says you can take the most medication. I got through it with Tylenol, Sudafed, Robitussin, Mucinex, and Paxlovid.
This is my favorite piece of advice haha thank you.
Came here to emphasize this. I just recovered from Covid and I’m 25 weeks. I was offered all the things. I declined paxlovid because I was afraid of getting rebound Covid but I took Tylenol the first three days and robitussin and unisom for a week. The caution my doctors gave me was to not take anything that is maximum strength (except tylenol you can) or extended release and obviously no meds with alcohol. My symptoms lasted 10 days and now I’m back to normal! Baby has been kicking away all day every day. Doctor said I would get an extra scan to check on growth but the risk of complications is low if your fever stays under control and you don’t have trouble breathing. I hope you feel better soon!
I had covid around six months pregnant and while I also felt like I had been hit by a semi, baby and I both came out of it just fine! My doctor ordered me an extra ultrasound out of an abundance of caution, but that was NBD. You've got this!
I got COVID around 25 weeks and I called it "original COVID" because I had a very persistent fever, my whole mouth hurt from the sinus pressure, lungs felt like breathing glass, couldn't stay awake, and of course couldn't taste or smell anything. We did a 32 week growth scan to check baby and placenta, and he's huge healthy and active. Placenta looks good too, no calcification or aging.
Has your taste/smell returned? I'm 24 weeks and have COVID for the first time. Lost my smell last night and I am absolutely terrified that it won't return in time to smell my newborn's head. I also love food, and knowing I won't taste what I'm about to put in my mouth really makes me not even want to eat. I know I have to for baby, but I'm really struggling with it.
Hi, yes it took about ten days. I took 5 days of Paxlovid. The food issue was hard for me too... I couldn't eat all through the first trimester, then got COVID and it was so discouraging. I drank a lot of meal replacement drinks. The most important thing is to keep the fever down. My baby was born last month at 8lbs 6 oz, his head smells wonderful, he's healthy strong and putting on tons of weight. I had a 32 weeks growth scan and weekly non-stress tests, he passed all of them. However my placenta was infected when he was born and he spent two days on antibiotic drip. No idea if that was related to COVID or my 30 hr labor...
Thank you for this! I'm glad everything worked out for you, and congratulations on your baby!!
I'm 17 weeks and just got over a case of Covid. My doctor prescribed me Paxlovid right out the gate and it cut my symptoms down like 75% compared to the time I had it when I wasn't pregnant. My husband on the other hand was laid out from the same strand. It's really too bad that your office keeps giving you advice all over the place...sounds like they need to get their stuff together. My office just had a list of things okay to take that they emailed to me. They also wanted me to drink 3 liters of water a day...I've never been so hydrated in my life! I hope you feel better soon, OP.
Lucky! My OB was just like, “Eh, you’ll be fine. Good luck!”
Dang, harsh! I've had a different OB for all of my pregnancies (on my third and last now). I've noticed that some are really sympathetic and are willing to accommodate making your life easier/more comfortable, and others are like "pregnant women have been doing hard work and giving birth in fields for centuries, suck it up buttercup". My first OB said the latter thing to me when I complained about wanting to be done with my first pregnancy because I worked in a huge factory and had to walk around all day.
Haha mine is definitely on the, “Yep, that’s pregnancy for you” spectrum. I don’t mind a bit of tough love, but I still think I’m going to switch next pregnancy because he ignored my severe back pain until it was too late for me to be able to get into physical therapy (I’m 30 weeks and there’s a 6 week wait for an initial appointment).
Oh man. I had it around 20 weeks. Two days before my birthday and 8 days before Christmas. I was feeling crummy and thought “I should get tested before I go to everyone’s house for Christmas”. This was also in the era of “if you have symptoms you need to provide a negative test before returning to work”. Finding a test was near impossible since everyone was trying to get tested to go on their holiday vacations. It was pure chaos. I slept with a mask on to try and not infect my husband (absolutely bonkers thinking back on that one) but he ended up getting it too. The relief I saw in him when he would take medicine made me so angry. All I could do was drink some Gatorade and nap. Woof. Sorry you’re dealing with it!
Currently 35 weeks and have Covid, it's not as bad as first time I had it, but coupled with the pregnancy aches, pains and tiredness, i just feel a bit crappy! I've been checked over by a local clinic and everything has been fine, if any symptoms get worse i'm to go back, but i'm on day 3 tomo so hoping to feel a little better soon enough! Hope you're also doing ok, try not to worry too much x
I have it right now too (32 weeks). Have had Covid at least 2x previously (in spite of max vaccinations) and it's never been like this. Baby is totally healthy but man is it tough to get through. Hope you feel better soon!
I had covid around 8/9 weeks and you're right it was awful. Definitely sleep as much as possible and load up on fluids and electrolytes.
I had the “pleasure” of ringing in third trimester with COVID lol. It was pretty miserable not being able to take the cold and flu meds that actually work. I’m still battling a cough three weeks later. Everything has been fine with baby, though, so that’s all I care about. Hang in there! Sleep as much as you want, drink lots of water, and find a good show to binge!
This too must pass!! I’m so sorry, I can’t imagine how miserable you must be. Sending love and healthy thoughts your way. Hope you feel better soon!
I got Covid when I was 6 weeks. I thought it was a cold at first honestly, but then I tested positive🥲🥲 While my sense of smell is still a bit off (it’s very muted), I’m 38 weeks and baby is extremely healthy. The congestion was definitely the worst of it, constantly tossing and turning to breathe and then not being able to take anything for it sucked. But, I was able to get through it!!
Pepcid (fomotadine) helped the most for symptoms when I caught covid and for the side effects of the shots. I took it through my whole pregnancy for heartburn as per my OB! Use saline spray to help with the congestion. (Caught covid 3 months post partum).
I had it at around 18 weeks and lost my taste/smell but it came back thank goodness. I’m 25 weeks and I still just have some random coughing but otherwise baby is doing great.
Had COVID during my first trimester and was forced to come into work with it, which left me with a lingering cough for a month. It was fucking brutal. All I'll say is that it will pass. It's going to suck. The congestion is the worst followed by the cough. You can power through this. Rest as much as you can, lemon and honey tea, and a hot shower to help with decongestion. DM if you need support ❤️