I went to a first birthday party last weekend. There were lots of young chidren in attendance. I thought nothing of it at the time. I like kids, and most of these kids behaved decently, so I had no complaints.
The party was Saturday. Sunday morning, I woke up with a scratchy throat, but didn't really think anything of it. It was a little worse on Monday morning. Normally, when I feel like that, I'll grab my Airborne and Zicam and spend two or three days pumping so many vitamins and minerals into my body that the little cold viruses are beaten into submission. Not possible when you're pregnant, though, so I drank some OJ and went on my merry way. By Tuesday morning, I had a full-blown cold.
Usually, a cold isn't a big deal, but right now, I can't do anything to make it better. If you've ever had a cold and just not treated it (or had one while pregnant), you know what I'm talking about. It sucks. The only things you're allowed to use as "treatment" are saline nasal spray (worthless), salt water gargle (makes me barf), steam, and hot tea (decaf, of course). Non-medical remedies blow. I just want to be able to breathe again. It's not asking much, really.
Moral of the story: Pregnancy colds suck, and I would give my left nut for a couple of Advil Cold & Sinus.
The party was Saturday. Sunday morning, I woke up with a scratchy throat, but didn't really think anything of it. It was a little worse on Monday morning. Normally, when I feel like that, I'll grab my Airborne and Zicam and spend two or three days pumping so many vitamins and minerals into my body that the little cold viruses are beaten into submission. Not possible when you're pregnant, though, so I drank some OJ and went on my merry way. By Tuesday morning, I had a full-blown cold.
Usually, a cold isn't a big deal, but right now, I can't do anything to make it better. If you've ever had a cold and just not treated it (or had one while pregnant), you know what I'm talking about. It sucks. The only things you're allowed to use as "treatment" are saline nasal spray (worthless), salt water gargle (makes me barf), steam, and hot tea (decaf, of course). Non-medical remedies blow. I just want to be able to breathe again. It's not asking much, really.
Moral of the story: Pregnancy colds suck, and I would give my left nut for a couple of Advil Cold & Sinus.
4 comments:
Um, are you calling my house disease infested????
:)
thats what I got outta that one bananas.
you disease hoarder you.
Well...maybe. But just a little. And only to the childless among us who haven't developed immunity to small children's particularly viscious brand of biological warfare.
Ill 2rd that Em!
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