Pregnant & Sick - Advice???

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I'm 29wks along and a couple days ago I developed a cough. Since then it's gotten WAY worse (and alot harder when I cough) and I've started wheezing & coughing up bits of yellow mucus sometimes when I cough. My chest kinda feels tight too when I breathe & I have to take shorter breaths. My nose is stuffy & I can't really breathe out of it. I took my temp & it's only around 100F, but for me that's really high cause my avg normal temp is closer to 96F.
I'm worried because I'm afraid baby isn't getting enough oxygen cause I might not be, and when I called my OB they just said to take benadryl and some cough drops. I don't want anything to hurt my baby it even possibly go into preterm!!! O.O!!!!

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You need to go to a regular Dr...not an OB.

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My OB gave me a list of OTC medicines to take. Tylenol, sudafed(not PE), robitussin and a few more medicines. I'd call my regular physician anyway.

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Didn't your doctor give you a list of okay meds to take over the counter??  If I was in your position I would go to urgent care or call my primary physician and be seen in the office.  It is a complete fallacy that while your pregnant you cannot take any medication.  I had a sinus infection at 5 months pregnant and was given amoxicillin. Then had kidney stones and a UTI at 7 months pregnant and was given antibiotics iv cipro and macrobid along with iv narcotic pain meds while admitted.  Baby was born 7.7 and is perfectly healthy and happy.  I would especially go since you have a fever and your coughing up green which signifies an infection.

I would look for a new ob.  Clearly they aren't looking for your best interests

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I just got over a really bad sinus infection and body aches cold where I felt like death for 2 days. The OB nurse also told me to take OTC meds so i did a combo of Sudafed and Tylenol  (plus alot of water) and it got me through. I developed a pink blood discharge too to where i was worried but they said it was ok and that my body was just sensative right now. You'll make it through, hang in there!

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