Cold Medicine During Pregnancy

Finding a good cold medicine for women that are pregnant can be risky and may be harmful to you and your baby if you don't find the right one. So finding the safest medicines to take and the ones that will reduce harmful effects to you and your baby are the most important ones. If you are in your first trimester pay close attention to the medicines that you are taking because this trimester is the most vulnerable and crucial moment of the development for your baby. So which ones are the best cold medicines right for you and your baby? It will have to be a medicine that can take care of the symptoms and get rid of the cold so it will not harm the baby.

 Here are the best cold medicines to take during pregnancy:

Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Tylenol Cold

Sudafed

Robotussin DM

Vicks Cough Syrup

Halls

Dristan

Actified

Neosynephrine

Trind-DM

Romilar

Mucinex

Vicks 44 Cough Relief

 If you are not comfortable with taking certain cold medicines then you can use certain remedies that will never be harmful for you and your baby like:

Drink hot water with a lemon for a sore throat or a stuffy nose

Gargle some warm saltwater for a sore throat as well

Garlic and onions can cure a cold

Steam inhalation can relieve a stuffy nose or get rid of an headache

Peppermint oil or tea can relieve a headache and stuffy nose as well

Drink plenty of water and vitamin C

Risks:

Avoid cold medicines with alcohol.

Avoid decongestants like pseudoephedrine and phenylphrine which can affect blood flow.

Don't take any aspirins.