Rinnyx thanks for the tip for the insurance company, that's really useful. I've only found up to 32 weeks before.
kiwi was it you asking about sinus? I've been using decongestant spray although the packets say don't use/consult dr first. DH investigated and reckoned there was a largely theoretical risk of temporary blood flow reduction if you overdosed. He informs me that the sprays work by shrinking the blood vessels in the nose and so if you took too much they might affect vessels elsewhere in the body inc across the placenta. He found one study which showed this might be the case, and one in which there was no effect. But expect you'd want to check the evidence yourself against your own risk tolerance.
So I just used the spray, but even less than the recommended dose. Have to unblock sinuses cos if get blocked nose choke and vomit. V cross still to be being sick so frequently at 26 weeks.
Remarkable exhaustion here too. Can fall asleep while talking, which annoys DS no end. Also carpal tunnel and this unbelieeeeeeeeevably painful varicose vein in groin. At least I've been assuming it's a varicose vein; going to dr tomorrow to check.
Also think am having problems with blood sugar. Get very tired and even rather confused when hungry. On Sunday woke up late and couldn't see properly, all a bit worrying.
They do a routine mini glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes here (Cambridge, London), then a full one if you have a positive result or other symptoms. I had the full one last time cos they thought foetus was big. Pretty ghastly, all that lucozade. Oddly they don't do the routine GTT in Sweden, which is usually my gold standard for antenatal comparisons (much lower maternal death rate), possibly because of the high false positive rate.