Please please help...

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Feel so daft posting this but I'm in desperate need of help. I'm 29 weeks pregnant.

I've had a cold for a few days and now have a really severe tickley cough. I've been up since 3am and haven't stopped coughing since, been sick 5 times. I'm in absolute agony with pelvis pain, rib pain and back pain. And worst of all now have horrendous stress incontinence, to the point where I'm having to sit on one of DS's nappies.

My husband is away and I have a 2 year old to cope with, I just don't know what to do. I can't go to the pharmacy because I literally wet myself every time I cough (every 30 seconds!). I've tried honey and lemon, steam, even taken DH's inhaler.

Am at my wits end and in so much pain. I have some dihydrocodeine in the cupboard which I was prescribed pre-pregnancy but worried about taking that now (have read codeine can be a cough suppressant). I'm in such a mess, please any advice or ideas that might help would be so gratefully accepted.

Have you got any Vicks? Or throat lozenges? Cough medicines aren't that helpful anyway, but is there anyone who can bring you some?

Take the codeine. It's safe in pregnancy.
and for you. Sounds awful.

I would be calling for some help just as a precaution call the midwifes there jobs to help you I took codine when pregnant I was prescribed it for pelvic pain but was very mild strength do you have anyone nanna or friend that could look after little one while you went and got checked over? Could be nothing but best to get looked over make sure everything OK with baby and you x

Thanks ladies for your speedy replies. My mum lives abroad and in laws are on holiday. Sister is away at a wedding and can't face explaining my predicament to anyone else!! DH is on his way home from Swansea now so have given him a list of things to get from the pharmacy, including heavy duty Tena's.

Think I've got an old pack of Strepsils in the cupboard. Might try those. Have stuck CBeebies on for DS.

It's getting harder to breathe and talk between bouts of coughing so might have to call 111. Hopefully they won't laugh at me for ringing up about a cough!

I has an awful cough at 39-40 weeks earlier this year.

Firstly, ring the OOHs doc, they should be able to give you a prescription for something with codeine in it.

In the mean time - I laughed at DM when she suggested hot lemon and honey, as if it would even touch it?! We didn't have any lemon either.

Not long after I was ready to try anything so made myself a hot orange squash (classy) with a bit of honey in it. It was actually really soothing. Do try it.

Hope you feel better soon.

Not even joking here but apparently chocolate also works well as a cough suppressant.

Wow Dropyoursword that's possibly the best tubing I've heard all day. Googled it, showed DH the proof and sent him straight to the shop! Thanks!

*thing

Tena's have arrived! And much better for it. Have managed to go out for a little bit of fresh air. The most annoying thing is when I go to the toilet there's nothing to wee out, yet when I cough it's still coming

At night sleep as upright as possible on a mass of pillows, as soon as you are more horizontal the cough will kick in more and with the hot water and lemon sip it really slowly to try and coat your throat a bit. Hope it goes soon