Quite ill and really worried

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I've been sick for about a week and a half now, really bad cold. I've been up all night coughing, was sick at the weekend from coughing so much, and last night my chest hurt so much I thought I was going to die. Today I've come home from work as I thought I was about to faint or throw up and I can't risk either in my job.
Should I talk to someone about this or does it all sound normal and baby should be okay? I'm 22+4 if that makes any difference

Go and see your GP - it's probably just a cold but get some support

What are you symptoms?
Just lots of coughing and sore chest? I would see the GP to check for a chest infection.

Symptoms are:
Stuffed up nose
Coughing at least 20 hours of the day
Feeling faint/lightheaded
Very nauseous/actually was sick
Severe chest pains last night

I'll book a doctors appointment, I didn't want to waste time if people thought it's fairly standard and there's nothing a doctor can do. Thanks 😊

Until then snuggle up in bed or on the sofa with hot drinks, nutritious food, take paracetamol and generally rest.

I had a terrible cough, coughing up lots of yeuk, couldn't sleep except upright for a few weeks, vomiting a lot, whenever was coughing ended up in vomiting - assumed it was a chest infection TIL the vomiting started two weeks in, with not let up, and I'd had antibiotics by this point - blood test showed whooping cough

Whooping cough would be just my luck as I've got the vaccine booked in for this week 😣

Were you vaccinated against it as a child?

I had this around 17-18weeks when pg with ds. I had v similar symptoms. Woke up one morning thought I was going to die and had huge amount of chest pain. Please go to the drs, with the pregnancy as well as your symptoms they will take it seriously.I had a chest infection and got antibiotics and steroids. I was v worried about taking them but reasured and ds was born healthily a week after his due date.

I'm not sure, I asked the other day what vaccinations I've had but my DM couldn't remember.

I would put money on it that you have bona fide flu

Do you get the vaccine?

Flu vaccine is this week too! I wouldn't be so worried if I wasn't pregnant - when I cough I can feel exactly where baby is and every part of them because my stomach tenses up so much. I always thought flu was something that kept you totally in bed and it of action, whereas I've been up and about every day?

Sounds like a chest infection - I would get a GP appointment.

The coughing won't harm your baby. I had whooping cough at 6 months pg. Not at all pleasant and very uncomfortable, but baby was fine.

It would likeyou have flu
Severity to varying degrees
Unlikely you will be allowed to have vaccine if I’ll like this

Very late in the season for flu vaccine btw!

I'm in the same boat as you... Since wednesday last week I've not been sleeping up all night coughing if I lie down it irritates my throat I've been taking paracetamol, gargling salt water and having hot lemon drinks not much you can take when pregnant and breastfeeding...

Went to the doctor and have been prescribed acidex- glad it's hopefully gonna get better but it's aniseed flavour which makes me want to throw up 😥 had a massive palaver trying to take it just now 😂