Pregnancy Rhinitis - help! 😫

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Hi all.. I'm almost 8 weeks pregnant now and for the past 2 weeks I've been so unwell but the main thing I've had is major congestion which isn't going away. My nose is blocked to the point where I can't breathe through it. My ears are also blocked and coughing up phlegm too

It's mainly my nose I am bothered about - it's affecting my everyday life and trying to get to sleep feeling like you can't breathe is unbearable.

I've tried saline nasal spray and a neti pot but nothing seems to help - I have read about rhinitis in pregnancy and think I unfortunately have it. Has anyone else experienced this and have any tips or how long it lasts? I am going to call the doctors in morning as its making me miserable - just want to be able to breathe again!

Thanks

I'm sorry to say but if you do have rhinitis there is nothing that can be done until you give birth when it goes away 😩 I found the breathe right strips really helped me the saline spray did nothing but there isn't anything you can take that will help it x

I had pregnancy rhinitis, it was mainly sneezing and dripping nose and itchy eyes, just like hay fever. It mainly hit at night and not till the second trimester.

Are you sure you don't just have a cold or something else that presents as a cold, eg COVID?

Hey! Not covid took 2 tests. I just feel so breathless and don't seem to be getting g better it's awful.. going to the doctors today hopefully can get to bottom of it x

Oh no! This sounds like hell. I'm only 8 weeks x