Constantly unwell with viruses/bugs during pregnancy!

[everysunrise]

hello,
I am 16 weeks pregnant and since around week 11, I have consistently had some kind of bug or virus.

first, I had tonsillitis and started to feel better around a week later. I then suddenly came down with the Flu which resulted in a lingering cough for weeks. Started to feel slightly better, then I became ill with a stomach bug (diarrheoa, sickness on top of already suffering with morning sickness) and feeling very unwell. Saturday I felt like I was improving and then by Saturday evening I had a sore throat, runny nose and fever.
This has now progressed to a chest infection where I am taking antibiotics and have an inhaler to aid my breathing as I was really struggling to breathe without wheezing and whistling from my chest.

This takes me to now! My chest feels like it is loosening up a bit but I’m still coughing so much that my stomach muscles hurt and my back is in bits.

I just wanted to know have others been this ill during their pregnancy?! I feel like my immune system has ran off at this point. I’ve been so tearful and fed up after basically feeling so run down and unwell since week 6 of my pregnancy (bad morning sickness and exhaustion) and then all of this to top it off!!

Any advice? Or reassurance?! Most importantly I want my baby to be healthy. Xx

Both of pregnancies were like this; I remember crying to the midwife about how fed up I was with being ill so much. I started washing my hands more; similar to how we all did in Covid times - when I got home from anywhere, sanitising after going into the supermarket, and throughout the day. Not sure if it was luck or that but I then managed to go a few weeks being ok then got another cold 2 weeks before my baby was born second time. None of it actually effected my son though and he was born very healthy

Your immune system lowers while pregnant so it’s very common to get more illnesses. First thing is baby is very well protected in there and will be absolutely fine. Are you taking pregnancy vitamins? If not take them as well as the folic acid and vitamin D that is recommended. Vitamin D helps your immune system anyway. Lots of water and good foods can also help build up your defences. Unfortunately this time of year sucks for pregnant e