9 weeks pregnant sore throat

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Hey guys, I’ve had a really bad sore throat since the last 3-4 days and I don’t know what to do. It hurts so bad to swallow and when I look in the mirror my throat is so red. My neck is swollen too because it’s so sore and it just hurts so bad that I can’t eat or drink properly. I went to the GP yesterday who didn’t seem worried at all and when she checked it, it didn’t look that red at all? I took paracetamol an hour or so before I went to the appointment so maybe because of that it looked less red? I can’t go back to sleep now because it hurts so bad and paracetamol isn’t helping for long at all. Any other advice on what I can do during early pregnancy to help my throat? Any advice would be much appreciated 🥺

The GP said I don’t need antibiotics or anything yet, it’s viral as my whole family is sick these days including my toddler. She told me to come back on day 7 if it’s not better. I don’t think I can cope with 3-4 days more of this?

Best bet is to go to the chemist and ask the pharmacist what you can take.

Thank you! I’ll definitely do that in the morning, it’s so painful 🥺

For tonight all I can suggest is warm drinks . I find they help when I've a sore throat . Maybe Google if honey is safe in pregnancy

Do you have any boiled sweets you can suck on? I found this helped a bit when I was in the same situation. I hope you feel better soon 💐

Thanks guys! I took 2 paracetamol and had hot drinks twice during the night too but I’ve woken up with a really sore throat, it hurts so bad to swallow. I looked into the mirror and there seem to be white spots too. Could it be strep throat? Really worried as I’m pregnant

Hot water, honey and lemon is really soothing for a sore throat and has antibacterial properties. Keep taking the paracetamol regularly as per instructions as I feel it works better when continuous in your system. Visit the pharmacy today and ask if any of those throat sprays would be appropriate in pregnancy they can be quite helpful.

It’s really bad so I called 111 who gave me an appointment with an OOH GP. They said it doesn’t look like tonsillitis even though my glands are swollen too and they gave me penicillin even though the doctor didn’t really want to. He said to take it tomorrow but only if I’m not feeling at least a little better. I had a temp of 48.3 and my heart rate was 120. Is this normal in pregnancy when fighting a cold or virus?

You mean 38.3? Really important to keep on top of the fever, that's the priority in pregnancy so please keep taking paracetamol regularly don't skip a dose.
Could it be flu or covid given the fever maybe? Hope you feel better ASAP, sounds like a miserable dose😓

Yes, 38.3 sorry 😂