Pregnant with covid - blocked nose!!

[Ally638]

Ugh covid finally got me and I feel like I have a stinking cold. For the last 5 nights I can’t sleep because I have a seriously blocked nose / sinuses and as I’m pregnant I can’t take anything! I’m desperate for a squirt of sinex which would help me sleep ugh! Any natural tips on how to clear my nose? I’ve tried breathing a mug of hot water, hot compress, cold compress, laying on the floor, sitting up, nothing is working !

I feel for you. I’m awake with the same but not pregnant, although I can’t use decongestants due to glaucoma. No help tonight but I often use a saline spray or saline nasal wash outs (look at Neti pots Or NeilMed on Amazon/boots) and they help clear things out. I have to confess I didn’t have sinus trouble until pregnancy, and many years later it persists when I get a cold. Hopefully not for you!

Steam. I use one of these…
www.amazon.co.uk/LIVIVO-Facial-Steamer-Aromatherapy-Diffuser/dp/B01M0G9MFP/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?crid=1EFPVEXFLA0ZI&keywords=facial+steamer&qid=1679027291&sprefix=facial+steamer%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-8

In pharmacies you can buy aromatherapy menthol crystals which you pour boiling water over and inhale the steam. I did this when I had a blocked nose with COVID. It helped but certainly didn't stop it. I had to ride it out but got some relief.

Thanks everyone!! Hoping for a better night tonight eek x