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Pregnancy Nasal Congestion: Relief & Solutions During Pregnancy


Question
I'm currently 21 weeks pregnant, and my nose has been congested since I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks.  The severity comes and goes, but I've tried the humidifier, breathe-right strips, vicks vaporub, saline spray, eucalpytus oil, anything I could think of.  It works sometimes, but not always.  Lately I've been getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night due to the congestion and the lack of sleep is starting to wear me down.  I was using nasal sprays as they were the only thing keeping me uncongested, but I can't use them any longer or they will just worsen the problem.  Is there anything I can take to relieve my congestion/runny nose so I can get a few nights of quality sleep?  

Answer
Decongstants can be used during pregnancy and do help help with decongerstance. (Afrin and other nasal sprays). Sometimes you  an get a "rebound" if you use them to much and willno be able to breath at all. Teh nasal spray wwill not harm  the baby. You have done anything I can think of, already.