Hello Everyone ( Read more... )

In 37w1d and apparently, I've come down with the God-awful flu. As if this pregnancy hasn't been rough enough already, I now have to deal with stuffy nose, cough, horrible body aches and shivers too, on top of the regular pregnancy pains, and contractions here and there. The only thing that helps A LITTLE BIT is taking a warm bath, because it ( Read more... )

I'm 28 weeks right now. Should my OB be my go-to for getting my flu shot? Flu season is starting particularly early in my area (and happens to be quite bad this year) and with my children all in elementary school this year, I think we're going to all get vaccinated ( Read more... )

My family have been visiting a dying friend in hospital for the past 4 weeks and brought some kind of virus with them ( Read more... )

I've had a pretty low grade fever with bad congestion since yesterday. My temperature on my temples, neck, and forehead are all 100.6 to 101.8. My belly is 98.6. I went to work yesterday (didnt wake up in time to call in) and everything started getting painful to touch. I don't have muscle aches. I woke up around 6:00 with chills, those have been ( Read more... )

I'm 9w6d, and I'm sick. Not just morning sickness, actual sickness. I've not been able to keep anything, including water/ice, down for about 18 hours now. Massive vomiting, the runs, awake all night, in and out of delirium, etc. Lovely ( Read more... )

I have been in bed since this afternoon with:

sore throat
aches everywhere
fever
nausea

I can't eat much and I can't stop shaking.

Any advice?

30w3d

Last night after dinner at Ruby Tuesday's (first mistake), my stomach started to feel pretty wonk.  I threw up thinking something just didn't sit well but I kept feeling worse and worse and by evening I was pretty sure I had the stomach flu.  My poor husband had to clean puke up from our WHITE carpet and I spent the night in and out of the bathroom ( Read more... )

I'm 29w pregnant today and I think I caught strep throat from someone at work. My throat hurts like crazy and it's hard to swallow. Is strep throat dangerous for a pregnant woman? And should I take time off of work for it ( Read more... )

Okay, just venting ( Read more... )