OHbaby! Forums : help please with cough medicine https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:34:39 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:27:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=20798 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : thanks for all your answers ladies...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487834&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487834 Author: sonyaw
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 4:27pm

thanks for all your answers ladies i went to the pharmacy and told him bout my cough and wen i told him i was 33 34 weeks he said i was allowed robitussin EX chesty (this was after reading up on some info 1st just to make sure) so i got some but am thinking ive left it too late and may need anti bs for this instead but will try this for a couple of days]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:27:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487834&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487834 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : I am a pharmacy technician and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487651&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487651 Author: pip1
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 2:09pm

I am a pharmacy technician and we always advise against all cough mixtures in pregnancy unless on advice of the midwife,ob etc but in saying that my pregnant friend came and brought some pholcodene the other day off me on recommendation from her ob. I was surprised that he recommended it for her.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:09:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487651&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487651 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : Here&#039;s a plunket recipe for...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487602&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487602 Author: weegee
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 1:24pm

Here's a plunket recipe for natural cough syrup that I'm sure you could take:

2 T freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice
2 T honey
1 T glycerol
1 t olive oil

Mix together and give 1/2 to 1 t, 2-3 times a day. Store in an airtight bottle in the fridge.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:24:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487602&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487602 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : I was pretty sick recently with...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487539&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487539 Author: nictoddie
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 12:44pm

I was pretty sick recently with a horrid cough and nasel infection and ended up on anti's for it but was given robitussin honey cough drops they are natural over the counter but no to all cough mixtures]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:44:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487539&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487539 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : I was told not to take any so...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487496&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487496 Author: maysie
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 12:12pm

I was told not to take any so i made do with hot lemon and honey drinks (which I got over drinking very quickly!!!). There must be something though so give your mw or dr a call :) ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:12:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487496&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487496 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : Sonya, when I broke my rib I still...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487435&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487435 Author: Chickoin
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 11:24am

Sonya, when I broke my rib I still had that horrid cough but the I had codiene and it helped heaps. So maybe that Pholcodine would be good choice. I would check with Dr/MW/pharmasist too just be be 100% positive. ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:24:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487435&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487435 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : Codeine is ok during pregnancy,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487384&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487384 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 10:34am

Codeine is ok during pregnancy, just not highly recommended as panadol is a better choice. I accidently took some panadeine (thought they were panadol) and checked with my doc that I hadn't done any harm.
I was also told no to all cough medicines, but was 1st trimester so not sure if that made a difference. Perhaps you could try vicks or something instead.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:34:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487384&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487384 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : hate to tell you kiwigal, but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487371&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487371 Author: chonny
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 10:25am

hate to tell you kiwigal, but pholcodine isn't just for kids. it's the only cough medicine that works for me. i;m surprised you were prescribed it but maybe you were allowed the kids dose of it.... Pholcodine is made from a base of codeine.

Sorry, just had to let you know. lol. i only know coz with my asthma, pholcodine is the only one that helps when i get broncholitis etc]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:25:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487371&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487371 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : I was told by both my GP and pharmacist...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487358&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487358 Author: Mum2L
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 10:14am

I was told by both my GP and pharmacist that I you cannot take any of the cough syrups at all when pregnant. All that was recommended to me was the Comvita Fortacold cough mixture. It still does the same trick IMHO.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:14:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487358&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487358 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : The one that kiwigal mentioned...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487354&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487354 Author: MonicaMouse
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 10:12am

The one that kiwigal mentioned looks like the one I bought over the counter. I mentioned to the pharmacist that I was pregnant and it's the one that he got. ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:12:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487354&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487354 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : When I got sick my GP told me...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487268&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487268 Author: kiwigal
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:53am

When I got sick my GP told me that I could take a kids cough mixture he prescribed one called pholcodine

]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:53:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487268&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487268 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : Hmm I thought we weren&#039;t...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487259&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487259 Author: AuntieSarah
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:44am

Hmm I thought we weren't allowed any - I was really sick with a cold and cough at about 10 weeks and the doctor, chemist, and midwife all said I couldn't take anything. Maybe that was because I was in the first trimester though? ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:44:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487259&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487259 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : To be honest I avoided anything...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487247&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487247 Author: kmarie
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:30am

To be honest I avoided anything over the counter. So I can't tell you which one it is, sorry!

One thing that I found worked well though, was putting manuka honey (or any honey) in a medicine cup, topping it up with boiling water, mixing it together then taking it like a cough mixture. The bonus is that you can have this version of 'cough medicine' as often as you like, and it really does coat your throat and make a difference. If you don't have time for that, just try a spoonful of honey, or a hot lemon & honey drink with extra honey.

Hopefully that will at least help you in the meantime until you can find out the over-the-counter one. If it doesn't get better, consider going to your dr to get antibiotics. I avoided that as long as I could when I got sick (resulting in a chesty cough) at the end of my 1st trimester, and the result was a cough that lasted me well into my 3rd trimester. So the sooner you can get it sorted, the better - I know how horrible it feels, especially when you wake up coughing in the middle of the night!!!

Hugs, and here's to getting rid of the cough quick ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:30:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487247&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487247 <![CDATA[help please with cough medicine : morning ladies can someone please...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487206&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487206 Author: sonyaw
Subject: 20798
Posted: 10 September 2008 at 7:23am

morning ladies

can someone please help me.

i cant for the life of me remember which cough medicine we are allowed when pregnant, is it robitussin, durotuss or dimetapp???

i desperately need something to help ease this horrible chesty cough i have i am getting no sleep and it hurts to cough i can feel bubs head right down low

thanks in advance ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:23:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20798&PID=487206&title=help-please-with-cough-medicine#487206