neverending stuffy nose -- so tired of it!

Does anyone else's nose stuff up EVERY night, with no actual cold virus in sight? Since the very early days of this pregnancy, I wake up at three or four in the morning, unable to breathe and sometimes to fall back asleep, which is SO frustrating. I have a humidifier right near my head, and I try to get as much out of my nose before I go to sleep (TMI, but always big, gross boogers), but I can only get sporadic good nights' sleep -- and I'm sure this will only feel worse once I feel movement and get larger. Anyone happen to have any advice (or empathy?!)? Thank you!

 

I totally feel your pain. I had a cold back in October and my congestion never cleared up. I swear I should buy stock in the Kleenex company I go through so much of the stuff. I hear the congestion is caused by increased blood flow in the body. The bright side is it should go away once the babys arrive.

Hang in there. I know it is not easy.

 

:hug: I had that during pregnancy. <_< No one ever mentions that this can happen during pregnancy, right? :laughing: I hope that it eases up for you a bit so you can breathe and sleep. :hug:

 

Yep, I've had nasal congestion - it is considered normal to have during pregnancy.
Just keep tabs on how you're feeling. I ended up with a sinus infection 2 weeks ago due to it. I just thought I had hit the wall of getting to the end of the pregnancy but after antibiotics, I felt like a new woman.

 

Thanks so much, all, for your quick replies! I guess I'll take this over the terrible, persistent headaches I had with my previous pregnancy, but I had no idea about this congestion issue.... ugh. So sorry that others have to suffer like this as well. And thank you for the warning about signs of illness -- I'll make sure not to "blow" it off! (Ha!)

 

Oh i remember those nights all to well it wasn't great ... I will tell you this after you have the babies you will notice the difference right away i know i did the first night after i had my boys my nose was nice and clear for the first time in months Hang in there !!!

 

So glad to hear that it clears up right away! (I just wish I weren't only 16 weeks!)

 

Ahh.. I had a stuffy nose for months on end.. no one told me this could happen! I can't even imagine how many boxes of tissue I must have went through. :laughing: Hope it clears up for you soon!

 

I am in the same boat. I chalked it up to allergies. I actually went to the doctor, he thought I had a possible sinus infection too, cause my headaches were SO bad. But antibiotics did no good, so I stopped those, tried benedryl, NOTHING helped. I was exhausted.

The headaches were the worst part, I mean headaches where I cant get off the couch, and I have a 2 year old to care for all day. I finally tried wearing my glasses all day, since the headache was behind my eyes (sinusy), and voolah, the headache was gone (for the most part). I wear glasses for reading, thats it....but now I ahve to wear them all day every day.

My point is, pregnancy does weird things. And I still wake at 2-3am, and the nose fills up, and I go through boxes of tissues a week, my husband is in disbelief with me. :0

 

I had that my whole pregnancy plus nosebleeds!! It did clear up pretty fast after delivery. Saline drops helped a little but Im sure you are already doing that

 

I have the congestion, headaches and nosebleeds big time! One thing that has helped a little at night is putting a little peppermint oil in the humidifier at night. I feel your pain and can't wait till it ends either!

 

oh i've got those stuffy nose joys made worse with crying spells.

oh and i tend to salivate a lot more and my husband now complains that i spit on him when i'm talking to him.

 

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I have the congestion, headaches and nosebleeds big time! One thing that has helped a little at night is putting a little peppermint oil in the humidifier at night. I feel your pain and can't wait till it ends either!


nosebleeds? i thought that was unrelated to pregnancy! glad to know i'm not having them randomly for no reason. seems to only occur after a shower though as i'm blowing my nose. ughhhhhh the joys of pregnancy!