help please with cough medicine

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

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

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.

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.

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 :)

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.

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