Allergy sufferers

[crimsonandclover]

Those of you who have bad pollen allergies - are you taking anything? I usually live on loratadine (Claritin) between mid-May and mid-July. My OB said it's ok to keep taking loratadine, but I have to admit that I'm a little uneasy since there have only been very small studies done on it during first tri.

Not that I'm asking you for advice to override/confirm my OB, but just out of curiousity - are you choosing to take it this year or not?

[zaydensmomma20]

I usually take Claritin during the spring/early summer months but I usually stop any allergy medication when I'm pregnant. I stop taking anything during the whole course of my pregnancy, just in case. That's just me though, I'm a worry wort about everything and anything. Plus, I haven't talked to my OB about safe meds and won't be able to until next week or the week after (depending on when they have an opening).

[crimsonandclover]

I honestly don't remember what I did with DD2, and I was pregnant with her for at least a month of my allergy season. I don't remember taking anything, so maybe it was just a mild season. With DD1 I wasn't pregnant during these months...
Sigh. Maybe I'll just try to go without and take it on occasion when the symptoms are too bad to deal with.

[reagan1010]

I normally take a daily zyrtec. My doc said it's safe, but I have stopped taking it. I will continue with my allergy shots once a month, but I'm in my 4th year of those.

I also stopped my daily asthma meds too. I'm hoping to make it through the entire pregnancy without my asthma meds, but that one might be harder. For sure I will not take it during the 1st trimester.

I am going to try to take as few meds as possible.

[Sparkly]

Zyrtec or Claritin, no sudafed (allergy meds with "D"). I took Zyrtec throughout my last pregnancy (I have year-round allergies and need something), but now take Claritin because I'm still nursing and Zyrtec can affect supply.

[peaseblossom55]

I took some stronger allergy meds and a nasal spray. I can't use during pregnancy. I forget the names now. So I'm pretty miserable allergy wise.

[scorpioscuba]

I stopped my claritin I'm seriously congested already and that was one of my biggest symptoms last time. I had pregnancy rhinitis the entire time and it pretty much sucked.

[valie]

I take a Benadryl at night and during the day if necessary. I try to minimize exposure to allergens