Flu
Morning ☀️. I'm 20 weeks on Monday, and I had been feeling either movement or braxton hicks for a while. However I have an ongoing flu and have not felt a single thing in my belly for about a week. I tried explaining to my midwife but she said that "my body will protect the baby". I have the flu pretty bad, it's affecting my eating, drinking, definitely affecting my sleeping to the point where I have had to call into work sick so many times because I haven't slept. Problem with being pregnant with the flu is I can't take most things that other people can. Trying to survive on vapour rub, honey and lemon, cold head strips but doesn't seem to be helping much. Anyway sorry I'm rambling on, is it normal for me to not feel anything for a week or should I be concerned? Also if anyone has any tips on getting rid of this flu I would REALLY appreciate it 🤒
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You can safely take paracetamol!
I honestly wouldnt worry around the movement as there's no pattern or expectation to feel baby or be worried about not feeling baby, untill 24 weeks
I’m exactly the same. 19+5 and so so Ill. M I think it’s worse because we are pregnant our bodies do everything to protect baby so takes us longer/harder to over come. Surviving on the same as you - plus having a really steamy shower with some olbas oil in to help unblock. Finding I can’t sleep at night and eating is hard but doing so as thinking of fuelling my body to help baby. Haven’t felt movement yet but I’m trusting my body to do it’s job. Finding napping sitting up helps as (wrapped in a pregnancy pillow) it’s not all sitting on my chest.
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