Sick

Woke up 2 days ago with a hard cough on friday and yesterday had a pounding headache . Should I go to my family doctor or ob? Bc i have an appt for this Wednesday for my 4 wk check up with my ob and their isnt anything sooner. Had some serious chills yesterday had a heated blanket to help out and thennwould uncover my belly area if I felt to hot or warm..been taking robitussin dm every 4 or so hrs to help with the cough and 1 500mg of tylenol only yesterday for the headache . . Drinking water , orange juice , powerade , hot water with lemon and honey . And having banana , saltine crackers , soup broths. I did throw up 2 times but havent again since friday night

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This sounds miserable, I’m so sorry you’re going through this! When I am feeling ill I contact both my OB and primary care. My primary care doctor will know whether my symptoms fall outside of the normal range and is trained to recognize general signs of serious illness. However, my PCP won’t be able to comment on what is safe in pregnancy or offer too much advice on what I should do for my symptoms or treatment, so I also contact my OB. My OB can speak to how to keep the pregnancy safe, but probably won’t offer advice on illnesses that are not related to her specialty. Both doctors will probably want to stay in their own lane, so getting advice from both and weighing both their input is helpful.

Get well soon!

Thank you I appreciate it

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