Does anyone have intensified hay fever- ITS KILLING ME SLOWLY

What are you taking? I sometimes get hay-fever but today and yesterday and now these early hours I'm really struggling. My eyes are puffy red, watery and my nose is literally a tap. I can't breathe and I sound ill. I'm actually really struggling. I got hay fever tablets that the chemist said to take but actually the leaflet says don't take if pregnant, called Dr and they said i can but not daily. I struggled to sleep yesterday as it feels like my pillow is smeared with pollen and now ive woke up i cant go back to sleep becausemy eyes are steaming and my nose is running and completely blocked. Help! 🥲

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OMG SAME!!!! I’m just powering through as I don’t want to take any medication if I can avoid it

I’m the same my midwife gave me nasal spray and hayfever tablets, she said no decongestants as that’s the bit to avoid whilst pregnant apparently but it certainly been killing me off also !

I suffer every year and usually have 180mg fexofenadine to try and prevent symptoms being bad but spoke to my doc who said they don't recommend taking any antihistamine and to just to go to chemist and ask for a nasal spray and eye drops that are safe for use in preganacy to relieve symptoms but I honestly think I will just ride it out but I'm the same as you ladies.

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