Hay fever and Pregnancy

[Doglover7866]

Hi ladies, just wanted to ask if anyone has hay fever and is taking meds which ok to use in pregnancy. I went to the pharmacy and they gave me some tablets over the counter but they say on the back no suitable for pregnant women. Any help would be great xx 😘

[Star241]

No but am suffering!!! I recall asking the midwife years ago with my first and she recommended not to take anything but possibly things have moved on now so interested to hear any responses!

[RhinoCat]

I asked my clinic this and they said piriton only . It’s a diff kind to the other two types which are ceterizine and loratadine (cannot rem how to spell these ) ha ha

[Purpledoggy]

Loratadine is the recommended one for pregnancy (according to the NHS). Cetirizine is a maybe and others a no without prescription. If in doubt, BUMPS is the gold standard site for checking out specific drugs. Xx

[RecipIVF]

Loratadine (clarityn) is ok when pregnant x

[Missl73]

Suffering here too and it’s miserable! Pretty much all you can do is use a saline spray to clear out your nose and sinuses which just washes away the pollen and you can use a barrier like hay max to try and capture it before it enters your nose. I don’t find either brilliant but better than nothing. I’m worst when it’s tree pollen, usually I get better towards the end of the summer.

[Daffodil99]

Had the same when i went to pharmacy - they said I shouldn't take anything apart from saline and that blocking cream. Neither touched it and it was getting so bad that i decided to do a little google and, as others say, NHS site says Loratadine is ok. Taken it every day since and makes a huge difference and means i get more sleep