allergy help please,?

Question

I am pregnant for 7 months, I have bad allergy at night time.and my nosr now swollen hurt,..nothing can help .I did take the medicine doctor gave me,.but...please help me with this ,..I am afraid that could effect my baby,,,,,

Answer 1

For nighttime allergies, get a good air purifier and have it near your bed. In case of a dust mite allergy, wash all your bedding in hot water once per week and tumble dry it. You may also want to get some special pillow and mattress covers for people with allergies. I suffered through several pregnancies with allergies so I know how you feel.

Answer 2

It’s best to wait until after your pregnancy for most vaccines, but a few are considered safe during pregnancy. These include: influenza (but only the shot made with the inactivated virus), hepatitis B, meningococcus, rabies, and tetanus/diphtheria.

A doctor might recommend that a pregnant woman get immunized during pregnancy if all of the following are true:

there’s a good chance that she could be exposed to a particular infection
the infection would pose a risk to her or the baby
the vaccine is unlikely to cause harm
For example, the influenza shot is recommended for all women who will be in their second or third trimester of pregnancy during flu season because:

during flu season, exposure to the virus is high
pregnant women — especially those in late pregnancy — are at increased risk for severe symptoms from the flu the vaccine is safe for pregnant women

Answer 3

Your Motherly instincts are already working...

Now the ...Bad News / GOOD News

ALLERGY is a Cumulative, Progressive Chronic Disease...

In ALLERGY ... the Allergy Apples does not fall far from the Parent Tree.

Per below... you will read of the need to be Aware of the Parent / Mother Influence on her unBorn.

GOOD News...

while 7 months is well into development... consult your Physician as to the Blood allergy Testing and ImmunoTherapy Treatment / Neutralization of your Allergy while pregnant and beyond into Breat Feeding.

If not advised by Dr. ..
be Watchful ( via a Blood Test for Immediate & Delayed ) for early Signs of FOOD Allergy .. in your Child...and address via DIET / Breast Feeding.

While the above may seem frightening .. the GOOD News is that you are now aware and can adress.

Google Allergy March ...for further Detail

GOOD Health to You and your Child


Mom's Dust Mite Exposure Shared with Her Fetus

December 2005) - Asthma and allergy researchers have found dust mite allergens in umbilical cord blood of some infants whose mothers were positive for the allergen, whereas none of the newborns whose mothers were negative for the common dust mite allergen known as Der p 1 carried the allergen themselves.

Early life exposure to dust mite allergen has been linked to childhood asthma risk. The finding that in utero exposure occurs as well suggests mothers could reduce their children's asthma risk by limiting their own allergen exposure, Dr. Abdul Bahrainwala of Wayne State University in Detroit and colleagues note in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Risk of asthma and allergy is much higher in children whose mothers have the conditions than in those whose fathers do, suggesting there may be a maternal effect that goes beyond gene transmission, the researchers note.

A past study found Der p 1 in the fetus-cushioning amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood of some fetuses whose mothers had high levels of allergens in their homes. It remains unclear why the allergens were found in some but not all of the infants, and how the transmission might occur.

To investigate the relationship further, the researchers measured levels of Der p 1 in 98 mothers and their newborns. Twenty-seven (28 percent) of the women tested positive for the allergen, while 12 of the infants had detectable levels of the allergen in their cord blood.

Data analysis revealed a direct correlation between maternal allergen and newborn allergen levels in 12 newborns and their mothers. Levels in infants were roughly one third of those found in the mothers.

These findings suggest that in addition to childhood avoidance of allergens, prevention or avoidance of maternal allergen exposure during pregnancy might further reduce the prevalence of childhood asthma, the researchers conclude.

SOURCE: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, November 2005.