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Starter  Anyone had to deal with a cough this late in pregnancy?
I'm a little concerned about coughing during labor. I've had
lots of Braxton Hicks contractions now for almost 2 weeks and I
find it hard to breath through them without coughing like crazy.
I don't like taking medication if I don't have to, but I've
wondered about having a cough suppressant handy for when I go
into labor, but not sure how this will affect baby. Anyone out
there had to go through this and any suggestions? post #2 of 6 I
have had a cough since mid February. I also had a cold with a
productive cough when I gave birth to my first son (who was an
induction with pitocin) and I had an epidual with that delivery.
The only thing I will say is that if you are still coughing
during labor, I would think twice about an epidural. I couldn't
cough to clear my throat be