Covid19 , C19

hello! hope you're feeling better... I've never gotten COVID yet but here's some crowdsourced/doctor-verified advice on safe medications to manage symptoms: Regular Paracetamol (no panadol extra etc pls!) - up to 4 times a day of 2 tabs x 500mg Antihistamines - without decongestants (eg. Zyrtec/but not Zyrtec-D -- we shouldn't have the psuedoephedrine in it) like Loratidine / Cetrizine are fine e.g. Zyrtec, Clarityn, Telfast - Chlorpheniramine: drowsy but definitely safe for runny nose Cough syrup - Guaiphenesin only for those from over the counter pharmacies | Dextrometorphan by prescription Lozenges - Dequalinium / Difflam Mouth gargle/spray - Difflam --- on 3) you won't pass the virus to baby, but antibodies do pass into the placenta (: but antibody levels wane over time so doesn't mean baby will be born with the COVID antibodies! don't worry!! many many expecting ladies have become infected/reinfected and have had healthy babies in the end :) just need to be aware that if we get it when we are near term, COVID has been associated with premature contractions (if it happens like eg. @ 35-36 weeks, doc will prolly advise be on bedrest etc) but it's not a guarantee that they develop to full-blown contractions causing labour // if we get it near birth our birth plans may be disrupted e.g. private hospitals don't accept COVID+ve patients and will ask you to go restructured hospital A&E