Is It Asthma? I'm Really Worried

It may be just allergies. All of my kids have allergies, no asthma, and they have been doing that the past few weeks. Since you're pregnant, there isn't much the OB will be able to give you, if it is just allergies.
I'm pregnant as well, and I had a cold for 2 weeks and the flu for about 4 days while everyone else in my family was allowed to take meds. It's so worth it in the end though! Congrats!!

If you've not had asthma in the past this is unlikely to be asthma. If you are not having difficulty breathing and feel that you're getting enough air I would wait until morning and call the advice nurse who would then direct you to someone else if your ob/gyn couldn't deal with it. Or I'd call my gp advice nurse.

Or you could call your insurance company's advice nurse now. They're located at the hospital in which your doctor treats his patients. When I had Blue Cross they sent me a letter with a magnet giving the advice nurse's number. You may also find it in the insurance booklet listing services.

You can look up the hospital's number and ask to speak to an advice nurse. Most hospitals have an ER nurse respond to those calls.

I feel like I'm wheezing sometimes when I'm congested with a cold or allergies. Could that be what is happening with you?

My granddaughter has asthma. An attack does become apparent when she wheezes but in just a few minutes if she doesn't use her rescue inhaler she has to gasp for air. It's obvious that she is not getting enough air. The gasping gets stronger. If all you have is the sound of wheezing you're alright. But if it gets worse so that you have to work hard to breathe go to the emergency room.

Call the doctor as soon as you can.

Your OB should know their limitations if it's a respiratory issue and refer you to your family physician/internist. However, if there's any chance it could be a complication regarding your pregnancy, I'd certainly call the OB/GYN first and then see your Primary Care provider if needed.

Good luck. Hoping it's nothing serious.

Could be acid reflux. I had it pretty bad when I was pregnant. It made me wheeze any time I was lying down. What helped me was to eliminate eating carbs like bread, pasta, rice for dinner. Good luck to you. I hope your doctor has some answers for you. And congratulations! You're almost done with the first trimester!

I would definitely get it checked out. I developed asthma just recently a little over a year ago. Never had it before I got one case of bronchitis that wouldn't go away. Also my doctor said I probably had it all this time but it was lying dormant untill it got aggravated by the bronchitis. So now I have to take symbicort but I try not to take it too much because I am also pregnant. I only have 12 weeks to go. So maybe your pregnancy "woke up" your dormant asthma. Just an opinion. Good luck and Congratulations.

Hi E. - definitely call your doctor if you are having trouble breathing. Just like people get tender gums when they are pregnant because of the flood of hormones, it's possible to develop some inflammation in your lungs.

It's something you want to take care of right away.

I hope you feel better - congratulations on your pregnancy!

There's a great NAET Dr. in Weston (Broward). You seem to have developed some blockages (maybe food or emotional). She can naturally clear you of those allergies even while you are pregnant. It is non invasive, no needles. Check it out. It gets rid of the allergies you have permantly and your baby's future ones which will be alot since you are experiencing this during pregnancy. Most likely your baby will get eczema, acid reflux, ear infections or breathing issues. Take care of it now holistically.

i don't know the "right" thing to do. i had the same/similar exerience with my first bout of asthma, but i wasn't pregnant. if it gets so bad that you can't breathe, call the dr. i was wheezy for a few days and it was just a mild annoyance, then one night, i just couldn't catch my breath, couldn't relax, laying down made it worse, and warm shower didn't help....and i started to worry, didn't know what was going on, and ended up in the er. i think since you're going in in 2 hours anyway you will probably be fine. she will be able to tell you what to do. but i'm no expert, and i'm not a "rush to the dr." type either. i would try to wait it out unless you just cannot breathe.

You may or may not have asthma. See the doc, but also think about what may have caused the wheezing. Has the weather suddenly changed. Do you have a cold? Did you do some cleaning or use a new laundry detergent and inhale fumes (if this is a yes contact me to get you using safer cleaners), new anything?

I have had an occasional wheeze in my lifetime and don't have asthma. I would ask how much of a wheeze? Is it a whistle or do you have to work hard to hear it?

Even if you do end up having asthma there are things to help you and you may not even need daily meds. Keep in touch!