Hannahfluke
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I'm sick. It's miserable trying to not completely ignore everything in favor of sleeping. No matter what, I still have to feed a baby. Hubby has stepped up and has done so much work around the house, caring for me, and trying to do everything he can for the baby. Sometimes she just wants mom, though, and I feel horrible that I just don't feel up to playing with her much. Doesn't help that talking makes me hack like I have a hair ball. Yay sinus infections! I've been munching on garlic cloves like candy, drinking ginger tea, lemon water, and I got some guafenisin which is supposedly okay to take while breastfeeding. I have nothing on the agenda tomorrow, so my plan is to sleep and heal.
Boy had a night without roommates the other day and I couldn't go see him. He was disappointed but says he understands. Hopefully it's true.
If you're looking for things you can do for sinus infections without taking antibiotics, I've always heard good things about neti pots, though I haven't used one myself. The treatment that helps me the most is to mix a little bit of hydrogen peroxide with water (my mix is usually close to one part hydrogen peroxide to three parts water. I suck it up into a straw and tilt my head back a little and release the liquid into one nostril, wait about thirty seconds or so (usually I wait until I can't handle the stinging sensation anymore and then I blow my nose and repeat the same process on the other nostril. If I'm good about doing it when the first symptoms appear, it only takes a few applications (I try to do it at least twice a day, one in the morning and one at night. If I've been unobservant and haven't noticed it until it's firmly established, it takes a little longer to clear it up. It stings but I've had such good success with it I'm willing to deal with the stinging. It stops stinging once you blow your nose.