I’ve been coughing quite a bit and after three weeks of taking at least one sick leave day per week, I was finally diagnosed with mycoplasma bronchitis and prescribed stronger antibiotics.

Problem is there is only one family of antibiotics to treat this that is also safe for pregnant women. And of the three types of antibiotics, I’ve already completed 14 days of the two more modern (and less side effects) ones. But I’m still having random coughing spurts. They’re not stomach-wrenching coughs but worrisome nevertheless.

My only consolation is that the doc said the baby is normal during our 12-week check and she implied that there should not be any major defects developing after the first trimester.