Ad · Sinus and allergy care

My OB said something at my 28-week checkup that I wasn't supposed to hear.

Brand: AirWell
Captured: Oct 6, 2026
Running since: Oct 2, 2026
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My OB said something at my 28-week checkup that I wasn't supposed to hear. I've had pregnancy nose since week 14. Both sides shut. The kind where you blow and it opens for a second, and ten seconds later it's sealed shut again. I'm 32. I'm a dental assistant in Portland, Oregon. My nose closed around week 14. One side closed first, then both, and it never opened again. My husband moved to the guest room around week 24. He didn't complain. He just took his pillow one evening. I started sleeping propped up on three pillows. By 3 AM both sides would close and I'd lie there with my mouth open. Breathe Right strips, every night for three weeks. $32. I could feel them pulling my nostrils open from the outside. And I still couldn't get air through. The strips pull the cartilage. The blockage is underneath. Saline spray, seven bottles, $63. Humidifier, $90. Vicks on my chest and under my nose, $12. Wedge pillow, $45. Nothing shifted it. OB appointment at 28 weeks. I finally brought it up between the heartbeat check and the weight. She barely looked up. "It's normal. A lot of women get this. It'll go away after delivery." After delivery. Twelve more weeks of sleeping with my mouth open. I sat in the parking lot for ten minutes. I went home and started googling. I wish I hadn't. Mouth breathing at night can turn into snoring. Pregnant women who snore regularly have higher rates of high blood pressure. I was getting less than six hours most nights, and I read that in late pre

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