Are you congested?

mmdailey

So far I've had a pretty smooth pregnancy, but something odd has happened in the second trimester.  I've become incredibly congested all the time.  It's gotten to the point now where I'm only getting 3-5 hours sleep a night with little to no relief during the day.  Even last night, I tried a combination of Vicks on my heels and nose, 2 allergy pills, saline nose drops and a humidifier in my room only to wake up at 2 am, completely stuffed to the point of not being able to breathe.  I asked my doctor about it yesterday and he said I can try Afrin on nights when I absolutely cannot sleep, but not to overuse it because it can have an opposite effect.  Now I'm completely lost as to what to do in the in between times between taking the Afrin.  I'm bummed because I was tired my whole first trimester and was looking forward to being more energized in the second, but this is enough to make me cry.  Anyone else dealing with this?  Anyone have some amazing advice to help a sister out?  PLEASE!