I called the nurse hotline at 2 a.m. on Saturday. “Is this normal?” I asked, nasally, barely understandable.
And you know what? The day after I gave birth—literally the morning after, while I was still in the hospital gown, holding my daughter—I breathed. I took a slow, easy, silent breath through my nose. No snorting. No pressure. No cement. Just air. severe congestion while pregnant
By Wednesday, the tickle had turned into a dull pressure behind my nose. By Thursday, I understood what true congestion meant. I called the nurse hotline at 2 a