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Is it safe to use the vicks warn humidifier with the vicks vapopads while pregnant. i have a really bad head cold.

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Vicks+ pregnancy: Hello~ yes I have prescribed it for many years while in Obstetric practice. Its safe and better to take than an antihistamine.Put about 10ml-15ml in a dish filled with boiling water. Place as towel over your head and breathe in the menthol vapors for about 10 mins and do that a few times a day. Get better !

Answered 3/9/2016

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