These allergens may trigger your asthma symptoms or make existing symptoms worse. Other non-allergic substances also may worsen your asthma and allergies. By avoiding specific triggers, you can decrease the frequency and intensity of your asthma and allergy symptoms. Keep home humidity under 50 percent to control dust mite and mold growth. Close windows, use air-conditioning and avoid outdoor activity between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., when pollen and pollution are at their highest.
Today there are many excellent medications for treating asthma and allergies.
Although no medication can be proven entirely safe for use during pregnancy, you and your doctor will work together to develop a treatment plan that carefully balances medication use and symptom control, and assures that the potential benefits of the medication outweigh the potential risks of the medication and of uncontrolled asthma. Since the symptoms associated with asthma and allergies can vary from day to day, month to month, or season to season, regardless of pregnancy, your treatment plan will be based on the severity of your disease and previous experience using specific medications during pregnancy. It's important to remember that the use of medication should not replace the avoidance of the allergens or irritants that trigger your asthma and allergies, since avoidance can potentially reduce your need for medication. Time-tested older medications are preferred since there is more experience with their use during pregnancy. In general, the same medications used during pregnancy are appropriate during labor and delivery and when nursing.