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During pregnancy, we request that you limit your
medication intake to prenatal vitamins and to those
medications approved by our office.
Prenatal Vitamins
You receive a prescription for prenatal vitamins, a
combination multivitamin and iron supplement. Take
one prenatal vitamin each day. Despite adequate
nutrition, your food intake cannot satisfy pregnancy
demands.
For Relief of Upper Respiratory Infections
For symptomatic relief of upper respiratory infections,
we recommend plain Sudafed® for congestion,
Robitussin DM® for cough, Tylenol® for minor aches and pains and
fever, and throat lozenges for sore throat. We
recommend that you avoid aspirin and aspirin
containing products during pregnancy.
 For Relief of Low-grade Fever, Headaches, Minor Aches and Pains
We
recommend acetaminophen (Tylenol®) for low-grade
fevers, headaches and minor aches and pains. We
recommend that you avoid aspirin and aspirin
containing products during pregnancy.
However,
if your temperature reaches 101 degrees or higher, or if
symptoms persist, please contact us.
For Controlling Nausea
We prefer that you avoid
medications for nausea during pregnancy. Nausea is a
very common and normal symptom, which usually can
be controlled by eating small, frequent meals and eating
bland foods such as toast, crackers, Jell-o®, and
carbonated beverages at room temperature.
Greasy
and spicy foods are best avoided if you are nauseated.
Fortunately, nausea usually resolves around 14-16
weeks gestation.
If you are suffering from persistent and frequent
vomiting, then it may be necessary to treat you with
medication like Zofran® or Phenergan®. These
medicines have been thoroughly studied and are felt to
be safe for the fetus.
For Relieving Heartburn
Heartburn can be relieved by eating a small bland snack
and by keeping your head elevated when you are
resting. However, it may be necessary for you to use an
antacid such as Tums®, Maalox®, Riopan®, or
Gaviscon®.
Alka-SeltzerŪ should be avoided during
pregnancy,
since it contains aspirin.
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