i am at 30 weeks pregnant and have a rough time sleeping is it safe to take sleeping pills?
2006-09-04 20:33:04 · 16 answers · asked by ooh la la 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
no it is not read the lable
2006-09-04 20:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by age 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO NO NO NO unless prescibed by your doctor. You need to make sure that it is safe for you and your baby to take them. Because sleeping pills are amphetamines they can raise your blood pressure. I recently found out the hard way. I went into preterm labor with my 4th child and was admitted to the hospital after finding out that my blood pressure was elevated. I was uncomfortable so one of the nurses(not my doctor) decided to give me Ambien to help me sleep. Well the next day my doc comes to me and asks me how I have amphetamines in my system...I was clueless and didn't think about it at the time....so he did another test 24 hours later and the same thing...all the while I was on medicine for my bp and it was still too elevated. I didn't have preclampsia so he was really concerned. The next night I started having chest pains... this resulted in many test and a emergency c-section. I was upset after having 3 vaginal deliveries. Please take my advice and talk to your doctor. I could have died if I hadn't trusted my instinct because they had offered me more Ambien without my doctors knowledge.
Luckily my baby was fine.
2006-09-04 21:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by Honey Dip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! This cannot be good for the baby. Ask your Dr. if you can take Benadryl, it often makes people sleepy. I had to take Benadryl when I was pregnant because I was having severe allergies, my Dr. prescribed it to me. Try to establish a daily routine and don't take naps during the day. Try going for an evening walk, just don't do it too close to bed-time. And try the old warm milk method, it might help. But make sure you don't soak in a hot bubble bath, getting too hot is bad for baby.
2006-09-04 20:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. You might try some relaxing exercises or make a ritual out of going to bed to help you sleep, but not sleeping pills.
2006-09-04 20:40:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Try a turkey sandwich with onion and a warm glass of milk after a nice long soak in a tub with lavender bubble bath.
2006-09-04 20:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not safe to take sleeping pills because it affects your baby.
2006-09-04 20:38:44 · answer #6 · answered by your 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
everytime i go to the emergency room and its a false alarm im 39 wks they keep giving me sleeping pills Ambieon but i dont take them kuz i dont need them so it should be ok if they are always trying to give it to me
2006-09-05 01:34:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT TAKE SLEEPING PILLS OR YOUR BABY WILL BE LIKE US!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jtRWFOd04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55CzcYl7qQ
2006-09-04 20:38:42 · answer #8 · answered by chancethepug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way.... ask your doctor for suggestions. Ive used valerian root to help me sleep but I don't know if thats safe for pregnancy
2006-09-04 20:40:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jessica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only medications my doctor recommended for me for sleeping, was benadryl or tylenol pm. Ask your doc!
2006-09-04 23:29:14 · answer #10 · answered by Momof2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definetely it may affect even very very little bit to your baby, Why you go for other ways , count 1,2,3 ...upto 100 . and chant something , there are lot of ideas to avoid sleeping pills.., try yoga and meditation.
2006-09-04 20:46:41 · answer #11 · answered by meena r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋