I'm almost four months pregnant and I have headaches almost daily. I have had migraines all my life and before I got pregnant I was on an anticonvulsant to prevent my migraines. Now I don't take them since I'm pregnant and my migraines are not contant like they used to be. But I have terrible sinus headaches almost everyday and some nights I stay awake with the most awful headaches. I usually take 2 tylenol a day and once or twice week I take a couple tylenol before bed. Is this safe for my baby? I'm not sure how much use I would be if I couldn't at least take tylenol but I don't want to ruin my baby's liver before he/she is even born! Any moms out there with experience in this area?
2006-12-20 02:02:50 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
You need to consult your doctor for a definitive answer in your particular case as I'm not sure how bad your headaches are, your prenatal history and the state of your health in general, all these things could make a difference.
However, as a general guideline: the limit for our postpartum moms is 4 grams or 4000 milligrams of Tylenol a day. So divide the dose you take by 4000 to see how many times in 24 hrs you can take the dose.
For example if you take 650 mg (two 325 mg tablets), you can take it at 8am, noon, 4pm, 8pm and midnight without it being a problem. However, please note if you take other medications, remember to count up the Tylenol in those as well, lots of times it's hidden in other ingredients.
2006-12-20 03:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by BabyRN 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is safe to take the daily recommended dose of tylenol for you headaches. My doctor even gave me tylenol with codeine for the really bad ones and told me to use my phenerghan or Benadryl with them at night to help me sleep.
2006-12-20 02:06:52 · answer #2 · answered by Summer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had headaches as well and my doctor recommended Tylenol and only tylenol because it is safe for both the baby and me.
2006-12-20 02:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by Child of God 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tylenol is safe. i take it with my headaches no worries. i use it just when i need it. if you want a better answer a more safe thing for you to do would be to talk to your doctor. good luck.
2006-12-20 02:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by littleluvkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consult your doctor
2006-12-20 02:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by Tom Sawyer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋