I took the Advil to help morning sickness and extreme exhaustion, but I just realized it may not be good for the baby and noticed a warning on the bottle.
2007-09-07 02:32:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Thanks for all the advice. I clearly won't be taking any more Advil, just more curious about what damage it can cause. In other words, what exactly does Advil do to the baby??
2007-09-07 03:38:11 · update #1
Don't worry at all. Obviously don't take it anymore and switch to tylenol, but two days of Advil is not going to hurt your baby. I took 800mg of Motrin when I was first pregnant (before I knew) and my doctor said it was totally fine. It's more harmful if you take it throughout your pregnancy.
Don't stress and congratulations!
2007-09-07 02:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not good for the baby, but just taking it for a couple of days won't do any lasting damage. Just don't take anymore. There are other things that can help morning sickness. Ginger ale, saltine crackers, etc. If you were a coffee drinker before getting pregnant it is OK to have 2-3 cups of regular coffee a day. Recents studies have shown that amount has little or no affect on the baby. I had two cups of coffee before my ultra sound with my son and his heartrate was the same as it was with no coffee.
2007-09-07 02:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hurt my back the week before I found out I was expecting and was taking Advil like crazy. So far, so good. The doc. just said no more Advil!
If you still need to take something, Tylenol is safe.
2007-09-07 02:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Proud Mommy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i took advil for what i thought was cramps when i was about that far along...found out the next day i was pregnant...i am 38 weeks now and my baby is just fine...i think the risk is greater if you take it later in the pregnancy...as for the morning sickness, my doctor approved dramamine and it was about the only thing that really worked for me...i didn't take it a lot, but it helped when i did...mint flavored gum took a little of the edge off...good luck to you!!!
2007-09-07 05:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!!! Never take Advil, Motirn, Aleve or anythign while pregnant you are only allowed to have Tyelnol!! as much as it sucks that's all you can have stop taking advil ASAP!!!
2007-09-07 02:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by We're Engaged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just switch to Tylenol,those couple of days shouldnt do anything,just make sure to start reading the bottles.
2007-09-07 02:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by Megan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a really bad toothache and the only thing my doctor would let me take was tylenol. he said avoid motrin... advil... asprin etc.
2007-09-07 02:56:19 · answer #7 · answered by Lindsey G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just switch to tylenol thats the safest pain reliever to take.
2007-09-07 02:43:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Switch to tylenol only!!
2007-09-07 02:36:50 · answer #9 · answered by Geny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop taking it, my GP ask me to take ginger it is good for morning sickness,I am 6weeks, but not having it..
2007-09-07 02:39:27 · answer #10 · answered by lovelynfuller 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋