Article by Kumm Farnham

Consider going swimming when you are pregnant. The rewards you will get from swimming will far outweigh any embarrassments from putting on a swimsuit. The buoyancy of the water can ease the little aches and pains of pregnancy, and the the feeling of weightlessness is priceless! Swimming is an excellent exercise for pregnant women and strengthens muscles to make birth and recovery easier.

In order to ensure the health your unborn child, avoid both alcohol and tobacco use while you carry. Your unborn child can get harmed by nicotine, alcohol and both legal and illegal drugs. In addition to avoiding these substances, it is vitally important that you make healthy food choices to ensure your child is as healthy as possible. Ignoring this information can put your baby at serious risk of a myriad of harmful diseases and conditions.

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I’m looking for a natural anti-depressant that would not be harmful in early pregnancy.

im 17 weeks

Ok, so here’s the story, I had sex yesterday, the condom broke but I’m on the pill, I don’t think I’m pregnant but incase I am would these medications harm a baby? (This is also necessary to know for future children) Lexapro (for depression/anxiety), Levsin (for IBS), Seasonele (birth control) and Zyrtec (alergies). Also, When can I take a pregnancy test?/When would the results be most accurate? Thank you!
By the way, I’m not trying to get pregnant (I should have said this before….my fault) but just b/c the condom broke and it’s a possibility I want to be sure that if there is a baby, I don’t hurt it.

Obviously I need to ask a doctor but I didn’t know if maybe someone had some personal knowledge/experience on this subject. By the way, I was taking paxil until I found out I was pregnant so I am not on any meds for depression/anxiety now.

I’m 13 weeks pregnant and i have extreme migraines. I’ve always had migraines but since becoming pregnant i get it more often. My OBGYN prescribed me some medications. ON Sunday morning I went to fill my prescription along with my prenatal medication, and the pharmacist was very hesitant about given me the medication. He told me this medication is part of the FDA pregnancy risk Category C. There’s been reports of babies being born with physical abnormalities. Women who’ve taking this medication during their 3rd trimester have had infants who had seizures due to the withdrawal and they get ventilatory depression. He really didnt want me to take the medicine. I didn’t take it. I called my doctor today and he said it was fine. I don’t even know what to do. The medicine contains acetaminophen, butalbital and caffeine.

what ones are safe, i have anxiety, i wont take them if great harm is expected xxxxx

I take both of these medications for severe anxiety and depression. It is an absolute medical necessity for me. I am considering getting pregnant in a few years, as my wedding is in October. My ob/gyn told me today that neither of those medications should be taken during pregnancy. Ideally I would like to not take anything during pregnancy, but I am pretty sure that may not be plausible as I have a history of horrible panic attacks and hospitalization due to psychiatric symptoms. I have been stable for several years now on medication and haven’t been hospitalized in 12 years.

Has anyone here taken these drugs during pregnancy? What happened, if so?

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Currently take 25 mg of Seroquel every night, not a whole lot, but enough to work…unfortunately, also enough to cause birth defects.