If you don't know if you are pregnant yet, these things are ok. If you find out your are pregnant, you'll have to follow the list of recommended medications your doctor gives you. Which is basically sudafed and tylenol.

thankyou
But if it turns out i am , do you think this will have any harm ?

Your baby is probably fine. Things like this happen. Just be sure to stick to tylenol for pain and sudafed for allergies. Robitussin is also okay. That's what they told me to take while I was pregnant. Nyquil is a no no though. Don't worry just don't do it in the future.

When is your period due? It is unlikely this would have caused any harm.

My period is due April28th .. this monday
but im almost pos im pregnant

thanks for the help , ill just stick with my robitussin untill my cough is gone

My doctor said Advil is the best. He told me no cough medication etc. He said only advil reg strength.. and prescriptions from him.

Sorry StacyHoll but advil, which is ibuprofen, is a big no no while pregnant. You are supposed to stick with tylenol. You need to really ask your doctor about that. If you do a quick search on google about advil and pregnancy I'm sure you will see everything says not to take it. I don't know if I would want to see your doctor if he thinks it's ok.

thats the same advice my doctor and sister inlaw gave me.
Tylenol is ok to take while pregnant, but i never knew you could take robitussin while pregnant, i dont even want to take tylenol when i get a headache just because even though i know its ok to take, i would rather sleep it off instead of take something.

I called my doctor. He said ONLY advil. Nothing else. He's the head of OB at our hospital. So, I will take his advice. He said not to look at things online because he's a trained OB and he knows what I should and shouldn't be taking. He said I will hear alot of contraversy about it. Therefore I will do what the doctor is telling me.

I called my doctor. He said ONLY advil. Nothing else. He's the head of OB at our hospital. So, I will take his advice. He said not to look at things online because he's a trained OB and he knows what I should and shouldn't be taking. He said I will hear alot of contraversy about it. Therefore I will do what the doctor is telling me.

"Tylenol. Pregnant women can take Tylenol, but it has to be regular strength and not extra strength. The effects of Tylenol on pregnancy have not been fully determined and some studies link overuse of Tylenol during pregnancy (more than 4 grams in 48 hours) with birth defects and complications. Because of this, experts recommended that pregnant women take Tylenol rarely. Try to use Tylenol as a last resort for a stubborn headache that won't go away."


Source: http://www.howtodothings.com/family-and-re lationships/a2185-how-to-relieve-headaches -during-pregnancy.html Date : 2008

This is why he said no Tylenol.. Birth defects and because they don't know. However, it is safer to take advil my doctor said. I was advices not to look up things online because of the different context etc. Different opinions. There for my advice for you would be to go to your OB ask what you can take because this is opinions. AND opinions aren't worth birth defects etc.

Do you honestly listen to everything a doctor says?
They can be wrong sometimes you know.
Those studies of birth defects are probably from women who took it more that they should of, as it says to use tylenol as a last result, as they should for any medication while pregnant.

Im sure,[if you did look it up] that Advil would be linked to things like this too.
Advil [and other medications like Advil] are blood thinners, and can cause hemorraging after delivery.
Which is why Tylenol is recommended other than Advil.

Maybe you should seek out a second opinion from a doctor or another OB.

Advil (ibuprophen) is safe to take except until 6 weeks before delivery because it could cause complications in delivery.

IF you need to sleep, taking Advil PM or Tylenol PM according to the package directions is safe. Or you can take "allergy medication" which is the PM part without the pain relief.

If you have a cold, recent studies have found that actually dark honey (buckwheat) and lemon juice is just as effective if not more effective than cold medicines. Honey and lemon is safe and the way to go. Hope you feel better.

He has been a doctor for 26 years. He keeps current and he's a specialist. He delivers the doctors and nurses babies at the hospital. He's top of the time.- The head of the OB's at the hospital. OB's call him and ask for advice. So I will trust him.

He told me that its because they don't know what tylenol can do yet. HE did say that after 30 weeks no Advil for that exact reason. hemorraging. At that point he said. I would have to bare with the headache- and it would be worth it. It's only 10 weeks. Actually my family doctor agrees because when he first found out I was pregnant he told me only to take advil. I am definitly a Tylenol girl. I have always used it, but the risks are just to high.

I am not debating it. I am just saying that wedsites conterdict each other and you can get information YOU WANT by looking it up in different ways. I looked up the dangers on Tylenol during pregnany. Then I looked up Tylenol during pregnancy.
ETC ETC.

He said that no matter how little or how much tylenol I take the affects aren't good in most people. I think I will go with the specialist over a website full of conterdicting advice, that are NOT written by doctors or specialists.. Just peoples OPINIONS..

Hey its your child. I am going back to the original poster and saying talk to your doc. Not to people who will "guess" or find some outdated website full of more opinions. Good luck!

I'm sure everything is ok. Women do a lot of things before they find out and everything turns out ok.
My doc always said tylenol, benedryl, and sufafed only. She says that Ibuprofen and Advil cause problems with the baby's developing heart valves anytime during pregnancy.
I trust her and if she had said for me to take Ibuprofen I would have trusted her word too.

So your saying, Advil has no effect whatsoever...

I mean, i dont take any medication now [other than Folic Acid and Materna]
because i would rather sleep off a headache, than take a pill.

I just dont see how Advil could have no effects AT ALL, when its a blood thinner and can cause prolems with the baby. I have looked it up, Majority of the sites say it is NOT RECOMMENDED to take during pregnancy, UNLESS a doctor has told you its ok. So i guess its safe, but i cant see how it would be really that safe if it thins your blood...

LoL and you did the same thing when looking up info on Tylenol during pregnancy, which could be contradicting results too. Most of us have gone to the doctors and asked what we can take, and most doctors have said Tylenol.

I am basing my advice on 6 successful pregnancies and using Advil and Tylenol in all of them (only using these medications on an as needed basis, NOT every day) and the advice of my doctor. Remember that everything on this site is only advice and not matter what we or any doctor says, it is only advice and the ultimate decisions are up to you. If you are uncomfortable taking anything, then don't take it.


I'm sure the OP is going to be fine. If you are TTC, it's best to watch for what you are taking in the future, but don't worry about what you've been doing up until now. One dose that you took is not going to hurt.

You're right! I would rather not take anything, but I do take advil sometimes in extream cases when I need it. LOL- It is a blood thinner like Tylenol. It also relaxes muscles which is good. However, it has no effect on the baby. Just on me if I take it past 30 weeks. Therefore I will not take it. However, if I have to chose Tylenol which could cause problems for the baby.. OR Advil which could cause problems for me. I would chose Advil. Which I do take one per month. If it will hurt me in the long run thats OK. Because it wont hurt the baby. My doctor said it wouldn't hurt her. So, I will continue to take it. I have a strong baby, she has a great heart beat, she's a good size. Advil hasn't hurt her.

You're right I did look up the bad things about Tylenol and I think I mentioned that. - because the comment before says if you look online. I proving that there is too much contravercy online. Where I was told Tylenol would cause more problems etc. I trust my doctor so you can say what you want and I will not agree. - My doctors instruction is much more valued than your opinion. I also mentioned that they are just opinions and its not good too look up that type of stuff online.

I am not here to argue about it. I am just saying what I was told, and the best advice is to go to your doctor to find out what is safe. I don't know why you're agreeing with stuff you look at online, by people who are not doctors again as I mentioned... They're just opinions.

I definitly agree with mominashoe with the lemon and Honey! Thats a wonderful idea and I would definitly do that if I got a cold! Good idea!! I also learned about pressure points with headaches that are great!