Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! 2

lovecake

I have no idea about maca root either. Best to ask your GP or midwife I guess...

Scan went well yesterday. Only one in there and a nice fast heart beat :j
I'm very relieved!

lao_cat

Rumfeeble I would check with the dr, you mentioned your appointment is tommorrow so not too long to wait.

As savagehq mentioned almost everything says dont take while pregnant.

Sparkles87

The only things they say are safe is paracetamol and gaviscon.

rumfeeble

Thanks girls, I know your right and I should just ask the gp, but I know he probably won't of heard of it. He wouldn't listen when I told him I ovulate late in my cycle and didnt know anything about taking hayfever medicine while ttc and when i told him about a lack of ewcm he looked at me and said something about that's caused by progestorone even I know its eastrogen! After trying for 6 months (i am nearly 36) he sent me away with 'it takes normal people up to 2 years to get pg' after a year I had to throw my toys out of the pram to get blood tests. He also told my dh that we should both get typsy around ov as that's what happened when his wife got pg 20 years ago! I don't have a lot of faith.

lovecake

Yikes! Maybe you should talk to a midwife instead? Or ask to see another Doctor?...

bodge76

Sparkles87 wrote: »

The only things they say are safe is paracetamol and gaviscon.

My wife was so relieved when the GP told her paracetamol was OK to take as she had a bad headache, so duly took some. Then got home and reading through all the info we got, it said not to take paracetamol in the 1st trimester (apparently). Cue wife worried she's done some harm

At least we've got our appointment through for the midwife - us being proactive rather than the service being efficient. We've also booked a private scan for before christmas, just so we don't have to make any excuses over christmas

Glad scan went well lovecake!

Sparkles87

Generally if a doctors prescribes it then it means the benefits outweigh the risks. The reason no drugs (except gaviscon) say they are safe is because they aren't tested on pregnant woman - because no pregnant woman wants to take the risk of medical testing, not because they aren't safe. They just have to be so careful after what happened in the 60s/70s but sometimes the drugs are necessary to keep baby AND mum well.

lovecake

bodge76 wrote: »

My wife was so relieved when the GP told her paracetamol was OK to take as she had a bad headache, so duly took some. Then got home and reading through all the info we got, it said not to take paracetamol in the 1st trimester (apparently). Cue wife worried she's done some harm

At least we've got our appointment through for the midwife - us being proactive rather than the service being efficient. We've also booked a private scan for before christmas, just so we don't have to make any excuses over christmas

Glad scan went well lovecake!

Thanks! Definitely worth getting a private one! We want to tell family at xmas too! The doctor said that once you have had a scan and seen a good heartbeat you are fine to tell people. He said my chance of miscarriage was only 1%. As for Paracetamol - I have taken it a few times as I've been getting wicked headaches and unable to sleep because of them. Your OH needn't worry - this is what is says on the NHS website:

Paracetamol during pregnancy

When you’re pregnant, paracetamol is the preferred choice to treat:

• mild or moderate pain
• high temperature (fever)

Paracetamol has been used routinely during all stages of pregnancy to reduce a high temperature and for pain relief. There is no clear evidence that it has any harmful effects on the unborn baby.
However, as with any medicine taken during pregnancy, use paracetamol at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.
If the recommended dose of paracetamol doesn’t control your symptoms or you’re in pain, get more advice from your midwife or GP.

rumfeeble

That's great news about the scan lovecake, were your dates accurate? Were you as far along as you thought you were?

Sparkles87

Oh no, the sickness is back...:( Have been fine with medication since last Thursday but today, nope. Please, please don't let this start again, I have a uni assessment on Friday that I have to attend

Glad to hear the scan went well lovecake. I can't wait for mine on Monday, seems like so long away at the moment.