Call our office with any of the following:

1. Severe nausea/vomiting
2. Severe lower abdominal pain
3. Painful or burning urination.
4. spotting or heavy bleeding.
5. Leakage or gush of fluid.
6. Severe headache unrelieved in 2-3 hours.
7. Blurred vision, fainting or dizziness.
8. Fever greater than 102 Degrees F.
9. Sudden swelling of face or hands.

Safe Medications for OB Patients:

We recommend that no unnecessary medications be taken in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. If medication is absolutely necessary please choose from the following list.

What to take for:

Headaches…….Tylenol

Indigestion…….Mylanta, Riopan, Gelusil Plus Liquid, Tums, or Maalox

Constipation…..Citrucel, Colace, Metamucil, Doxidan, Surfax. Increase fibers and fluids. If ineffective, Milk of Magnesia.

Sleeplessness…..No medication; hot milk

Stuffy Nose…….Afrin or saline nose drops, Chlortrimeton Tablets

Head Colds…….Chlortrimeton, Tylenol, Robitussin Expectorant, Benadryl, Vicks Vaporub

Fever……………Tylenol

Sore Throat……..Gargle with Cepacol; Cepacol Lozenges  (salt water gargle)

Cough……………Plain Robitussion, Cough drops, Robitussin, DM, Benylin Expectorant

Diarrhea………..Kaopectate, Immodium AD