Hi
This pregnancy stuff is full of ups and downs!
I don't know if anybody knows about the potential harm some medication can have on your unborn baby - I could do with some advice.
Just at the point of conception I had just started to take Champix (Chantix) - a drug that stops you smoking, there is little research about the possible effects, but one quote on a website says:
'CHANTIX should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.'
I was also taking a course of Metronidazole antibiotics in the third week for a week
I was also taking the Yasmin contracteptive pill for two weeks.
Oh and in the first five weeks (apart from the week I was on the antibiotics) I have drunk, not excessively but I was tipsy and eaten shellfish, medium rare steaks etc.
I have had a dating scan today (I thought I was 4 weeks) which put me at 8 weeks, the nurse that did the scan measured everthing and said that it looked normal and the heartbeat was fluttering away.
As you can see our pregnancy was completely unplanned but we are both thrilled now. I have been taking supliments sine the 15th December (5th week)
Should I make an appointment with my GP to discuss the worries I have or should I wait until I go and see the Midwife on the 23rd January?
Thank you for any possible advice/experiences you have had with my worries that you might share with me.
This pregnancy stuff is full of ups and downs!
I don't know if anybody knows about the potential harm some medication can have on your unborn baby - I could do with some advice.
Just at the point of conception I had just started to take Champix (Chantix) - a drug that stops you smoking, there is little research about the possible effects, but one quote on a website says:
'CHANTIX should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.'
I was also taking a course of Metronidazole antibiotics in the third week for a week
I was also taking the Yasmin contracteptive pill for two weeks.
Oh and in the first five weeks (apart from the week I was on the antibiotics) I have drunk, not excessively but I was tipsy and eaten shellfish, medium rare steaks etc.
I have had a dating scan today (I thought I was 4 weeks) which put me at 8 weeks, the nurse that did the scan measured everthing and said that it looked normal and the heartbeat was fluttering away.
As you can see our pregnancy was completely unplanned but we are both thrilled now. I have been taking supliments sine the 15th December (5th week)
Should I make an appointment with my GP to discuss the worries I have or should I wait until I go and see the Midwife on the 23rd January?
Thank you for any possible advice/experiences you have had with my worries that you might share with me.