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Will Asthma medicines affect child's health if mother is using it during pregnancy?

Will Asthma medicines affect child's health if mother is using it during pregnancy?

I am 27 years old female.I had some breathing problems on July 1sy week. Got admitted in hospital. Had Nebulisation and injection to get relief from that.Doctor named it as Allergic Bronchite. GAve medicine for 1 week after discharging from hospital.During next consulting , done a PFT test and the result was that there is mild obstruction in lungs.Doctor told that it can be cured.Now doctor advised me to inhale Duomate Transcaps twice daily(morning and before going to bed) for a period of 1 month.Also I am taking Supradyn vitamin tablets daily in the morning(suggested for 1 month).Also Lekast tablet daily for 10 days.We are wishing to have our second baby. Will these medicines affect the health of the baby, if i am suggested to continue these medicines.
Can we plan for our second baby while I am using these medicines? Or shall we wait? Kindly reply.

I had this breathing difficulty history from my age 11 onwards, after I got my first periods.I suffered from breathing issues mostly every month during periods time and it continued till my 15th age.Then may be because of location change or some thing, I had this issue once in a year or once during 2 to three years and it was not a big issue for me that time.Last time I suffered from this issue before two years.Also my grand mother(mother's mother) suffer from breathing difficulties(Asthma).

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You are a good mother to question if the medications you take will harm your child.  In this case however, it is generally said that the mother NOT taking the meds will have a more adverse affect on the baby.  If the mother can't breathe properly and has a low oxygen level as a result, that is REALLY not good for the baby.  Talk it over with both your OB and the dr treating your asthma.  There are options and ways to get around some of the meds.  Immunotherapy allergy shots are frequently started during pregnancy to help relieve the mother's symptoms and lower meds taken.

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So as not to harm you or your baby, stick to natural anti-inflammatories. There are plenty out there. I have moderate COPD (asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis) and I do better on natural preparations (which have no dangerous side effects). Standard meds nearly killed me. I should think they would not be great for your baby and they certainly aren't good for you.
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This anulon vilom pranayam will help with the breathing difficulty and you can keep doing it throughout pregnancy.Review your medication after you start to feel the benefit.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after one minute.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril  
then – close left nostril with two middle fingers and breath-out through right nostril  
then -keeping the left nostril closed  deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30  minutes twice a day.
Children under 15 years – do 5 to 10 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed. Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
While doing anulom vilom, keep your eyes closed, concentrate on the third eye (point in between the eyebrows).
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