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vicodin/norcos
Have any of u took either pills while pregnant or have been prescribed. I have a head condition of cronic migraines before being pregnant took them every day once I found out I was 3 weeks pregnant I completely stopped now im 35 weeks and my doctor gave me vicodin so are they safe? Just a little confused
No, no, no, no, and then another resounding NO.
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/womens_health_issues/drug_use_during_pregnancy/drug_use_during_pregnancy.html
http://www.crchealth.com/addiction/heroin-addiction-treatment/heroin-detox/opiates_pregnancy/
http://*****************.org/labor-and-birth/narcotics/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809170/
The fact here is that the drugs DO cross the placenta and enter the blood of your unborn child. They simply do. You are the filter for your baby, but obviously, things running around in your blood will inevitably enter your child. This is why we see mothers that take opiates having babies requiring Naloxone (sp?) to combat infant withdrawal immediately after birth.
These studies were done to determine if any birth defects occur, but I haven't seen many studies done to determine future affinities for drug use in their adult/adolescent life, and that, at least for me, is enough cause for concern that you simply shouldn't risk it.
I read these posts on here and are simply flabbergasted by some of the responses: "Your doc wouldn't prescribe it if it harmed your baby." That's more false than you'll ever know. It's sad that it's untrue, but it is simply not true. A doctor is a human. He will make mistakes. He was taught by someone that was probably paid to 'prop' up certain drugs so that when doctors walk out of medical school, they have a biased view of the efficacy and uses of certain medications, even during child birth.
Also, those responses are NOT taking into consideration the "weight" a doctor puts on stress versus drugging up a fetus. If the doctor FEELS that it's more dangerous to let the mother be in a certain amount of stress than it is to allow opiates to pass through to an unborn child, then he will make a "judgment call" to prescribe said opiate. That is nothing more than weighing something he FEELS to be a lesser of two evils.
It's one thing if you broke your arm, your leg, or what have you. Then, for a short-term solution to your excrutiating pain, an opiate-based pain reliever might be a great solution. But prescribing a pregnant mother more than a week or two of opiates is just bad. Do you want your child's first bouts with life to be drugged up? I certainly wouldn't want that.
If you feel that you can deal with your headaches without taking opiates, I would absolutely do that. 100%. If you simply can NOT handle the pain of the headache (and I know how debilitating it can be because I watch my wife deal with them and I know they can lay you out for a day or more), then I would contact 2-3 different doctors, and I would ask about the risk/benefit of taking an opiate during pregnancy. Then you can make a more informed decision.
But the general rule of thumb in terms of your pregnancy is that if it's not totally healthy for you to take, eat, or drink, then the same will be true of your child.
I'd also like to point out that mothers have gone to prison for doing heroin (an opiate) while pregnant. So for some strange reason, these people on here are okay with you taking one opiate while pregnant, but not another? Just because the government said so? No. Just no.
Anything you take while pregnant, your baby is also taking. Just think of that before you take it.
I hope this helps.
http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/womens_health_issues/drug_use_during_pregnancy/drug_use_during_pregnancy.html
http://www.crchealth.com/addiction/heroin-addiction-treatment/heroin-detox/opiates_pregnancy/
http://*****************.org/labor-and-birth/narcotics/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809170/
The fact here is that the drugs DO cross the placenta and enter the blood of your unborn child. They simply do. You are the filter for your baby, but obviously, things running around in your blood will inevitably enter your child. This is why we see mothers that take opiates having babies requiring Naloxone (sp?) to combat infant withdrawal immediately after birth.
These studies were done to determine if any birth defects occur, but I haven't seen many studies done to determine future affinities for drug use in their adult/adolescent life, and that, at least for me, is enough cause for concern that you simply shouldn't risk it.
I read these posts on here and are simply flabbergasted by some of the responses: "Your doc wouldn't prescribe it if it harmed your baby." That's more false than you'll ever know. It's sad that it's untrue, but it is simply not true. A doctor is a human. He will make mistakes. He was taught by someone that was probably paid to 'prop' up certain drugs so that when doctors walk out of medical school, they have a biased view of the efficacy and uses of certain medications, even during child birth.
Also, those responses are NOT taking into consideration the "weight" a doctor puts on stress versus drugging up a fetus. If the doctor FEELS that it's more dangerous to let the mother be in a certain amount of stress than it is to allow opiates to pass through to an unborn child, then he will make a "judgment call" to prescribe said opiate. That is nothing more than weighing something he FEELS to be a lesser of two evils.
It's one thing if you broke your arm, your leg, or what have you. Then, for a short-term solution to your excrutiating pain, an opiate-based pain reliever might be a great solution. But prescribing a pregnant mother more than a week or two of opiates is just bad. Do you want your child's first bouts with life to be drugged up? I certainly wouldn't want that.
If you feel that you can deal with your headaches without taking opiates, I would absolutely do that. 100%. If you simply can NOT handle the pain of the headache (and I know how debilitating it can be because I watch my wife deal with them and I know they can lay you out for a day or more), then I would contact 2-3 different doctors, and I would ask about the risk/benefit of taking an opiate during pregnancy. Then you can make a more informed decision.
But the general rule of thumb in terms of your pregnancy is that if it's not totally healthy for you to take, eat, or drink, then the same will be true of your child.
I'd also like to point out that mothers have gone to prison for doing heroin (an opiate) while pregnant. So for some strange reason, these people on here are okay with you taking one opiate while pregnant, but not another? Just because the government said so? No. Just no.
Anything you take while pregnant, your baby is also taking. Just think of that before you take it.
I hope this helps.
This is not the best question for the pain community, but let me add my 2 cents.
First, I have to say that I am not a medical doctor, but have extensive experience in a different field of medicine. I'm also a father of three, and a grandfather of four.
I don't give medical advice but I share my medical knowledge.
I'm retired now, but continue to read medical studies, especially those that deal with pain and spine disease.
However, I'm familiar with some of the research that's been done regarding the use of opioids in pregnancy.
A recent study followed women through all three trimesters of pregnancy, and a summation can be found here:
http://nationalpainreport.com/cdc-pregnant-women-on-painkillers-put-babies-at-risk-8825652.html
In this studies and most that I've read, the data is about opioid use in pregnancy is inconclusive, meaning that obstetricians don't know whether or not opioids are harmful to a growing fetus. (Obstetricians, like most physicians, have very little training in pain management.)
Of course, there are extreme cases of opioid addicted mothers that give birth to low-weight newborns suffering from opioid abstinence syndrome, a condition similar to withdrawal.
This has little to do with you, Blondie. You are not addicted to opioids and are that's highly unlikely to change because of a prescription for a couple of dozen Vicodin pills.
I very much appreciate your concern with your baby's health. Relax, you're going to be a fantastic mother.
You are in the last month of pregnancy and naturally you are experiencing moderate pain as your body is going through major changes to accommodate the upcoming birth. Your endocrine system secretes a special hormone to loosen the ligaments binding bones to bone all over your body that will allow your pelvic canal to open wide enough to birth your baby's head. This hormone, called relaxin, also softens ligaments in the knees, spine, ribcage, shoulders, and other areas that can cause pain. At the same time you're carrying an extra 15 to 20 kilos of weight supported by your lumbar spine, which is weakened due to the effects of relaxin.
Women have been giving small doses of mild opioids (opium, codeine, hydrocodone) during pregnancy for literally hundreds of years.
There is absolutely no medical evidence that a small dose of opioids in the last month of pregnancy will inhibit your baby's growth, nor will it cause epigenetic changes that lead to birth defects, or the trigger events leading to a premature birth.
Prenatal care is the key to a healthy baby. Keep eating right, getting your vitamins and minerals, take mild exercise (swimming is great), and get appropriate rest. The Vicodin/Norco will help you get that rest, no doubt, which is why your smart OB doc prescribed it.
Enjoy your pregnancy, use your opioids sparingly, and please, feel no guilt. A few milligrams of hydrocodone will not hurt your fetus.
Have a safe (and fast) delivery and a wonderful life parenting that little miracle growing happily and healthfully inside you.
Best wishes.
First, I have to say that I am not a medical doctor, but have extensive experience in a different field of medicine. I'm also a father of three, and a grandfather of four.
I don't give medical advice but I share my medical knowledge.
I'm retired now, but continue to read medical studies, especially those that deal with pain and spine disease.
However, I'm familiar with some of the research that's been done regarding the use of opioids in pregnancy.
A recent study followed women through all three trimesters of pregnancy, and a summation can be found here:
http://nationalpainreport.com/cdc-pregnant-women-on-painkillers-put-babies-at-risk-8825652.html
In this studies and most that I've read, the data is about opioid use in pregnancy is inconclusive, meaning that obstetricians don't know whether or not opioids are harmful to a growing fetus. (Obstetricians, like most physicians, have very little training in pain management.)
Of course, there are extreme cases of opioid addicted mothers that give birth to low-weight newborns suffering from opioid abstinence syndrome, a condition similar to withdrawal.
This has little to do with you, Blondie. You are not addicted to opioids and are that's highly unlikely to change because of a prescription for a couple of dozen Vicodin pills.
I very much appreciate your concern with your baby's health. Relax, you're going to be a fantastic mother.
You are in the last month of pregnancy and naturally you are experiencing moderate pain as your body is going through major changes to accommodate the upcoming birth. Your endocrine system secretes a special hormone to loosen the ligaments binding bones to bone all over your body that will allow your pelvic canal to open wide enough to birth your baby's head. This hormone, called relaxin, also softens ligaments in the knees, spine, ribcage, shoulders, and other areas that can cause pain. At the same time you're carrying an extra 15 to 20 kilos of weight supported by your lumbar spine, which is weakened due to the effects of relaxin.
Women have been giving small doses of mild opioids (opium, codeine, hydrocodone) during pregnancy for literally hundreds of years.
There is absolutely no medical evidence that a small dose of opioids in the last month of pregnancy will inhibit your baby's growth, nor will it cause epigenetic changes that lead to birth defects, or the trigger events leading to a premature birth.
Prenatal care is the key to a healthy baby. Keep eating right, getting your vitamins and minerals, take mild exercise (swimming is great), and get appropriate rest. The Vicodin/Norco will help you get that rest, no doubt, which is why your smart OB doc prescribed it.
Enjoy your pregnancy, use your opioids sparingly, and please, feel no guilt. A few milligrams of hydrocodone will not hurt your fetus.
Have a safe (and fast) delivery and a wonderful life parenting that little miracle growing happily and healthfully inside you.
Best wishes.
Im not getting upset? im asking people on here if they were prescribed also because people that aren't pregnant are telling me im being a bad mom harming my baby and that my doctor should not have prescribed them and I should refuse them. Therefore im asking actual pregnant people makes sense dont it
There are so many rules to pregnancy. If your doc gave it to you, why are you asking a bunch of moms with questions their selves?? Don't get upset for their opinions if you ask for them. I was told narcotics were very bad for baby and was giving a list of otc meds that were safe. However we are not doctors.
My doc gave me norco at 13 weeks but only a week long prescription. I believe they did it that way because they don't want you to take it longer or more often than needed which I was fine with. I only took half and put the rest up.
Ummmm i had a miscarriage from taking vicodin my supposedly "educated" doctor prescribed.
I took vicidon when i was about 15 weeks pregnant because my nose got broken they said it was competly fine to take but only as needed. I only took them for a few days. Im now 32 weeks with a prefectly healthy baby girl
I too have a chronic condition and I've been on prescription hydrocodone my entire pregnancy.. my baby is completely normal.. etc. The only side affects that can happen is when you deliver your baby can have withdraws in which if you breast feed it will wean them off of it.. the other med that I was on for my chronic condition I was taken off of.. your high risk Dr wouldn't put you on them if it would harm your baby.. the Dr's not only look out for the baby's well being but of your own as well.. if the mom is in pain etc. The baby will be stressed and it will cause more harm.. people frown upon it bc it is a pain med.. just as long as you take it how it is prescribed you should Def have no worries..
The only thing they watch for is oover using it . Doctors just don't want baby to be dependent when he or she is born
Lmao it's proven that vicodin doesn't harm your child. I was prescribed vicodin because of serious back pain and many other moms I know we're also prescribed. All different doctors. Vicodin does not hurt your child at all!!!
I was prescribed vicodins while pregnant a few diff times for my kidneys. your Dr wouldn't prescribe them if they were not okay to take. I also asked the pharmacist when picking them up to make sure and he also agreed they were okay.
Your doctor wouldn't prescribe them if the risks outwieghted the benefits. I'm 28 weeks and have also been prescribed norco
If he specializes in that field then you bet he'd probably never put you or baby at risk. He studied in that profession.
Thats exactly what I said and high risk doctors who are extremely educated and know what there doing would not prescribe something harmful
I say let people talk. They can have all the opinions that they want. But your doctors know what is best for you and will never do anything to put you or your baby in harm!!!
Well that helps knowing im not the only one people are looking down on me calling me a bad mom I haven't even taken 5 vicodin my whole pregnancy
Yes, I was prescribed narcotics for different reasons a few tones so far during my pregnancy and they are safe. I was also admitted in yhe I fectious disease maternity section of the hosp a few wks ago and I was given oxycodone every 4hrs for 9 days. My neurologist has prescribed vicoden for my migraines as well
no takin vicodin is not safe for the baby u should try takin Tylenol but never take pills that can harm the baby tell ur dctr to give u smethin that won't harm ur baby
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