Can I take allergy medicine when I am pregnant?

Can I take allergy medicine when I am pregnant?

This is a question that you will want to talk about with your doctor or midwife.  If you have severe allergies, or if you suffer from asthma with allergies, it will be important that you manage your symptoms while you are pregnant.  If you have mild allergies and can avoid taking any medication this is the best option, especially during the first trimester when your baby’s vital organs are forming.

There are many different allergy medications and they don’t all measure up the same when it comes to safety during pregnancy.  This is why it is important to talk with your doctor or midwife about the specific medications that you might take when you are pregnant.  Medications that have been deemed safe during pregnancy are rated as an “A” class medication.  Most allergy medications used during pregnancy are rated as a “B” class medication, which means that there is a reasonable amount of experience with a medication during pregnancy and no reason to believe that it would cause harm to the baby.  Medications that are rated “C” have little or no information or studies that show how it affects pregnancy in women.

If you have been getting allergy shots before your pregnancy it is safe for you to continue getting the shots after you become pregnant.  If you aren’t already getting allergy shots when you find out you are pregnant you’ll want to wait until after you deliver to start the shots.  It’s best to avoid any possible reactions that could occur when you start the shots.

This is a question that you will want to talk about with your doctor or midwife.  If you have severe allergies, or if you suffer from asthma with allergies, it will be important that you manage your symptoms while you are pregnant.  If you have mild allergies and can avoid taking any medication this is the best option, especially during the first trimester when your baby’s vital organs are forming.

There are many different allergy medications and they don’t all measure up the same when it comes to safety during pregnancy.  This is why it is important to talk with your doctor or midwife about the specific medications that you might take when you are pregnant.  Medications that have been deemed safe during pregnancy are rated as an “A” class medication.  Most allergy medications used during pregnancy are rated as a “B” class medication, which means that there is a reasonable amount of experience with a medication during pregnancy and no reason to believe that it would cause harm to the baby.  Medications that are rated “C” have little or no information or studies that show how it affects pregnancy in women.

If you have been getting allergy shots before your pregnancy it is safe for you to continue getting the shots after you become pregnant.  If you aren’t already getting allergy shots when you find out you are pregnant you’ll want to wait until after you deliver to start the shots.  It’s best to avoid any possible reactions that could occur when you start the shots.

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