Prenatal Care Instructions and Medication Permitted

Activity

Continue your normal routine. Most sports are permissible with moderation; keep your heart rate below 140. Intercourse is not restricted during normal pregnancy unless bleeding, cramping or leaking of amniotic fluid occurs. Avoid excessive fatigue, heavy lifting (over 30 pounds), and high impact activities. Airplane travel is not recommended after 34 weeks.

Morning Sickness/Nausea

No medication is available. You may try Vitamin B6 50 mg twice a day or sea bands. Eat crackers before getting out of bed in the morning, frequent meals (every 2 hours), high carbohydrates (baked potatoes, toast, etc.) and high protein snacks at bedtime (hard cheese, etc.). Avoid foods difficult to digest, spicy foods, caffeine, cigarettes and cigarette smoke. Call the office if you are unable to keep any food or fluids down for over 24 hours.

Colds or Flu Symptoms (call for fever over 101°)

Halls cough drops, Cepacol lozenges, Chloroseptic, Robitussum DM or Regular Tylenol. A vaporizer humidifier may also help.

Pain

Extra Strength Tylenol

Constipation

Increase your dietary fiber (fruits, nuts, vegetables, oatmeal, whole grain foods) and increase fluid intake. Metamucil, Citrucel, Milk of Magnesia or DDS, Colace capsules (1 or 2 a day).

Diarrhea

No treatment for mild cases, just increase fluid intake. Call the office for severe cases or if symptoms persist beyond 2 days.

Hemorrhoids

Tucks, Anusol or sitz baths. If symptoms are severe, call the office.

Vaginal Yeast Infections

Monistat or Gynelotrimin, externally only. If this does not help, call the office.

Heart Burn

Tums, Mylanta, Zantac 75 or Pepcid AC

Leg Cramps

Calcium (500 mg daily at bedtime)