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Amen! They are asking and you should absolutely speak up, a few women have these glorious ideal pregnancies but the vast majority of us find a lot of it to be pretty miserable and just because it’s natural and you wanted a baby doesn’t make it any less miserable! Do not feel guilty for feeling like crap! Take the relief when and where you can get it!
Whyy did I choose to be miserable
Every appointment I would walk in and my doctor would ask how I am and I’d say fine.
When really I was dealing with heart burn, wasn’t sleeping and other stuff, and just told myself these are pregnancy symptoms, it is what it is.
Well my doctor could see it on my face that I was miserable, I hadn’t slept well in days... and I legit cried and told him all my symptoms. And you know what.. I left with prescriptions for every single issue and I feel so much better!
Why did I do that? Why didn’t I just tell him?! I just hate taking medicine so I just kept “toughing it out”.
Basically I’m saying this for other women earlier in their pregnancy - just because you’re pregnant you don’t have to be miserable! Speak up!
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But I mean those are symptoms in pregnancy though, some things you do have to just toughen it up instead of risking any side effects from drugs.
Ne
But meds have not actually been tested on pregnant women, I just hope you were made aware of any risks as stated on the paperwork that comes with the meds and weighed your options. Personally it wasn’t worth it to me, when I would have insomnia I just cleaned my house lol
Be
Yes girl. If my OB who went to school for this, is telling me “this will help you get some sleep” he clearly knows any “risk” that could be involved with me taking it. And I’m paying good money to see him, so I will trust him, and I’ll get my 8 hours of needed sleeppp 😂
Sa
If it's to the point of not sleeping, and medicine can help, I'm taking medicine. My sanity is worth the "risk" (which the meds have been tested and obviously deemed safe). I don't think it's fair to judge others for getting their word out!
I tried so hard to tough it out, especially the first trimester but I was a changed person when I got the anti nausea meds. My allergies were so bad I was throwing up from the congestion and coughing so I got the meds my ob recommended, not as strong as what I took pre pregnancy but I feel so much better. When I go 3 nights in a row with 2 hours sleep, I will reach for the unisom, I can usually take half the dose my ob recommends and get results.
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