Is melatonin safe during pregnancy?

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I’ve been having trouble sleeping and I’m pregnant, can I take melatonin?

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you can use unisom, i think it works better than melatonin anyway

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Try light exercise during the day so you’re more tired at night and don’t use devices two hours before bed as the blue light can keep you awake (since it mimics daylight). Also switch your lighting to soft / warm lighting.

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I am not a medical professional but here is my experience/understanding of that subject. With my first pregnancy I took melatonin on and off and my oldest turned out fine. With my second I took it the entire pregnancy and she also turned out fine. With this pregnancy they gave me the approved drug list and I realized “Damn probably shouldn’t have taken it” and switched to Unisom until I hit 14w and my stomach started rejecting it and it made me sick…. I now take melatonin on and off again 🤷🏻‍♀️ Lol I read a lot about it and basically it just hasn’t been studied enough and what has with animals showed nothing they could conclusively say was linked to the melatonin… however it is always best to try the approved things first. I personally feel that my baby is more prone to have issues from the chemical’s in our damn food then melatonin but if Unisom was an option or does end up not making me sick later then I will probably go back to it.

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Talk to your doctor.. they switched my sleeping pills once I found out I was pregnant

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It’s something that hasn’t been truly studied, but what animal studies have been done haven’t shown any severely negative side effects. That’s why there’s no “safe” or “approval” on it yet versus other things. Melatonin is something your body secretes naturally, but they’re not certain how raising that natural level affects pregnancy just yet. My OB said low mg was safe, but always talk to your OB before taking supplements/medicine.

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I’ve read something about melatonin being linked with contractions. One of the reasons most babies are born at night. My doctors don’t recommend it, I take 1/2 Unisom.

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My OB recommended that I try to take some on nights when the medication wasn’t helping. I have insomnia, so pregnancy makes it worse. I haven’t taken it yet, but she did recommend it. Talk to your doctor and see if they recommend it for you.

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Try unisom instead, I take half of a pill. I was using it in combination with my Zofran for my HG but I found that it helped me sleep since it's a sleep aid!