Is melatonin safe during pregnancy?

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Does anyone know if melatonin is safe during pregnancy?

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Unfortunately melatonin is NOT SAFE during pregnancy.  But benedryl is!

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Wow...  I'm so surprised any of you listen to your docs when they say taking an otc is more safe than something your body produces naturally.  How does that make logical sense.  Would you believe someone if they said making tears wasn't safe during pregnancy?  Or swollowing your own spit...  Don't do that,  it's not safe....

Mini rant I guess....  It's just ridiculous to me.....

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I take it often when I'm not preggo but from what I've read you shouldn't take it during pregnancy because even though it's natural it affects hormones.

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My Dr told me I could take it. She said I could take it daily. I take 2  3mg pills on nights when I can't get to sleep. I've taken it with all 3 of my pregnancies and have had no problems.

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I took melatonin for years before our first pregnancy and doctor said absolutely not during pregnancy. Luckily unisom and Benadryl are safe. And unisom was great for all my pregnancies because it is also a nausea medication so it was like a 2 in 1 miracle pill :)

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I don't know if it's safe during pregnancy,  but I do know for a fact if you take meds,  even if they are "natural"  and you rake them dauly like a vitamin your body will eventually stop producing that particular thing . it's okay to take every now and then when not prego , but try not to take it daily .

Is melatonin safe during pregnancy?

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