Question:
I was just released from the hospital the other day, as I went in thinking I had the flu. I was eventually omitted into the hospital not because of the flu symptoms I did have but because of bronchitis and my asthma was going out of control. For my flu symptoms, they put me on the tamiflu, though after one day I was completely better. The results have yet to come in, but im still taking the tamiflu and myself along with some of the doctors feel that I did not have the flu, but decided I need to take this as a per caution. My question, since the tamiflu is so new and has not been tested on pregnant women, has anyone taken the tamiflu and had their baby without any complications. As a first time mother, I am very concerned about this. Especially when the doctors told me that they do not know the risks, and since the baby is so tiny at this point (im 16 weeks) they are more concerned about my health. Thanks for your answers!
Answer:
I am 21 weeks +6 days pregnant and I am taking Tamiflu. I am also worried about taking it and I have done a lot of research and read reviews about Tamiflu. Its really a catch 22 because 50% of people say that its fine and 50% of people say its not fine. It doesn't provide us with enough confidence to take it or not. However, after reading everything and becoming more and more nervous I called my OBGYN and asked if it was really safe to take this medicine since its rated as a Cat C drug for pregnancy. My doctor assured me that there are several patients in her office that are pregnant and taking this medicine and all of them are doing just fine. So I have to agree that its better to take the Tamiflu then to risk being sick and have your baby die because you didn't take action to stop yourself from being sick. Its a scary risk but like some others have stated below. This medicine has been out for years and our doctors are there to help us and benefit us as much as possible. They are not looking to hurt you or the baby so take the medicine. Its only for five days. I'm sure everything will be fine. I've been on Tamiflu for three days now and my baby is still as active as ever before. I can feel him kicking all the time. So just try to relax and take the Tamiflu. I felt terrible three days ago and now I'm feeling much better thanks to the medicine.
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I've researched several sites on Bing.com, Google, and MSN. But mainly from experience w/Tamiflu I believe everything is fine.
Almost 22 weeks pregnant with a boy - this is my first child!!!
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