Cephalexin and Ampicilin Safety During Pregnancy

M.,

Make sure you do NOT take Bactrim or any other sulfa-based drug during pregnancy.

Taken early in pregnancy sulfas can cause spina bifida or other neural tube defects, because they are folic acid antagonists. Make sure you take your folic acid or prenatal vitimins, too!

May God's blessings be with you and your baby for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery!

M.

call your OB and tell them exactly what was prescribed and how much, how often. They can look it up for you and advise you if there are any risks to your unborn child. HOWEVER, do it right away becausea UTI left untreated will get worse and a hospital stay with IVS is probably not in your things to do this week list!!! ;) A.

Hi, M..

During pregnancy you can only take penicillian products. I have problems with my kidneys and I told the doctor that she had no choice but to figure out other alternatives because I have a penicillian allergy. There is an IV treatment that you can be given that is safe for both of you. I do not remember the name of it. It began with an "r" and your insurance may not cover it without hospitalization. I will look to see if I still have the paperwork and get back to you. In the meantime, take additional vitamin C and eat yogurt because UTIs do not like an acidic environment and the yogurt will prevent a yeast infection, which will make you more uncomfortable.

S. D

Ampicillin is a penicllin based drug which are the safest during pregnancy.

I don't know much about the drug and not sure what your DR told you, but what really helps me to get rid of an UTI is to drink alot and I mean alot of water and I also drink cranberry juice - cranberry is very good for UTIs. Since you are pregnant, you may want to discuss if there is a limit on water and beverages. However, if your DR knows you are pregnant, I would not expect him/her to prescribe something that you are not supposed to take.

Also, if you feel an UTI coming on, I drink a 64 oz of cranberry juice over a period of 2 days with water and then I do not get the UTI.

Hope this helps.

I am a FT working mom with a daughter who is almost three.

it's usually a sulphur drug that is prescribed. i would get in touch with your ob immediately.

If it was not safe, your doctor would not have given it to
you.

I second the homeopathy suggestion- 100% safe during pregnancy- and have you been taking LOTS of probiotics? Tried cranberry juice? (not the sugary kind, the straight up concentrated cranberry with a non-sugar sweetener like stevia herb?- that usually helped me A LOT).

My biggest worry for you is that your body flora will be detrimentally effected by all the antibiotics. When you are pregnant and are higher in progesterone than estrogen, your body "climate" is already more conducive to negative flora, and antibiotics paves the way for yeast to florish... so get a really good probiotic to restore yourself. Our babies get their first dose of probiotics from whatever is residing in our body as they come out the vaginal canal, and making sure you have good bacteria means your babies chances for not getting things like thrush and colic will be better.

I've heard so many doctors say "oh, your body restores its flora by itself..." YEAH, but not necessarily in a positive way if you're not helping it by introducing good flora. That's why UTI's can be a recurring thing and yeast infections can too... because without all those good guys in there its so much easier to succumb again.

Hi M.,
Personally, I would use homeopathy like Pulsatilla. Granted, I've never had a UTI and don't know how serious yours is. I have a friend who's also pregnant, and the Pulsatilla worked wonders. Try to speak to a homeopath or naturopath if you feel comfortable and grab a copy of 'Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines' by Cummings and Ullman. It will offer different remedies directly related to your specific symptoms.

Best,
S.

Hi M.!
Unfortunately during both of my pregnancies I had to deal with many bouts with kidney stones, hospitalizations and UTIs due to the kidney issues. I was on Cephalexin for the last 3 months of my 2nd pregnancy, and somewhere along the line with my 1st and 2nd pregnancies I also took Ampicilin. For reassurance you should call your OB. As far as what I was told, you should not take sulfur drugs during pregnancy, but that is what would normally be prescribed if you were not pregnant or nursing. Hope this helps, and I hope you feel better soon!
Chrissy

Firstly...get Cranberry juice (as much % juice as you can, Ocean Spray is a good choice) and drink it in large amounts. (replace about 1/2 of your day's water with it if you can)

Secondly, did your OB doc prescribe this? If so, it's likely safe during pregnancy. Perhaps call another doc's office and ask for a second opinion if you don't trust your own doctor, but if you don't trust your doc, you should find one you DO.

good luck!

Ampcillin is in the same group as penicillin and considered safe during pregnancy. Cranberry juice(100% juice like Northland and Adam and Eve are two major brands that I know of. The juice cocktails, like Ocean Spray contain corn syrup which tends to feed the infection), or concentrated cranberry tablets(you can get them at walmart, or a drug store) work wonders for UTI's. When I was pregnant with my 2nd child(i have 5 now, lol) I had a bad UTI, and the cranberry was the only thing that worked.

Hope you feel better,
S.

I got like 4 UTI's while I was pregnant with my son. He was leaning heavily on my right kidney and I was having some emptying problems because of it. Each time my doctors put me on macrobid which is safe during pregnany. Most antibiotcs are safe during pregnancy but if you're really concerned you should give your doc a call.

your pharmacist should tell you what is safe and what isnt.