Medicated While Pregnant, Any Known Adverse Effects to Baby?

I also had a "surprise miracle" baby at 41 years old. He is now 7 months and the joy of our lives. I had been on Wellbutrin for a couple of years and slowly went off it when I got pregnant. My doctor put me on Zoloft six weeks before I delivered becuase I had post partum with my other two children. For me it worked out fine. I would check with your doctor on what is best for you.

I am a psych RN and deal a lot with Seroquel (it is a very commonly given drug lately). We generally do not give it to pregnant moms just because of the fact that there is so little information out there. It's almost a risk vs benefit factor. Have you talked with your Dr. about this??

Good questions! Good pro-active thinking! I would make an appointment with a naturopath in your area and get expert advise. There is nothing that can't be undone.

I am not sure about being on Seroquel. However, I was on Asacol for ulcerative colitis during my pregnancy even though it said in the warning that is showed no harm to rat babies. So it is another one of those medications that have very little information on the affects of unborn children. However, my baby was just fine when she was born. She is now a year & a half and running around like crazy. I wouldn't worry about it as long as everything has proven normal so far.

It's one thing to be on a drug and get pregnant- then decide, along with your physician, if it's safe to take while pregnant. Unless you're leaving out some information, I find it interesting that you're posting this while now full term- a little late to be asking, isn't it? Some drugs are rated category X- should not be taken while pregnant as they can (and most likely will) cause birth defects. Category B is often used, and is mostly safe- Category C is more restrictive- will depend on physician and if benefits outweigh the risks. Most drugs these days are only approved as Category C, and upgraded only after they're on the market and LATER upgraded to Category B. The reason is it's harder to do studies in pregnant women while still in trial phases, before they come to market. Others below mention Zoloft and other antidepressants- however be careful, as this is not the same class of drug (and not all drugs in the same class have same safety, etc). Bottom line is, discuss it with your doctor.

If you go to the website Safefetus.com and type in the name of the medicine, it will tell you about it's pregnancy class and the adverse effects.

my feeling is please do not worry. our bodies do work miracles the conditions they talk about is lower weight and it takes time for all babies heads bone structure to complete. if the side effect is reduced calcium intake for you. you can increase yours. and the baby should get plenty with formula. in fact, if you plan on breast feeding. you can have a mommy break with a formula feeding. i worked part time and my son got used to both. just a thought