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Cold Medicine
Chances are you'll have at least one cold during your ten-month tenure so you will want to know if your old reliable cold treatments are safe. The answer, of course, is that it depends on the medication. Remember, just because it's available without a prescription doesn't mean it's harmless to take during pregnancy.
Here are four common cold medications that most doctors say you can keep in your medicine cabinet (but, of course, talk to your own health care provider just to be sure):
Tylenol
Acetaminophen (Tylenol is the brand name) is your safest choice for aches, pains, and fevers. It's been proven safe for pregnant women.
Sudafed
Pseudoephedrine, the active ingredient in Sudafed, is a common decongestant and is generally considered safe during pregnancy.
Robitussin
Guifenesen, the active ingredient in plain Robitussin, liquefies mucous to ease painful, dry coughs and makes it easier for you to cough up the mucous. It's considered safe to take in pregnancy.
Note: Read the label for cough medicine to make sure that guifenesen is the only stuff in there. Many manufacturers make cough remedies that contain other active ingredients, not all of which are pregnancy-approved. As always, if you have a question about which other ingredients in there are safe, consult your doctor.
Antihistamines
Chlorphreniramine, a common ingredient in antihistamines, is also considered safe.
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