Ambien in third trimester?

[Anonymous]

I would not take ort if there was any risk of going into labor soon. I myself was prescribed narcotic pain relievers at the end of my pregnancy but discontinued their use before 37 weeks due to the risk of baby being lazy/slow to breathe on their own if narcotics are in their system. I don't know how Ambien compares to narcotics, but I'd be super cautious towards the end.

I feel your pain, though. I literally could not lie down in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy. I have never been more miserable in my life. Second and last time I'm doing that!

[Anonymous]

Took 2.5mg occasionally throughout my pregnancy. Happy, healthy 3-month old currently cooing in my lap. I say take it - you'll feel so much better after you get some rest.

[Anonymous]

Thank you all!

[Anonymous]

Try the unusom tabs! That plus natural calm worked for me.

[Anonymous]

I took a quarter to half of a 5 mg tab throughout pregnancy. Ok'd by my psychiatrist, high risk OB, and midwives. DD came out big and healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my High Risk doc gave it to me when I was on hospital bedrest for preterm labor in third tri

+1 and the only reason why I didn't take it was that I never took it before and didn't want to chance having weird side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my High Risk doc gave it to me when I was on hospital bedrest for preterm labor in third tri

This (Both times I was on bedrest)

[Anonymous]

My doc prescribed clonipine instead. Worked great.

[Anonymous]

OP here, took the Unisom sleep tabs last night (not the sleep gels) and they worked! I slept in a 4 hr stretch at one point, which hasn't happened in several months. Ah!

[Anonymous]

Glad you had some good sleep, OP!

[Anonymous]

Have you tried Benedryl? Knocks me out.

[Anonymous]

I've been taking the unisom sleep tabs nightly. They work okay but when I'm getting desperate I will take an ambien. Took 5mg a total of four times over the course of my second trimester.

I'm nervous about it but was told, like others on here, that occasional use isn't a problem.

[Anonymous]

What about when you start to not feel the baby move?

[Anonymous]

My doctor also gave me Ambien after I started the induction meds (7 PM, baby born at 1 pm the next day, so I’m glad I got some sleep).

[Anonymous]

I took it around 27-29 weeks during my first pregnancy. Doctor gave me 10 pills and I did not use most of them (maybe took it 5 Times). No side effect. I am on my third pregnancy and I fon’t Think i could take it now because I wake up to pee with strong contractions at least twice per night. Thankfully I have no problem sleeping this time around