Did you take Tylenol during pregnancy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with having an autistic kid? My child is autistic.

Please stop.

[Anonymous]

Yes, took Tylenol. Not often, but when needed. Kids are 17 and 20 and both are healthy

[Anonymous]

Yes I did take Tylenol. My child is autistic. I am autistic. My father and uncle are autistic. I don’t think it was the Tylenol….I think it was the genetics

[Anonymous]

Yes. High fever is much worse for your baby than Tylenol. Take it if you need it. Also took it for preeclampsia headache.

[Anonymous]

If tylenol is going to send the human race into a spiral, we're doomed.

Yes I took it. And cold medicine too when I needed it!

[Anonymous]

You bet. Taking some right now to alleviate a horrible sinus headache. No sense in suffering needlessly.

[Anonymous]

I have fraternal twins. One has ASD, ADHD and anxiety. One is neurotypical and gifted. They have the same biological parents, were conceived at the same time, were exposed to the same things in utero, grew up in the same environment, nurtured the same, ate the same foods, everything the same. We don’t have control over who has autism.

[Anonymous]

Definitely. Have an 8 and 5 year old and it was one of the few things I was allowed to take so I did, though I know Recs Vance changed. Being pregnant sucks!

[Anonymous]

Yep, on the regular. OB approved.

[Anonymous]

I did not realize this was even a concern some people have.

[Anonymous]

I did take Tylenol on a few occasions in my pregnancies, because I am sensitive to aspirin (causes ringing in the ears) and ibuprofen (causes projectile vomiting).

5 kids do not have autism. 1 kid does. I think I took it once in that pregnancy. I am so tired of being told that I caused the asd by...tylenol...eating hotdogs...being older...blah blah blah.

My asd kiddo is the light of our lives btw.

[Anonymous]

Heck yes. Neither kid has autism.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Whenever needed. And ibuprofen, except at one end or the other of pregnancy. No issues.

[Anonymous]

No, I do not - 3 pregnancies and I’ve never taken Tylenol. The possibility that it could cause autism doesn’t seem worth it

[Anonymous]

Maybe? Although…I had panic attacks and anxiety during my first pregnancy, then postpartum developed agoraphobia. My DC22 struggles with anxiety and depression now and takes same SSRI as I do.

I was medicated postpartum with next two babies and neither have anxiety/depression/panic disorder.

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All said, can’t ignore genetic predisposition.