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Re: 24 weeks and painful contractions
From: a (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:56:58 -0600 (CST)
I can't answer for the Augmentin, but I took terbutaline for 3 weeks.
Other than the side affects you've listed and the baby being pretty
active on it, everything seems to be fine now. He's a bright wonderful
5 yr old now. Right now the benefits of the terbutaline probably
outweigh the risks (I'm guessing that's your doc's thoughts as I am not
a doc and haven't read his charts) of having a 25 weeks baby. The
longer they can keep that baby in, the better.
At Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Anon wrote:
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>I am almost 25 weeks and earlier this week I awoke with painful
>contractions, which occurred about every 10 minutes. I also had lower
>back pain so when I called my doctor she told me to go to the hospital.
>When I got there, they hooked me up to a monitor to measure my
>contractions and the baby's heartrate. They checked my cervix and said
>that it was still long but really soft. Also said that it was open a
>fingertip in the front but the back was still closed. After about half
>an hour of monitoring, they gave me an injection of terbutaline and the
>contractions stopped. The back pain disappeared soon after. They sent
>me home with instructions to see my doctor the next day. My doctor put
>me on partial-bedrest and a couple of medications. One was an
>antibiotic (even though I have no infection) called Augmentin 875mg. The
>other is oral Terbutaline 5mg to prevent contractions. I am leery about
>taking any medications while pregnant. The slip the pharmacist gave me
>with the Augmentin stated that it should only be used in pregnant women
>if the doctor feels the dangers of not taking it outweigh the risks to
>the developing fetus. I am supposed to take 2.5mg every 6 hours of the
>Terbutaline but it makes my heart race and I shake really bad. I know
>that this is a side effect of the medicine but if it makes me feel that
>awful, what is it doing to the baby? Are these medications safe for the
>fetus? If not, how will it affect the baby? When I asked my doctor, she
>kind of avoided my question which makes me worry even more. Thanks in
>advance for your answers!
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