Never would have thought twice, before
So I made my first paranoid call to the OB today. I got a cold, which Im recovering from, but it has reached the "asthma trigger" stage. I don't always get this, but when I do, the pattern is the same and quite recognizable.
I've been doing my inhaler as needed, which has been very frequently yesterday and today. Today, I have been feeling less relief, so my next step is the nebulizer. It's the same drug as in the inhaler, but a more concentrated dose, administered much more efficiently.
Then I wondered: is it safe to do that at 20wks pregnant? I mean, sure I got the go-ahead on the inhaler, but the machine is a step up. So, while common sense said: yeah, it's probably fine, I figured I should call the OB and ask. I still feel a bit stupid about it, but better safe than sorry I guess.
Of course, no one is there on a Sunday, but the answering service will give your message to an OB on call who calls you back pretty quickly. So a doctor (not mine) answered my question and didn't say anything to make me feel more stupid than I already did.
She also advised me about which ER to go to, should things get that bad, but they won't.
So, it's totally safe, though who knows what effect the albuterol will have on the fetuses? It increases the heart rate and can make me shaky/jittery so maybe they'll be wigging out and bumping around all over the place. Im going to do it before bed, so hopefully I don't wake up having an asthma attack.
I've been doing my inhaler as needed, which has been very frequently yesterday and today. Today, I have been feeling less relief, so my next step is the nebulizer. It's the same drug as in the inhaler, but a more concentrated dose, administered much more efficiently.
Then I wondered: is it safe to do that at 20wks pregnant? I mean, sure I got the go-ahead on the inhaler, but the machine is a step up. So, while common sense said: yeah, it's probably fine, I figured I should call the OB and ask. I still feel a bit stupid about it, but better safe than sorry I guess.
Of course, no one is there on a Sunday, but the answering service will give your message to an OB on call who calls you back pretty quickly. So a doctor (not mine) answered my question and didn't say anything to make me feel more stupid than I already did.
She also advised me about which ER to go to, should things get that bad, but they won't.
So, it's totally safe, though who knows what effect the albuterol will have on the fetuses? It increases the heart rate and can make me shaky/jittery so maybe they'll be wigging out and bumping around all over the place. Im going to do it before bed, so hopefully I don't wake up having an asthma attack.