CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THIS!

AshleeT92

Last night I came home from work with a pounding headache. One so bad it was making my eyes all black and spotty! I went in the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of what I thought was tylonal and took 800mg. Went and laid on my bed and realized I had just taken the ibprofin (sp?). I instantly started balling! My DH looks at me and asks what is wrong. I went and got both bottles of medication and showed him which one I took. He says, "oh babe don't worry about it. Just taking it one time wont hurt." I laid back down on the bed and proceded to ball my eyes out and complained about how I am already a bad mother! He just kept telling me, "no you're not babe, It was just a little mistake." I yelled back at him, "I AM 6 EFFING MONTHS PREGNANT, I SHOULD KNOW WHAT MEDICINE TO TAKE BY NOW!"  I sat and cried for at least an hour. Finally I grabbed my cell phone and went and called Labor and Delivery and told them what I had done. The nurse actually laughed at me because I was crying so hard. She told me that it was fine because I am not 28 weeks yet, just to not take it again. I got off the phone with her and immediatley went and threw the entire bottle of ibprofin away. I'M NOT MAKING THAT MISTAKE AGAIN! .....OHH what a night! I feel kind of silly for freaking out so bad.. But I am such a worry freak I just can't help it!

rachael_c26

I probably honestly would have had the same reaction, but it's a mixture of hormones and FTM paranoia, and the "unknown": they tell you what NOT to take, but don't tell you why you shouldn't...

I'm sorry 1) that you had SUCH a bad headache and 2) that it went downhill from there.

I had a similar experience almost a month ago:

 I had JUST been diagnosed with GD and was on restricted diet, I mean I hadn't been monitoring my blood sugar levels for one week, and we went to dinner and I ordered what I usually do (DIET coke) and I finished it and the waitress refilled it and I drank half of that drink before I realized it was regular coke (I had been eating spicy food and I knew it tasted funny, but thought it was from the tang of the food)... anyway, I was soooo upset! I was angry and upset that my bloodsugar was going to be high and then we left and got in the car and DH said that I was overreacting, so I didn't talk the whole ride home. When we got home, I got in the shower and cried for like thirty minutes. Then got out, laid in bed and cried some more... DH came back in the room and talked me through it all and I finally calmed down.... and you know what? Two hours later, when I tested, my blood sugar level was PERFECT.

Soo you are totally FINE and your LO is GREAT!!

AshleeT92

Thank you dear! I am so glad I am not the only one who has these stupid freak outs! I think it was my first real break down since being pregnant! AND THEY SUCK! When the nurse at Labor and Delivery laughed at me, I got off the phone and was mad at her! (As funny as that sounds) I knew she had just told me good news, but to laugh at a time I'm freaking out! NOT GOOD! So glad she told me it was all okay though!

Also, I am glad to hear your blood sugar was perfect! hehe.. These damn pregnancy hormones get the best of us sometimes!

xxaliciaxx

AshleeT92:

Last night I came home from work with a pounding headache. One so bad it was making my eyes all black and spotty! I went in the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of what I thought was tylonal and took 800mg. Went and laid on my bed and realized I had just taken the ibprofin (sp?). I instantly started balling! My DH looks at me and asks what is wrong. I went and got both bottles of medication and showed him which one I took. He says, "oh babe don't worry about it. Just taking it one time wont hurt." I laid back down on the bed and proceded to ball my eyes out and complained about how I am already a bad mother! He just kept telling me, "no you're not babe, It was just a little mistake." I yelled back at him, "I AM 6 EFFING MONTHS PREGNANT, I SHOULD KNOW WHAT MEDICINE TO TAKE BY NOW!"  I sat and cried for at least an hour. Finally I grabbed my cell phone and went and called Labor and Delivery and told them what I had done. The nurse actually laughed at me because I was crying so hard. She told me that it was fine because I am not 28 weeks yet, just to not take it again. I got off the phone with her and immediatley went and threw the entire bottle of ibprofin away. I'M NOT MAKING THAT MISTAKE AGAIN! .....OHH what a night! I feel kind of silly for freaking out so bad.. But I am such a worry freak I just can't help it!

I feel ya, and would have probably done the same thing.