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3.5 weeks pregnant and prescribed Amoxicillin

bean3568Wed132745bean3568Wed132745 member
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I just found out I was pregnant this week and have had a fever of 98 -101 for the last 48 hours. I have been coughing up yellow phlegm. The doctor says I have an upper respiratory infection and prescribed me amoxicillin and says it is safe to take. I am really nervous because this is my first pregnancy and I never imagined things starting off this way. I am trying to decide if the risk of getting a worse infection if I don't take Amoxicillin is a greater risk than taking them. Has anyone taken Amoxcillin this early on?
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Re: 3.5 weeks pregnant and prescribed Amoxicillin

  • baloneydiscbaloneydisc member
    Amoxicillin is much safer than leaving your infection untreated. FWIW, I had a really bad sinus infection and was taking Amoxicillin when I found out I was pregnant with DD. She's completely fine :)
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    Amoxicillin is fine. I took it for bronchitis when I was about 6 weeks this time and no issues. 
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  • bean3568Wed132745bean3568Wed132745 member
    Thank you everyone for the comments and feedback - This is my first time posting and I appreciate it. I thought it about all last night and I agree with what people said about the infection being worse than the Amoxicillin. I took the first dose this morning.

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  • ConversationFearConversationFear member

    You'll be fine, honey. Take your antibiotics and get well! I had tonsilitis during my first trimester and had to be on amoxicillin for 2 weeks. Not to mention all of the over-the-counter stuff I took before I was diagnosed (all ok'd by my doc, of course).

    Docs have a whole list of things that you can take while pregnant and not harm anything and penicillin is one of them. Feel better.

     

     

     

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  • HerHighnessHerHighness member
    Your OB wont give you anything you cannot safely take. They give amoxicillin to very young babies if they need antibiotics. Youll be fine
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