i am 12 weeks. Have horrible nausea and vomiting. I've tried Diclegis and phergan suppositories. Not much luck with either. My Dr gave me Zofran as a last resort. I'm an OB and work 12 hour night shifts. Some nights are horrible. I'm just leery of the Zofran. Not to mention it gives me an awful headache and constipation. Wondering what your experiences with zofran have been. Did your dr recommend it?
i am 12 weeks. Have horrible nausea and vomiting. I've tried Diclegis and phergan suppositories. Not much luck with either. My Dr gave me Zofran as a last resort. I'm an OB and work 12 hour night shifts. Some nights are horrible. I'm just leery of the Zofran. Not to mention it gives me an awful headache and constipation. Wondering what your experiences with zofran have been. Did your dr recommend it?
If you're a OB, isn't there a better way to figure this out than asking random people on the internet? Your medical training should tell you far more than anything people here have to say.
I agree that if you are an OB you should have better knowledge than a site of random people?? That's weird.
That said I used it basically my whole pregnancy with #2 an briefly with #3 and it was literally a life saver and the benefits outweighed the risks considering I couldn't even keep water down
**Lurking from 3rd tri** I had to take it just to sleep during 1st tri bc I was so sick. I took Miralax as well bc it would constipate me. Once I was out of 1st tri the nausea became manageable and then non-existent. I haven't taken it since I think 13 weeks? I used the Seabond pressure point bracelets as well as sucked on Preggy Pops like no ones business. The Preggy Pops helped sooo much at work (Zofran makes me sleepy). GL and hang in there.
Been married since 2009. Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter) Several MCs DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I took it with my daughter starting at 12ish weeks and she has a cleft lip. Obviously I don't know for certain it was the cause but we certainly have concerns it did since we had no family history of it, and our son doesn't have it. I know for many it's a real help but between the constipation (which was terrible for me) and the worry of other issues I understand your reservations.
Even as an OB nurses, you should know more than we do about zofran and its potential issues and benefits. If you're really concerned, you work with a team of OBs, talk to them instead of listening to anecdotes from the internet...
I do know about it. I simply wanted to hear from others that are taking it. Just because I'm an OB does not mean I know all other's experiences and concerns with it. Sorry I asked.
I do know about it. I simply wanted to hear from others that are taking it. Just because I'm an OB does not mean I know all other's experiences and concerns with it. Sorry I asked.
Agreed with @PugLoveBug, you are an OB nurse so stop saying you're an OB, it just leads to excessive confusion. Then talk to the OBs you work with. Their entire job is to help people make decisions about their pregnancy, including choosing whether to take various medications. Ask them what their patients have experienced, what medical literature says people experienced etc.
To me, you asking for experiences since you're wary of taking it comes off as looking for medical info/advice. Given that you supposedly work in an OB office as a nurse, I would think you would know better than to ask the internet for medical info.
While I am confused by your wording and seemingly limited knowledge on Zofran, I did take it with my pregnancy. It worked wonders and I had a perfectly healthy baby. I would trust your OB and make the personal choice as to whether the benefits out weigh the headaches and constipation. ETA your lack of knowledge of the drug makes me question if you are even a RN and think you are more likely a medical assistant. The MA at the OBGYN office I work in even talks to the patients about their experiences with new prescriptions when they come in (I would imagine a nurse would do the same) but she obviously doesn't have the knowledge of a RN. Edit #2 You're an OB nurse but can't spell Phenergan?
While I am confused by your wording and seemingly limited knowledge on Zofran, I did take it with my pregnancy. It worked wonders and I had a perfectly healthy baby. I would trust your OB and make the personal choice as to whether the benefits out weigh the headaches and constipation. ETA your lack of knowledge of the drug makes me question if you are even a RN and think you are more likely a medical assistant. The MA at the OBGYN office I work in even talks to the patients about their experiences with new prescriptions when they come in (I would imagine a nurse would do the same) but she obviously doesn't have the knowledge of a RN. Edit #2 You're an OB nurse but can't spell Phenergan?
No one called you names (like you did to us which, BTW, is against the tou) we just doubted the legitimacy of your claims since you repeatedly talked about how you work in obstetrics and therefore, I would hope, have experience in things like zofran during pregnancy.
Quoted TOU violation Did you really quote your own comment and say all of this? I did that because the other poster said what I would have said far more effectively than I did so rather than reiterating it or attempting to say something similar but not as effective, I would just reemphasize it. That doesn't work when you're quoting yourself....
Oh so sorry board monitor. Good kick me off. Please do. I don't have the need or want to deal with you self righteous snots anyway.
I had a whole nice thing typed out about how to make the most out of this site and then I remembered that you called us self righteous snots. Why waste my time with someone who seems to have an attitude problem? One bit of advice, if you're trying to join a community, calling them names when they call you out on something isn't the way to go about it. A simple "okay, I'll talk to a medical professional about my concerns" is all you needed to say, no need to blow up and call us all sorts of names and tell us we're what is wrong with the world.
Wait where did anyone say anything bad about MAs? All I was referring to is that a RN has far more medical training than an MA and yeah I'm sure she has more knowledge in certain things than I do. No need to get nasty and start name calling.
Oh so sorry board monitor. Good kick me off. Please do. I don't have the need or want to deal with you self righteous snots anyway.
ETA you're welcome for my thought out answer and personal experience although you probably don't want it considering you basically called me unintelligent.
Yeahhhh I'm only a nursing student and have already given zofran left and right, not so much OB but post-op but I would sure think you've had lots of experience with seeing the side effects and such in OB. Your lack of objectivity and critical thinking here really makes me a) question the legitimacy of your claims and b) feel really embarrassed for the nursing profession if you actually are a nurse. I hope you don't act this way when patients get testy with you. Even if you're actually a MA or PCA.. yikes.
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also the search feature is your friend
That said I used it basically my whole pregnancy with #2 an briefly with #3 and it was literally a life saver and the benefits outweighed the risks considering I couldn't even keep water down
I had to take it just to sleep during 1st tri bc I was so sick. I took Miralax as well bc it would constipate me. Once I was out of 1st tri the nausea became manageable and then non-existent. I haven't taken it since I think 13 weeks? I used the Seabond pressure point bracelets as well as sucked on Preggy Pops like no ones business. The Preggy Pops helped sooo much at work (Zofran makes me sleepy). GL and hang in there.
Been married since 2009.
Unicornuate Uterus (yes I menstruate glitter)
Several MCs
DD born 2013 (our miracle "you can't have babies" baby!)
I know for many it's a real help but between the constipation (which was terrible for me) and the worry of other issues I understand your reservations.
To me, you asking for experiences since you're wary of taking it comes off as looking for medical info/advice. Given that you supposedly work in an OB office as a nurse, I would think you would know better than to ask the internet for medical info.
I would trust your OB and make the personal choice as to whether the benefits out weigh the headaches and constipation.
ETA your lack of knowledge of the drug makes me question if you are even a RN and think you are more likely a medical assistant.
The MA at the OBGYN office I work in even talks to the patients about their experiences with new prescriptions when they come in (I would imagine a nurse would do the same) but she obviously doesn't have the knowledge of a RN.
Edit #2 You're an OB nurse but can't spell Phenergan?
No one called you names (like you did to us which, BTW, is against the tou) we just doubted the legitimacy of your claims since you repeatedly talked about how you work in obstetrics and therefore, I would hope, have experience in things like zofran during pregnancy.
Quoted TOU violation
Did you really quote your own comment and say all of this? I did that because the other poster said what I would have said far more effectively than I did so rather than reiterating it or attempting to say something similar but not as effective, I would just reemphasize it. That doesn't work when you're quoting yourself....
All I was referring to is that a RN has far more medical training than an MA and yeah I'm sure she has more knowledge in certain things than I do.
No need to get nasty and start name calling.
ETA you're welcome for my thought out answer and personal experience although you probably don't want it considering you basically called me unintelligent.
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Yeahhhh I'm only a nursing student and have already given zofran left and right, not so much OB but post-op but I would sure think you've had lots of experience with seeing the side effects and such in OB. Your lack of objectivity and critical thinking here really makes me a) question the legitimacy of your claims and b) feel really embarrassed for the nursing profession if you actually are a nurse. I hope you don't act this way when patients get testy with you. Even if you're actually a MA or PCA.. yikes.