BLOGS   WRITE NEW BLOG   EDIT BLOGS  
 
RSS
Ambien
Posted On 08/19/2008 22:37:13 by mommy_melissa
While I was pregnant my Doc prescribed me 10mg ambien and told me I could take a half of one every three nights or so. Well now I am not pregnant but breastfeeding. I looked Ambien up online and everthing I found said that studies show no effects on babies of mothers who took 10mg a night. Does anyone know if this is okay? It is the only thing that helps me sleep. I take it around 10-11pm and my baby does not nurse again until around 7-8am. So I don't know if it would even be in my system still.

Bookmark:



Viewing 1 - 3 out of 3 Comments

From: caryn
08/20/2008 15:52:39

** Per Medications' and Mothers' Milk by Thomas Hale, PhD (2004 edition).






 Lactation Risk Categories 
 Pregnancy Risk Categories 



  • L1 (safest)
  • L2 (safer)
  • L3 (moderately safe)
  • L4 (possibly hazardous)
  • L5 (contraindicated)



  • A (controlled studies show no risk)
  • B (no evidence of risk in humans)
  • C (risk cannot be ruled out)
  • D (positive evidence of risk)
  • X (contraindicated in pregnancy)


NR: Not Reviewed. This drug has not yet been reviewed by Hale.






Sleep Aids
[contents]

Zolpidem/Zolpidem Tartrate
Ambien
Approved
B
L3


From: cheryln
08/20/2008 08:30:05
 How does Ambien work for you?  (I'm just curious, I have a terrible time sleeping)  Does it knock you out? Or does it just get you to sleep?  My question is, would this be a good option for me if I'm still getting up at night to nurse my little one?  He's 13 months and STILL doen't sleep through the night.  So I need to be able to wake up if I need to.

From: Teresa64
08/20/2008 00:09:47
Probably fine...but I would call ur dr to be sure


HOT TAGS [-]