When to go to Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital
- If you are near your due date—36 weeks or beyond:
- Contractions every 5 minutes for an hour that are painful (every 7 minutes if you have had a baby before)
- You think your water broke
- Vaginal bleeding like a period
- No fetal movement
- If the office is open, call first. If after hours you may go right in.
- If you are still pre-term—before 36 weeks:
- Call the office and we’ll discuss your symptoms.
CALL OUR OFFICE WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Severe nausea/vomiting
2. Severe lower abdominal pain
3. Painful or burning urination
4. Spotting or heavy bleeding
5. Leaking or gush of fluid
6. Severe headache unrelieved in 2-3 hours
7. Blurred vision, fainting or dizziness
8. Fever greater than 102°F that does not respond to Tylenol
9. Sudden swelling of face or hands
*You will need to go to Mercy Health St. Rita’s for any Hospital Care*
Medications
We recommend that no unnecessary medication be taken, especially in the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. If medication is absolutely necessary please choose from the following list:
What to take for:
Nausea
B6, Zantac, Benadryl, Pepcid AC, Doxylamine (Unisom) 1/2 tablet
Headaches
Tylenol
Indigestion
Mylanta, Riopan, Gelusil Plus Liquid, Tums, Maalox, Zantac, Pepcid, Omeprazole, Prevacid or Nexium
Constipation
Colace, Metamucil, Increase fibers and fluids if ineffective, Milk of Magnesia, Miralax
Sleeplessness
Benadryl, hot milk, Unisom
Stuffy Nose
Saline nose drops, Sudafed
Allergies
Tylenol Sinus/Allergy, Benadryl, Zyrtec, Claritin
Head Colds
Any over the counter except Ibuprofen, Motrin or Advil products and Nyquil
Bringing Down Fever
Tylenol
Sore Throat
Gargle with Cepacol; Cepacol Lozenges (salt water gargle)
Cough
Plain Robitussin, Cough Drops
Diarrhea
Imodium AD
Hemorrhoids
Any over the counter prep (Example: Preparation H or Tucks)
Yeast Infection
Any over the counter cream (Example: Monistat)