Hi girls! I have a 1 y/o girl and just saw a positive pregnancy test (yay!). Kind of a strange question to ask in this section ~ but since you all are mothers, I thought I'd have a better chance of getting an answer here, than in the forums where people are currently pregnant. Anyway, I am probably only 5 or 6 weeks pregnant and had been taking diet pills (Stacker 3) and I'm worried about the really high amounts of caffeine, etc., that they would have had in them. (This was of course before I found out I was pregnant!) Did anyone here take diet pills prior to finding out they were pregnant? I know my doctor will tell me it wasn't advisable, but since I'm no longer taking them, not to concern myself with it -- but I'd like to hear from a Mom who can say it all turned out ok (lol). :-) Thanks in advance and sorry if this question doesn't belong here! ↓
I haven't taken diet pills before but I just wanted to welcome your question here and to reassure you that the majority of time you were taking the pills, the baby wasn't getting nourishment from the placenta (placenta was still forming) so it probably wasn't receiving much of the pills. Hope this makes you feel better. Babies are really more resilient than we give them credit for. Everything will probably be just fine. And congratulations! ↑
that is early. most of the time things are fine if all of it happened before you knew. thankfully!! i remember i drank about 4 or 5 coolers 1 night when i was about 4 weeks preg (unknowingly of course) and being worried. caffeine isnt half as harmless as that would have been for you! ↑
Thanks guys, for the replies! That does make me feel a little better. I'm far from being a worry wart ~ but hearing from others does make ya feel a little more reassured. Thanks again. :-) ↑
Hey Terio. Good to see you on here again and congrats. I understand your fear, but you probably know by now that the chances for your baby to have been harmed by any of those pills are far exceeded by the chances your baby will turn out just fine. Just the law of statistics.
Good luck with your pregnancy!!! ↑
i was not taking diet pills, but i was consuming a lot of caffeine through energy drinks, coffee, soda...i stopped as soon as I learned I was pregnant and everything was fine. ↑
I only found out I was pregnant with ds2 when I was 17 wks pregnant (yes, I know...seems ridiculous!). Well, I wasn't taking diet pills but I was doing everything else normally....2-3 cups of coffee a day, 2x in the hot tub, drinking at a Xmas Party/New Years Party, and I hadn't been taking any folic acid pills. I was SOOO worried!! My doctor helped me calm me though. He said only if you are doing all these things religiously/continously throughout your pregnancy can it pose as a real problem to the baby. I wouldn't worry about the caffiene in the pills, and I am sure your doc will say the same thing. My ds2 was born in May 08 very healthy. ↑
Thanks again you guys for the input. I do feel better about it in the last couple of days. And docbytch -- it's great to see you are still around here! I hope your little boy is doing fine! :-) ↑
