Pregnancy & Delivery
How we can help
North Florida OBGYN of Jacksonville Beach is committed to helping make your pregnancy the best experience possible. We’ll do everything we can to make it safe for you and your baby.
Pregnancy & Delivery
How we can help
North Florida OBGYN of Jacksonville Beach is committed to helping make your pregnancy the best experience possible. We’ll do everything we can to make it safe for you and your baby.
A Checklist For Your Pregnancy Care:
| Vitamins/calcium/omega 3 before and during your pregnancy | |
| Water/fluid intake-shoot for eight 8 ounce glasses per day | |
| First trimester testing; 12 to 14 weeks- genetic abnormality screening | |
| AFP at 16 to 20 weeks-Neural tube abnormality testing | |
| Schedule ultrasound | |
| Diabetes testing-24 to 28 weeks | |
| Rhogam if Rh negative | |
| Register at the hospital | |
| Sign up for classes | |
| Choose a pediatrician | |
| Consider options for pain relief in labor | |
| Review signs of labor | |
| Tour hospital |
A Checklist For Your Pregnancy Care:
| Vitamins/calcium/omega 3 before and during your pregnancy | |
| Water/fluid intake-shoot for eight 8 ounce glasses per day | |
| First trimester testing; 12 to 14 weeks- genetic abnormality screening | |
| AFP at 16 to 20 weeks-Neural tube abnormality testing | |
| Schedule ultrasound | |
| Diabetes testing-24 to 28 weeks | |
| Rhogam if Rh negative | |
| Register at the hospital | |
| Sign up for classes | |
| Choose a pediatrician | |
| Consider options for pain relief in labor | |
| Review signs of labor | |
| Tour hospital |
Safe Medication to Use in Pregnancy
The following medications may be used during pregnancy. If breast feeding, consult with your healthcare provider.
Never take any medication unless you need it, and never exceed the recommended dosage on any medication, whether it’s over the counter or prescription, without a physician’s recommendation.
Please click any of the symptoms below to learn more about what medications are safe during pregnancy.
- Claritin
- Actifed
- Tavist
- Benadryl
- Zyrtec
- Allegra
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol Extra Strength
- Tylenol
- Tylenol Cold
- Gargling warm salt water can also help
- Sudafed
- Vicks rub
- Claritin
- Increasing fluids by mouth and using a humidifier may also help.
- Do not drink any alcohol while taking any of these medications or if you are suffering from congestion.
- Bulking Agents:
- Metamucil
- Benefiber
- Fibercon
- Citrucil
- Fiberall
- Laxative:
- Senekot
- Milk of Magnesia
- Pericolace
- Fleet Enemas*
- *Only use an enema if you have not had a BM for 3 days
- Stool Softener:
- Colace
- Dulcolax
- Doxidan
- Robitussin OM
- Vicks Cough Syrup
- Halls
- Sucrets cough drops
- Vicks Vapor Rub.
- DO NOT TAKE “sustained action” forms of these drugs
- A mixture of honey & lemon juice may be helpful in some cases.
- lmmodium
- Take for no more than 24 hours, and only after 12 weeks of pregnancy
- **DO NOT TAKE if you have bloody diarrhea, and call your doctor immediately!
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol Extra Strength
- **DO NOT TAKE Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Nuprin, or Aspirin-based Excedrin
- Neosporin
- Bacitracin
- Gas X
- Phazyme
- Preparation H
- Anusol HC
- Witch Hazel
- Tucks
*Avoid during 1st Trimester
- Antacids:
- Avoid taking antacids during your 1st Trimester. After that, use Maalox, Mylanta, or Tums.
- Acid Reducers:
- Zantac – once or twice a day
- Tagament – once or twice a day
- Pepcid AC – As directed on package
- Benadryl
- Tylenol PM
- Unisom (as directed)
- Vitamin B6
- Dramamine (25 mg tablets 3 times a day)
- Emetrol (if not diabetic)
- Sea Bands
- If nausea persists, please call the office.
- Hydrocortisone cream or ointment
- Caladryl lotion or cream
- An oatmeal bath
- Gargle warm saltwater
- Throat lozenges
- Tylenol Cold
- Chloraseptics
- Monistat
- Gynelotrimin
- Mycelex – 7 day*
- *DO NOT insert Mycelex-7 applicator too far.
Safe Medication to Use in Pregnancy
The following medications may be used during pregnancy. If breast feeding, consult with your healthcare provider.
Never take any medication unless you need it, and never exceed the recommended dosage on any medication, whether it’s over the counter or prescription, without a physician’s recommendation.
Please click any of the symptoms below to learn more about what medications are safe during pregnancy.
- Claritin
- Actifed
- Tavist
- Benadryl
- Zyrtec
- Allegra
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol Extra Strength
- Tylenol
- Tylenol Cold
- Gargling warm salt water can also help
- Sudafed
- Vicks rub
- Claritin
- Increasing fluids by mouth and using a humidifier may also help.
- Do not drink any alcohol while taking any of these medications or if you are suffering from congestion.
- Bulking Agents:
- Metamucil
- Benefiber
- Fibercon
- Citrucil
- Fiberall
- Laxative:
- Senekot
- Milk of Magnesia
- Pericolace
- Fleet Enemas*
- *Only use an enema if you have not had a BM for 3 days
- Stool Softener:
- Colace
- Dulcolax
- Doxidan
- Robitussin OM
- Vicks Cough Syrup
- Halls
- Sucrets cough drops
- Vicks Vapor Rub.
- DO NOT TAKE “sustained action” forms of these drugs
- A mixture of honey & lemon juice may be helpful in some cases.
- lmmodium
- Take for no more than 24 hours, and only after 12 weeks of pregnancy
- **DO NOT TAKE if you have bloody diarrhea, and call your doctor immediately!
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol Extra Strength
- **DO NOT TAKE Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Nuprin, or Aspirin-based Excedrin
- Neosporin
- Bacitracin
- Gas X
- Phazyme
- Preparation H
- Anusol HC
- Witch Hazel
- Tucks
*Avoid during 1st Trimester
- Antacids:
- Avoid taking antacids during your 1st Trimester. After that, use Maalox, Mylanta, or Tums.
- Acid Reducers:
- Zantac – once or twice a day
- Tagament – once or twice a day
- Pepcid AC – As directed on package
- Benadryl
- Tylenol PM
- Unisom (as directed)
- Vitamin B6
- Dramamine (25 mg tablets 3 times a day)
- Emetrol (if not diabetic)
- Sea Bands
- If nausea persists, please call the office.
- Hydrocortisone cream or ointment
- Caladryl lotion or cream
- An oatmeal bath
- Gargle warm saltwater
- Throat lozenges
- Tylenol Cold
- Chloraseptics
- Monistat
- Gynelotrimin
- Mycelex – 7 day*
- *DO NOT insert Mycelex-7 applicator too far.
Below are some of the more common issues seen in pregnancy:
Click on the items below to learn more
Before & During Pregnancy
- Nutrition During Pregnancy
- Car Safety
- Are You Rh Negative?
- A Father’s Guide to Pregnancy
- Preeclampsia & High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
- Bleeding During Pregnancy
- Travel During Pregnancy
- Good Health Before Pregnancy: Preconception Care
- Having a Baby After Age 35
- What to Expect After Your Due Date
- Breech Babies
- Early Pregnancy Loss (Miscarriage)
- Genetic Disorders
- Special Tests for Monitoring Fetal Health
- Repeated Miscarriages
- Group B Strep & Pregnancy
- Back Pain During Pregnancy
- Exercise During Pregnancy
- Morning Sickness
- Routine Tests During Pregnancy
- Reducing Risks of Birth Defects
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- How Your Baby Grows During Pregnancy
- Diagnostic Tests for Birth Defects
- Screening Tests for Birth Defects
- Skin Conditions During Pregnancy
- Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, & Pregnancy
- Cystic Fibrosis: Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis
- Cord Blood Banking
- Diabetes & Pregnancy
- Obesity & Pregnancy