Asthma and pregnancy.

Hello,
I am 7 months pregnant.
I am also asthmatic and have been taking 4 - 6 puffs of Becotide for several years and Ventolin when I need it. I have carried on like this right through my pregnancy, on the advice of my doctor and up until now everything has been fine.
I've got a few questions to ask:
1)-Is it OK to carry on yaking my inhaler right up until I give birth? I am particularly worried what the effects of taking Becotide long-term could be to my baby.
2)- Will I be able to give birth naturally, or would it be safer to start thinking about a caesarean? (It's my first pregnancy.)
Thank you for your help.

You can and should carry on with your medication up to and beyond the birth. Make sure you alter the dosage according to how you feel and trust your doctors to give you the safest and most effective treatment.
Discuss your birthing options with your doctor. Whether you will be able to cope with a natural birth, depends on how your lungs are on that day and how much oxygen is in your blood by the end of your pregnancy. Trust your doctors again to help you make the right decision.

Other answers from our experts...

Chicken pox and pregnancy

Bleeding and spotting during pregnany

Two Twins Question

Multiple pregnancy detection

Fibroids and pregnancy

Vaginal discharge and pregnancy

Abortion decision

Fœtal measurements at 33 weeks.

Folic acid and pregnancy.

Choose a topic :

Search 'Ask the Expert' using keywords :

More questions answered by our experts:
Anaemia during pregnancy. - Diabetes and pregnancy.
Feeding and eczema. - Painful sex after having a baby.
Alcohol and pregnancy. - Colic and crying at night.
Fear of separation. - Babyhood sleep problems.

Email this page to a friend

Focus on...

		Scared of giving birth? Take our quiz!		Bed-sharing with baby

		Coping with children's nightmares		Cooking with the kids!

sofeminine-Community

Create a blog
Fully personalised
Quick, free and easy!

Create an album
Share photos of your holidays, your life, your interests…

Visit our forums!
Have your say on all the discussion topics in our forums.

This week Special Food & Drink : recipes from A to Z, by country, by duration, by type.
auFeminin Group:	auFeminin - enFemenino - alFemminile - goFeminin - soFeminine - Teemix - Joyce - Voyage Bons Plans - Santé AZ - Marmiton - Marmikid - Tiboo - Recettes de Valérie - Noms de famille - Toutes les villes - Parcours-Gourmand
Info Sites:	Art Gallery - Artists - Custom colour logos