I just found out im 11 weeks pregnant today and i took (2) oxycodone hcl 10mg (one pill 24 hours apart) for my abscess in my tooth that caused me severe pain i haven't taken any more but what severity of harm did i cause my baby i am really scared and nervous. Will my baby be ok?
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Pain meds and pregnancy
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In general use of narcotics is discouraged in pregnancy but short term use is extremely unlikely to have any adverse effect on the developing fetus. Frequent or habitual use of narcotics during pregnancy can cause neonatal abstinence syndrome . You should talk to your obstetrician about this and let him/her know if it is a problem.
Opioid analgesics (like oxycodone) cross the placental barrier and must be used only when there is no safer alternative. Development of the maternal blood supply to the placenta is complete by the 12–13 weeks. Hence, there is almost no chance that the drug has passed to the 11-week fetus (the definition of fetus starts from the week 12). Yes, in the 11-week old fetus the neurons multiply and the brain is producing more than 250,000 nerve cells a minute. And yes, the whole body of the 11-week fetus is sensitive to touch, except of the tongue. However, the chance that the fetus was affected with the drug it too tiny. Further, one cannot measure the impact, or detect it at this stage. Please relax, and take a good care of your baby. Around the 23rd week of pregnancy, check for the alpha-fetoprotein. I agree with my colleagues that your dental abscess is more threat to the fetus than a one-dose of the opioid. The abscess must be drained and properly treated.
Do not worry.
This is OK.
This is OK.