Here are some commonly needed remedies that are generally safe to use during pregnancy:

• Headaches: Try Tylenol, lavender essential oils and cold packs.
• Colds: Robitussin 12-hour, Vicks vapor rub, cough drops, Sudafed (used sparingly). DO NOT take medications with alcohol or Phenylephrine.
• Constipation: Stool softener (Colace), laxatives (Milk of Magnesia), Senna, Tummy time tea, Metamucil.
• Indigestion: Heartburn: Tums, Pepcid, Maalox, Rolaids.
• Gas pain: Simethicone or Gas X.
• Hemorrhoids: Preparation H, Tucks, sitz baths.
• Insomnia: Unisom or Benadryl, chamomile tea (< 12g) and lavender essential oil.
• Itching/rash: Benadryl oral or cream, calamine lotion, oatmeal lotion or bath.
• Nausea: Unisom 12.5mg with Vitamin B6 50mg twice daily (medications will cause drowsiness), ginger and peppermint tea or hard candies.
• Yeast and fungal infections: Gyne-Lotrimin 3, Monistat 3, Femstat 3.

Yes it is. Bleeding and spotting from the vagina during pregnancy are common. Up to 1 out of 4 (up to 25%) of all pregnant women have some bleeding or spotting during their pregnancy. Bleeding and spotting in pregnancy doesn’t always mean there’s a problem, but they can be a sign of miscarriage or other serious complications. You should contact your provider immediately to discuss your symptoms.