What Medications Are Recommended During First Trimester Of Pregnancy?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2015

Question: We are expecting our third child, it's only a month we realized that my wife is preganent. We are in US currently but would move back to XXXXXXX late October. Would you please suggest what medicines my wife should take till we are hear? I think we take Folic acid till 3 months of Pregancy. Please advise

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Folic acid and high protein diet

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Only folic acid 5 mg a day is the medication which has to be taken in the first trimester of pregnancy. In USA multivitamins are available for pregnancy by the name prenatal , etc. Those can also be taken. If she has any other medical illness like thyroid, diabetes or hypertension , the medications for them needs to be continued after consulting an OBGYN specialist.
She should have high protein diet including milk and milk products, eggs and meat (if non vegetarian), pulses and sprouts.

Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you both good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj