Procardia to stop preterm contractions?!


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Procardia to stop preterm contractions?

I am 32 weeks and have been hospitalized twice for thretened preterm labor meaning I have not dilated, but my contractions could have started the process.
I have been given both Terbutaline, and Procardia. I did not do well on the Terbutaline since it got my heart at 128 BPM, while the max is 110 during pregnancy. I was now switched to Procardia because on the first hospital incident, I was given Procardia and responded well to it.
I have done some research on both Terbutaline and Procardia, and found that Terbutaline may be linked to brain damage, autism, speech impediments, low blood sugar, and high blood sugar. I did not however, find anything on Procardia, which I'm sure does not make it safe anyhow.
I was wondering if any moms have taken Procardia during pregnancy, and if so how many mg. and how often daily for how long? More importantly, how are your babies?If anyone has any info on Procardia related to it's use during pregnancy, please share with me.
Thank you in advance!


Answers:

I don't know if this will help:
http://www.having-a-baby.com/chart.htm#f... puts it in a class C...which is probably shouldn't but not an X category which is a definite not.
This was an interesting article and it seemed to indicate she made it through several with not so many problems:
http://pregnancy.about.com/library/stori...
I've no personal experience as my pregnancy was normal inasmuch as I was pre-eclamsia but carried almost full term...
Good luck and God bless!




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