It is very important to manage your asthma while you are
pregnant.
The 'way' you manage it is vitally important to you and your
unborn child.
Here are the main medicines used in the treatment of asthma and
the effects they may have on unborn children.
Preventers
* Steroid Inhalers with Becotide (beclomethasone dipropionate) a
drug used safely for years, including by pregnant women with no
evidence of any harmful effects, under a variety of proprietary
names.
* Cromoglycate (Intal, Lomudal, Cromolyn) as well as Nedocromil
(Tilade, Tilarin) are not steroid treatments and they have an
excellent safety record.
There has not been a record harmful effect on unborn babies have
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You are now entering the second trimester, some mothers find this the most comfortable stage of pregnancy. It's a very exciting time, you've got a lot to look forward to in the coming months so it's important that you keep yourself fit and well by eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
Your baby is now approximately 31 centimeters in length and weighs about 800 grams. Eyebrows and eyelids are now developed and your baby can open and close its eyes. The lungs have filled with amniotic fluid and breathing motions have begun.
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