...And utter fear.
Today, with much care to my pregnancy, I got my two bottom wisdom teeth pulled. Everything was double checked with my OB including the anesthetic my dentist used (he didn't put me under, just a local anesthetic) and the x-ray I got prior to the surgery. The entire day I haven't worried about the surgery and how it may affect the pregnancy...until I visited BabyCenter.com. There have been forums with inquiries about getting the surgery and most of the answers sound like "I have always heard that you cannot get dental work done during pregnancy" or "my dentist WILL NOT do this during pregnancy". And now I'm a little freaked out.
Motrin? Vicodin? Anesthesia? Aspirin? Two months ago, these considerations wouldn't have even phased me. And by the way: motrin - no; vicodin - in moderation and not during the end of pregnancy; anesthesia - only local; aspirin - low dose and only when absolutely needed.
I'm halfway between a laid back mom and a paranoid mom. I read stuff like this, get freaked out and then forget about it until I have a tiny cramp - then I get freaked out again, even though I KNOW that that cramp is totally normal.
Luckily, I read something like this "I talked with my OB, who said not to worry about anything. First of all, he said anesthesia is given to pregnant women all the time when emergency surgery is required- such as appendicitis, etc. Wisdom teeth can be removed with local anesthetic- which is completely safe during pregnancy, according to my OB."
So here I am, drinking a Slim-Fast 'cause it's all I can get past my sore jaw, feeling at ease; but maybe in the mean time, I should stay away from these forums...
Quotes from
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a1762135/wisdom_teeth_pulled_during_pregnancy
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