Is codiene safe while pregnant

Answer 1

Please ask your Doctor/Gyno/Obs, but to answer your question, Whilst pregnant with my son, he was squashing my kidney causing excruciating pain. I was prescribed panadeine forte 30mg x2 as needed. I was 35 weeks pregnant. I took these for 3 days until he moved off my kidney. During the 3rd trimester of pregnancy your baby is completely formed and 'building the last blocks' ie: lung development before birth. It is not recommended during the first trimester or the last 2 weeks prior to estimated delivery date as premature labour and dilation may be experienced. Depending on the stage of your pregnancy, you should be able to determine from this answer whether you need to take it while pregnant or better still if you could try to only use paracetamol/tylenol.

P.S. my son was born on his due date, healty and happy, still is :)