Has Anyone Taken Macrobid for UTI During Pregnancy?

i am a labor and delivery nurse and patients take this all the time. it is prescribed VERY often and i have never seen any problems associated with it. better to clear up the UTI...infection is not good for babies! so take the full course and all with be fine. drink lots of water and cranberry juice. good luck!

I am prone to UTI's. My doctor said it was safe although, there is an over the counter medicine called AZO that works just as well. You may want to ask the pharmacist about it. Also, lots of cranberry juice and vitamin c. Maybe Wild Oats has something more natural too, you may want to check it out.

Good Luck,
Y. Butcher

It's been a while but I'm pretty sure it was macrobid I was taking for my UTI issues while pregnant. It was bad enough that I actually took some each time as a preventive measure instead of letting it get full blown and taking a full course so often.
My son is a bright healthy and usually a good little boy so no worries there.

I agree with the other posters that leaving the infection untreated is more dangerous than the macrobid.

I DO drink and pee and all that, but just have always been so very prone to UTI's since I married up to my pregnancy. After my pregnancy & birth, it has seemed to subside so I have only had maybe 2-3 times in the 6 yrs since- and this to me is a WOW! cuz I was getting them every month or every other month, it seemed. I am not sure if it had more to do with the regimen of taking a pill afterwards to prevent a fullblown UTI or giving birth, but for whatever reason, I am glad I dont have it as bad as before.

I took it during both of my pregnancies and everything was fine. I got a UTI at the beginning of my pregnancies as well! Not sure why. I hope you are feeling better soon!

A.- I took Macrobid during my first pregnancy. I took it in the second trimester for a short period for a UTI. I then took it for quite a while during my third trimester because I was suffering from Kidney stones. I didn't think anything of it because I was also on morphine 3 times and took pain pills for 2 weeks straight because of the kidney stone. I was so worried about what those heavy drugs were going to do to my little girl! My daughter came out fine and ready to greet the world. She is 2 now with a clean bill of health. You can always call your doctor back and ask to specifically talk with them rather than the nurse to get more answers.

The most important thing is that you take care of the UTI, that could be more harmful to the little baby than the Macrobid I would think.

I hate UTI's- I hope you feel better soon and Happy Thanksgiving!

I understand your hesitation, I too with pregnancy disliked to take anything not natural. I agree with the drinking as much as possible...cranberry juice is terrific. I also found that taking garlic and vitamin C together creates a natural antibiotic that does not harm the baby, nor do you ever develop an immunity to. Check out my website for more information if you wish: http://www.shaklee.net/denisefriedl
Everything is natural, organic, and backed by a 50 years history. I hope you find what works for you. Take care and best wishes with your pregnancy.

I took Macrobid for a UTI when I was 4 weeks pregnant and didn't have any issues. Good luck:)

I took Macrobid for a UTI when I was about 12 weeks pregnant with my first child. He had no ill effects whatsoever. I definitely wouldn't let the UTI go. Also make sure you finish all of the prescribed antibiotic so you don't get a recurrence of the infection. Best wishes!

I used to get UTIs a lot. They're terrible and uncomfortable and then the antibiotics lead to lovely yeast infections since your balance gets thrown all off...

I finally jumped off the antibiotic train and got proactive about it...the most valuable thing I found was that peeing rids your body of like 98% of the bacteria in your bladder and urinary tract, so even though it's uncomfortable, it's important to pee a lot. Drink as much water and high-acid juice (real cranberry, not the sugary stuff, and grapefruit juice are great) as you can stand, pee all the time, and your body can heal it up naturally. I can't speak to that particular drug, and I would never go out on a limb and say to ignore your doc's advice, but if you can give yourself a little time and see how you do, maybe you can avoid the whole antibiotic thing altogether?

Preventative--pee after sex, every time. Bacteria is pushed into the urinary tract during sex, peeing gets it out.

Best of luck...

Hi,

My dad is a urologist and he said Macrobid is definitely one of the antibiotics that you can take while you are pregnant. He prescribes it all the time, so not to worry.

Good luck and congrats!