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Topical arnica during pregnancy

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Gah. I've been reading up on it and now I'm freaked out. I have used an arnica gel on a small part of the top of my belly 3 times in the last few days because I get SOOOO sore there (like from baby bruising me from the inside...that's literally what it feels like) that it almost brings me to tears to bend over or do anything that stretches or uses that area. Now I've been reading that it shouldn't be used because of possible birth defects and spontaneous abortion...well I won't be using it anymore but geez, did I just screw up majorly?
post #2 of 3
You are so far along in your pregnancy that I wouldn't worry too much about it. That sounds more like 1st tri stuff to me. I used Arnica on my ankle a couple of weeks ago and didn't even think about it. Guess I won't do that again
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My midwives actually told me to try it a couple of weeks ago for my rib pain, so that would have been around 28 or 32 weeks. I agree that if its an issue at any time, it would be 1st tri
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