Deep heat

[Roudysmum]

Can anyone tell me if it is alright to use deep heat during pg.
And also how many times a day you should drink rasberry leaf tea

[Trillian]

Deep heat and other similar products are not recommended for use during pg. As for the RLT, I can't help you with that one but there have been other threads about it that may be of help.

[Roudysmum]

Thanks for that Sherie

[Trillian]

I found two threads about RLT too

www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=33132
and
www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=33289

another thing, you could just use a hot water bottle if you have backache or anything instead of the deep heat.

[Alan]

Deep Heat is ok to use in pregnancy

[Trillian]

Is it? it says on the box not to use it?

[Yael]

My MIL is a pharmacist, and told me not to use deep heat

[Alan]

I was not sure myself so I checked it in a book on drugs that is used in most hospitals (Mims) and it has not been gien a category for use in pregnancy (a,b,c, etc) so I presumed that it was ok. If it says not to use it ont the box then dont use it. I will try to do ome research on it in the next few days

[Alan]

Hi Girls
OK I can’t find any decent research on deep heat. There is nothing to say that it is not safe to use but there is nothing to say that it is safe to use. So I would suggest that at the moment don’t use it unless you have to. Try a hot pack instead.

[RhiChiChi]

My OBS and the hospital said no deep heat, voltaren etc.... during pg

[Roudysmum]

Thanks everyone for your replies, i will aviod it and Dh will just have to keep up the massages which im sure he wont be impressed about