what can i take for horrendous toothache while pregnant?

[gigglinggoblin]

will call dentist tomorrow but was up half the night last night with pain and would like some sleep tonight!

any miracle cures please?

Oh god, poor you. I have suffered horribly with teeth problems during pregnancies. What you can take depends how preg you are.,
Up until the last trimester you can take ibuprofen as an emergency, that is for a little while until the problem gets sorted. When my tooth probs were really bad the doc prescribed me a huge box of co -dydramol. good luck !!!

am 22.5 weeks atm, dont like taking anything but am a bit desperate! thank you

If you've got ibuprofen, take it. It will be better for the baby not to have you mega stressed over the pain and it wiil be fine to do that until you see the dentist.

will have to send dp to the shop, but thanks for advice

How's the tooth, better I hope. Did the dentist sort things out?

I had wisdom tooth pain when pregnant and b/feeding. I used teething gel, a strong mouthwash and paracetamol.

you can take co-codamol when pregnant. Try gargling with it?

i had an absess under a tooth while pregnant, then anouther one when i was breast feeding, (happend with 2 out of 3 of my kids think im allergict to pregnancy)
the doctor gave me pethadine in tablets to take, helped alot,
tryed co-dydramol made me relly sick.

thanks for asking kitty, the nasty horrible dentist pulled it out! had a bit of a shaky crying fit immediately afterwards (hormones im sure) but is feeling much better now its not there

and thanks for other suggestions, is worth knowing just incase anything else happens in the next 4 months!

Thanks for the update GG, so glad it's better, you must be mightily relieved

Hiya - I had toothache during pregnancy and put clove oil in the hole (nice, eh?). Didnt realise you could have dental work during pregnancy, so ended up with a root canal in the end! If you get it again, try abit of clove oil on a cotton bud... dont swallow any!!