5 weeks pregnant and penicillin

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Hi all,

It's the second day with a horrendous sore throat. I went to the doctor and they confirmed it s bacterial (rather than viral) and prescribed penicillin.

I'm so scared of taking it.. and yes I know that the doctor knows best but still.. could I wait it out and maybe it'll get better by itself?

Did anyone here took penicillin in the first trimester?

At 4/5 weeks I had surgery under general anaesthetic and had two courses of antibiotics (not penicillin as I'm allergic).
I now have a perfect 6 month old

Please don't worry. They wouldn't prescribe anything if it was unsafe. Also the placenta doesn't kick in until about 12 weeks so you won't even be sharing a blood supply yet!

Complications from the infection, sepsis etc could be far more damaging to both of you, so please try not to worry!!

@MrsCatkins thank you so much for replying! You made me feel way better

I’ve been on antibiotics three times (once for an infection that lead to sepsis) this pregnancy, I went for a scan on Monday and they’ve confirmed I have a very lively , healthy looking almost 15 week old baby inside me right now that seems perfectly well. I know it’s not much help as I haven’t had the baby yet but they’ve assured me it’s very safe . Xx