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Threadworm treatment in first trimester

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AxolotlsRule · 18/06/2026 18:43

I recently had a positive pregnancy test and am around 4 weeks pregnant. A couple of weeks ago I found one of my kids had threadworms so we all took the medicine to treat and today was exactly 2 weeks since then and we all had to take another dose. I read it's not advised in first trimester, but then I did further research which said there's no evidence it causes any issues.

I have OCD and the threadworm thing causes me massive anxiety, so when I had crushed one of the ovex tablets in a drink for my son I took a sip and then changed my mind about taking it in case it's harmful. Now I'm really worried I've harmed the baby from that one sip and am feeling guilty that I did that. My extensive research suggests everything will be fine especially since it was a sip of the drink, but I can't shift my guilt. Should I just let the guilt go about this? Thank you

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