Baby Swallowed Birth Control Pills

My husband has a friend who s son s girlfriend got pregnant.

Baby swallowed birth control pills.

If you use this chewable pill be sure to drink a full glass of water immediately afterwards so the whole dose reaches your stomach. Always tell your doctor or pharmacist you are on the pill patch or vaginal ring if you see him or her for any reason. Birth control pills are 91 percent effective but keep in mind that as long as you take it every day the combination pill is a little more. Birth control pills are quite small but if you have trouble swallowing them ask for a chewable pill.

So woke up this morning to my 2 1 2 year old popping out my contraceptive pills i think he ate about 3 4 from what i can work out. For more information iron poisoning from birth control pills rarely if ever happens. My baby ate a birth control pill. Regarding risk of pregnancy from antibiotics.

You ll be happy to know that according to most answers i ve seen online a birth control pill shouldn t have any serious effects on your baby and most doctors suggest giving your baby plenty of fluids to wash out the chemicals contained in the pill. I did some googling and it looks like it s pretty harmless for him all he might get is a bit of diarrhea. For both types you swallow one pill per day. Birth control pills overall lower the risk of pregnancy and the risk of a fertilized egg implanting outside the uterus ectopic pregnancy which most often occurs in one of the tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus fallopian tubes.

If your child has swallowed something like part of a plant describe it as completely as you can. If it s a prescription or over the counter medication estimate the maximum number of pills your child could have swallowed by subtracting any pills you can account for from the original number in the bottle. And if your fur baby only ate a few birth control pills he ll be ok though he may have an upset tummy afterwards. Iron is very poisonous to children in high doses though.

Birth control pills patches and vaginal rings are all medications. If you suspect that a child has swallowed iron pills or vitamins with iron call poison control right away at 1 800 222 1222.