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I would say ask your Dr
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I have an anaphylactic reaction to bee venom when I am stung by bees, so I am currently undergoing "shot therapy" to lessen my reaction if I were to be stung again. I am going every week right now to get increasing shots of the venom and when I go into the appointments they always ask, "are you sick?, have you been stung by a bee in the last week?, are you pregnant?, etc.
Now I do not have confirmation that I am pregnant, but I am just feeling that I am due to some recent indicators. First of all I have been feeling really strange the last couple of days. Not sick or anything, but just like my body is not quite normal. Secondly, when going to bed last night my soon to be hubby asked, "are you pregnant? you're breath smells like it did when you were pregnant before." I apparently had a very distinct smell to my breath, that went away very soon after giving birth, the whole time I was pregnant. I was already thinking these feelings might be pregnancy but after that I was totally freaked out!
So my question is.... Has anyone had allergy shots while pregnant, or do you know anything about this? I have a standing Friday appointment to have my shots and I am wondering what to do this week, as I think it would still be a little too soon for a pregnancy test.
Any thoughts?
I would say ask your Dr
I have nothing to add with regards to your question, but...they have a shot for bee venom allergies now!?!?? They didn't last time I had allergy shots!!!
This is wonderful news!
They do not want you to start allergy shots while pregnant and will not increase the dosage during the pregnancy. You can continue the same dose that you are on throughout the pregnancy.
Personally I haven't, but the women that I do daycare for is pregnant with her second and she still goes every tues for her allergy shot, so I am thinking that it should be just fine. You of course should just double check once you are there.
Hope this helps.
J.
They held me at my current dose throughout my pregnancy.
