Melatonin during pregnancy?

I've been having problems sleeping while being pregnant and I used to take "Melatonin" which is a hormone that helps regulate sleep. It also appears to influence other hormones in the body. Melatonin supplements have become popular as natural sleep aids. I was wondering if anyone out there has taken it while pregnant and is it safe? I know I could just ask my doctor but every time I call his office I speak to his nurse and he never phones me back. Just wondering if anyone has taken it to help sleep while pregnant and if it's safe...thanks y'all!!

I took it during my pregnancy and I figure it's safer than Tylenol PM and you can take that while pregnant so.. that's what I did

Quoting HautéMama - GND..To Iraq:“ I took it during my pregnancy and I figure it's safer than Tylenol PM and you can take that while pregnant so.. that's what I did”

Thanks so much! I haven't taken Tylenol PM to help me sleep either because again I called the doctor and he never returned my call so I figured Melatonin would be safer..

Quoting Jaime Stroud:“ I've been having problems sleeping while being pregnant and I used to take "Melatonin" which is a hormone ... [snip!] ... he never phones me back. Just wondering if anyone has taken it to help sleep while pregnant and if it's safe...thanks y'all!!”

I asked my dr. and he said it was good to take if u need help sleeping i rely on it tons!!!

Quoting Kala G.(Y.S.M):“ I asked my dr. and he said it was good to take if u need help sleeping i rely on it tons!!!”

Thanks! Glad to hear that...do you just take one tablet or two?

Quoting Jaime Stroud:“ Thanks! Glad to hear that...do you just take one tablet or two?”

Iactually take 1 3 mg one or 3 of the 1 mg ones....lol

I was told to absolutly not.... and I think the books also said that.

Quoting BrittanyDavidson:“ I was told to absolutly not.... and I think the books also said that.”

Well then you better tell your body to stop makin' the stuff  

Thnaks rude. But I ment take more

When it comes to pregnancy, however, natural does not necessarily mean safer. Although melatonin is indeed “natural” and is normally produced by the body, the amount delivered by various over-the-counter preparations typically exceeds the quantities normally produced by the body. As is the case with most supplements, we know very little about the impact these high levels of hormones may have on the developing fetus. Thus, we typically advise women with sleep problems to use medications with a better characterized reproductive safety profile.
Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD

"Just saying what I have read" Im sure you can take it you just dont want to exceed certain levels.

Quoting BrittanyDavidson:“ When it comes to pregnancy, however, natural does not necessarily mean safer. Although melatonin is indeed ... [snip!] ... Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD "Just saying what I have read" Im sure you can take it you just dont want to exceed certain levels.”

My dr. told me not over 3 mg and that is what i do. He said if it helps me sleep by all means take it. So yea I totally consulted him b4 i started taking it again

Quoting BrittanyDavidson:“ When it comes to pregnancy, however, natural does not necessarily mean safer. Although melatonin is indeed ... [snip!] ... Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD "Just saying what I have read" Im sure you can take it you just dont want to exceed certain levels.”

Thanks!!

It seems to not be well studied because there is no money making possibility.; This article seems like good information.

Reproductive Toxicoloy 2008 Apr;25(3):291-303. Epub 2008 Apr 1.

It is advisable to use the smallest effective amount if you take it. Try 1/4 of a 1 mg tablet instead of a 3 mg tablet.

has anyone taken care to read the back of the melatonin bottle? it clearly states that you are not supposed to take it while pregnant...sooo i wouldn't do it personally, but its your choice...and from what i've seen from our healthcare system doctors cannot always be trusted...just the other day my friends doctor prescribed her a pain medication she was allergic to and has been for years under his care, the pharmacist caught it last minute and it could have killed her...her doctor knew she was allergic but prescribed it anyway...
but alas...i'm straying...the melatonin bottle says not to take it if your pregnant...other than that its up to you...good luck

Quoting Chet van der Stappen:“ has anyone taken care to read the back of the melatonin bottle? it clearly states that you are not supposed ... [snip!] ... but alas...i'm straying...the melatonin bottle says not to take it if your pregnant...other than that its up to you...good luck”

well has any one ever read that on the back of all acetminifin(hope i spelled that right ) the one thing that docs say is baby safe to get rid of head aches it says to ask ur doc before takeing if pregnant it says that on everything that is a pill i personally have been takeing meletonin my whole life because i just cant sleep it is what ur body makes to have u go to sleep now some ppl like me do not make enough so takeing some in pill form is helpful now if u r just takeing it cause u r pregnant and u tr not able to sleep because of that i would advise takeing no more than 3ml but on the other hand if u r like me and accually have sleeping issues and have had them most of ur life i would take what u feel is best ur mom and u know whats best on ur body if u jyst arnt sure then ask OTHER moms because i do agree the docs r getting way to conciencse of everything now im not saying this is a good idea but my mother smoked and drank the whole time with me and i turned out fine the point is if u neeed help getting to sleep u shoiuldent be worried about takeing limited amounts of somthing ur body already naturally makes