kylee wrote:

PLEASE HELP!!

I was completely weak this morning after not getting a full nights sleep in
the last 2 weeks and took some vivarin. Considering the only active
ingredient in it is caffeine (about two cups of coffee worth) and I drink
plenty of caffeine anyway, always have. Do you guys think there would be any
adverse effects on ds?
Should I just pump and dump or should he be ok?
I know technically if I was worried about it I shouldn't have taken it, but
at this point it was the pills or my sanity. So please don't flame me, I
just really need some help on this.

Kylee
very tired mommy to
Brendan Scott 3 months old



I'm not a dr, but I don't think you need to worry too much --
esp if you usually have about as much caffeine. The most likely
effect on DS is that he won't sleep or nap as well as usual.
If you think he's not sleeping enough in general, you might
consider trying to cut back on caffeine to see if that helps.

In the meantime -- nap if you can!

--
Emily
mom to Toby 5/1/02
Scheherazade, stillborn at 20 weeks, 3/2/04