I’m 13 weeks pregnant and went to my midwife today. She just looked and said she thinks i have a yeast infection. She didn’t send anything to the lab or anything…She wrote me a prescription for Monistat but since I have Medi-cal , the pharmacy gave me a generic 7-day treatment. On the instructions, it says only use during pregnancy when CLEARLY necessary.

My question is, is it safe to use? How far do I apply the cream?

Also, can it cause miscarriage ? I”m very worried.

I get frequent yeast infections for a couple of reasons- I take a low dose antibiotic 2-3 times a week for another health problem, and I run 4 days a week wearing cotton/spandex tight shorts. Add to that the normal summer sweating and occasional swimming and I’ve had at least 2 since May. Because of the antibiotic I have a prescription for Diflucan as well, but lately it hasn’t worked when I use it. I usually have to use a OTC treatment for like 3-7 days as well. I’ve even tried taking 2 Diflucan a day or two apart, and that didn’t work either. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
I know all the stuff about how to prevent yeast infections; in fact I answered someone yesterday with a lot of detail about that from my experience. But I’m sick of the messy OTC treatments when the Diflucan is supposed to do the trick.

(Also, I can’t change the tight shorts thing. I’m thick in the thighs and if I don’t wear the biker-style shorts I get really chaffed.)

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