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December 2026 Babies 🇬🇧

Warning - nausea medications

So I know a lot of you have struggled with nausea and vomiting, and been prescribed medications my a GP, myself included. I was first prescribed cyclizine, and then Prochlorperazine. I was told by the GP though they are not licensed in pregnancy both are commonly used and thought to be safe. After neither worked I asked for Xonvea, which they gave me (GP hadn't heard of it before though).

Today I've had my first midwife appointment. She told me the FIRST medication any pregnant women should be offered is Xonvea as per national guidelines as of last year when it was licenced. And particularly women in the first trimester. She said for the GP to have offered me anything else I should have been given a huge amount of written information warning that their safety cannot be known. I wasn't given this. I've seen lots of women struggling to get Xonvea prescribed. NHS guidelines literally state we should be given Xonvea first, and she has now informed all the GPs at my practice. Hopefully this helps anyone else having issues with it!