tiger balm or any other suggestions safe during pregnancy??
hi ladies i wonder if anyone can help me? im coming up to 15 weeks pregnant and have started with an achy back already which i also had in my last pregnancy with grace.I know u can take paracetamol in pregnancy but its every evening its sore so i dnt wanna take it that often.Just wondered if anyone knows if tiger balm is ok to use during pregnancy or if not does anyone know of anything else?? thank u xx
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I use it often and specifically asked my doctor if it was ok in pregnancy - used it a fair bit when pregnant with cole (little monster was back to back and i had bad backache) and he's absolutely fine
also, i hired a tens machine and found that helped a bit with back ache - although i'm not sure if you aren't meant to use them before a certain time.. I was 8 months pregnant when i hired and used mine
hth
Thanks xx
I use it for back ache, neck ache, shoulder ache etc etc and I do find it helps - especially to leave on overnight.
definately not as strong smelling as deep heat stuff, and safe to use around hubby who disagrees with the smell of deep heat.
Oh..here..wikipedia knows all!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Balm