Non Prescription Medicine to AVOID

Aspirin or related products such as Advil, Nuprin, Motrin, ibuprofen and others, especially during the third trimester. Occasional use is not harmful, but Tylenol is preferable. 

Stimulant laxatives such as Ex-lax, Dulcolax, or enemas 

Nicotine patches or gum 

Weight Loss products (like Metabolife, Dexatrim) 

Megavitamins, especially high doses of Vitamins A or E. Note that cod liver oil capsules are very high in Vitamin A.