as a pharmacist i have to ask who prescribed the pain medication and did they know you were pregnant? many mothers-to-be experience back pain when they are pregnant. vicodin is a pregnancy category c drug which means we do not have data necessary to determine if it is ok or not. i would call your doctor immediately and advise him if he was not the physician who wrote for the vicodin in the first place. when using a drug like vicodin the risks and benefits have to be weighed. if you have any questions about safe medications to use during pregnancy ask your pharmacist. we are the medication experts.
i've had back pain for the past two months and have been taking 1/2-1 vicodin for my pain. will that harm my baby?