Postpartum Sleeping Pill

[Jemma]

What kind of sleeping pill is being ordered for your moms after delivery? We have used Dalmane 30mg prn for years- pharmacy is suggesting to switch to Ambien.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Ambien 10mg

[MassED, BSN, RN]

is this while still in the hospital? Can't imagine having meds once you're at home, caring for a newborn....

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

Wow...they are really offered? I guess if they've had really bad time falling asleep, but as a woman who has gone thru 5 labors...sleep just comes naturally.

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

We offer Ambien 5-10mg but it is a rare mama that needs it to go to sleep.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Yes, we're more likely to give to an ante, or a woman who's having a multi-day induction. I don't recall ever giving a sleeper to a postpartum woman.

[elkpark]

I'm v. surprised to hear anyone is still using Dalmane -- I haven't seen it used anywhere in well over a decade. I thought it had fallen out of favor a long time ago.

[HeartsOpenWide, RN]

Restoril/Temazapam

Ambien can work great for induction:yeah:

[rn/writer, RN]

Very occasionally we see an order for Ambien 5-10 mg with a "may repeat times one if ineffective after 1 hour" addendum. Rarely need to use it.

[copperkali]

We have ambien 5-10mg as a standing order. We only give it occasionally.

[babyktchr, BSN, RN]

I didn't think Dalmane was still around...holy cow. Ambien.

[SmilingBluEyes]

Ambien 5-10mg PRN for sleep. That is both ante and post-partum.