Being pregnant, or breastfeeding, AND in pain, the most difficult part is choosing what medicine you can take, and which one can be dangerous for the developing baby. Avoiding drugs and going through pain? I don't know what's worse. Don't you just wish that most drugs contained a little more information on the label then just "consult a physician?" It seems that there will be a change for the better in that:

The FDA today proposed major changes in how prescription drug labels inform doctors about drug risks during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The proposal ditches FDA's nearly 30-year-old pregnancy category system for prescription drugs to help doctors prescribe drugs and counsel women who are pregnant, lactating, or of childbearing age.
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The FDA proposes eliminating that system and summarizing what's known about drugs' risks during pregnancy and lactation.

Under the FDA's proposal, the pregnancy section of drugs' physician labeling would include three subsections:

* Fetal Risk Summary: What's known about the effects on the fetus
* Clinical Considerations, such as dosing, risks of not treating conditions, and complications
* Data: More details on the data used to write the fetal risk summary and clinical considerations

Read the rest at WebMD: Drug Drug Labels May Revise Pregnancy Risks: FDA Proposes Changing Physician Labeling on Prescription Drugs' Risk During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding.