I'm breastfeeding my newborn (he's 1 month) ... I've had symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder since I was in high school, I'm 24 now. I'm gonna call my doc during business hours tomorrow but I was wondering if anyone knew if I can take medication for it while I'm breastfeeding.
2006-11-16 10:46:25 · 4 answers · asked by Maria 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You'll need the name of the medication so it can be looked up in the book "Medications & Mother's Milk" by Hale. Your doctor may not have this book, but it provides THE BEST info for nursing moms reguarding meds. You Lactation Consultant and LLL Leader will probably have it. Or you can contact me and I can check my copy. I'll also include a couple of good links below for meds info.
2006-11-16 10:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask your doctor and then the pharmicist too. Most medicine does carry over into breast milk so you need to be very careful. I had a burn cream prescibed to me and I told the dr I was breastfeeding, he said it was safe. When I got to the pharmacy they told me it was NOT safe, and turns out they were right ( I looked it up) so needless to say Dr dont know as much about drugs as you think. I would get 2 opinions if I were you
Were you allowed to take them when you were pregnant? If not then you most likely cant take them now while breast feeding.
2006-11-16 11:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by Lori R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My perfect advice is to take some liquid nutrition B-12. it relatively is readily performing ( for me it relatively is been 10 - quarter-hour ) and in case you may capture the melancholy episode springing up ... take it earlier hand and hopefully it gets your psyche back in examine. it is likewise great for an power advance particularly with a sparkling infant. i'm hoping this works for you. ascertain you're taking time for your self besides. You deserve it!
2016-10-15 15:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to contact La Leche League or a Lactation Consultant and they can provide you with a list of compatible meds.
2006-11-16 10:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Gr8fulmom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋