In trouble!!! Breastfeeding?

Question

I breastfeed my 7 1/2 mo old daughter.....I have to get my wisdom teeth pulled, the doc said i will have to pump and freeze but my daughter refuses to take a bottle no matter whats in it and she will only take her sippy cup when theres juice in it. But if i member correctly after i had my C-section i breastfeed right afterwards and i was on percacete the same meds they are giving me for my teeth to be pulled....so whats the deal should i breastfeed anyways? i dont think i have a choice!! ( I know my grammer is bad!! thanx anyways)

Answer 1

I know the feeling. My daughter was the same way. Never wanted a bottle, just the breast. 9 times out of 10 the medication doesn't harm the baby. BUT I would ask your baby's pediatrician. He or she will have the right answer for you. If the answer is that it will affect the baby and you a far enough away from your surgery I would start gradually introducing the bottle to her. Have someone else give her the bottle without you around. I would go upstairs without my baby seeing me. My husband would then offer her the bottle. Do this several times a day. At first she probably wont take it. She will cry for you. But don't give in right away. Wait 10 minutes or so before you nurse her. That way she doesn't think that the second she cries for you she will get it. Let her calm down first. Gradually increase the amount of time before you nurse her. It will be difficult but she will eventually take the bottle. It took my baby about a week. Good luck and remember that you are doing something so wonderful for your baby by giving her breast milk.

Answer 2

Talk to the lactaction consultant at your local hospital. They usually have help lines. You could also try LaLeche League. But, I had surgery two weeks after having my baby. The lactation consultant said just go right ahead and nurse. I have a book called "Medication and Mother's Milk" which talks about the safety of just about every drug. Percocet is one of those unknown drugs, but seems fairly safe according to the entry in the book - just be sure to watch out for sedation in the baby. A safer alternative is Codeine. Or, I know that Vicodin is fine too, in the normal doses. Your child is older and takes less milk than she used to. The exposure is pretty small. You could just pump and dump your milk if you are really concerned - and give the baby juice instead, and maybe let her nurse at empty breasts for comfort. You could take the meds at night if she's sleeping through the night. Anyway, I would just nurse and keep an eye on her. I think all the worries about drug safety are inflated. So much is unknown, they err to the side of caution. I think a few days isn't going to really be an issue.

Answer 3

I would think that at 7 1/2 months you are feeding your daughter much more than just the juice and breast milk. So don't worry about the milk for a day. You will not be taking pain meds after the first day anyway. I also suppose your daughter sits up alone and drinks from here sippy cup so offer her the water and juice in the sippy. Give her generous portions of baby food or table food that she is use to. I don't know your idea about breast feeding, but I certainly wouldn't keep breast feeding once my child was able to drink and sit alone. If you are too uncomfortable by not breast feeding then by all means pump the milk wheather she drink it or not. I also suppose she will be standing alone in the next few months so when do you plan to stop this? Kinda dissapointed to know you have kept this up this long?

Answer 4

Well, I wouldn't breastfeed if the doc advises you don't... but I completely understand what you're going through! My son hates bottles as well... but when I went back to work one day a week I had to figure out how to get him to drink while I was away. Have you tried different bottles/nipples?? We tried what seemed like EVERY available type of bottle and nipple out there before finally having luck with the Playtex premium nursers with the drop-in liners (and he didn't like the clear silicone nipples... he liked the brown latex ones). They're made to be easier for babies to transition between bottle and breast. Worked for us! It takes him A LOT longer to drink from the bottle... but he does better with this one. If you have time to practice with it for a few days before your procedure that would probably help as well... have someone else give her the bottle if that's an option. i know that my son won't take a bottle from me when he knows that my breasts are right there. :o) But he'll do so with my husband after a little fussing. If he's hungry... he'll drink from it... and hopefully your daughter will be the same.

Best wishes.

Answer 5

Talk with your daughters pediatrician. I got my gall bladder out when my daughter was 2 months old. The nurses told me I couldn't nurse and take lortab... but guess what??? My daughters pediatrician said it would be fine because it was only for a short period. BTW... I got my wisdom teeth pulled (Impacted by an oral surgeon) and it wasn't very painful so I just took Tylenol. You would be surprised about what doesn't hurt anymore once you give birth. lol.. good luck

Answer 6

Don't do it. It could really hurt the baby. To find out for sure see if there is a nurse hotline in your area and call it. If not try your pediatricians office...with the weekend though you may not get anyone. Just keep trying.

It's kind of a no-no, but better than the alternative, but when my baby refused the bottle I would dip the nip in a touch of sugar and she would go like crazy.

Answer 7

Dont get your wisdom teeth pulled till after,

I have been putting it off for a long time! I am 26! My one tooth is halfway out already!
Sure, it hurts when it grows in, mine gorws in spurts and hurts the entire side of my mouth, but pregnancy hurt too and I would not jeopardize my babys safety for anything in the world.

Answer 8

Percocet is one of the only pain med. you can take while breastfeeding...i guess cause theres not a lot of it expressed in your milk. after i had my daughter the dr. gave me 20 percocet to take home and take for pain. i took them with no problems to my daughter. i would just call your dr and run it by him, it never hurts to double check. the only thing i would be worried about is the med. their going to give you to numb you....you need to find out what that is as well and run that by the doc too.

Answer 9

ok, first call ur daughter's pediatrician and ask them. and if u dont want 2 stop breastfeeding dont. it puts stress on the baby. my daughter is 21 months and i still breastfeed her sometimes. ur doctor will tell u which meds u can take and cannot take while breastfeeding. good luck! :-)

Answer 10

My best advice is to have a pharmacist check in the dictionary of medications that is safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding. Two days ago (12/6/06) I went to the doc for something and she perscribed a med and told me it was safe, but the pharmacist said I would have to pump and dump afterwards. So Unless the pharacist tells you it is ok, please for the sake of your baby don't do it. Or see if the dentist could perscribe something that is safer.