I need to take a medication for 3 days and will have to pump and dump, how long after I finish the medicine until I can stop dumping.
And I will ask the pharmacist when I get the medicine.
2007-03-13 10:42:05 · 6 answers · asked by Mommy...LT 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
As far as I know, with the exception of HIV medication and chemo therapy THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS THAT THERE IS NOT A BREASTFEEDING SAFE MEDICATION FOR!
Please consult this list:
http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/aap-approved-meds.html
And above all call motherisk.org all the do is assess safety during pregnancy and lactation. They are one of the BEST sources of information in the world. Speak to someone qualified. Your doctor isn't qualified -most of them always say pump and dump thinking "better safe than sorry" well let me tell you nothing is sorrier than a baby who has lost the best source of nutrition they will every have due to breastfeeding mismanagement, or a mom listening to her baby scream because he won't take a bottle (which you shouldn't use if you can avoid it, use syringe or cup feeding). Dial a 10-10 number and the call will cost less than $2.
Motherisk's Home Line - (416) 813-6780 - for information about the risk or safety of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, herbal products, chemicals, x-rays, chronic disease and infections during pregnancy. [This is a toll call to our call centre. Callers may have to wait up to 10 minutes to speak to a counsellor.]
These Helplines are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
2007-03-13 10:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Please don't wreck your delicate breastfeeding relationship over a misinformed doctor if it is at all possible to avoid. Make sure you get another opinion and do some research of your own. It is highly unlikely that you are in need of a medication that there is not a breastfeeding-safe alternative for.
If it turns out you need to pump and dump, be prepared. Depending on the age of your baby, you may have trouble getting the baby back to the breast after three days of taking a bottle. Although it's less likely, your baby might even reject a bottle. It would be easiest on your baby's tummy if you have some pre-pumped milk rather than using formula.
Good luck!
2007-03-14 19:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be sure your doctor has a copy of Hale's "Medication and Mother's milk" to be sure you need to pump and dump. there are few medications that are completely contadicted. doctor's are notoriously ignorant about breastfeeding and often take a "play it safe" stance, when in fact they haven't done their research. there may be no need to waste your milk and force a bottle on your baby.
http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
2007-03-13 17:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by Terrible Threes 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depend on what your meds are as some stay in your system for longer than others which are metabolised quickly. In general if you are on them for three days, I would say chuck your milk for three days after too.
Good for you with the breastfeeding, too!
2007-03-13 17:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Shelley T 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wait and see what the pharmacist says.
2007-03-13 17:44:20 · answer #5 · answered by impossiblemama 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the medication.
What are you taking?
2007-03-14 12:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋