Dental sedation

[MrsLilymunster]

I am in dire need of dental work but I'm so scare if the dentist in need to have sedation. I've asked a number of people about it (health vistors/midwives rtc ) but no one's given me a straight answer if i can breastfeed still afterwards!! Have anyone had the dreaded post pregnancy teeth problems? ?? Xxx

[Haggisfish]

Yes I'm sure you can. Maybe pump and dump for 12 hours after. How old is dc?

[Haggisfish]

Here you go! No need to pump and dump. breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/wp-content/dibm/dental%20sedation%20and%20breastfeeding.pdf

[Haggisfish]

You might also want to give all the people you asked info about the breastfeeding network who have assessed risk of all manner of drugs and bf!!

[doleritedinosaur]

I needed 4 teeth removed & major cleaning/polishing.
I wasn't sedated but local was used.

Bloody annoyed now reading that last post as the last lot was really hard & local doesn't really work on me.

Just be aware that dentist will not know the correct info.

[MrsLilymunster]

Thanks everyone. She's just over 2 months and I worry because 1. Hubby ain't been on her own before for long with her and 2. She doesn't like bottles at all (try every day to give her a lil expressed so she gets used to them but never takes it from me!!),xx