To expect not to be told to stop breastfeeding in order to take a drug that has been classified as SAFE for breastfeeding

[BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability]

I have a rheum appt coming up and am psyching myself up for it. I have psoriatic arthritis and need to start DMARDs asap, however consultant refuses to prescribe them while I am breastfeeding. The paperwork I was given by the hospital says sulfasalazine is safe for BF, directly contradicting the consultant!

DS2 is 15m and on one feed a day now. I'm half tempted to say I've stopped, I won't as I don't tell lies to HCPs, but IABU to think the consultant is BU? I went in last time saying "but it says its safe" and was told I was wrong

And, what do I do? If it were a GP, I could get a second opinion easily, yes? How do I do that with an NHS specialist?

If that is true, seriously not being rude or obtuse, my friend had a baby who was allergic to soya, she had to cut all soya out of her diet to carry on bf. I was in awe of her ability to do this, and what was sad is that if she forgot or ate something which had soya in it the baby would subsequently have a bad reaction. Hence my looking and thinking hmmm tango / quavers / bf. I woukdn't smoke and then run a 10k - I would think why am I doing all this good stuff and then pollute my body with a cig.

I really thought other people would find it odd too. Will go back to my little cave.

Strong flavours and tastes, and large amounts of certain things, will pass into your breast milk. But your body makes creating milk the priority, so even if you were eating terribly, or hardly at all, your milk would still be 'good quality'.

Boobs. I was awaiting your presence you child drugger, you

There has been research re warning against eating junk food and dieting.

Re Quavers and bm sorry but a toddler eating a diet full of shite like Quavers and Tango is likely to become obese regardless of how much bm he drinks.Bm sadly isn't the elixir of life(although some may wish it was).

Some proteins (like cow's milk and soya proteins) can pass into the breastmilk, as can alcohol and some drugs. There isn't really anything in tango to cross over though.

Thanks to everyone who's helped by the way, you've been brilliant :)

The toddler didn't drink the tango... And the odd packet of quavers won't make a child obese.

No. The elixir of life is Gin.

Oh, and as for 'give them cows milk'... Do you honestly think THAT is a better alternative? It's full of chemicals, horribly produced, and has very poor nutritional value by the end of the production line. It's pushed for calcium intake etc, but children can get that in much better ways, as can adults. If you're going to drink cows milk, then you are better off getting raw organic milk. But I guess you don't do that, do you?

I used to drink wine coffee a lot when breastfeeding. Minimal amount passes through, and again, the benefits of natural term breastfeeding still outweighs any minor risk to exposure to caffeine, or anything else.

I'm guessing you don't feed your dc cheese,yog,ice cream,butter........then.

Mmmm... Gin...

Sir my dc couldn't tolerate caffeine in bm.

He doesn't have milk to drink, never has. He does have yogurts and cheese sometimes. My objection however was your suggestion of 'just give them cows milk' as an equal exchange for breast milk. Which it simply isn't.

I think I suggested other sources as clearly the op doesn't need to bf.

It's really difficult to stop a toddler bfing before they're ready to. Not something I'd want to go through without good reason.

"Clearly the op doesn't need to breastfeed"? Seriously?

The WHO minimum breastfeeding recommendation is two years old. The benefits for both mum and baby do not stop.

You're talking bollocks not as educated on this matter as you seem to think. Would suggest doing some reading before you continue posting thins like that.

1 bf a day would be practically buggar all benefit.

Why do you think that?

You're factually incorrect :)

There is little evidence of health benefits beyond the age of 1.

Again, what makes you think that?

It's been pretty wildly reported so 1 bf a day in an 18 month old is not worth the risk of exposure.

Oh dear buttercat, I carried on BFing DD2 while taking antifungkes, that are definitely not recommended for BFing.

Have you actually tried weaning a child who don't want to be and doesn't drink cows' milk or formula milk.

I'm afraid I concluded that she was quite big enough that the tiny bit of carry over in breastmilk for a short course of medication would have to be risked.

There is a huge difference in size, weight and therefore any possible risk between a tiny baby surviving only on BMilk and a toddler just having one feed at night.

In anycase most drugs not shown as safe for BFing are probably prescribed 'off licence' to children anyway.