If I take pro plus now will I be ok to breastfeed at 7pm?

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Or am I insane and irresponsible to even be considering it? 9 month old only bf's in the morning and before bed now, and surely it will have worn off by then won't it? I'm just so very very tired and want to feel better. I think I'm going to cry.

yes you'll be fine but don't you have the option to get your head down in between?

your baby might nap and you should sleep if you can, rather than punishing yourself with caffiene pills. You deserve sleep.

I think Pro Plus will be fine too. Is there any way you can get some sleep though?

Thank you. I honestly don't think lack of sleep I really the issue. I could sleep for a week and still feel exhausted. Just never have any energy and fed up of feeling like this. Have some other odd symptoms too - geographic Tongue which comes and goes (painful at the moment) and I think some IBS symptoms which started a few months ago. Think I am probably depressed too and have zoloft prescribed but doctor advised me to stop breastfeeding before taking them so I haven't started them yet. I think it's something more than depression though, more anxiety related. Gawd, sorry about the whinge - this isn't really bf related, might post in general health instead. I too took the pro plus vwhich lifted me a bit though.

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Sorry, don't know what happened at the end there. Damned iPhone!

Do you know hooch, I've wondered about the gluten thing because I feel like a have a permanent 'fog' in my brain. I really must gather up the motivation to give gluten free a go but am also comfort eating and the thought of giving up bread makes me want to cry even more! Still, Asian food is supposed to be good for gf diets isn't it - must dust off those cookbooks and get down to the supermarket.

You sound like you are having it really rough. Houch is right about your GP using really bad practice there.

Are you able to go back to the GP and ask for some other ADs and maybe ask for some general health checks too?

zoloft is sertraline and is actually the antidepressant most recommended by our local psychiatrists. But the ibs and geographical tongue need looking into. I would definitely find a GP who knows what they're talking about.

Yes, it is awful. Like wading through treacle. Im actually in Sweden so unfortunately don't have access to all of the delicious goodies you mention hoochie, but my son has been gf/cf for a couple of years due to autism related issues. It still feels like a huge step for me though as my son became gf when he was 18 months old so doesn't know what he's missing out on - not so for me though. How long do you think I should give the elmimation diet a go before deciding whether it's working or not? I know from my son that gluten can take several months to get out of the system and that the older you are the longer it takes - but that's based on autism being a metabolic disorder, rather than a celiac/intolerance angle. Are there any tests I should ask my doctor for? Going to try and go privately though my husband's work insurance so I don't have to beg and plead for it.

I was very upset by the anti depressant advice given by the doctor after having my daughter, particularly as it was the complete opposite of the advice I was given when I had my first son - at that point I was advised to take anti depressants and told that they were compatible with breastfeeding. My son went on to having developmental problems resultng in an ASD diagnosis when he was 22 months old and now, because the doctor this time round told me that anti depressants are not compatible with breastfeeding, I can't shake the feeling that I may have caused or conributed to my son's ASD diagnosis. I know there is no proven link between autism and anti depressants, but I also know that no one knows what does cause autism, so I know that I can't take the anti depressants with peace of mind whilst I'm still breastfeeding. It's all fucked up, I know that, and completely contrary to the advice of people like Tom Hale, but I just can't do it. My son is doing brilliantly now though by the way and I hope his progress continues that way.

Thanks. I saw a doctor yesterday and she has taken blood to test for underactive thyroid and coeliac and gave me a prescription for something to ease the geographic tongue. She was pretty vague though and didn't seem all that hopeful of ever finding out what makes me feel like this.

I have decided to start taking the anti depressants too. I don't remember that they lifted the feeling of tiredness last time round, but I will give them a few weeks, go back to docs to adjust doseage if necessary and if still no improvement will go gluten free. I just want to feel normal. Or normalish.

And yes, I'm with you on the 'tiniest crumb' comment - the thing I find most difficult with my son being gf is trying to prevent cross contamination.