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So which is the safest painkiller when breastfeeding a newborn?

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JetLi · 10/01/2011 10:48

With DD I had an episiotomy, and was in quite a lot of pain/discomfort afterwards for a good few days. Hospital gave me voltarol & paracetomol, but once I got home taking painkillers freaked me out a bit so I didn't bother - was too worried about how much came through in the BM & then into DD. In hindsight I think I probably made myself unnecessarily uncomfortable. DD was full term.
I've got a list of other stuff to try if I end up in the same boat this time around (lavender oil, witch hazel etc.), but I wondered if anyone knew which of the "safe" BF painkillers would be the best to use - i.e. which comes through the BM in the smallest amounts?
Thank you

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MollysChambers · 10/01/2011 10:51

Paracetamol is perfectly fine when breastfeeding.

Louii · 10/01/2011 10:54

Having breastfed two kids through infections resulting in numerous antibiotics, pain killers, solpadol, ibuprofen, paracetamol. I have taken what I had to with no problems to my babies whatsoever.

madrush · 10/01/2011 10:59

paracetemol is safest, there are questions marks over aspirin type pain killers while breastfeeding - I think it's to do with bloodthinning. Can't remember about ibuprofen, but I don't think I ever used it.

MoonUnitAlpha · 10/01/2011 11:14

Paracetamol and ibruprofen are fine - though I also happily took the morphine and voltarol they gave me in the hospital too Grin

JetLi · 10/01/2011 12:01

I've been googling - it looks like Paracetomol is excreted in amount "not clinically significant" so that sounds good. Can't find equiv. info for voltarol yet - that was good stuff Grin I know which ones are safe but its working out which one comes through the least IYSWIM.
Moon - I also remember the morphine being really quite fab Blush

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legallyblond · 10/01/2011 12:44

I also had an episiotomy and asked my midwives and then the hv and my gp the same question... paracetamol is totally fine! I was also given voltarol in the hospital by the mw, so suspect its fine!!!

NinkyNonker · 10/01/2011 12:47

Paracetamol and Ibuprofen are fine.

RJandA · 10/01/2011 20:26

Surely anything they prescribe in the hospital will be safe?

Afterwards, as other posters have said, paracetamol and ibuprofen fine, definitely not aspirin though because of a link to Reye's syndrome.

HTH

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