have to take antibiotics which could mean stopping bf 16 month old dd, unsure what to do

[yummytummy]

have a bit of a dilemma. am still bf dd but only once a day or so. went to gp today who has advised antibiotics for a nail problem but they cant be taken whilst bf. gp asked how old dd was and when i said did the whole raised eyebrows "oh you are still feeding her" thing. i dont know why people esp healthcare types always look so alarmed at "extended breastfeeding"
she isnt that old, still a baby really.

anyway i dont really want to stop bf as yet but then i do ideally need to start these antibiotics. not sure what to do, dont want to take a risk but if i am only bf once a day wouldnt any effect be minimal?

any thoughts?

what are they?
have you checked with the BFN or lactmed?

Which ABs ? Most are suitable when bfing - lots of info in the BFN drugsheet

its terbnafine. bnf says not advised in bf.

lactmed says ok for older children

i'm guessing it's not advised because there have not been many studies done on it.

i would say, and this is my opinion as a mum not a doctor or anything, that I personally would be happy taking it in your situation. your child is a 16 months and only feeding once a day so she is only going to take in a miniscule amount.

Maybe give it some thought. You have given her a brilliant 16 month run. Stopping is always a bit sad (I was also quite down about it for a little while) but for me it went really, really smoothly and after a while I actually entirely switched around to feeling very positive about the whole thing and being entirely my own physical person again. I didn't expect to feel that way, but I really did.

If it's for a fungal infection in your nails and you have to do a long course, I would get it over with. My Dsis had it and was an absolute pain, but went in the end with the a-bs. You don't want a fungal infection hanging around in your body.

If you're really not ready to stop, no choice other than to delay treatment I reckon - I really wouldn't take a strong drug and bf even once a day TBH.

thanks for link thisisyesterday. also great to hear your thoughts, am going to have a think about it and decide. i know dd doent really need bf still as such but its just such a lovely chilled time with her at end of day. maybe the thought of stopping is worse than just doing it?