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Tell me your experiences of ADs and breastfeeding please

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hunkermunker · 07/04/2006 08:55

Thank you Smile

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Rhubarb · 07/04/2006 11:32

Ah, didn't see this! My comments on the other thread could now be seen as insensitive. Sorry! I didn't mean to be! To me, personally, as a ff baby myself, I don't really put bf in that high a category I'm afraid. I bf dd for 4 months and quit because I found it hard work and I wanted to go out and get pissed! Selfish I know. I bf ds for 8 months, I don't really know why, I just thought I should stick it out for longer.

However, those mums who have to take ADs and still want to breastfeed, well I think they are better people than I am! I would switch to formula for purely selfish reasons, because it would mean that I could concentrate on getting myself better and someone else could look after the baby. But Hunker, you are putting them before your own needs. That is admirable and courageous. I wish you lots of luck!

PiccadillyCircus · 07/04/2006 11:33

It took a couple of weeks of feeling worse (ie feeling sick all the time - just as the morning sickness was wearing off too) for me to start feeling a bit better and then another month to see a real improveme nt

Enid · 07/04/2006 11:43

aw hunker Sad

are you sure its just not hormones and tiredness love?

I have terrible mood swings atm - in fact I texted my bf this morning saying 'it should be against the law to be this bad tempered'. sure it is hormones and stress (see back to back thread Wink)

I know you can definitely take some ADs and bfeed. I felt quite miserable after dd2. My acupuncturist encouraged me to give up bfeeding Shock which I vehemently resisted - I have to say, when I did, at about 5 months, I did feel A LOT better Blush...

lua · 07/04/2006 12:31

Hi Hunker,
Thought \link {http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1364&threadid=143047\this} discussion might be helpful.

I think the concenssus is that it is OK to take it while breastfeeding, as long as there is large benefits. Only you can tell how bad you are feeling.

In my case, I think I'll be a much better mom if I can get rid of the rage and the crying, so worth a try.... Unfortunately Gp got a bit scared of me, and is sending me to the psych... so I can tell you my experience of Ad's yet....

All the best for you!

lua · 07/04/2006 12:32

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\link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1364&threadid=143047\this}

Original poster
hunkermunker · 07/04/2006 13:06

I really don't know, Enid. DS2 slept for 6 hours straight last night and so did I...and I feel better today than yesterday. BUT I still took an hour and a half to go back to sleep after he did and had turmoilish thoughts in my head (largely related to house repossession (not happening yet...am being a touch over-dramatic) and no money scenario).

Thanks, Rhubarb - I didn't think you were being insensitive, btw - I was pretty sure you'd have posted on this thread had you seen it already Grin

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Rhubarb · 07/04/2006 13:10

If it helps, I cannot sleep due to thinking about leaving the country, worrying about jobs and homes, worrying about dd who still isn't right, etc. The reason I'm on MN so much is that I'd just go around worrying if I didn't and I can feel that I'm right on the edge of depression, I can tell the familiar signs. But as it is up to me to do all the bloody organising of this move and to cope with dd's emotions, I've gotta fend it off.

Hope things look up for you soon. I do mean what I said, I think that trying to cope with all of that and still bf is bloody selfless of you! You should be very proud!

VeniVidiVickiQV · 07/04/2006 16:33

This is pretty much what i have to say....

georginarf on Friday, 7 April, 2006 9:33:34 AM

...................Lustral (Sertraline) for PND - started taking them .................

According to my GP, sertraline is recommended, he'd just been on a conference where they discussed recent research on this very subject. it does go through to the baby, but in very tiny amounts which don't affect the baby and the many benefits of breastfeeding far outweigh this. GP also agreed that the benefits for ME managing my PND and being able to continue breastfeeding (which was very important to me, DD stopped at 10 months not me!). Also much better for DD to have a mother not suffering from PND.
......................................................................

im a lazy sausage arent i? Grin

Hope you are having a better day today.

Original poster
hunkermunker · 07/04/2006 16:35

I'm just worried that I'm not really unwell and I'd be taking a drug that affected DS2 unnecessarily because I'm just shit at coping.

Oh.

Have to get over this "I'm so stupid" thing, right?!

Yes, having a much better day than yesterday (no tears dripping off chin today). Did get 6 hours sleep last night though - DS2 is a champion! Grin

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Enid · 07/04/2006 16:38

STOP TRYING TO COPE

let yourself go for a week and just let other people help you and do stuff, get lots of sleep/rest and then see how you feel

purplemonkeydishwasher · 07/04/2006 16:53

It's funny that I never realized til now that my anger might be related to how low i've been feeling. Like you hunker i've just be blaming outside things and not being able to cope.
my HV is horrible though and made me feel worse.

expatinscotland · 07/04/2006 17:03

am on Lustral and breast/express feeding. it's been fine as far as that goes.

expatinscotland · 07/04/2006 17:04

Hunker
Let yourself have some bad days, hun. They happen w/PND. In fact, sometimes you can have a few bad days. In a row. That's what EIS's 'I HATE PND' and 'PND is a bitch club' are for! :)

Sometimes, you're going to feel hopeless and despairing.

I promise it'll pass! I'm living proof :).

VeniVidiVickiQV · 07/04/2006 17:06

Oh yes - i joined EPIS' club Grin

come join us!

PND sucks! PND sucks! PND sucks! chant with me.....

PND sucks! PND sucks! PND sucks!

expatinscotland · 07/04/2006 17:19

sometimes, it just really, really pisses me off. but mostly, it sucks!

4blue1pink · 07/04/2006 17:26

its not really in the same league - BUT - i find that the'cant sleep even when ds is asleep' you mention really gets me down and causes lots of other disproportionate anxiety and stresses in me post natally. I found amytriptyline (sp?) worked wonders for me last time and feel like i may be headed that way again soon....

the rages - do they feel like sort of wild out of control moments??? similar i think to pmt?
Hope you feel better soon - did you not like amytrips?

dinny · 07/04/2006 20:41

Hunker, my lovely, so sorry haven't been around on MN/MSN lately for you. Oh, poor you to be feeling so low. You know you can call me whenever you like. Are you around on MSN? xxx Take care, OK? xxxx

Original poster
hunkermunker · 09/04/2006 00:15

Bubble...it's the rage over trivial things...

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JanH · 09/04/2006 00:18

Oh, hunker Sad - have missed this (well, breastfeeding threads are a bit futile for moi!) - so sorry you are feeling crap, hope it goes away soon. XXX

misdee · 09/04/2006 00:18

i used to get rage over teaspoon, i mean tea spoons, wtf.

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bubble99 · 09/04/2006 00:30

I had no idea you were going through this, my darling Minker. Sad

I have no personal experience of PND but I suggest you stop blaming yourself for 'not coping' and accept that it is caused by a chemical imbalance and that there's B all you can do about it by willpower alone. Difficult though I expect if you're used to being in control. How long have you been taking the meds?

bubble99 · 09/04/2006 00:37

I'm being stooopid, sorry. Blush You're not taking anything yet. Is there a pattern to PND? Does it usually kick in straight after delivery -or after the day 3 hormone crash?? When did you start feeling ragey/weepy?

misdee · 09/04/2006 00:41

cant answer for hunker, but it ook about 6months before i twigged i had PND with dd1. this was after i had scared the lodger off with my rages about teaspoons.

georginarf · 09/04/2006 00:48

I think it took me about 5 months to go to the doctor for help. I had rages over ridiculous things and huge crying fits over not being able to find things etc. Also had a car crash when DD was about 3 months which did not help

hope you're doing ok HM. And bugger coping - it's overrated

VeniVidiVickiQV · 09/04/2006 00:54

DS was 7 or 8 months before i got help. Dont really know when it kicked in tbh. Some its straight away, some it takes a few months.