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Infant feeding

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need to stop breat feeding

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 10:39

can anyone help i need to stop breast feeding my 10mth old daughter as i need to start taking medication and finding this really difficult as she wont have formula milk or cows milk from a bottle, cup or beaker she has one feed in the morning on before bed but from about 3am i cant seem to get her off the boob or go back to sleep. help please one very tired mum!

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sorrell · 12/09/2006 10:41

What medication is this? You know it is really, really rare to actually need to stop breastfeeding because of medication you are taking, but many doctors, especially GPs don't know this.
The night feeds are a different problem. What happens at night? Is she in with you?

sorrell · 12/09/2006 10:41

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 10:44

the medication is called Fluoxetine (anti depressants) i have looked on the web about these and all the sites state not to breastfeed as can cause adverse reactions in babies

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 10:47

She has just gone into her own room as we have just moved to a bigger house but she has always been put in her cot to sleep. she wakes up at about 3am every morning i have tried controlled crying as recommened by the local health visitor but every time i go in she cries even more. i cant let her cry for any considerable time as i have a son who is six and a husband who starts work early.

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sorrell · 12/09/2006 10:50

Do you want to give up breastfeeding? There are plenty of anti-depressants that are compatible with breastfeeding. Did your GP consider them? I'm not trying to criticise you in any way, it just seems to be making you feel worse to give up breastfeeding in this stressful way when there are other options than Prozac for treating depression. Have you been diagnosed with PND or is this separate?

sorrell · 12/09/2006 10:51

Have you tried patting her to sleep - ie staying with her and patting her?

sorrell · 12/09/2006 10:51

I am sure the lack of sleep must be affecting your mood, you poor thing.

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 10:57

No i havent been diagnosed with PND its a seperate thing. as for staying with her and patting her to sleep i cant get her to lie down long enough as she has really found her feet. thought origannly it might have been because she was cold as she moves so much whilst asleep that she out of the covers within minutes so i bought a baby sleeping bag thing but it hasnt worked either still the same

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sorrell · 12/09/2006 11:04

Do you feel confident she eats well during the day? And gets enough fluids? If so, then if she is staying awake for hours in the night it probably is just habit. Have you tried lying her down repeatedly and then patting? Would your dh do it? Often it's much easier if men do it as then the baby knows the milk simply isn't there. If you are depressed, won't he help? Maybe he could take a couple of days holiday from work and sleep during the day but help with the baby at night?
Do you want to give up breastfeeding? Did the GP/consultant consider giving you a breastfeeding-compatible anti-depressant?

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 11:12

yeah she eats all the time and drinks water through the day time as for the doctor he was told i was breatfeeding but he just said well stop then as i really need to take these tablets i was given these tablets at the beginning of july but obviously i havent managed weaning her off the breast. as for my dh i am lucky if he changes one nappy a week never mind getting up with her i am sure he thinks she sleeps through.

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sorrell · 12/09/2006 11:12

I've just done a search on Fluoxetine and though it does appear in breastmilk, none of the studies I looked at indicated problems in babies apart from colic, which isn't really a problem at 10months.
However, other ADs such as sertraline and citalopram are either not detectable in breastmilk or detectable at the lowest possible level.

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Debs120474 · 12/09/2006 11:20

Thanks for the advice i think i will go and make an appointment for the doctors as get the prescription changed.

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sorrell · 12/09/2006 12:10

Why not post again on sleep about getting your dd to sleep better - I'm sure lots of people will help. Sorry your dh isn't being more helpful. Is the depression a recurring thing then? I'm sorry you are struggling with it all. It's hard when they don't sleep and it really isn't that easy to get a baby off the breast, is it?

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