Starting meds and need to give up feeding -any tips?

[usandnosleep]

My DS has just turned 1 year and I have been diagnosed with an over-active thyroid, the Dr says I can't breastfeed whilst taking the medication I need.

I had been thinking about stopping so this is giving me an extra push but I have no idea how to go about it.
DS feeds a couple of times a day and during the night and it is the only way I know to get him to bed at night

The Dr has started me on a low dose and has given me a week to stop feeding before increasing it.

Any advice please?

Another couple of things-

His dad is off work this week so I have help.

Ds won't drink from a bottle or a cup with a lid. He will sip from an open cup but this isn't so easy at night.

I guess I have to stop gradually for his sake and mine, I have a week to do this and I'm not sure what feeds to stop first?

I'd advise taking longer than a week if your health can handle that to be honest. Giving up will be hard on you both and rushing it won't help at all. Is there no medication that is safe whilst bf? Surely if you're taking the medication now it will get into your bf the same as if the does were higher? If it isn't safe then you shouldn't be taking it at all as if it passes into breastmilk then it does whether the dose is low or higher.

Take as long as you need is my advice and get a second opinion.

cut out the day first -a lot more to distract him and can give him food, experiment with straws and those big rubber teats - anything that the shops have - try cows milk/banana smoothies - very veryweak hot chocolate - any milky drink he might like.
the sleep thing might be the hardest, try and give him a later tea with lots of carbs and fluid! - i think bed time may have to be dad's job - lots of cuddles/singing/sips of milk/ stories/ comfort cuddly toys/ and then biting the bullet and putting him down - if he's tired and well fed then you are not doing an unreasonable thing, by putting him to bed. my ds1 went from bf to a sippy cup of progress milk at this age and didn't bat an eyelid - but i did put him to bed awake - bit of a ford devotee at that stage!

usandnosleep - you need to ask for further opinion about needing to stop bf .

www.ukmicentral.nhs.uk/drugpreg/qrg_p1.asp#Thyroid%20Drugs might give you something to discuss with your doctor.

It would seem very odd for stopping bf to be important, esp as your baby is beyond newborn and only feeds a few times in 24 hours.

Thank you all for you advice, I really appreciate it.

I need to think it over and will also be speaking to Dr on the phone in the morning.