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HELP! Did you ever had to stop breastfeeding for a few days because of medication?

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winnybella · 09/03/2010 09:04

In a week's time I will need to take medication which will make bf impossible for 3 days.

DD is 13 months and in a way it's much harder to placate her with bottle or sippy cup instead of breast, as she's older and knows what she wants.
She feeds once during a day, once at bedtime and once or twice during the night.

We tried yesterday to settle her at night without bf(well, DP did, as I thought it would be wiser if she doesn't se me) and we ended up with a hysterical baby, who flung a sippy cup with warm milk across the room, was crying and screaming and didn't calm down til I gave in and breastfed her.

How in a world are we going to survive those 3 days? I don't want it to be traumatic for her ie sudden withdrawal of bf and at the same time I don't want to stop alltogether yet- I thought I'll give it a few months more and let it end gradually.

Please help, if you ever were in a similar situation before, how did you manage?

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NotQuiteCockney · 10/03/2010 06:48

Right, but the medical authorities you're talking about are generalists - they know a little bit about a lot of different things. The people who specialise in breastfeeding and drugs are all saying that breastfeeding is ok.

Your supply will probably drop a bit if you stop for three days, but it's unlikely to stop entirely I would think. You may become engorged, and want to express, anyway.

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