Lamictal

[Ainara]

I will be starting Lamictal tomorrow morning for bipolar II, clinical dosage to be set later, we'll see how I do on it. The plan is to wean my 7 and a half months old baby, he has been refusing the breast lately and my supply has tanked, probably in part because of the severe anxiety I have, but now I'm having second thoughts about it I nursed my last baby until he self weaned at 27 months and was planning on doing the same with this one.

If I nurse him a couple of times a day, mainly during the night (we co sleep) and take the medicine in the morning would he get a a dosage high enough to cause concerns?

Thank you,
Ainara.

[admin]

Ainara:

I think that regardless of how you feed him, the risk at 7 months is probably quite low. Even with mothers who are feeding routinely and taking significant doses, the levels in the infant are generally less than 30-40 percent of moms.

I'd take care of your health first, and see if you can continue to breastfeed. But take care of your health first.

Tom Hale Ph.D.

[Ainara]

Thank you so much for answering my question, I'm starstruck! I had to tell all my friends about this I do have your book, and have been my breastfeeding bible since last year when I got it, but this Lamictal had me very worried, I still nurse Markos first thing in the morning and take the Lamictal right after that, I feel much better now, specially after you answered my concerns