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Three months ago, I accidentally posted a question in the healthcare providers section of the forum (oops). I am here to provide a synopsis of that question and also an update.
I was wondering about taking Lamictal for Bipolar II while nursing my 13 month-old. My son's MD was disinclined to go along with it because (from what I understand from reading M&MM) as much as 30% of the drug passes through the breastmilk and into the baby's blood plasma. There is also a minute (3% or so) of one of us developing a deadly skin-eating rash (sounds pleasant, huh?).
I spoke with my son's MD about why I needed it, my son's infrequent daily nursing (no more than 4 times a day), combined with the fact that he is primarily receiving nutrition from solids, plus the fact that my ob/gyn was comfortable enough with a different L3 rx that she prescribed it when my son was only a few months old. Once she understood the logic behind it, she was okay with me taking it while continuing to nurse my son. Of course we monitor him for any unusual changes, but so far so good.
I was wondering about taking Lamictal for Bipolar II while nursing my 13 month-old. My son's MD was disinclined to go along with it because (from what I understand from reading M&MM) as much as 30% of the drug passes through the breastmilk and into the baby's blood plasma. There is also a minute (3% or so) of one of us developing a deadly skin-eating rash (sounds pleasant, huh?).
I spoke with my son's MD about why I needed it, my son's infrequent daily nursing (no more than 4 times a day), combined with the fact that he is primarily receiving nutrition from solids, plus the fact that my ob/gyn was comfortable enough with a different L3 rx that she prescribed it when my son was only a few months old. Once she understood the logic behind it, she was okay with me taking it while continuing to nurse my son. Of course we monitor him for any unusual changes, but so far so good.
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