Hi,
I currently am breastfeeding my 6 week old baby. I suffer from pretty bad asthma and am concerned about the medicine since 2 of the 3 are category c drugs. I saw there was an old post regarding Advair but it didn't give a lot of info.
I take albuterol about 2-6 times a day but try to pump or breastfeed either right before taking the albuterol or after I have waited the 4 to 6 hours from when I took the drug (I don't even know if this makes a difference since I assume the drug is in my system regardless since I take it regularly).
When I feel I have been on albuterol too much, I take Advair to get the asthma in check. I take 250/50 dosage and try not to take that more than once a week.
I haven't really taken the Singular because I saw there was a chance it could cause Churg Strauss syndrome although it was the category b drug.
How concerned should I be about the meds getting into the breast milk and harming my baby? I read that in animals it could cause tumors/defects and in children can cause stunted growth but really would like to continue breastfeeding. Help!
I want to continue to breastfeeding and so far haven't been successful with trying to supplement with formula as my baby violently throws up the formula but am concerned about the possible side effects of the asthma medicines.
I currently am breastfeeding my 6 week old baby. I suffer from pretty bad asthma and am concerned about the medicine since 2 of the 3 are category c drugs. I saw there was an old post regarding Advair but it didn't give a lot of info.
I take albuterol about 2-6 times a day but try to pump or breastfeed either right before taking the albuterol or after I have waited the 4 to 6 hours from when I took the drug (I don't even know if this makes a difference since I assume the drug is in my system regardless since I take it regularly).
When I feel I have been on albuterol too much, I take Advair to get the asthma in check. I take 250/50 dosage and try not to take that more than once a week.
I haven't really taken the Singular because I saw there was a chance it could cause Churg Strauss syndrome although it was the category b drug.
How concerned should I be about the meds getting into the breast milk and harming my baby? I read that in animals it could cause tumors/defects and in children can cause stunted growth but really would like to continue breastfeeding. Help!
I want to continue to breastfeeding and so far haven't been successful with trying to supplement with formula as my baby violently throws up the formula but am concerned about the possible side effects of the asthma medicines.
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