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Betsy:

Sounds more like a prolactin problem than oxytocin. I'd suggest you have the mom pump and then at 1 hour pull a blood sample for...

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CazP:

Lamotrigine does not appear to cause major congenital anomalies and is relatively safer than other seizure medications such as valproic...

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Nikita:

I wouldn't say it was banned, its just not approved for use in some countries. It is a thioxanthene closely related to the older...

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Qwertyui:

I'd suggest the Standard Prenatal vitamins with 1 mg Folic acid.

Avoid those vitamins that have herbals or excessive...

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CazP:

Neither of these drugs is horribly teratogenic. There are rumors in the literature that benzodiazepines (such as Clobazam) in general...

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Sarcxvicious:

Kybella is just the bile salt created in the gall bladder every day.

I don't think it would harm a breastfeeding...

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Ashwagandha:

Sorry, I don't have the slightest idea what these herbals are.

Tom Hale Ph.d....

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CHS: The tetracyclines in general are contraindicated in pregnant women, particularly since they cause severe dental staining, and bony abnormalities...

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R: Yes, you can continue, but be careful. Observe for sedation and apnea in the infant, and constipation.

I'm not sure how advisable...

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Nikita:

At 3.5 years postpartum, there's not much risk to any of these drugs. First, the child is much older now and can metabolize drugs...

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Wdax:

boric acid half life is 10.5 hours. If you used it following the evening breastfeeding, levels in milk would be lower, but I'm not...

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Miapod:

I would not recommend using valproic acid (Epilem) in the neonatal period while breastfeeding. Valproic acid is well known to suppress...

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Caroline:

I think the suggested risk of autism is pure garbage. If this were true, half of American infants would be autistic. Its basically...

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Mamabear: I think you should quite worrying about the Doxycycline. Levels in milk are low, oral absorption is low due to calcium, and even the FDA...

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Brielise:

We have only limited data. Apparently some filgrastim does enter milk, but it is apparently NOT absorbed orally in infants. Interestingly,...

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Nikita:

I can't really advise you about this herbal product. In the USA, you can't really trust these products, as you never know what...

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Midwestmommy:

From the one study we have, the Relative Infant Dose is actually only 0.1837% of the maternal dose. Quite low.
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Kate:

Mastitis is still initially treated with dicloxacillin. If the main and flu-like symptoms don't resolve in several days, then the...

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Honeybear:

Talk with your OB about the steroid shots. Although prednisone may slightly increase the risk of oral clefts ( approx. 1 % above...

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Honeybear:

I'm sure its ok to breastfeed. But if you stored your milk and want to feed it to your infant, why take the risk (even thought...