Methotrexate & Breastfeeding and conflicting advice.

[Soccermom33]

I received 4 dosages of methotrexate and I noticed everyone pumped and dumped I waited about 3 weeks to breastfeed but I did not pump and dump my child...

[admin]

Nosleep2nite

Below is my information on methotrexate. Its best to avoid breastfeeding for 24 hours AFTER the injection if 50 mg is used,...

[Nosleep2nite]

I receive the Methotrexate injection for an ectopic pregnancy and no doctor mentioned anything about breastfeeding and I of course forgot to ask and went...

[admin]

Buttercup,

"Pregnancy should be avoided if either partner is receiving methotrexate; during and for a minimum of three months after...

[ButterCup]

When can you get pregnant after a shot of methotrexate for a ectopic pregnancy? How long should I wait for safety?

[admin]

I would not suggest you breastfeed following the use of Methotrexate. It could be hazardous to the infant.
If this is just one dose, then perhaps...

[ButterCup]

I was given a shot of methotrexate and a treatment of misoprostol due to an ectopic pregnancy, can I keep breastfeeding my 2.10 years old toddler or should...

[Kenka]

I just had a dose of methotrexate yesterday for ectopic pregnancy and i guess I was so tired I completely forgot to ask if I could continue breastfeeding,...

[Sinead]

Hi, I am considering starting Enbrel, my baby is 11 weeks old, exclusively breastfed and i am having a bad flare up of psoriatic arthritis. I have never...

[tanja]

hi, can you please advise me when i could start breastfeesding my 9 months old baby again? i had an ectopic pregnancy i got 2 shots of methotrexate. first...

[Classikkid7]

I received a shot of methotrexate for an ectopic pregnancy three days ago. My dosage was 50mg/m2 and I'm about 5'5" and 200lbs. My 21 month old son...

[admin]

Micheleic: You're rare ever out of options, but some of these drugs are simply too dangerous to use in a breastfeeding mother, and that includes me...

[admin]

Micheleic: One other option not mentioned are the biologicals such as Infliximab or Humira. Both would work well in this patient, and are generally q...

[admin]

Michelelc, Tofacitnib citrate is rated an L4-no data-possibly hazardous. The transfer of tofacitinib into human milk is still unknown. However, because of ...

[Michelelc]

I am an IBCLC and posting for my daughter-in-law with RA and possibly psoriatic arthritis. She is not well controlled on current medications her rheumatologist...