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Re: Metformin and Breastfeeding -- Relative Risks?
From: PATRICK (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:13:59 -0500
MB, Hi, I am currently breastfeeding AND taking Metformin. While I know a
couple of years ago my doctor did not recommend it he has since changed his
mind. My son is 9 months old, he is nursing about 4 times a day plus eats
homemade babyfood. I have been doing this for about 2 months & have seen no
side effects so far. Nicole
(although you have me wondering, he has been sick all week, throwing-up,
loose stools, running a low grade temp. & not eating I wonder if the drug
has anything to do with it. I am going to take him to the doctor in the AM ,
I will mention it to him. You would think if it was going to affect him it
would have happened by now, though)
>----- Original Message -----
From: "MB" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION"
<pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Metformin and Breastfeeding -- Relative Risks?
> I have been diagnosed with elevated testosterone levels and probable
> PCOS. My doctor was going to put me on metformin until he was reminded
> that I was still nursing. He looked it up and found that metformin was
> not approved for use during breastfeeding. So he gave me a prescription
> to fill when the baby has weaned but did not discuss the consequences of
> the various alternatives -- treating while nursing, delaying treatment
> until weaning, etc..
>
> I would like to know about relative risks. Does the age of the baby
> make a difference? (It is my little guy's 2nd birthday today). Does the
> frequency of nursing matter? What will happen to me if I delay treatment
> for another year or more? What else do I need to know about this issue?
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot discuss this with my doctor because I am in the
> midst of a long distance move and an insurance change. I have no doctor
> now and must find a new one.
>
> --
> MB
>
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