PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: breastfeeding and glucophage

Re: breastfeeding and glucophage

From: Lis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 03:40:22 -0600 (CST)

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Paula

You can contact your local La Leche League leader - they have lots of useful information on breastfeeding. They were very helpful to me when I had to have some major dental work under sedation whilst breast feeding. They have information about drugs and their impact on the baby.

http://www.lalecheleague.org

Things to bear in mind when deciding whether to take drugs whilst breast feeding:

- does the drug get into the breast milk?

- how old is the baby? A newborn baby's liver is not able to eliminate the drug as well as an older baby can.

- how big is the baby? A smaller baby will receive a bigger dose in relation to body weight than a larger baby.

- is the breast milk the sole source of nutrition? As a baby gets older and starts to take some solid food, the baby will take a smaller proportion of its' food from the breast milk.

BTW, I breast feed both of my two girls until they were roughly 2 years old (I wasn't taking any medication). The teeth aren't a problem - they all try to bite once or twice, but they soon get the message that if they bite, that breast feeding session stops IMMEDIATELY. They very quickly learn that biting isn't allowed!

I eventually stopped breast feeding my youngest when she turned two, as the PCOS was starting to cause some problems again, and my Doctor wanted me to start taking Dianette.

Good luck, breast feeding is definitely worthwhile!

--
Lis

At Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Beth wrote:
>
>Hi Paula!
>
>Things must be going well with the pregnancy, so happy for you!!
>
>Most articles / research recommend stopping Glucophage during pregnancy
>and instead use diet/insulin to regulate blood sugars.  I know some Drs.
>do suggest it for the first couple of months with PCOS women, until the
>risk of miscarriage has passed I believe.  (don't know about birth
>defect risks)
>
>Everything I have read so far has indicated that the effect of Gluc on
>kids isn't known.  Many articles say it's not know whether or not it
>passes into breast milk or not, but a few do say that it does.
>
>If you really feel better while on Gluc, definitely weigh that into your
>decision process!! The baby can thrive just fine on formula if need be.
>You feeling well is definitely VERY important.
>
>--
>Beth
>
>At Sun, 24 Feb 2002, paula wrote:
>>
>>anyone have any information regarding this? i am looking for any studies
>>or personal experiences.
>>
>>thanks =)
>>
>>love, paula
>>
>>--
>>please feel free to email me at paulam@communicomm.com
>>

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