PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: is motilidone safe to take while pregnant

Re: is motilidone safe to take while pregnant

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 21:22:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 29 Mar 2001, jennifer wrote: >
>i am expecting in august. am still nursing samuel who will be two soon.
>motilidone was given when sam was newborn. he refused to nurse for
>first 6 wks. and as i was pumping pediatrician explained pumping is not
>same action as baby sucking, therefore wasnt surprise lactation had
>decreased. she offered this motilidone explaining that its for stomache
>ailment, but was found to have side effect of increased milk production.
>info from label says take one three times daily motilidone 90 mg (for
>motdomperidone dunno what that means
>we tried it and after 2 wks. i got the baby nursing. (that after
>pediatrician said he's now bottle baby at month old appt. :) the
>motilidone was set aside. the problem is milk is reduced to nothing. i
>cleared nursing while pregnant (after some acquaintances scolded me for
>doing so) with both pediatrician and ob (pediatrician wanted to see sam
>get atleast 20 oz. of milk or equivalent daily as she assumed my milk
>would be reduced during pg we dont know by how much. she said average
>amount of breast milk would have been 30 oz. but now that im pg, good
>guess is its cut atleast by half if not more, so reduction needs
>compensation... at time of the appt. i didnt anticipate milk would
>almost disappear like it has, so didnt think to ask about this; ob gave
>me ok to nurse, said no harm would come to unborn baby). am intending
>to tandem nurse. live over 2 hrs drive to the city. am not due for
>another appt for a few wks. would like to take this stuff to get milk
>going (sam is pulling hard on tender nipples trying in vain) but am
>wondering is it contraindicated during pregnancy? many thnx in advance
>for this. jenn

Sounds like you are talking about "Metoclopramide" AKA reglan in the US. If so, it is a pregnancy Category B drug. That means it is as safe as most any medication around. Being pregnant will decrease your milk supply. If pregnant, it is time to get one baby off the breast and allow them to get ready for the next.

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