moms with cf that have breastfed

[Scarlett81]

of course this is part of the problem that some moms with cf can't bf in the first place, so i know i may have a tough time finding an answer.
i got a picc put in today, fortunately i can go home with a nurse for now. my doc isn't sure which iv meds to put me on since i am breastfeeding.
i am willing to stop and do formula but we figure we'll give this a try first and see if we can work a solution.
she is giving me ceftazadine-which the lactation specialists have said is fine for bf moms. i always do ceftaz, since its effective against pseudo and other bugs.
the 2nd med, we are still working on. she's going to call the babys pediatrician and a lactation center for more info.

any moms with cf-if you can tell me which iv meds you did while trying to keep bfeeding i'd sooooo appreciate it. i've got to gather as much info as i can.

I don't mind stopping bfeeding and doing formula for the 3 weeks this would be. the problem is, i'm concerned that, 1-it will be too hard to keep my milk in this way-3 weeks of pumping is alot. and 2-the baby won't go back to my breast after 3 weeks of the bottle.

 

[Scarlett81]

of course this is part of the problem that some moms with cf can't bf in the first place, so i know i may have a tough time finding an answer.
i got a picc put in today, fortunately i can go home with a nurse for now. my doc isn't sure which iv meds to put me on since i am breastfeeding.
i am willing to stop and do formula but we figure we'll give this a try first and see if we can work a solution.
she is giving me ceftazadine-which the lactation specialists have said is fine for bf moms. i always do ceftaz, since its effective against pseudo and other bugs.
the 2nd med, we are still working on. she's going to call the babys pediatrician and a lactation center for more info.

any moms with cf-if you can tell me which iv meds you did while trying to keep bfeeding i'd sooooo appreciate it. i've got to gather as much info as i can.

I don't mind stopping bfeeding and doing formula for the 3 weeks this would be. the problem is, i'm concerned that, 1-it will be too hard to keep my milk in this way-3 weeks of pumping is alot. and 2-the baby won't go back to my breast after 3 weeks of the bottle.

 

[Scarlett81]

of course this is part of the problem that some moms with cf can't bf in the first place, so i know i may have a tough time finding an answer.
i got a picc put in today, fortunately i can go home with a nurse for now. my doc isn't sure which iv meds to put me on since i am breastfeeding.
i am willing to stop and do formula but we figure we'll give this a try first and see if we can work a solution.
she is giving me ceftazadine-which the lactation specialists have said is fine for bf moms. i always do ceftaz, since its effective against pseudo and other bugs.
the 2nd med, we are still working on. she's going to call the babys pediatrician and a lactation center for more info.

any moms with cf-if you can tell me which iv meds you did while trying to keep bfeeding i'd sooooo appreciate it. i've got to gather as much info as i can.

I don't mind stopping bfeeding and doing formula for the 3 weeks this would be. the problem is, i'm concerned that, 1-it will be too hard to keep my milk in this way-3 weeks of pumping is alot. and 2-the baby won't go back to my breast after 3 weeks of the bottle.

 

[Scarlett81]

of course this is part of the problem that some moms with cf can't bf in the first place, so i know i may have a tough time finding an answer.
i got a picc put in today, fortunately i can go home with a nurse for now. my doc isn't sure which iv meds to put me on since i am breastfeeding.
i am willing to stop and do formula but we figure we'll give this a try first and see if we can work a solution.
she is giving me ceftazadine-which the lactation specialists have said is fine for bf moms. i always do ceftaz, since its effective against pseudo and other bugs.
the 2nd med, we are still working on. she's going to call the babys pediatrician and a lactation center for more info.

any moms with cf-if you can tell me which iv meds you did while trying to keep bfeeding i'd sooooo appreciate it. i've got to gather as much info as i can.

I don't mind stopping bfeeding and doing formula for the 3 weeks this would be. the problem is, i'm concerned that, 1-it will be too hard to keep my milk in this way-3 weeks of pumping is alot. and 2-the baby won't go back to my breast after 3 weeks of the bottle.

 

[Scarlett81]

of course this is part of the problem that some moms with cf can't bf in the first place, so i know i may have a tough time finding an answer.
i got a picc put in today, fortunately i can go home with a nurse for now. my doc isn't sure which iv meds to put me on since i am breastfeeding.
i am willing to stop and do formula but we figure we'll give this a try first and see if we can work a solution.
she is giving me ceftazadine-which the lactation specialists have said is fine for bf moms. i always do ceftaz, since its effective against pseudo and other bugs.
the 2nd med, we are still working on. she's going to call the babys pediatrician and a lactation center for more info.

any moms with cf-if you can tell me which iv meds you did while trying to keep bfeeding i'd sooooo appreciate it. i've got to gather as much info as i can.

I don't mind stopping bfeeding and doing formula for the 3 weeks this would be. the problem is, i'm concerned that, 1-it will be too hard to keep my milk in this way-3 weeks of pumping is alot. and 2-the baby won't go back to my breast after 3 weeks of the bottle.

 

[Keepercjr]

Christian

Don't take a doctor's word whether or not a medication is safe for breastfeeding. Go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
">http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu...cs&access=guest
</a>

It is a forum by Thomas Hale who is a pharmacologist and the leading expert on medications and mother's milk. Just do a search for the meds you are considering. How about tobramycin? It is not absorbed via the gut so your dd would not get any in her system. I would check the forum for any med you may be prescribed or ask the LC to look it up in Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk." Your local LLL leader probably has a copy if your LC doesn't. I'd take Dr. Hale's word over ANYONE else's, even the baby's pediatrician or a LC.

For me personally I'd only accept BF friendly medications unless I was seriously ill, especially for a baby less than a year old (but even now and Logan will be 3 in a few months). IMO doctors do not do enough to protect the breastfeeding relationship. If you stop nursing for 3 weeks you do take the serious risk of her not wanting to go back to the breast and also if she is attached to nursing you will have to put her off the whole time and that will become very emotionally draining for the both of you. I can't imagine the stress of doing that would be good for your health at this point in time if you're trying to fight an infection.

Good luck

 

[Keepercjr]

Christian

Don't take a doctor's word whether or not a medication is safe for breastfeeding. Go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
">http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu...cs&access=guest
</a>

It is a forum by Thomas Hale who is a pharmacologist and the leading expert on medications and mother's milk. Just do a search for the meds you are considering. How about tobramycin? It is not absorbed via the gut so your dd would not get any in her system. I would check the forum for any med you may be prescribed or ask the LC to look it up in Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk." Your local LLL leader probably has a copy if your LC doesn't. I'd take Dr. Hale's word over ANYONE else's, even the baby's pediatrician or a LC.

For me personally I'd only accept BF friendly medications unless I was seriously ill, especially for a baby less than a year old (but even now and Logan will be 3 in a few months). IMO doctors do not do enough to protect the breastfeeding relationship. If you stop nursing for 3 weeks you do take the serious risk of her not wanting to go back to the breast and also if she is attached to nursing you will have to put her off the whole time and that will become very emotionally draining for the both of you. I can't imagine the stress of doing that would be good for your health at this point in time if you're trying to fight an infection.

Good luck

 

[Keepercjr]

Christian

Don't take a doctor's word whether or not a medication is safe for breastfeeding. Go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
">http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu...cs&access=guest
</a>

It is a forum by Thomas Hale who is a pharmacologist and the leading expert on medications and mother's milk. Just do a search for the meds you are considering. How about tobramycin? It is not absorbed via the gut so your dd would not get any in her system. I would check the forum for any med you may be prescribed or ask the LC to look it up in Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk." Your local LLL leader probably has a copy if your LC doesn't. I'd take Dr. Hale's word over ANYONE else's, even the baby's pediatrician or a LC.

For me personally I'd only accept BF friendly medications unless I was seriously ill, especially for a baby less than a year old (but even now and Logan will be 3 in a few months). IMO doctors do not do enough to protect the breastfeeding relationship. If you stop nursing for 3 weeks you do take the serious risk of her not wanting to go back to the breast and also if she is attached to nursing you will have to put her off the whole time and that will become very emotionally draining for the both of you. I can't imagine the stress of doing that would be good for your health at this point in time if you're trying to fight an infection.

Good luck

 

[Keepercjr]

Christian

Don't take a doctor's word whether or not a medication is safe for breastfeeding. Go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
">http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu...cs&access=guest
</a>

It is a forum by Thomas Hale who is a pharmacologist and the leading expert on medications and mother's milk. Just do a search for the meds you are considering. How about tobramycin? It is not absorbed via the gut so your dd would not get any in her system. I would check the forum for any med you may be prescribed or ask the LC to look it up in Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk." Your local LLL leader probably has a copy if your LC doesn't. I'd take Dr. Hale's word over ANYONE else's, even the baby's pediatrician or a LC.

For me personally I'd only accept BF friendly medications unless I was seriously ill, especially for a baby less than a year old (but even now and Logan will be 3 in a few months). IMO doctors do not do enough to protect the breastfeeding relationship. If you stop nursing for 3 weeks you do take the serious risk of her not wanting to go back to the breast and also if she is attached to nursing you will have to put her off the whole time and that will become very emotionally draining for the both of you. I can't imagine the stress of doing that would be good for your health at this point in time if you're trying to fight an infection.

Good luck

 

[Keepercjr]

Christian

Don't take a doctor's word whether or not a medication is safe for breastfeeding. Go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
">http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu...cs&access=guest
</a>

It is a forum by Thomas Hale who is a pharmacologist and the leading expert on medications and mother's milk. Just do a search for the meds you are considering. How about tobramycin? It is not absorbed via the gut so your dd would not get any in her system. I would check the forum for any med you may be prescribed or ask the LC to look it up in Dr. Hale's book "Medications and Mother's Milk." Your local LLL leader probably has a copy if your LC doesn't. I'd take Dr. Hale's word over ANYONE else's, even the baby's pediatrician or a LC.

For me personally I'd only accept BF friendly medications unless I was seriously ill, especially for a baby less than a year old (but even now and Logan will be 3 in a few months). IMO doctors do not do enough to protect the breastfeeding relationship. If you stop nursing for 3 weeks you do take the serious risk of her not wanting to go back to the breast and also if she is attached to nursing you will have to put her off the whole time and that will become very emotionally draining for the both of you. I can't imagine the stress of doing that would be good for your health at this point in time if you're trying to fight an infection.

Good luck

 

[mom2lillian]

I did ceftaz and tobi, now I know you are freaking out about TOBI. I did alot reserach first, on the site just listed especially. There was a bunch info but I cant ermember it all, gyst of it is:

First ~10 tobi --cant remmeber # gets excreted into breastmilk, the reason why we dont take tobi orally is because it is not effective that way since a VERY small portion is able to be absorbed with oral administration, so the amount, if any my duaghter got was very minimal. The pediatrician, perinatologist (checked on this before leaving care), and lactation center all though it was fine.

Please dont give up on the BF, it is still so much better than formula. It CAN be done, dr. Hale has done so much research to make sure that we are able to feed our babies even when needing a medicine.

 

[mom2lillian]

I did ceftaz and tobi, now I know you are freaking out about TOBI. I did alot reserach first, on the site just listed especially. There was a bunch info but I cant ermember it all, gyst of it is:

First ~10 tobi --cant remmeber # gets excreted into breastmilk, the reason why we dont take tobi orally is because it is not effective that way since a VERY small portion is able to be absorbed with oral administration, so the amount, if any my duaghter got was very minimal. The pediatrician, perinatologist (checked on this before leaving care), and lactation center all though it was fine.

Please dont give up on the BF, it is still so much better than formula. It CAN be done, dr. Hale has done so much research to make sure that we are able to feed our babies even when needing a medicine.

 

[mom2lillian]

I did ceftaz and tobi, now I know you are freaking out about TOBI. I did alot reserach first, on the site just listed especially. There was a bunch info but I cant ermember it all, gyst of it is:

First ~10 tobi --cant remmeber # gets excreted into breastmilk, the reason why we dont take tobi orally is because it is not effective that way since a VERY small portion is able to be absorbed with oral administration, so the amount, if any my duaghter got was very minimal. The pediatrician, perinatologist (checked on this before leaving care), and lactation center all though it was fine.

Please dont give up on the BF, it is still so much better than formula. It CAN be done, dr. Hale has done so much research to make sure that we are able to feed our babies even when needing a medicine.

 

[mom2lillian]

I did ceftaz and tobi, now I know you are freaking out about TOBI. I did alot reserach first, on the site just listed especially. There was a bunch info but I cant ermember it all, gyst of it is:

First ~10 tobi --cant remmeber # gets excreted into breastmilk, the reason why we dont take tobi orally is because it is not effective that way since a VERY small portion is able to be absorbed with oral administration, so the amount, if any my duaghter got was very minimal. The pediatrician, perinatologist (checked on this before leaving care), and lactation center all though it was fine.

Please dont give up on the BF, it is still so much better than formula. It CAN be done, dr. Hale has done so much research to make sure that we are able to feed our babies even when needing a medicine.

 

[mom2lillian]

I did ceftaz and tobi, now I know you are freaking out about TOBI. I did alot reserach first, on the site just listed especially. There was a bunch info but I cant ermember it all, gyst of it is:

First ~10 tobi --cant remmeber # gets excreted into breastmilk, the reason why we dont take tobi orally is because it is not effective that way since a VERY small portion is able to be absorbed with oral administration, so the amount, if any my duaghter got was very minimal. The pediatrician, perinatologist (checked on this before leaving care), and lactation center all though it was fine.

Please dont give up on the BF, it is still so much better than formula. It CAN be done, dr. Hale has done so much research to make sure that we are able to feed our babies even when needing a medicine.

 

[LouLou]

I believe there are many good options. I am looking in the Hale's book Medications and Mother's Milk book and am not finding a single IV med that I wouldn't consider going on if I were in your situation.

Since you are culturing staph a. lately how about Vanco? It's an L1 category just like Ceftaz. I agree with others that Tobra is a good thing to consider although it is an L3. At the very least Tobi which would be far less since it's going into lungs not blood. Also you could consider Cipro through IV.

You might want to consider dycloxicillin for the staph too. It kicks ass if on it if it's not resistant to it. It's an L1.

While breastfeeding I've been on a few cat. 3 (or L3). Bactrim, Tobi, & Cipro. Isaac is fine. The biggest risk seems to be C. diff. Look out for diarhea in V.

To me the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any possible risks.

 

[LouLou]

I believe there are many good options. I am looking in the Hale's book Medications and Mother's Milk book and am not finding a single IV med that I wouldn't consider going on if I were in your situation.

Since you are culturing staph a. lately how about Vanco? It's an L1 category just like Ceftaz. I agree with others that Tobra is a good thing to consider although it is an L3. At the very least Tobi which would be far less since it's going into lungs not blood. Also you could consider Cipro through IV.

You might want to consider dycloxicillin for the staph too. It kicks ass if on it if it's not resistant to it. It's an L1.

While breastfeeding I've been on a few cat. 3 (or L3). Bactrim, Tobi, & Cipro. Isaac is fine. The biggest risk seems to be C. diff. Look out for diarhea in V.

To me the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any possible risks.

 

[LouLou]

I believe there are many good options. I am looking in the Hale's book Medications and Mother's Milk book and am not finding a single IV med that I wouldn't consider going on if I were in your situation.

Since you are culturing staph a. lately how about Vanco? It's an L1 category just like Ceftaz. I agree with others that Tobra is a good thing to consider although it is an L3. At the very least Tobi which would be far less since it's going into lungs not blood. Also you could consider Cipro through IV.

You might want to consider dycloxicillin for the staph too. It kicks ass if on it if it's not resistant to it. It's an L1.

While breastfeeding I've been on a few cat. 3 (or L3). Bactrim, Tobi, & Cipro. Isaac is fine. The biggest risk seems to be C. diff. Look out for diarhea in V.

To me the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any possible risks.

 

[LouLou]

I believe there are many good options. I am looking in the Hale's book Medications and Mother's Milk book and am not finding a single IV med that I wouldn't consider going on if I were in your situation.

Since you are culturing staph a. lately how about Vanco? It's an L1 category just like Ceftaz. I agree with others that Tobra is a good thing to consider although it is an L3. At the very least Tobi which would be far less since it's going into lungs not blood. Also you could consider Cipro through IV.

You might want to consider dycloxicillin for the staph too. It kicks ass if on it if it's not resistant to it. It's an L1.

While breastfeeding I've been on a few cat. 3 (or L3). Bactrim, Tobi, & Cipro. Isaac is fine. The biggest risk seems to be C. diff. Look out for diarhea in V.

To me the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any possible risks.

 

[LouLou]

I believe there are many good options. I am looking in the Hale's book Medications and Mother's Milk book and am not finding a single IV med that I wouldn't consider going on if I were in your situation.

Since you are culturing staph a. lately how about Vanco? It's an L1 category just like Ceftaz. I agree with others that Tobra is a good thing to consider although it is an L3. At the very least Tobi which would be far less since it's going into lungs not blood. Also you could consider Cipro through IV.

You might want to consider dycloxicillin for the staph too. It kicks ass if on it if it's not resistant to it. It's an L1.

While breastfeeding I've been on a few cat. 3 (or L3). Bactrim, Tobi, & Cipro. Isaac is fine. The biggest risk seems to be C. diff. Look out for diarhea in V.

To me the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any possible risks.