Breastfeeding and Medications

Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode!As a breastfeeding mother, have you ever wondered about medications?Have you ever been told that you cannot take a specific medication?Did you ever suffer with pain or illness because someone who is NOT a lactation consultant told you not to take a medication?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should be listening to this episode.If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected] we talked about:Medications and breastfeedingBenefits of meds vs the risks of not taking it [8:20]Where do we get the info?  Or better yet, where shouldn’t we get info? [10:00]What drugs are a concern? [10:23]Drugs you can take when pregnant [11:38]Variables (because you know there are some) [14:41] ~Metabolizing ~Breastfeeding frequency ~Dosage ~Half life ~AgeTip of the Week!  From Ashley Joy Dosier on Facebook [21:45]Dianne’s medication soapbox [23:11] ~Not referring ~Stopping breastfeedingAbby’s ridiculous ear infection story [26:54]Is your doctor your boss? [30:15]Self advocacy [31:54]This episode is sponsored by Fairhaven Health and MilkiesSome other episodes you should check out or we mentioned in this episodehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/052-postpartum-mood-disorders/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/103-post-weaning-depression/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/026-misinformation-from-medical-professionals/Resources for medications:LactmedInfantrisk.comMedications and Mothers Milk - Thomas HaleFollow our Podcast~https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.comMusic we use~Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes