SSRI's while breastfeeding - 07/21/07 11:17 PM
Hello ...
I had post partum really bad after the birth of my youngest son, I think a lot of it had to do with my older son dying, but just the same, it was pretty bad. I was talking to the psych that I saw then, and she thinks it best if I go back on an anti-depressent for the first 6 months or so, just in case. She thinks it would be best to be pro-active. I asked her what one is best to take while breastfeeding, and she said she "believes" that Zoloft is the least likely to effect the baby, but she told me to double check with my family doctor... so I did, and my family doctor told me she doesn't know but to double check with hte psych... argh!!
What are your experiences?? What would you suggest?? Since this is being only "pro-active" maybe I should wait until I get symptoms?? I put a call into my old OB, but he's head of the high risk department ... I told them not to have him rush to call me (should he be napping or something) since I don't even have a baby yet...
Any guidance in this area would be great!! I think a lactation consultant is probably better suited to answer this than a doctor anyway. After my c-section they told me that morphine and tylenol 3's don't get into breastmilk at all... I just had a sleepy baby, lol, as soon as the lactation consultant set me straight and I sucked it up a little bit on the pain end of it my baby was no longer super sleepy, who would have guessed!! LOL
Thanks in advance!!
I had post partum really bad after the birth of my youngest son, I think a lot of it had to do with my older son dying, but just the same, it was pretty bad. I was talking to the psych that I saw then, and she thinks it best if I go back on an anti-depressent for the first 6 months or so, just in case. She thinks it would be best to be pro-active. I asked her what one is best to take while breastfeeding, and she said she "believes" that Zoloft is the least likely to effect the baby, but she told me to double check with my family doctor... so I did, and my family doctor told me she doesn't know but to double check with hte psych... argh!!
What are your experiences?? What would you suggest?? Since this is being only "pro-active" maybe I should wait until I get symptoms?? I put a call into my old OB, but he's head of the high risk department ... I told them not to have him rush to call me (should he be napping or something) since I don't even have a baby yet...
Any guidance in this area would be great!! I think a lactation consultant is probably better suited to answer this than a doctor anyway. After my c-section they told me that morphine and tylenol 3's don't get into breastmilk at all... I just had a sleepy baby, lol, as soon as the lactation consultant set me straight and I sucked it up a little bit on the pain end of it my baby was no longer super sleepy, who would have guessed!! LOL
Thanks in advance!!