You followed your prenatal plan to the letter. Baby came amidst joy and celebration.
Now you are home and breastfeeding. Should you be taking prescription medication? Just the facts: Here's what you need to know.
Prescription drugs enter mother's bloodstream and become part of breast milk. During breastfeeding, prescription drugs should be avoided except where medically necessary. In those instances, consulting the prescribing obstetrician and the pharmacist is mandatory. Herbal supplements and over-the-counter medicines can have the same detrimental effects as prescription medicines.
More than forty percent of women in the United States of childbearing age (18-44) take at least one prescription per day. Even though prescription drugs help mothers lead healthier lives, they are detrimental to babies who do not share mother's illnesses.
Share your experience. What did you learn during breastfeeding? Post a comment today.
Gain more knowledge without the trial and error. Ann Marie Dwyer is "Momma" to ten children whose ages span two decades. Feel free to email her if you would like more parenting advice for babies, toddlers, teens or special needs to appear in the blog.
Ann Marie Dwyer is an internationally-published, award-winning citizen journalist with bylines on Helium, One World Net, Yahoo! News and Global Exchange. Her articles appear in corporate newsletters, archive history web sites and in news print.
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