Pregnancy and Childbirth
Trazodone Breastfeeding Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Trazodone Breastfeeding. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
Using Illegal Drugs While Breastfeeding Is Harmful To Baby
from: Karlie BestlerIllegal drugs and breastfeeding are two things that do not go together well. Unfortunately, as more and more women are realizing the benefits of breastfeeding, there are more and more women who begin breastfeeding during periods of time when they are also using illegal drugs.
As a breastfeeding mother, there are three things that you should know about drugs and breast milk. First, using illegal drugs while breastfeeding is harmful to your baby. Nearly all drugs consumed by a nursing mother are passed into human breast milk. Second, almost all legal medication taken by the breastfeeding mother appears in very small amounts in the breast milk; this amount is usually less than 1%. Third, very few drugs are contraindicated for breastfeeding mothers.
The issue of illegal drugs and breastfeeding is complicated. A breastfeeding mother can ingest drugs in several different ways. A breastfeeding mother can consume drugs orally, intravenously, intramuscularly, topically or though inhalation.
When it comes to illegal drugs and breastfeeding, those illegal drugs taken intravenously or intramuscularly cause the most damage to the baby. This is because these drugs do not go through the mother's GI tract on their way to the breast milk.
When it comes to taking illegal drugs and breastfeeding, mothers should know that the more illegal drugs she ingests results in increased amounts of illegal drugs entering their baby's mouth through their breast milk. The amount of illegal drugs that reaches the baby also depends on how often the breastfeeding mother takes the drug.
The rate at which the illegal drugs will affect the breastfeeding baby are determined by the age and maturity level of the infant. For instance, premature babies have immature kidney and liver functions and will not be able to process or eliminate illegal drugs from their bodies. Babies who are several months old will be able to handle foreign substances in breast milk, but they can still suffer irreparable injury.
When it comes to illegal drugs and breast feeding, the amount of the drug that reaches the baby is also related to the frequency of feedings. A baby who nurses once or twice a day and feeds from the bottle the rest of the time will receive less drugs than a baby who nurses from the breast all of the time.
Then benefits of breastfeeding are well known and undisputed. A doctor should recommend that a woman wean her baby only if the drugs being ingested are harmful to the infant. In the case of illegal drugs and breastfeeding, this is almost always the case.
Breastfeeding Online News
Giants Beat Patriots in Final Rally - New York Times
 New York Times | Giants Beat Patriots in Final Rally New York Times INDIANAPOLIS — Four years ago, the Giants were the charming underdogs who took the New England Patriots' perfect season and turned it into a game of what-if. This season, however, having survived summer injuries and free-agent defections, ... Giants win Super Bowl rematch over Patriots Eli Manning rallies Giants to another Super Bowl victory Manning, Giants top Patriots for Super Bowl title |
Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys - Fox News
 CTV.ca | Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys Fox News GRAHAM, Wash. – Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since ... Could Wash. Have Done More To Protect Powell Boys? Police call fire Powell's virtual confession to wife's murder |
Romney Hopes to Thwart Gingrich Without Focusing on Him - New York Times
 CTV.ca | Romney Hopes to Thwart Gingrich Without Focusing on Him New York Times LAS VEGAS — The morning after losing to Mitt Romney by 25 points in the Nevada caucuses, Newt Gingrich did not sound very conciliatory. “This was a state he won last time, and he won it this time,” Mr. Gingrich said Sunday on “Meet the Press” on NBC. As Nevada counts, Republican candidates press on Feels Like Home For One Candidate in Colorado Race Mitt Romney wins big in Nevada |