Chemicals and Breastfeeding

General Resources

• Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies Scroll down for a look at medicines and other chemicals that can interfere with healthy breastfeeding.

Alcohol

• Ask A Lactation Consultant - Childbirth.org The skinny on drinking and how fast it "clears" breastmilk.
• CNN - Mayo - Ask the Mayo Dietitian - Diet for breastfeeding moms - May 27, 1998 Info includes brief discussion of alcohol's impact on breastfeeding.
• CTW - Alcohol and Breastfeeding Short article on the topic.
• I want to party!  How soon after drinking alchohol can I nurse? Good info!
• LLLI: FAQ on Alcohol and Breastfeeding Brief, with some good info and references.

Medications

• Ask Mom MD - Breast-feeding & Medications Brief discusion of the safety of taking Anaspaz while breastfeeding.
• CTW - Moms and Medication Short article with a couple of good tips.
• Drugs During Lactation and Pregnancy Some good resources listed here.
• Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation A good resource - good info here!
• Is is safe to breastfeed if I need to continue taking prednisone The lowdown on this situation.
• Medications and Breastmilk This is a great page with helpful resources and references mentioned.
• Medicine Chest:  Is it safe to take medications while breastfeeding? Short list of no-no's on this page.
• PedTalk List Archives for 08/97: Breast feeding and mom on synthroid Follow the (short) thread - evidently it's safe to take.
• Taking Prozac while Breastfeeding Evidently there is not a lot of info on it's safety while nursing.

Other Chemicals

• Can I have x-rays while I am breastfeeding? Covers x-rays and tylenol.
• Dioxins in food, breast milk, and fish oils While breastfeeding benefits outway risks, this is still not cool!
• ECME: Environmental Estrogens (EE sources) Be aware of sources of these possible contaminants!
• LLLI: FAQ on Dyeing/Perming Hair and Breastfeeding Brief info.

Helpful Books

Huggins, Kathleen

The Nursing Mother’s Companion. (Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1995).

La Leche League International

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. (Plume, 1997).

Mohrbacher, Nancy

The Breastfeeding Answer Book : Expanded (La Leche League Int'l, 1997).

Pryor, Karen

Nursing Your Baby. (Pocket Books, 1991).

Royal Women's Hospital

Drugs and Breastfeeding (Royal Women’s Hospital, 1997)

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07/20/01