Well so far I've kind of ignored what I was planning on doing with breastfeeding just before giving myself the injections. I do it most of the time, but with DS teething he's been feeding more often (for comfort I think). Also, I read on one of the drugs websites that it stays in your system for 24-48 hours so I figure that leaving 3 hours between injection and feed probably isn't going to make much difference.
I also spoke to a drug rep about all the drugs having the "do not use during pregnancy and breastfeeding" warnings. She told me not to worry too much about it, because they have to put that warning there because no studies have been done to prove that it is safe. In fact, she said that they don't even know if it even comes through in the breastmilk at all. Gosh, you'd think that something that is going to be given to mums and mums-to-be would be studied more in pregnancy related areas!
Last edited by onthefly; March 3rd, 2010 at 09:58 AM.
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Mylitta, the studies have been done for most drugs, but not by the pharmaceutical companies. That's why the information that Dr Whyte gives out is far more accurate than the info that comes with the drugs, or is on the MIMS database.
Hi all, am really glad I found this thread!
I am feeding our 21 month old mostly at sleep times (!), and plan to do a FET next cycle. My FS recommends Hormone Replacement Therapy. I'll be taking similar hormones to you, Marcellus. I'll be on estrogen, estradiol (3-5 days at 20 mg)and progesterone. I've spent ages researching this and it appears safe for my toddler other than that the estrogen/estradiol may decrease or stop my breastmilk production. I'd be really interested to know if this has happened to you, Marcellus, and if you're regime included the estradiol.
Mylita, re. IVF drugs, check out Dr Thomas Hale's website (Medications and Mother's Milk). The injectable drugs are often poorly bioavailable. Some are also molecularly way too large to have much chance of passing into breastmilk. For example, anything over 1,000 molecular weight has difficulty passing into breastmilk. The molecular size of Pregnyl is 47, 000 and it's not orally bioavailable (it's destroyed in the gut) which is why it's injected. Similarly Puregon's molecular weight is 30, 000 and it too is not orally bioavailable. I found lots of help from the Women's and Children's Drug Information Centre at King Edward Hospital (Western Australia (08) 9430 2723).
Best wishes to you all, Christina
Hi Chamomille
Your protocol sounds the same as mine. DS was having so few feeds when we started I don't know whether it's made any difference. He doesn't care that there's no milk anyway and only asks occasionally.
Thanks for the info
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