Wisdom Tooth Extractions - Wud u do it a week after giving birth???

[Visitor8]

My friends couldn't eat at all or drink without pain, couldn't talk for days, were on heavy meds to help with the pain, but they make you sleepy...
It depends on the sort of pain you are in atm I suppose. EVERYONE I know that's had teeth taken out via surgery have been really knocked about after. If the pain you have now is managable for another couple of weeks I would wait until bub is a month or older so you have some sort of routine.
How is it gong to effect your breastfeeding? I know the meds my bestie was on you wouldn't be able to take when feeding. Have you talked to them about this?

[mumofmany]

hmm.. thanks girls. I never thought about the pain meds and BF.

I might have another consult with the surgeon and discuss pain meds etc.. and then possibly push it off for another month.

I can hande pain for another month... it isn't infected which is good.

thanks again!

PS.. given that it is decayed.. i'm assuming the extraction wont be too hard!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

i did! it was about 10 days after Mia was born. First tooth i had ever had pulled.. damn wisdom tooth. SO yeh i would, coz i did.

[Lolli]

I think it would be the right idea to put it off. I was in so much pain after I had my bottomn ones removed, I could barely function for a month (but I have a pretty low pain threshold...)

[[M]umma[M]ia]

btw. i was BFing and on painkillers from surgery and they gave me needle to numb it and said all will be fone with Bfing and it was.

[~breeze~]

PS.. given that it is decayed.. i'm assuming the extraction wont be too hard!

I'd definately speak to the dentist again because with one of my wisdom teeth that I had extracted, I had put it off as I didnt want another tooth extracted so soon after the other & the dentist told me not to put it off too long as the decay will make it harder to pull out because it can brake easier as he's pulling it out so could crack into pieces & make it alot more difficult than a "healthy" wisdom tooth.

Just something else to keep in mind. As I said, best to ask your dentist.

[mumofmany]

just thought i'd update on this..

i went to the surgeon and as the wisdom had been left too long and was growing on a 45degree angle into the molar in front, both the wisdom and molar had too be removed.

had it done in the chair.. not too bad.

the stitches and swelling was pretty uncomfortable for 3 days tho... but panadol every 4 hrs fixed that up.

all good.. glad it's done.. just waiting for the stiches to come out now.