July 2012 Moms
meagan.pilkington
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WTF am i supposed to do?
meagan.pilkington
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I have a bacterial infection "down there" and am getting mixed info a about the meds I was prescribed. (metronidazole) I told my primary doc that I breastfeed and she said she'd find a safe medication. Then when she sent in the rx she told me the manufacturer says it's "probably safe". So I email my OB office to make sure and a nurse emails me back and assures me that this medicine does NOT pass through to breastmilk because it's not absorbed in the bloodstream. So I think ,ok perfect, its safe! So I use it last night, and for some reason decide to read the package insert today, which says in big bold letters that it DOES go through to the breastmilk and you should check with your doc before using. Ugh! So WWYD? The infection got pretty bad, i dont wanna go all weekend without it but i think i should for the safety of my baby. Although the doc prescribed it and the OB office said it was safe... I hate this! I have to somehow get rid of this infection 
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Re: WTF am i supposed to do?
I agree with PP. I was given meds during pregnancy and after, that had the warning about breastfeeding, but was told that the pros outweigh the risks...... I think that most have to put that warning just to cover all bases.
Trust your doctors and I hope you start to feel better!
Nope, I have a very limited freezer stash cuz I'm not away from LO too much and I hate pumping
I wouldn't be concerned...although it does pass through the bloodstream, the part in the PI you are referring to was from a study in rats who were given 33 times the amount of drug that is considered safe in clinical practice with humans (and only then showed risk of liver tumors in males to be significantly increased). The other studies that showed effects in females were long-term dosing, and you should only be on the drug for a relatively short time to get rid of the infection, right?
The tumorgenicity studies that the breastfeeding section is referring to were both negative, but since there is the POTENTIAL to cause these effects at higher dosing they put this in there. I would be more concerned if it had a more dangerous pregnancy/lactation category rating or had a boxed warning about use with breastfeeding...
What just happened in my diaper?!