stool softner?

beckysuejune07

Hi ladies- first time on this board!  I had my baby on Friday in DC where we were in the middle of getting 2 feet of snow. Our ltitle snow baby is precious. We made it home yesterday. 

A question for you girls- In the hospital I believe they were giving me colase as a stool softner. What else is approved for breastfeeding mammas? We are still having trouble getting out much with the snowy conditions and a 3 day old and more snow to come tomorrow, but the only stool softner I have at home is a generic kind of colase. The label says consult a healthcare provider before use while breastfeeding.

Anyone have any ideas? Or know of other products that are ok that I could send DH to the store for?

Thanks!

MrsRebecca

The only thing I've been taking is colace. Mine is a generic version too.

charisma1

After I had my LO my midwife said to drink smooth move tea before I go to bed. I did and it worked like a charm, I was really worried becuase I had bad tearing. It will get better.

coquina

I took Colace, when the pharmacy gave me the generic version I refused it and said I wanted the real stuff.  It still was painful to poo!  The first passing (5 days pp) I thought I was going to die, it felt like a baseball, I even took milk of magnesia to get things moving (approved by my Dr.) but still painful, It does get better...hang in there!!

coquina

PS Congrats!

jmrussell03

docusate sodium is Colace. Generic is fine. I have taken it a couple of times.

All meds say check with a doc. Even Tyelonol and Tums. Which I find funny cause stuff you really should avoid do not always have this warning.

llc730

You should be fine with the generic colace. I called my clinic about this very question and she told me that any of the OTC stool softners/laxatives are fine for short term. If you are in doubt you could always call your OB. I'm sure they get this ? all the time.