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Breast feeding and rhumatoid arthritis

Slap8outSlap8out member
in October 2013 Moms
Anyone else out there dealing with RA symptoms coming back?
Through out my pregnancy I felt great, no symptoms at all, I was told I would go into remission. It was great, no need for any meds at all. I was told it would come back between weeks 4-6 pp..... Well I think it's back. I don't want to stop breastfeeding, and I want to be able to pump once I go back to work. Not sure I can deal with the pain that comes with RA. Anyone experience this? What did you do?
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  • blondolphnblondolphn member
    What medicine do you usuallytake? Is it not bf friendly?
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  • HFrizzleHFrizzle member
    Under the breast feeding thread that @AmyG* started, there is a link to a website that tells you how safe the med is you want to take for bf.

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    I took plaquinil ( hydroxychlorquin) and meloxicam. Big no no on meloxicam, that was an anti-inflammatory and the plaquinil was an immune suppressor both found in breast milk. I'm thinking I might be able to get away with taking ibuprofen. But I'm not sure how long / how affective it will be.
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    HFrizzle said:

    Under the breast feeding thread that @AmyG* started, there is a link to a website that tells you how safe the med is you want to take for bf.

    I'm not so much worried about what I can take, I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what worked for them. Thanks for the link @HFrizzle
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  • LaurelPeaLaurelPea member
    I have Lupus and have taken plaquenil through both of my pregnancies and breastfeeding. My rheumatologist, OB, and pediatrician are all okay with it. Might be worth asking about.
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  • Jalee85Jalee85 member
    Plaquenil should be okay for breastfeeding. I'm avoiding it, but it never really helped me much. I actually have Lupus. The whole reason I want to breastfeed is to get healthy antibodies for my baby nice and young. I am also dreading the day my symptoms come back; I am 2 weeks PP.
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    @Jalee85 I was diagnosed with RA about 3 years ago, plaquenil was the first drug they prescribed, brought down the swelling in my hands drastically. It helped me a lot. No swelling yet, just pain in various joints in the morning especially. Going to stick with some ibuprofen until I talk to my doctor. Hopefully it takes it's time to fully comeback! ( for you too!)
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    LaurelPea said:

    I have Lupus and have taken plaquenil through both of my pregnancies and breastfeeding. My rheumatologist, OB, and pediatrician are all okay with it. Might be worth asking about.

    Will talk to my dr, thanks for weighing in!
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  • Slap8outSlap8out member
    Thank you @AmyG* good information. I was hesitant to restart my meds, I still don't have my symptoms back, mainly hand swelling and pain. The last couple of days I have felt like a truck hit my whole body. Thought I would put this topic out there to see how others deal with it. I will have to talk to my dr when I see him next, no point on suffering and making myself miserable while taking care of my LO.
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  • Slap8outSlap8out member
    It's just my back, legs, hands joints basically. No fever, breast are not hard, red or tender. I looked at the symptoms of mastitis previously so I would know what to look for.
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