How long after stopping medication can I breastfeed?

Mothers are very concerned about their children's health, especially breastfeeding mothers. Once they are sick, they dare not breastfeed their children easily, fearing that it will be detrimental to their children's health. However, many mothers do not know how long after stopping the medication before they can start breastfeeding. In fact, this needs to be judged according to the type of medication taken and the baby's own development, and the situation will vary.

1. How long after stopping medication can you breastfeed?

1. There are many drugs used during hospitalization, and these drugs can be divided into two categories. One category is relatively safe for use during breastfeeding, and the other category is drugs whose safety during breastfeeding is unclear or whose safety level is low.

2. For drugs that are not recommended for use during breastfeeding, the concept of half-life can be used. Generally, after the use of the drug, after 6 half-lives, the drug is basically excreted from the body. At this time, breastfeeding is relatively safer.

3. Among so many drugs, which half-life should we choose to calculate? Generally, the drug with the longest half-life is selected for calculation. After 6 half-lives, if this drug is basically excreted, then other drugs are also basically excreted from the body.

4. Drugs such as atropine, dizosin, lornoxicam, ephedrine, tropisetron, etc. are not very safe during lactation. After checking the half-lives of these drugs, it was found that the half-life of tropisetron is relatively long, with fluctuations in different populations, approximately 7.3-30.3 hours. After 6 half-lives, that is, after stopping the drug, and about 43-181 hours later, breastfeeding will be relatively safe.

5. If calculated based on 30.3 hours, it is more likely to be completely excreted, that is, after 180 hours, breastfeeding can resume, so that other drugs can also be excreted.

6. The dressing for external use on wounds has a relatively low ingredient content and is for local external use. The amount and possibility of entering the blood circulation are relatively small, and the amount or possibility of entering breast milk is even smaller, so it does not affect breastfeeding.

2. Precautions during lactation

1. Breast care: If a pregnant mother decides to breastfeed, she should start taking care of her breasts before pregnancy, pay attention to massage when bathing, wear a loose bra to avoid compression of the mammary glands and blockage. If there is a problem with inverted nipples, you can consult a doctor to correct it as early as possible. The nipples should always be kept clean to prevent nipple and breast diseases. If the posture and method are proper when feeding in the future, there will be no major problem. After each breastfeeding, if the baby does not suck the breasts empty, you should use a breast pump to suck out the excess milk. Emptying the breasts can promote milk secretion, relieve the mother's pain, and have a health-promoting effect on breast health.

2. Start breastfeeding as soon as possible: Generally speaking, 30 minutes after delivery, although the new mother may not have enough milk in her breasts at this time, she should try her best to let the baby suck the breast and cultivate the baby's habit of sucking the breast as early as possible, otherwise the baby may reject the mother's breast in the future.

3. Do not discard colostrum: The milk secreted within five days after delivery is called colostrum. Some mothers think that colostrum is dirty, or that it has no nutritional value and it would be a pity to discard it. In fact, colostrum is the essence of nutrition, rich in the highest human immune factors and growth factors. It can enhance the baby's immunity and promote the baby's development. Therefore, you should feed your baby whenever he is hungry within five days after delivery and try to give him as much supplements as possible.

4. Pay attention to insufficient breast milk: When the mother's breast milk is insufficient, the breasts often do not swell before breastfeeding, the baby swallows less during breastfeeding, the baby sleeps short and is restless and cries often after breastfeeding, and the baby does not gain weight or gains weight slowly. At this time, the mother needs to find out the reasons and correct them.