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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Breastfeeding
not a comon conditioon and easy to feel you are alone . Hope this helps. It’s a chapter from my book Breastfeeding and Chronic Medical Conditions available on Amazon as Kindle and paperback https://tinyurl.com/mbbebe8x There is an online support group run by RachelFitzD called Stretched to the Limits. Rachel was a midwife but also has […]
What would mothers like their healthcare team to know about IBD and breastfeeding?
The next and most personal blog about what what mothers want their professionals to know. Thank you to the members of the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/BreastfeedingIBD for their views. What would mothers like their healthcare team to know about IBD and breastfeeding? See also: https://breastfeeding-and-medication.co.uk/fact-sheet/inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-breastfeeding
How to advise women on the safe use of medicines while breastfeeding
This article was published in the Pharmaceutical Journal June 2021 https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/how-to-advise-women-on-the-safe-use-of-medicines-while-breastfeeding but I feel is too important not to be readily available for professionals. It should be part of the what mothers want professionals to know about breastfeeding series. So I have adapted it slightly to be in a pdf format so it can be […]
The truth about Breastfeeding and Medication
A podcast recorded with Boobingit and pharmacist Sarah Robinson Ep. 14: The truth about breastfeeding & medication with Sarah Robinson and Dr Wendy Jones MBE Ep. 14: The truth about breastfeeding & medication with Sarah Robinson and Dr Wendy Jones MBE
Migraine treatment and Breastfeeding
Another chapter from my book Breastfeeding and Chronic Medical Conditions today on the treatment of migraines which affect so many people. Migraines are miserable, when you have to continue to deal with a baby or toddler or older child and cant go and sleep in darkened room they can break the best. This factsheet goes […]
Donating breastmilk and taking medication
I am very proud to support all the breastmilk banks in the UK who provide milk to mothers of neonates. I was intensely grateful just over a year ago when my youngest grand daughter was born early, weighing just 3 and a half pounds. My daughter had fed 2 other children and like me is […]
Progesterone Pessaries and Breastfeeding
A question which is coming up very frequently just now is the use of cyclogest pessaries in pregnacy for mums who are still,breastfeeding. So to save me keep typing ( and to help you, of course) here is the information. Progesterone pessaries and breastfeeding factsheet
St John’s Wort and Breastfeeding
Sadly the incidence of post natal depression and anxiety has increased and even doubled during the pandemic and we know that many find it hard to go to see their doctor or fear that they will be told to stop breastfeeding to take medication. Some prefer a more natural, herbal remedy and will purchase St […]
Rosacea and breastfeeding
It is funny how questions come in groups. At the moment many mothers are contacting me with questions about Rosacea particularly wanting to use Soolantra (Ivermectin cream). This is the chapter from my book Breastfeeding and Chronic Medical Conditions which I hope helps. https://tinyurl.com/mbbebe8x The information on ivermectin cream is limited but Hale suggests a […]
Covid Vaccine and Breastfeeding
I have been inundated with questions about the vaccine against Covid 19 and breastfeeding. Initially the recommendation was that it shouldnt be given until a mother had stopped breastfeeding (which caused consternation in the front line workers who needed it so badly to protect themselves and their families as well as patients ). This was […]