What antacids are safe for breastfeeding?
Yes, it is absolutely safe for a breastfeeding mom to take antacids as directed. The calcium and magnesium in antacids like Maalox and Tums are absorbed into your bloodstream, but they won’t have a significant effect on your breast milk.
Can you take acid reflux medicine while breastfeeding?
Ranitidine (Zantac) is another sort of drug used for heartburn. Again, very little gets into the milk. It is used (overused actually) to treat “reflux” in babies and if we can give it to babies directly, we can give it to breastfeeding mothers. The baby will get much less in the milk than when given it directly.
Can breastfeeding cause indigestion?
Breastmilk oversupply or forceful let-down (milk ejection reflex) can cause reflux-like symptoms, and usually can be remedied with simple measures.
What can I take for upset stomach while breastfeeding?
A doctor may recommend a medication that contains loperamide, such as Imodium, Maalox Antidiarrheal, or Pepto Diarrhea Control. These are generally safe to take while breastfeeding.
What medications decrease milk supply?
Which medications limit your milk supply?
- Antihistamines like diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and cetirizine (Zyrtec)
- Birth control pills containing estrogen.
- Decongestants and other medications containing pseudoephedrine, like Sudafed, Zyrtec-D, Claritin-D and Allegra-D.
- Fertility medications like clomiphene (Clomid)
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What can you not have while breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding women should avoid aspirin and products containing aspirin (this includes Pepto Bismal taken for an upset stomach), as well as products containing naproxen (Aleve). In contrast, acetominophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofin (Motrin, Advil) are not known to have any negative effects on nursing babies.
Why can’t you eat broccoli while breastfeeding?
In addition, it is common for mothers to be warned to avoid “gassy foods” such as cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. Eating such foods can cause gas in the mother’s bowel; however, gas and fiber do not pass into breast milk.
What medicine can I take for gas while breastfeeding?
Medicines to treat gas and bloating, such as Gas-X, Maalox, Mylanta, and others, are safe to take. They contain simethicone, which is sometimes given to infants. It is also not absorbed into the mother’s system, so wouldn’t be transmitted in breast milk.
Can what I eat cause reflux in baby?
Feeding your little one too much at once can cause acid reflux. Feeding your infant too frequently can also cause acid reflux. It’s more common for bottle-fed babies to overfeed than breastfed infants. An oversupply of food can put too much pressure on the LES, which will cause your infant to spit up.
Can I breastfeed if I have gastritis?
If you come down with gastroenteritis you can, and should, continue to breastfeed your baby. Although you are ill your milk is providing baby with protection against the virus. There is no specific treatment for viral gastroenteritis except rest and drinking plenty of fluids.
Is spit up a sign of overfeeding?
Signs of Overfeeding Baby
But don’t rely on weight as an indicator of whether you’re overfeeding baby. Instead, spitting up could be a sign you’ve pushed baby to take in extra food—for example, if baby spits up after draining a bottle you kept offering after they turned away.
How do I know if baby has reflux?
Symptoms of reflux in babies include:
- bringing up milk or being sick during or shortly after feeding.
- coughing or hiccupping when feeding.
- being unsettled during feeding.
- swallowing or gulping after burping or feeding.
- crying and not settling.
- not gaining weight as they’re not keeping enough food down.
What can I take for sleep while breastfeeding?
According to the College of Family Physicians of Canada, antihistamines can safely be used while breastfeeding, and only minimal amounts are excreted in breast milk. Antihistamines can also cause a decrease in the supply of breastmilk, so you should hydrate well to prepare.
Can nursing mothers take Pepto-Bismol?
It isn’t clinically known if Pepto-Bismol passes into breast milk. However, it is known that other types of salicylates pass into breast milk and may have harmful effects on a breastfeeding child. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests using caution with salicylates such as Pepto-Bismol while breastfeeding.