So I am a formula feeding Mama, and regret it so deeply it breaks my heart.
Anyway, I have a friend of mine who I was talking to online last night, she and I are both dealing with PPD (well I am going to talk to my doc about it FINALLY) - and her doctor told her yesterday to take Celexa (spelling?), but she would have to wean.
When she told me this I wanted to jump through the computer and scream NO NO NO....I told her MANY mothers deal with PPD at the same time as BFing their baby. She was supposed to start the Celexa last night and stop bfing as well, and go straight to formula (she'd been supp-ing due to some supply issues), and I said WAIT until I get back to you.
Anyway, I did some digging around on kellymom, and found out that Celexa is safe, not as safe as Zoloft but safe. And I copied and pasted a section that said something to the effect of "a babies right ot breastfeed should never be compromised by the mothers treatment" or something like that.
The poor girl said she was CRUSHED when her doc told her to wean, she had NO desire to do that to him and she was really depressed about it. So her and I together found out that it was FINE, and if she was unsure about it still - get a different prescription instead of weaning.
I told her that I live every day with the guilt of weaning early, and it's probably been the trigger for my own depression, I would guess. I told her if she weaned and didn't want to, and wasn't happy about it, she would maybe feel worse in the end. I showed her links to what the WHO says about BFing, and sent her to kellymom.com and a few other sites.
By the end of the evening, she had decided her doc was a quack and she would NOT wean. YAY!!!!
OH - - the last straw that she told me about her doc was this: he said she should wean anyway since really BFing is only important in the first weeks, anything beyond is just bonus....ACK!!!!!!!!!! When she told me this, I knew her doc was NOT pro-BFing, and her and I tried to find a good solution for her.
It feels really good to take something that's been so negative for me (quitting early), and using it to try to help another BFing mama.
I guess it's really paid off that I still come to the BFing forums even though I don't nurse anymore.
Anyway, I have a friend of mine who I was talking to online last night, she and I are both dealing with PPD (well I am going to talk to my doc about it FINALLY) - and her doctor told her yesterday to take Celexa (spelling?), but she would have to wean.
When she told me this I wanted to jump through the computer and scream NO NO NO....I told her MANY mothers deal with PPD at the same time as BFing their baby. She was supposed to start the Celexa last night and stop bfing as well, and go straight to formula (she'd been supp-ing due to some supply issues), and I said WAIT until I get back to you.
Anyway, I did some digging around on kellymom, and found out that Celexa is safe, not as safe as Zoloft but safe. And I copied and pasted a section that said something to the effect of "a babies right ot breastfeed should never be compromised by the mothers treatment" or something like that.
The poor girl said she was CRUSHED when her doc told her to wean, she had NO desire to do that to him and she was really depressed about it. So her and I together found out that it was FINE, and if she was unsure about it still - get a different prescription instead of weaning.
I told her that I live every day with the guilt of weaning early, and it's probably been the trigger for my own depression, I would guess. I told her if she weaned and didn't want to, and wasn't happy about it, she would maybe feel worse in the end. I showed her links to what the WHO says about BFing, and sent her to kellymom.com and a few other sites.
By the end of the evening, she had decided her doc was a quack and she would NOT wean. YAY!!!!
OH - - the last straw that she told me about her doc was this: he said she should wean anyway since really BFing is only important in the first weeks, anything beyond is just bonus....ACK!!!!!!!!!! When she told me this, I knew her doc was NOT pro-BFing, and her and I tried to find a good solution for her.
It feels really good to take something that's been so negative for me (quitting early), and using it to try to help another BFing mama.
I guess it's really paid off that I still come to the BFing forums even though I don't nurse anymore.
