Hey there,
If I didn't think about everything that passes through my breastmilk to my ten month old, I do now. I had no succes with the Mirena last June after dd was born so I started the mini-pill in mid-July. This is the progesterone only pill that doctors say is "safe" when breastfeeding. Beside the fact that the progesterone was affecting ME negatively, I believe it also affected my dd. She was exclusively breastfed until I went back to work. At that point she was getting some formula, too. In August, about two weeks after I went on the pill, she began getting severely, chronically constipated - going maybe once a week and it was painful for her. Not normal baby poop. She was so backed up and gassy. I immediately thought it must be the formula and we changed brands. That didn't work. The doctor had us doing all kinds of remedies. Some worked, but only sometimes and not consistently. In November we were considering Miralax and even seeing a specialist to rule out a serious problem.
In the beginning of December I went off the mini pill for personal health reasons. In one week, DD began to go 4-7 times a day - loose, very wet copious amounts of poop. All different colors. I immediately thought she had diarrhea, but the doctor ruled that out. It eventually slowed down and she goes 1-3 times a day now - normal baby poop. She can now eat whatever she wants without worry of backing up (bananas, rice, applesauce . . .) and is less bloated, actually more happy. I REALLY BELIEVE that the progesterone in the pill was causing her to have the severe constipation. After I went off the pill, her body eliminated probably weeks and weeks worth of poop. I can't believe she would go from being so severely constipated to normal overnight for no reason. PROGESTERONE IS THE HORMONE THAT CONSTIPATES PREGNANT WOMEN! Of course it could do that to her!!! The timing is way to accurate for it NOT to be that. So, think twice about what meds you take when nursing, despite what the doctors say! I am so happy she is feeling better and all is normal again.
If I didn't think about everything that passes through my breastmilk to my ten month old, I do now. I had no succes with the Mirena last June after dd was born so I started the mini-pill in mid-July. This is the progesterone only pill that doctors say is "safe" when breastfeeding. Beside the fact that the progesterone was affecting ME negatively, I believe it also affected my dd. She was exclusively breastfed until I went back to work. At that point she was getting some formula, too. In August, about two weeks after I went on the pill, she began getting severely, chronically constipated - going maybe once a week and it was painful for her. Not normal baby poop. She was so backed up and gassy. I immediately thought it must be the formula and we changed brands. That didn't work. The doctor had us doing all kinds of remedies. Some worked, but only sometimes and not consistently. In November we were considering Miralax and even seeing a specialist to rule out a serious problem.
In the beginning of December I went off the mini pill for personal health reasons. In one week, DD began to go 4-7 times a day - loose, very wet copious amounts of poop. All different colors. I immediately thought she had diarrhea, but the doctor ruled that out. It eventually slowed down and she goes 1-3 times a day now - normal baby poop. She can now eat whatever she wants without worry of backing up (bananas, rice, applesauce . . .) and is less bloated, actually more happy. I REALLY BELIEVE that the progesterone in the pill was causing her to have the severe constipation. After I went off the pill, her body eliminated probably weeks and weeks worth of poop. I can't believe she would go from being so severely constipated to normal overnight for no reason. PROGESTERONE IS THE HORMONE THAT CONSTIPATES PREGNANT WOMEN! Of course it could do that to her!!! The timing is way to accurate for it NOT to be that. So, think twice about what meds you take when nursing, despite what the doctors say! I am so happy she is feeling better and all is normal again.