Venting

[Krysi25]

Ohk I posted this in the wrong forum but I'm lost for words I had an allergic reaction to I don't kno what but the meds they gave me I can't pump anymore I feel like a failure now I'm going to cry

[tomorrow264]

Why can't you pump anymore? Did the meds stop your milk production or is it unsafe for your baby?

[Jillybean2882]

I totally understand! 2 weeks after I had my first son, I ended up with strep throat, and was put on an antibiotic. Had I known it would have killed my supply, I would have suffered through the strep. I worked with a lactation nurse until he was 4 months old, when she finally told me it wasn't going to come back, and to stop stressing and just enjoy my baby. I felt like the biggest failure! And felt like family thought I just gave up. My son is 3.5 now and is healthy and to smart for his own good. With number 2 due in a month, I am panicked about having issues with nursing. I so want it to happen this time around! But I am now at the point that if I do succeed, I feel guilty I was able to for this one and not my first.

[nichole75315]

Keep pumping, just pump and dump until you're body is rid of the medication and you are capable again.  I saw tonight at Walmart they sell a kit to test breast milk for alcohol toxins.  It might not hurt to ask when it's safe.  I plan on bf and already decided after 8 years of sobriety I will be having a girls night out after -- in which case I will be pumping & dumping.  

[Krysi25]

Thanx ladies its not that it killed my supply but its unsafe for him I just want that bonding back but hey formula will have to suffice for now :(