Essential Reads: Breastfeeding and ADHD Medications
Many women taking stimulants question whether it is safe to take these medications while breastfeeding. Â
Balancing Risks and Benefits: Making Well-Informed Decisions About Medications and BreastfeedingÂ
An individualized, collaborative approach to decision-making helps mothers navigate complex choices with confidence, ensuring the well-being of their child, while attending to their own mental health. Â
Breastfeeding Difficulties: How Can We Help New Moms?
For new moms, breastfeeding is often more difficult than anticipated. In fact, feeding challenges are actually the norm, not the exception.
Essential Reads: Cannabis and Breastfeeding
At this point, the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). The recreational use of cannabis has been legalized in 21 states and D.C. The downstream effect [...]
You Asked: Is Ketamine an Option for the Treatment of Breastfeeding Women?
I am taking care of a patient with a history of severe recurrent depression. Although she did relatively well during pregnancy on duloxetine 120 mg, she experienced recurrent, severe depressive symptoms after giving birth. [...]
Essential Reads: Breastfeeding and Anti-Epileptic Drugs
While data are limited regarding AEDs and breastfeeding, it appears that none of the AEDs are excreted at high levels into the breast milk, nor have they been associated with high rates of adverse events in the nursing infant.
Essential Reads: Medications for Smoking Cessation in Breastfeeding Women
Our information on the use of medications for smoking cessation in nursing mothers is limited.
What You Need to Know About Cannabis and Breastfeeding
We continue to see more and more women of reproductive age using marijuana in various forms. While marijuana is viewed by some as a safe alternative for the treatment of various maladies associated with pregnancy, [...]
Breastfeeding Difficulties May Affect Bonding: How Can We Help New Moms?
Although new mothers describe breastfeeding as a meaningful and fulfilling aspect of caring for their infants, breastfeeding is also a common source of stress and anxiety. A recent study suggests that difficulties with breastfeeding may [...]
Essential Reads: Alcohol and Breastfeeding
We frequently receive questions regarding the safety of drinking alcohol while breastfeeding. While the harmful effects of alcohol use during pregnancy are well known, we have much less information regarding the consequences of alcohol [...]