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Advice from people who are breastfeeding and have taken antibiotics

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Hi all I was taken to hospital due to some clots nd bleeding found to have and infection currently breastfeeding my baby who is 3 weeks old told this to the hospital they have prescribed me clindamycin to take for 7 days I'm just wondering if anyone else had taken this whilst breastfeeding????? And if there were any effects on there baby thanks in advance x

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ChrisWest1983

I never used antibiotics whilst breastfeeding, but my good friend who's a doctor did with both her children as she had mastitis. She was advised to continue breastfeeding.

However, I found this website - might be interesting to read

All best,X

breastfeedingwithlove.com/2...

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GM99

I was on antibiotics after my labour and started to breastfeed on advice of midwives and noticed no adverse effects so should be ok! xx

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Annh17

First of all congratulations your little baby.

I was prescribed antibiotics when my LG was 2 weeks, I can’t remember what they were called now, but the doctor got up in his screen that there was no side affects for breast feeding and were perfectly safe too take.

If they know you are breast feeding, then they would put you on antibiotics that are safe for breast feeding x

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AlicePh

I’ve been on antibiotics, injection and painkillers from the first day after labour and I bresfeeding on the advice of midwife and doctors, my baby is 3 weeks now.

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Emilylouise- in reply toAlicePh

Thank you I did tell them I was breastfeeding as I want to give him all the best start off I just worried as I'm leaflet it stated about breastfeeding and that baby can get diarrhoea stomach ache thrush etc x

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Rbh2

I was on antibiotics about 4 times in the first few months of my son's life. For repeated mastitis and endometritis. I did notice he had a gripey tummy and he got bad nappy rash. As soon as the course of tablets was finished his symptoms went away.

It's hard but if you need antibiotics then you have to take them. You need to be healthy for your baby.

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Emilylouise- in reply toRbh2

Thanks iv noticed he's more on the gripy side since taking the antibiotics I'm hoping once iv finished the course he will be back to his normal self I use sudocrem extra care with each nappy change so hoping he won't get bad rash first 3 days were the worse as I was so unwel but now iv had good two days of taking the antibiotics I'm feeling alittle better still moments of feeling unwel but not as bad thanks for your reply x

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