Medicines and drugs that are unsafe for breastfeeding

Some medicines can be taken by a nursing mother if she stops breastfeeding for a few days or weeks. She can pump her milk and discard it during this time to keep up her supply, while the baby drinks previously frozen milk or formula. Radioactive drugs used for some diagnostic tests like Gallium-69, Iodine-125, Iodine-131, or Technetium-99m can be taken if the woman stops nursing temporarily.

During breastfeeding, the following prescription drugs should not be taken, so as to avoid doing baby harm:

• Bromocriptine (Parlodel): A drug for Parkinson's disease, it also decreases a woman's milk supply.

• Most Chemotherapy Drugs for Cancer: Since they kill cells in the mother's body, they may harm the baby as well.

• Ergotamine (for migraine headaches): Causes vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions in infants.

• Lithium (for manic-depressive illness): Excreted in human milk.

• Methotrexate (for arthritis): Can suppress the baby's immune system.

• Tobacco Smoke: Nursing mothers should avoid smoking. Nicotine can cause vomiting, diarrhea and restlessness for the baby, as well as decreased milk production for the mother. Maternal smoking or passive smoke may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and may increase respiratory and ear infections.
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• Drugs of Abuse: Some drugs, such as cocaine and PCP, can intoxicate the baby. Others, such as amphetamines, heroin and marijuana, can cause a variety of symptoms, including irritability, poor sleeping patterns, tremors, and vomiting. Babies become addicted to these drugs.

APA YANG PERLU ANDA TAHU TENTANG SUSU IBU?

Susu ibu diketahui keistimewaan dan kelebihannya. Tetapi masih ramai ibu yang tidak tahu manfaat dan kelebihan yang bakal diperoleh oleh ibu dan anak. Kecutkan rahim
Menyusukan bayi akan bantu anda kembali kepada bentuk tubuh asal dengan lebih cepat. Rahim yang sebelum ini membesar 20 kali lebih besar berbanding sebelum hamil mudah kecut. Hormon oksotosin yang terkandung dalma susu ibu membantu pengecutan rahim dengan menyingkirkan plasenta. Bagi ibu yang tidak menyusukan bayi, rahim mereka sukar untuk mengecut kepada keadaan asal.

Singkir mekoniumDi dalam usus bayi yang lahir, terdapat beberapa jenis bahan yang dikenali sebagai mekonium. Bahan ini jika tidak dibuang akan memberi kesan yang buruk kepada bayi. Oleh yang demikian, kolostrum yang terdapat dalam susu ibu boleh menyingkirkan bahan tersebut daripada tubuh bayi.

Mudah dihadamkan.Bayi lebih mudah hadam jika menyusu secara ekslusif. Ini disebabkan oleh enzim yang terkandung dalam susu ibu membantu proses penghadaman. Dalam pada itu, khasiat yang terdapat dalam susu ibu lebih cepat diserap ke dalam sistem tubuh bayi berbanding susu formula.

Pencegah penyakitBayi yang disusukan secara ekslusif jarang sekali dihinggapi penyakit. Ini kerana susu badan mengandungi antibodi kepada pelbagai jenis penyakit. Kira-kira 80 peratus sel dalam susu ibu terdiri daripada makrofaj. Sel berkenaan berfungsi untuk membunuh bakteria, fungus dan virus. Oleh itu, jika bayi disusukan secara ekslusif, mereka terlindung daripada daripada pelbagai jenis penyakit berbahaya termasuklah pneumonia, botulism, bronkitis, jangkitan telinga, influenza dan banyak lagi.

Elak pendarahanApabila menyusukan bayi, tubuh anda akan mengeluarkan oksitosin yan gmerangsang kontraksi. Kontraksi tersebut dapat menutup saluran darah maternal. Dengan itu, masalah pendarahan dapat dielakkan.

Kurangkan insulinBerita baik untuk anda yang menghidap penyakit kencing manis. Anda dapat mengurangkan kadar insulin hanya dengan menyusukan bayi. Bukankan itu baik untuk anda!

Stabilkan pertumbuhan endometriosisKajian klinikal menunjukkan penyusuan dapat menghentikan perkembangan endometriosis untuk sementara waktu. Ini kerana ibu yang menyusukan bayinya tidak akan datang haid untuk tempoh yang tertentu. Jadi apabila anda tidak datang haid, keadaan ini akan mengelakkan diri kesakitan akibat endometriosis.

Lindungi daripada masalah penglihatanSusu ibu penuh dengan khasiat dan salah satunya ialah vitamin A. Seperti yang diketahui, vitamin A baik untuk kesihatan mata.

Bertindak sebagai ubat penenangSusu ibu mengandungi oksitosin yang dapat mambantu menenagkan bayi. Apabila disusukan , bayi dengan sendirinya akan tenang setelah meragam.

Penahan sakit semulajadiSusu ibu mengandungi endorfin yang dapat menahan sakit. Sakit yang dirasai akibat bengkak dapat dilegakan selepas beberapa minit penyusuan bayi dilakukan. Jika bayi manjalani rutin suntikan imunisasi, anda digalakkan untuk menyusukan bayi sejurus disuntik. Penyusuan akan membantu mengurangkan kesakitan sekaligus meningkatkan keberkesanan vaksin yang diterima.

Premature And Special Circumstance Babies

Without doubt, breast milk is vital for premature babies. One study of premature babies who were tube-fed breast milk or artificial milk, but were never breastfed directly, showed that the babies who received no breast milk had IQS 8 points lower on average than those who received breast milk. Human milk has special ingredients like DHA (docosohexaenoic acid) and AA (arachidonic acid) which contribute to brain and retinal development. And all breastfed babies tend to spend a lot of their time in the "quiet alert" state which is most conducive to learning.



Breastfeeding has other special benefits for premature infants. Premature breast milk contains different amounts of some nutrients than term breast milk, more suited to the needs of premature babies. Necrotizing Enterocolitis, a serious bowel inflammation, is very rare for breastfed infants. And of course they get the same immune protection, which may be even more critical for prematures, and has been shown to reduce the risk of sepsis in these babies. Suckling at the breast, and digesting breast milk, cause less stress for the premature baby than bottle-feeding does; so most prematures can go to breast as soon as they are able to suckle. It’s vital that a mother of a premature baby breastfeeds her baby as soon as possible. Because of the reduction in infections and the shorter time to full feeding, breastfed premature infants can usually leave the incubator sooner. For some babies, breastfeeding is a life-and-death matter. In addition to its known benefit where water supplies are unsafe or food supplies erratic, breastfeeding lowers the risk of SIDS in all populations.

There are very few reasons, particularly from the baby's point of view, to avoid breastfeeding. Most authorities in the West recommend that mothers who are HIV positive not breastfeed; however, in many areas of the world breastfeeding's known benefits outweigh the small risk of transmission from breast milk. Few other medical conditions should prevent a mother from breastfeeding, as there are many medications that are suitable for use in breastfeeding moms.



Breastfeeding's immunologic and developmental benefits may be particularly important for babies with medical problems such as congenital heart disease, cleft palate, Down's syndrome, etc. In cases where the baby has a problem which affects its ability to suckle at the breast, expressed breast milk from mother is still the best choice. Banked human milk, the availability of which is unfortunately limited, would be the second choice. Commercial artificial baby milks are preferable to other alternatives, but far from perfect substitutes for human milk. These companies are always announcing that they’ve added a "new" component to their commercial formula to make it closer to human milk. But for every new artificial cone added, several more components of human milk