I’m finally getting around to looking into this myself and am not pleased. Turns out that Tylenol 3 (coedine and Tylenol) is not recommended during nursing. (Note: this was the med I was given specifically to use while nursing… although it barely puts a dent in pain management at this point in my recovery.) I can suck it up if I know it’s safe, but now I’m not so sure. I can’t tell if it’s a class II or class III drug (there is conflicting information depending on the other active ingredients?… or maybe I’m too clouded to read the information clearly), but the drugs.com recommendations for Tylenol 3 and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) are the same… that the substance shows up in breastmilk and it’s not recommended. Withdrawal symptoms in nursing babies are generally frowned upon.<\/p>\n
So.<\/p>\n
Do I continue nursing Kate on Tylenol 3? Do I force wean her — which would entail my avoidance of her completely for a few weeks. My not holding her for 5 days didn’t do the trick, goodness knows how far we’ll have to go before she forgets about the whole nursing thing being connected to me. If I decide to not to wean her, do I continue to restrict use of the hydromorphone (the drug of choice) or do I go ahead and use it since the recommendation reads the same? (The doctors were pretty vague about this stuff. I could write a tome of frustration with this.)<\/p>\n
Anyone else been in this position or have any insight?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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