Some people do not feel sick at first.
I have a 14 year old daughter and I had a different experience with her, breast feeding was relaxing but with my baby it is hurt especially after a long night.I’m having to stop breastfeeding my 8 month old due to high blood pressure problems and medication interactions. "Mayo," "Mayo Clinic," "MayoClinic.org," "Mayo Clinic Healthy Living," and the triple-shield Mayo Clinic logo are trademarks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.© 1998-2020 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER). Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Lactation Matters with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission.Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The official blog of the International Lactation Consultant Association High blood pressure is a serious illness. However, if you need to take medication, you might have questions about the possible impact on your breast milk. Photo credit: Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.© Lactation Matters, 2019.
There are exceptions, though, in which drugs can become concentrated in breast milk.
If you're taking a medication that could be harmful to your baby, your health care provider might recommend an alternative medication. Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below.
If you need to stop breast-feeding only temporarily, use a double electric breast pump to keep up your milk supply until you're able to breast-feed again.
If you find something abnormal, you should consult your physician for any alternation in your current medications. Any medication can cause side effects, and high blood pressure (HBP) medications are no exception. # March 12, 2019 at 9:41 pm Reply. Previous studies have reported that oxytocin levels in breastfeeding mothers are higher than those in mixed-feeding mothers.28 Additionally, mothers with high oxytocin levels have lower blood pressure than those with low oxytocin levels.29 In animal studies, frequent oxytocin administration induces calm and long-term antistress effects, such as lowering of blood pressure in rats.33,34 … Women who breast-feed more than one year after childbirth often make relatively smaller quantities of milk. Researchers had also estimated that up to twelve percent of high blood pressure cases among women with children could be associated with “suboptimal” breastfeeding, including mothers who gave their babies formula or breastfed for less than three months.
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Knowledge of the latest research findings can be invaluable to the clinician who has the opportunity to encourage and educate the breastfeeding mother, particularly as they are able to assist in overcoming obstacles to breastfeeding that could make a difference in women’s health.In this latest study, researchers examined the relationship between breastfeeding and later risk of developing hypertension among approximately 56,000 American women who took part in this long-running study. I have exclusively breast fed my baby up to 6 months and still breastfeeding at 9 + months.