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Hi,

I am due with my last baby in Nov. I was thinking about breastfeeding. My doctor informs me that my ruebella count is low and I will the vaccination right after I have the baby. Can I still breastfeed with that shot?

Also as I stated before this is my last as I will be getting my tubes tied 6 weeks after I have the baby. Will I be able to breastfeed with those kinds of drugs that they admin. or will I have to pump before? I am so confused LOL.

Thanks for all your help.

Chrissy due Nov 12 with a little princess:balloons:

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Yes you can breastfeed, having received MMR.

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some MMR facts:

http://www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk/news/newsitem.php?id=58

good luck to you and your new baby! Congratulations.

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CDC and Rubella info:

http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vaccine/mmr/mmr-faqs-hcp.htm

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As far as getting your tubes tied, it shouldn't affect your breastfeeding. If you get pain meds afterwards just be sure to remind them you are breastfeeding so that they give you the appropriate choices. The anesthesia shouldn't hurt the bf at all.

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hi,

i am due with my last baby in nov. i was thinking about breastfeeding. my doctor informs me that my ruebella count is low and i will the vaccination right after i have the baby. can i still breastfeed with that shot?

also as i stated before this is my last as i will be getting my tubes tied 6 weeks after i have the baby. will i be able to breastfeed with those kinds of drugs that they admin. or will i have to pump before? i am so confused lol.

thanks for all your help.

chrissy due nov 12 with a little princess:balloons:

yes, you may breast feed and receive the vaccine.

although the rubella virus could be transmitted via breast milk, it usually does not affect the infant and if it does, the infection is well tolerated.

congratulations and good luck!!

siri, crnp, clnc, rlnc

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You question has already been answered, but I just wanted to let you know that I was in the exact same situation with both my 1st and 3rd babies (tubes tied only after the 3rd, obviously:)). Both were breastfed for over a year.

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Hi,

I am due with my last baby in Nov. I was thinking about breastfeeding. My doctor informs me that my ruebella count is low and I will the vaccination right after I have the baby. Can I still breastfeed with that shot?

Also as I stated before this is my last as I will be getting my tubes tied 6 weeks after I have the baby. Will I be able to breastfeed with those kinds of drugs that they admin. or will I have to pump before? I am so confused LOL.

Thanks for all your help.

Chrissy due Nov 12 with a little princess:balloons:

Just refuse the rubella immediately post-partum. You do not have to take it. As far as the anesthesia meds go after your tubal, you do NOT have to pump and discard your milk. When you are awake, the eds are GONE from your system. They won't bother the baby anyway. Don't let an anesthesiologist tell you to pump and dump. That's old school.

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Hi. I had to have surgery when my daughter was 3 months old and I was breastfeeding my daughter.. I told the doctor and they gave me meds that would not affect me breastfeeding my daughter.. I even called the pediatrician just to get her thoughts on it also (basically b/c I was a nervous first time new mom) but, in the end everything worked out ok..

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Hi,

I am due with my last baby in Nov. I was thinking about breastfeeding. My doctor informs me that my ruebella count is low and I will the vaccination right after I have the baby. Can I still breastfeed with that shot?

Also as I stated before this is my last as I will be getting my tubes tied 6 weeks after I have the baby. Will I be able to breastfeed with those kinds of drugs that they admin. or will I have to pump before? I am so confused LOL.

Thanks for all your help.

Chrissy due Nov 12 with a little princess:balloons:

One other suggestion, since this is your first time breastfeeding. Please locate at LEAST 2 lactation consultants (ideally IBCLC's) before you give birth. Know their numbers and carry them with you to the hospital. You'll be so grateful for their knowledge and support! Remember, pain is a sign that you may need to get help with latch and positioning.

Also, try to read at least one good book on breastfeeding before giving birth - though with 3 kids at home, I know it's a challenge. I highly suggest "So That's What They're For!", which is humorous, incredibly informative and wonderful. I like it better than The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, quite frankly, which turned me, Little Miss Lactivist, off. Other women love it, though.

Best of luck to you in your breastfeeding adventures! Don't give up - the first 6 weeks can challenging, but it gets SO much easier. And it can end up being great fun!!

Alison

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Hi,

I am due with my last baby in Nov. I was thinking about breastfeeding. My doctor informs me that my ruebella count is low and I will the vaccination right after I have the baby. Can I still breastfeed with that shot?

Also as I stated before this is my last as I will be getting my tubes tied 6 weeks after I have the baby. Will I be able to breastfeed with those kinds of drugs that they admin. or will I have to pump before? I am so confused LOL.

Thanks for all your help.

Chrissy due Nov 12 with a little princess:balloons:

From the standpoint of a nurse anesthetist: The drugs that we use for a general anesthetic for a bilateral tubal ligation would mostly be gone from your system by the time you were awake enough to breast-feed the baby. Propofol (induction agent) is very fast acting, and would be metabolized before you even woke up from surgery. The paralytic medications we use would be the same. HOWEVER, differing texts have different thoughts on versed and fentanyl. Some anesthesia texts still warn that these medications can be excreted through the breast milk. In my opinion the doses that we use for simple tubal ligation are small enough that the amount excreted in breast milk would not be sufficient to affect the baby.

Allow me a question. Why are you waiting six weeks for your tubal ligation? The easiest tubal ligation is done in the immediate post partum period. (Within 24 hours of delivery.) At this point, a small incision (

The problem with waiting six weeks is that you'll have to have a general anesthetic for a laparoscopic tubal ligation. Hence, you'll have all the postoperative grogginess that goes with a general anesthetic. In addition, to adequately perform this procedure, carbon dioxide must be injected into the belly to allow for adequate visualization. This can cause some significant discomfort in the immediate postoperative period, not seen in patients having postpartum tubal ligations. And, you don't need to get any of the drugs you would need for a general anesthetic.

Just something for you to consider. You might want to discuss this option with your obstetrician.

Kevin McHugh

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I just wanted to wish you the best and congrat :)

Let us know how things went. Isn't is crazy how time seems to fly by? Seems like yesterday was new years :)

November will roll around soon. Can I ask what you're having? (boy or girl) :D

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