I would also imagine that she is going to be in contact with her baby even if
she bottle feeds (changing diapers etc), so the baby would be better off with
her milk which contains antibodies than without the added immune protection of
her milk if she feeds something other than her own breastmilk.
Tania Archbold IBCLC
www.mothersnectar.ca
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From: Christine Bussman <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, December 22, 2010 4:13:49 PM
Subject: Re: Medication Safety - Valtrex
On 12/22/10 13:47, Henya KnitMammy wrote:
> Permission to post
> A friend of mine has shingles. Because she is in precarious neurological
> state her GP decided that he wants to treat it aggressively. So he has
> prescribed Valtrex 1gr 3 times a day. She is now in the third day of taking
> it. She is supposed to take it for seven days. Her baby is almost 3 months
> old. The doctor advised against her contact with the baby because for fear
> of getting sick. She is also currently pumping and dumping, because he told
> her that the medication is not compatible with breastfeeding.
> She has now run out of EBM and is frantic.
> Can someone tell me how necessary these precautions are?
> The baby is healthy and not underweight. This GP is know to me as
> breast-feeding neutral - he can take it or he ca leave it.
> Thank you.
Hale 2008 calls Valtrex an L1. (pg967)
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