I received a call from a mom who was wondering about the effect of Enalapril
on  her milk supply. I think there are a lot of factors in this mom's life
that could be contributing to her low milk supply but she wants to check-out
this drug just in case. It wasn't listed in Chemical Agents and Breast Milk
and I don't have Dr. Hale's book, though I'm very interested in finding the
particulars about it so that I can locate it. She's been taking Enalapril for
the last 1 and a half months for her heart though she has noticed her milk
supply dropping since September. Her baby was a premie born 4 months
ago(corrected age 7 wks.) and she's been struggling with nursing since day 1.
Do any of you have any literature about the effects of Enalapril on a milk
supply? All I could find was that the AAP considers it usually compatible
with BF but nothing was listed under Reported Sign or Sympton in Infant or
Effect on Lactation.
TIA,
Patt Jamieson, LLL, AAPL
Renton, WA