did you get my e-mail? Dua's heading your way sis. 
Assalaamu aleikum,
I still owe you an email (we fly out tomorrow morning for CA so it will be a bit!) but I wanted to see if you had checked the following site:
http://www.kellymom.com/health/m...roved-
meds.html
I've found that there are lots of medications that doctors or peds might claim you can't nurse with and will tell you to pump and dump with that are really OK. They have to cover themselves from potential lawsuits so it's more in their interest to tell you not to nurse even in cases where it has been proven safe. Just in case there is any hope that the medications you are on are really safe to nurse with (and from what I've read most medications really are okay because such MINISCULE amounts go in the milk)! In sha' Allah it will work out. I am making du'aa for you because I cannot imagine going cold turkey, ugh that has to be sooo hard. In sha' Allah maybe your doctor is being overzealous! It's worth a shot to look it up. Take care!
Khadija
I was going to suggest the same as Khadija. I recently got my LLL magazine and there's an article in there about nursing and medications. Apparently you can even nurse after general anesthesia. I would check in to the issue a little more...it could be your doctor is being overly cautious. Hope you get better soon...am thinking of you.
Well i did ask the pharmacist too and some online research and apparantly this medicine turns children's teeth black as well as fetus's and nursing babies. It's a category 4. It's horrible medicine and making me feel horrible (flushed, sick stomach, vicious headache). It's really really strong. It's a good idea though to check. I'm calling the pediatrician today to see what i can do. My family doctor said i could take a less strong medicine and nurse with it but it's not as effective and since lyme's disease is so serious it's better to take the strong. I have another call in today to my other doctor (obgyn) to see if i can get something else prescribed because yeah, this cold turkey stuff feels horribly mean to my little girl. She doesn't understand why in the heck i won't feed her. Today she saw me pumping and grabbed the bottle from the pump lol like "it's mine woman".
Oi, what a time you are having! Insha'allah things will get better. It's just a test. It will be over and be just a memory, so just hold on til its over!
She sounds a handful; I really don't have any advice except do what you think is right! Regarding crying it out - i really wouldn't do that til she's over 15 months (it doesn't work til then anyway - all that happens is she begins to lose faith that the world will respond when she calls). She isn't doing this to spite you but because you are her world and at 9months they go through severe sepration anxiety - they have starteed to understand you are a separate entity who can walk away and that terrifies them - even if you turn your face away and they can't see it they go nuts. This will eventually end it's own way, but please please please do not let her cry it out - you are setting her up for some serious issues when she is older.
This baby gig is tough, but even though the days are really long, the years are very short and all too soon she will fly the nest. for this short time be her world.
yes its insane, but I guess that's why our status as a mother is equal to a martyr.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
xxxxx
I've been praying for you! I think if you can keep her interested in breastfeeding, even when she's settling for a bottle, that will be good for when you are off the antibiotics.
Just hang in there. She's not going to be scarred for life. I know you know this, but maybe me saying it will help. And you know that so much of how kids respond to things has to do with how we respond. If she see you upset, she'll be upset. Now I'm not trying to say you should be callous, rather matter of fact. Give the bottle with a smile and talk to her matter of factly. I know that sounds silly, but it might be reassuring if she hears that in your tone.
Oh I am so sorry! What a hard thing to go through. Definitely praying for you.
Hows it going sis? x
she took a bottle today. can't believe it. we're half way through the meds too. 8 days left to go. Debbie...not making her cry it out, especially right now. I'm going against everyone's advice on this one. Being in the bed is dangerous too but since my inlaws are here until her 1st bithday i have an extra set of ears so taht helps. Robyn - i hope so. my milk has decreased by half but maybe she can get it back up. i hope so.
thanks for the prayers!
ps. i do feel a lot of guilt making her go through this even though it's not my fault. now that she's taking the bottle and crying less in the night i'm tempted to keep her on the bottle so as to not confuse her again but i won't. i want my baby back. she's been sleeping on top of me to feel that closeness. that shows me she gets more than just nourishment with bf'ing. it's the closeness she's missing most. i can't believe she held out for 6 days. she's a tough cookie mashAllah.
Glad things are better. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. How is little Dude?
Just thinking about you and your little girl. God willing things are still okay.
Salaams Jaycie. She's taking a bottle now. Held out for six days. We're tired and worn out but only 4 more days of medicine after today and we can get back to normal hopefully. Hope you are doing good. Thanks for checking on us!
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