polaramine

[abbynmonique]

Iknow you can use this hayfever tablet (not sure spelling is correct)
safely during pregnancy,, does anyone know for sure if you can use it while breastfeeding??

[Tam-I-Am]

www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/documents/cyhu/28106.pdf (http://www.health.qld.gov.au/phs/documents/cyhu/28106.pdf)

Seems to be safe. Claratyne is too, apparently - and doesn't cause drowsiness. Probably best to speak to a pharmacist though, just to be sure.

[veve]

double check - but I am pretty sure that if it is safe during pregnancy it is DEFINATELY safe during breastfeeding...

(just ring a local chemist.. they can tell you straight away - or use the 13 HEALTH line... they are Reg Nurses and can answer your question... they have access to programs through computers)

xx
Jen

[mamachops]

It is safe, BUT as it can induce sleepines in adults it can do the same to bub (or even the reverse :eek: )

Personally, and it's just how I feel, but if you can do without sedating drugs, then I would, as I've read that anything that sedates a baby can increase the risk of SIDS.

[abbynmonique]

i just found this info on it. i wont take it just to be safe,, :thumbsup:



(Breast-feeding-Small amounts of antihistamines pass into the breast milk. Use is not recommended since babies are more susceptible to the side effects of antihistamines, such as unusual excitement or irritability. Also, since these medicines tend to decrease the secretions of the body, it is possible that the flow of breast milk may be reduced in some patients. It is not known yet whether cetirizine, desloratadine, or loratadine cause these same side effects. )

[kirrie]

i was told by my ob not to use polarmine in the last trimester :sleeping: i would think it may effect how efficirntly bub feeds

[sam's mum]

I was told the same thing. Could use polaramine for the first 6 months, but definitely not in the last three months. It can have an adverse impact on the baby once they have reached a certain level of development. I can't remember exactly what the doctor told me that it was. The doctor told that it was okay once the baby was born and I was breastfeeding, but that I should take the 6 hour rather than the 12 hour ones. The chemist has told me the same thing.