Safety of iodine painting while breastfeeding

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Hello,

I have been a member for a while, reading and gleaning the boards almost every

day, and using iodine for about 18 months. I had to back way down when I got

pregnant (to the recommended 12.5mg) but now that my baby is a week old I am

working to increase again.

Mid-December I noticed a lump- actually two small marble-sized lumps- under my

left arm. My midwife suggested it was a clogged lymph node, and said to watch it

but that pregnancy does weird things to your body. It seems to get swollen, then

decrease in size, sometimes painful, other times not noticeable at all. I have

an appt. with my family doctor next week, but I was wondering if I could paint

the area with Lugol's while I'm breastfeeding? I've done this a few times in the

last week (because it's hurting, and the pain extends into the left side of my

breast), and once when I did it at night I had trouble sleeping...I know there's

no way to know exactly how much is being absorbed, so maybe the sleeping trouble

was unrelated. But I'm wondering if the painting is safe to do while I'm

breastfeeding? Should I wait until after my appt. with the doctor/possible

ultrasound of the area before I do the painting? Leave off it entirely while I'm

nursing?

Thanks for any advice- it seems like there are so many exceptions when pregnancy

and nursing are involved and it gets confusing!

Gratefully,

Brite