Re: OT SSRI's and breastfeeding....

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I think doing benyadril would be more benaficial, it's an old time antidepressant and safe with breast feeding, also perhaps looking at st johns wort, no chemicals this way to pass on, making sure you eat enough, perhaps being on the diet yourself, lots of chocholate to keep seritonin up, doing selenium as well, epson salt baths??? mabey relax when you can and vent lots to our group

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OT SSRI's and breastfeeding....

Having a real hard time with newly diagnosed little boy, breastfeeding infant, traveling husband, and 3000 miles from any family. Considering zoloft while breastfeeding--what does everyone think?

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Just want to chime in my 2 cents, which is definitely do something. You need to

take care

of yourself and you deserve to feel OK. Besides, mommy needs to feel OK to take

care of

everyone else properly, right? Maggie

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Thanks everyone!Maggie da Silva wrote: Just want to chime in my 2 cents, which is definitely do something. You need to take care of yourself and you deserve to feel OK. Besides, mommy needs to feel OK to take care of everyone else properly, right? Maggie> From: live4luke > To: mb12 valtrex > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:35 AM> Subject: OT SSRI's and breastfeeding....> > >

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Been there...don't go there. That drug will just make you fuzz out

and who knows what effect it will have on the baby. CHANGE THE FOODS

THAT ALL OF YOU ARE EATING AND THE SADNESS STRESS AND FOG WILL START

TO DIMINISH. I am speaking from experience. Get a bit of help around

the house for the short term. Have somebody in to do cleaning and

help with whatever needs to be done. What part of the country are

you in and what sorts of interventions are available for your chiuld

and for you? Post partum depression is all about a big zinc copper

imbalance. Stress throws your bio chemistry out of whack too...and

all of that sets our kids up for gut issues. Matt has made all his

one year goals in three months...though still ASD you would not

recognize him as such...he seems just learning delayed most days

now. If you have a newbie ASD child...learn all you can about gut

issues and how to heal them. Look into eating foods that are SCD

legal....incredibly, this shift changed everything for me and for our

kids. Try vitamin therapy before you try a mood altering drug that

will just mask what is really going on in you and in your kids.

Taking zoloft righnt now would be like finding out you have breast

cancer and deciding to take some morphine or valium so you could just

sort of cope with the stress of scary cancer.....and floating off

into an increasing decline in your health just without worrying much

about it. GO to a good alternative dr - get recs for this - and get

your vit and mineral needs met ASAP. You are probably VERY zinc

def...which makes your copper go through the roof, and that equals

ppost partum and part of the puzzle for ASD. Yes the vaccines are a

problem, but not nearly as problematic for kids with really healthy

guts. If you are going to do formula - which might not be a bad idea

if your system is way out of whack...go to Weston Price Foundation

and read their stuff on how to feed infants. THe store bought

products have SO SO much sugar and other problematic difficult to

digest ingredients....you and your family have gut issues/injuries,

and the sooner you get them in hand the sooner EVERYTHING will get

better, including your child with the ASD diagnosis. IT is all going

to get better and easier....6 months ago I wanted to jump off a

cliff, but today things are so much better. Try and steer clear of

meds that mask not HEAL problems. Best of luck Di Just want to chime in my

2 cents, which is definitely do something. You need to take care

> of yourself and you deserve to feel OK. Besides, mommy needs to

feel OK to take care of

> everyone else properly, right? Maggie

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Also, to add to this…There was a published

study last year that showed post partum can be a result of high copper levels,

I can’t find it at the moment.

However going through a new diagnosis is

hard and all of us broke down with the news. Its part of the grieving

process, grief then anger and then getting to work. It’s okay to

grieve and most of the time you have to in order to move on to the next

stages. My husband was gone a lot while regression was happening and then

after with a second job. It was lonely and extremely hard and I probably

called my friends too often to get some relief but I needed to do it.

Things that helped me were writing a song, writing in a journal and reading

about success stories. McCarthy’s “Louder than Words”

book is funny, has its devastating parts, but rises to success.

Unfortunately I didn’t have that book when my son regressed and was

diagnosed but there were success stories and I hung onto that. I can sympathize

as all of us can and please do allow those of us who have been through this to

help you and vent. -

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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Re: OT

SSRI's and breastfeeding....

Been there...don't go there. That drug will just

make you fuzz out

and who knows what effect it will have on the baby. CHANGE THE FOODS

THAT ALL OF YOU ARE EATING AND THE SADNESS STRESS AND FOG WILL START

TO DIMINISH. I am speaking from experience. Get a bit of help around

the house for the short term. Have somebody in to do cleaning and

help with whatever needs to be done. What part of the country are

you in and what sorts of interventions are available for your chiuld

and for you? Post partum depression is all about a big zinc copper

imbalance. Stress throws your bio chemistry out of whack too...and

all of that sets our kids up for gut issues. Matt has made all his

one year goals in three months...though still ASD you would not

recognize him as such...he seems just learning delayed most days

now. If you have a newbie ASD child...learn all you can about gut

issues and how to heal them. Look into eating foods that are SCD

legal....incredibly, this shift changed everything for me and for our

kids. Try vitamin therapy before you try a mood altering drug that

will just mask what is really going on in you and in your kids.

Taking zoloft righnt now would be like finding out you have breast

cancer and deciding to take some morphine or valium so you could just

sort of cope with the stress of scary cancer.....and floating off

into an increasing decline in your health just without worrying much

about it. GO to a good alternative dr - get recs for this - and get

your vit and mineral needs met ASAP. You are probably VERY zinc

def...which makes your copper go through the roof, and that equals

ppost partum and part of the puzzle for ASD. Yes the vaccines are a

problem, but not nearly as problematic for kids with really healthy

guts. If you are going to do formula - which might not be a bad idea

if your system is way out of whack...go to Weston Price Foundation

and read their stuff on how to feed infants. THe store bought

products have SO SO much sugar and other problematic difficult to

digest ingredients....you and your family have gut issues/injuries,

and the sooner you get them in hand the sooner EVERYTHING will get

better, including your child with the ASD diagnosis. IT is all going

to get better and easier....6 months ago I wanted to jump off a

cliff, but today things are so much better. Try and steer clear of

meds that mask not HEAL problems. Best of luck Di Just want to chime in my

2 cents, which is definitely do something. You need to take care

> of yourself and you deserve to feel OK. Besides, mommy needs to

feel OK to take care of

> everyone else properly, right? Maggie

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> > To: mb12 valtrex

> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:35 AM

> > Subject: OT SSRI's and breastfeeding....

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> > Having a real hard time with newly diagnosed little boy,

breastfeeding

> > infant, traveling husband, and 3000 miles from any family.

Considering

> > zoloft while breastfeeding--what does everyone think?

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I educate about breastfeeding and sent out a link last month:http://www.llli.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVFebMar02p10.htmlHaving breastfed my own autistic child I found it a great help in changing my diet and how I ate affected him. I would suggest low if no sugar, juicing I like Apples, carrots. parsley and spinach with a tiny bit of beet. It looks horrible but tastes like apple juice. I put it in my son's shrek cup (now, not then) and we call it shrek juice. also go GFCF with low carbs as you can have a bad GFCF diet. I like Kombucha juice and other fermented foods and a great link for supplies and learning about fermented foods and their importance is http://www.corganic.com/videosubgatesmcbride.htmlIn that video they also talk about a connection with breastfeeding. I would also recommend that you yourself take a good multivitamin and Omega 3's I like nordic natural's because they are filtered and cleaner. I also avoided Seafood and fish. In

some cases I did take the medicine he wouldn't and I did see improvement. By that time he only breastfed at night so I took things a couple of hours before nighttime. If he doesn't breastfeed much still maintain the diet yourself always.

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Hang in there! Things will get better. I know how you feel

because I went through exactly the same situation about

6 months ago. Newly diagnosed 4-year-old, nursing infant,

traveling husband, entire family in Pakistan and no close

friends in town. It was devastating, exhausting and the

worst time in my life.

I am still in the same situation and on top of that expecting

a third but I feel much better. One of my good friends always

says, " It's always darkest before dawn " and I find this is so

true. You are in the initial shock and greiving period. It's

natural to feel the way you do. The post partum hormones don't

help either.

Here are some things that might help:

Get someone to help you clean/manage your house. If this is

not financially possible post a flyer at a local college, church

or community center asking for a volunteer to come and play

with your ASD child. This will give you some relief while

potentially providing a psychology student etc. with some

experience. I used to volunteer for a family with a child on the

spectrum in college many years ago.

Venture outside for some fresh air everyday, even if you're not

in the mood.

Change your diet. It will help both you and your nursing baby

sleep and function better.

Call good friends and family a lot. This really helped me survive.

Accept your child for who he is without giving up on your vision

for the kind of progress you want to see him make.

Do not blame yourself for your child's issues. Free yourself from

guilt and remind yourself of all the wonderful things you have

done for/with him.

Remember that no one can love your children the way you do. Looking

after them may be back breaking work but it will definitely pay off.

Don't feel you have to be Super Mom. Very few of us are. Just do your

best. If the kids are getting to you, put them in a safe place

and take ten minute out to lie down with your eyes closed and

take deep breaths.

Use FOOL-PROOF contraception. You don't want to end up in my

situation!

Also, things not to do:

Don't think you can fix your kid overnight.

Don't stay up late researching and worrying.

Don't binge on unhealthy, processed foods for comfort.

Don't take it out on you husband. Instead, share how you feel and

ask for help with things that seem especially difficult.

Don't isolate yourself from others.

This too, shall pass. Good luck!

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> Having a real hard time with newly diagnosed little boy,

breastfeeding

> infant, traveling husband, and 3000 miles from any family.

Considering

> zoloft while breastfeeding--what does everyone think?

>