Cracked Tooth Amalgam - Breastfeeding

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I just cracked a molar in half this morning while eating.  My amalgam is

completely exposed in my mouth.  I can't see the dentist until 3.  I think I've

found a mercury free one.  However, in the meantime, my son still breastfeeds

pretty regularly even though he is almost 15 months old.  I've never refrained

from breastfeeding him and have no milk stored.  Is it safe to breastfeed him? 

I'm thinking not, but I don't know for how long.  My oldest is autistic, so I'm

very concerned.

Thanks for your input.

Jen

[Guest guest]

While I don't have a definite answer, I can say that the milk will

have mercury in it if you swallowed any of the amalgam. And that it

has it anyway because you have amalgams. Just that it has more mercury

now.

How much mercury no one knows and for how long no one knows.

I wish I could tell you what is best to do, but I can't. I know that

blood levels of mercury spike following new exposure and your going to

have the filling fixed or replaced. They don't recommend nursing or

pregnancy after amalgam removal for something like 18 months because

blood levels are high. And if they repair the filling with more

amalgam then your going to be exposed to more mercury, same with

replacing it at this appointment. Either way...your body is going to

have a higher mercury levels for a while, probably a few months in the

least. But I don't know exactly how long.

You have to weight the risks...I don't think I would continue to

nurse, but that's me. Only because I had a filling break while

pregnant and my son has problems. And I'm sure that was not the only

reason, the vaccines added to it, but often times I think...would it

have been better it if didn't break? But again I know how hard it will

be to tell the child no cold turkey too.

If you decide not to nurse, fortify his diet with cod liver oil.

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> I just cracked a molar in half this morning while eating.  My

amalgam is completely exposed in my mouth.  I can't see the dentist

until 3.  I think I've found a mercury free one.  However, in the

meantime, my son still breastfeeds pretty regularly even though he is

almost 15 months old.  I've never refrained from breastfeeding him and

have no milk stored.  Is it safe to breastfeed him?  I'm thinking not,

but I don't know for how long.  My oldest is autistic, so I'm very

concerned.

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> Thanks for your input.

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> Jen

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[Guest guest]

Oh dear Jen. If it were me, I'd take selenium to try to bind the

mercury that you've been/will be exposed to.

There is no clear answer. I know that Shattock (an autism

researcher) found that lots of kids start their regression right

after weaning, so there is that to take into consideration, but

obviously your exposure to mercury and your son's are going to be

higher now and weaning might be less of a risk.

I do know that when I had my amalgams removed the biggest one I had

(huge as it was replacing a broken tooth) came out really easily with

almost no drilling at all. The dentist made a couple tiny drills and

then it almost fell out on its own, completely intact. If that

happens during removal, maybe the risks will be minimized?

If you do decide to stop breastfeeding, maybe consider something like

a raw goat milk to replace? Most kids don't have much trouble with

that.

Sorry, I wish I had a better answer.

Anita

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> I just cracked a molar in half this morning while eating.  My

amalgam is completely exposed in my mouth.  I can't see the dentist

until 3.  I think I've found a mercury free one.  However, in the

meantime, my son still breastfeeds pretty regularly even though he is

almost 15 months old.  I've never refrained from breastfeeding him

and have no milk stored.  Is it safe to breastfeed him?  I'm thinking

not, but I don't know for how long.  My oldest is autistic, so I'm

very concerned.

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> Thanks for your input.

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> Jen

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[Guest guest]

I went through this earlier in the year. My son was probably a bit over

a year old and I had an amalgam filling break in half. I had to have it

removed and replaced with a resin. Personally, I did continue to

breastfeed and am very glad that I did. I know I did take a number of

supplements but can't remember off hand what they were (high Vit C,

selenium I think and some others). BUT my child with autism is

adopted. I would have been much more concerned if there was a

biological connection.

Jenene