Topic Title: Taking SJW while nursing !!
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, Wed 14 Aug 21:09
I am a mother of two active boys ( 2-1/2 and 6 months ). I was officially diagnosed of depression when I was pregnant with my second boy. ( I think I have it carried over from the 1st pregnancy when I was in Hong Kong. I am Chinese and newly immigrated here by the way and not much a 'believer' of western medicine.) Doctor prescribed 'Praxil' but I decided to hold out to avoid affecting the baby. I had been seeing counsellor as soon as the baby was two months old. It had been of some use.
I had depression attach about once a month but this week I had my 2nd one in two weeks - they were two scary ones. ( Perhaps it was something to do with my attempt to wean the baby with two two solid food which lower the milk supply ?! )
I feel like I am unable to holdout anymore. I need desperate some medical help. I read about this web site and knowing I should avoid SJW when nursing if possible - but It's a very difficult decision. I decided to give a try.I am on the third day now with 900mg per day spread over three meals. Feel a little bit different in mood wise and got tried in mid day and thirsty all the time !
I feel extremely guilty in doing so to the baby but am afraid to further lose control of myself if I don't seek medical help. I wonder if there is anyone can share similar experience ? I wonder if I should taking Praxil instead. How would SJW affect my baby ? God, I really wish I can hold out a little bit longer until the baby is totally wean. Would appreciate any input. Thank you in advance.
Ling Ling
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| | "Re(1):Taking SJW while nursing !!" , Thu 22 Aug 01:28
Hi Ling, my name is Giulia and I'm from Romania and I have had a similar experience. After a birth I made an obsesive-compulsive disorder- is a horrible disorder!!!
My son has now 2 -1/2.
At that time i couldn't tell anyone my story because i was ashamed (this is the first part of my disorder-the secret)!
At that time, all wy life was disturbed (i couldn' sleep, eat, make love and i was very, very angry (it is very complicate to explain), so i went to a specialist, i took many pills, my healh conditions was ameliorated, but not very good!
For two month ago, I took a herbal treatment (including hypericum), and now i feel very well!!!!
It is incredible!!!
So, my advise is to stop nursering your baby, you could replace breast feeding with milk powder (you know very well!!!).
The most important thing is yoy mental healt now!
If you are calm and relax all you family will be happy!
If you want to speak more with me , please give me a sign!
Please, excuse my english languge!!!
Good luck!
Giulia
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| | | "Re(2):Taking SJW while nursing !!" , Fri 4 Oct 00:06
Hi Giulia, thanks so much for your reply. Your English is good and I have no problem in understanding you.
I think I should have more faith in this web site -- I gave up checking for reply a few days after my post !!
I would like to let you know that I had weaned the baby - by accident.( Around the time of my last post I took two Cortazon injections for the herniated dics after a rear-ended accident unfortunately !) My milk supply stopped almost immediately ! And I had some more bad depression attacks which now as I looked back, I highly suspect itwas from that sudden change of hormone.I wish I had known better (or the Doc should had known better !) before taking the injections.
I had started SJW for about a month and I think I am getting myself back ! My 2-1/2 year old son was so amazed to see me dancing and singing to him. My 8 month old son is now on solid food happily and is growing into a big boy -- 20 pounds. I missed my intamacy with him but accpeted thatit was a good way to get the situation fixed.
I felt fatigue when I spread the dosage three times a day. I had just started to try to take them all before going to bed three days ago - but I had all these starnge dreams.... And now at 2:00 AM I could not going back to sleep. I wondered around the web sites and I found your reply !!! Thanks once again for your kind reply. God bless you !
Ling Ling
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Wed 14 Aug 2002 20:45 |
| | "Re(1):Taking SJW while nursing !!" , Tue 20 Aug 16:29
Hi Idang, I have had experience of taking SJW while nursing my baby, and I'm afraid it wasn't good. I found after taking SJW for a few days, while nursing, caused my poor son's bottom to become very sore and badly imflamed, to point where he screamed the place down when I changed his nappy, touched that area, with baby wipes etc. I can only assume that SJW got through to his system, and made his poos and wees ( sorry everyone!) very acidic or something like that which inflamed his skin, when he soiled his nappy. I felt so guilty but I felt so depressed that I wanted to try it. So I waited till I stopped nursing then took it. I think you have to weigh up how bad you are feeling, and if you feel you can't wait to take SJW or any medication, then perhaps consider stopping breast feeding, and using bottles. I know it's hard though, as you want to do the best for you baby, and feeding him yourself, is so rewarding. However, I think in the end you have to put your mental health first, as this is the most important thing for you and your child. Good luck.
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| | | "Re(2):Taking SJW while nursing !!" , Fri 4 Oct 00:44
Hi, thank you so much for your advice -- sorry I did not check it out until just now. I had lost faith in waiting for it...
(In case you are interested in know what had happened during this time) : Knowing from your experience, I'm so glad that I did not take it until I had weaned my baby by accident ! ( if you are interested, please see the other reply I've just posted to Guilia ). Your are right, babies survive with bottles and solid food ! I think both of my boys ( and my husband ) are now got happier to see their Mom back. I think it also helped that my husband had just started a new job after unemployed for over 8 months !
Now that I am happily swinging back to my housewife live. Physically I am tired out with two boys and dying for my husband to get back from business trips at times -- again you had pointed out, the most important is for me to be mantally healthy ! I'm on SJW and am experimenting taking them in different times in a day in order to enjoy the best results. Wish me luck.
May God bless you and your family richly!
Idang/Ling Ling
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Wed 14 Aug 2002 20:45 |
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