Is breastfeeding and taking sulfamethoxazoleTMP safe for your newborn?
This is for your physician to decide. While more dangerous in
near term, there are reasons why this (alone or in synergy) may be
the drug of choice. While there is a warning about early pregnancy,
it does not rule out the usage of this med. ---- I respectfully
disagree with the author of the answer above for the following
reason:
Sulfonamide antibiotics are not given to women who are
breastfeeding, especially newborns, since these medications are
excreted in breastmilk and are known to increase the bilirubin in
newborns by displacing it from proteins in the blood, increasing
the risk of kernicterus, a debilitating and permanent condition in
which bilirubin stains certain areas of the brain, leading to brain
damage and mental and physical retardation.
If you are breastfeeding, you MUST tell your physician so s/he
can take that into account when prescribing any medication, as most
will pass through the breastmilk and potentially be absorbed by
your child. ------------- The respectful disagreement is right on
target. I'll leave the first up there, as -- while I was
incomplete, what little I did say had some points that weren't
totally off. Of the two answers choose the second.