Weaning and IBS
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| Sat, 04-30-2011 - 3:38pm |
Hey ladies - I really need some input from you on this!
I was diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) a couple years ago. For those of you not familiar with this (TMI alert), basically I get gas pains/cramps, diarhea and constipation - rarely do I have normal bowel movements. However, I started taking medication for it and it helped things considerably. Once I got pregnant I had to go off of it. Luckily, my IBS symptoms basically disappeared during pregnancy and even after.
Until now that is :( I have been slowly weaning off the pump, and this week I have weaned down to one pump a day. Now my IBS symptoms seem to be back full force and it's awful.
Now this is where I am stuck. I was hoping to stay at one pump for at least the next month or longer to continue giving Evan breast milk. BUT, I can't take the medication. So, do I suck it up and feel awful for the next month or so, or do I give up pumping sooner?
Help! What would you do?
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I am a little late to this discussion so you might have already made up your mind, but I would wean and stop pumping. If you aren't feeling well you might not be able to be a good mommy to Evan. GL and Sorry they are back in full force.
I do have a IBS question for you - You can choose not to answer if it's TMI. But what is considered a normal BM? I swing back and forth from being constipated and having gas pains and such to much more looser. I assumed it was from what I was eating and I know that recently since I upped my Anti-depressant doasage in January that I am more constipated than normal which is a common side effect to that med. Just curious. TIA
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Alyssa--Congrats on pumping for so long, that is awesome!
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