Breastfeeding and medication with Wendy Jones BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS

Wendy Jones BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS is known for her work on
providing a service on the compatibility of drugs in breastmilk
and has been a registered breastfeeding supporter for 36 years.
She is passionate that breastfeeding should be valued by all and
that medication should not be a barrier. In her employed life she
was a primary care pharmacist. Wendy left paid work 12 years ago
to concentrate on writing her books and developing her website to
provide information for mothers and professionals. Wendy was
awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List of 2018 for
services to mothers and babies. 


In this episode I chat to Wendy about all those common questions
which start with “is it safe to breastfeed with that
medication?!”


·      Breastfeeding whilst needing medications
for a chronic condition 


·      Common misconceptions with anxiety and
depression medications and breastfeeding


·      Is it safe to keep breastfeeding when you
catch the common cold or flu?


·      Emergency contraception – do you need to
stop breastfeeding and will it affect milk supply?


·      Wendy tells us about the new medications
for migraines


·      Colic medicines – is there evidence for
this and do they work? 

·      Why planning in pregnancy is essential to
support ongoing breastfeeding for those needing to use any
medications long term, and yet unfortunately is still mostly not
happening. 


·      And Wendy tells me how she ended up giving
out her personal phone number to the whole of the UK several
years ago for any breastfeeding questions on medications and
feeding! And was dealing with 10.000 calls a year!



LINKS:
Wendy Jones website, fact sheets, books and more
BFN Drugs in breast milk fact sheets
Lactmed
E Lactencia
Hale meds


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