What Can You Take for Asthma While Breastfeeding?

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My asthma is flairing up terribly and my supposedly fast acting inhaler (albuterol) seems to be of no help. I am currently breastfeeding my son. Does anyone have any knowledge of what I can safely take that will help me breath but not be harmful to my son. Thanks!

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? Crys ? June 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm: Most asthma medications are safe, or at least a class C, which means if the need outweighs the risk, it is considered ok to take.

There are things to consider, breastfeeding differs from pregnancy because its not a must. While its great to breastfeed, IF you had to bottle feed because of risk of the medication crossing into the milk, you could. Your health is important and if your not well, your baby will suffer too.

For you to take the other medications available to you, Atrovent, Xopenex, Pulmicort, Advair, the list goes on…… its is something that you and your doctor need to decide if its better to stop breastfeeding to be on the medication. I know that there have been cases where I have treated pregnant women with all of the above medications, and there was no harm. I would think it would be ok if you were to take Advair BID as maintenance, and the change to a nebulizer with Xopenex every 6 hours or so, and the Albuterol inhaler if you absolutely need it between Xopenex. But again I don't know the entire circumstance. Consider all the options and talk to your doctor. Good Luck!