Please don't judge me....

[MummyLindz2]

i wasnt sure who to ask about this, so i'm hoping you ladies are able to help me out. i am 18 years old and i have a 3 month old little girl whos strictly breastfed. i used to be very experimental with drugs since getting pregnant, i have not used until today. i took one extasy pill about 2 hours ago and i havent fed my baby since because i'm worried about how its going to effect her.

i dnt know what i was thinking and i feel like it was the stupidest thing i could have ever done. i dont want to harm her in any way but shes going to be awake soon and i'm not sure what to do. she hates the bottle and i know shes not going to take it. i have a couple questions.

since it has been two hours will it still be bad to feed her when she wakes?
how long will it take for it to get out of my breastmilk completely?

i feel so stupid. i dnt want to harm my baby and i'm freaking out because i dont know wat to do now. i feel like such a crap mum. i really messed up. please dont judge me, i just need some advice and soon.

-Lindsay

 

[mommytashaX2]

I really don't know much about this, so I don't have much advice to give. I used to take extacy as well, but never when I was breastfeeding or around my children and I could never imagine exposing my child to any type of substance. I hope that once this is through, you are able to look back and realize that it wasn't worth it at all. Your baby means so much more than a temporary high. I hope you are able to find the advice that you're looking for and it all works out.

 

[babezone]

im not sure but i think it takes 48 hours to get out ur body so i wud asume the same with breast milk but not 100percent sure maybe google...brestfeeding /drugs

as much as u say she wont take the bottle i wud strongly advise to try ur hardest to get her to as i dont no wat consiquences it has on baby and as u sed the last thing u want to do is harm her ecstacy isnt a light drug as im sure ur aware

 

[Pyrrhic]

Yes it will be bad, and it may take days to get out of your system. Go and get help asap as you're obviously relapsed. Talk to your GP, or ring an anonymous helpline for the sake of your baby. In the meantime, make her a formula bottle. There's nothing wrong with alternating between formula and breast milk for now.

 

[MummyLindz2]

Yes it will be bad, and it may take days to get out of your system. Go and get help asap as you're obviously relapsed. Talk to your GP, or ring an anonymous helpline for the sake of your baby. In the meantime, make her a formula bottle. There's nothing wrong with alternating between formula and breast milk for now.

i'm worrying so much rite now and i cant seem to calm down. this is something that i know i will NEVER do again. i tried calling a helpline here and they are closed on the weekends. i havnt fed her yet. i tried with bottled formula and she just wont have it. she was crying and crying and has just fell to sleep. i dnt want my baby to starve. can i just sqeeze out my breastmilk/pump it and throw it away? will that get rid of some of the harmful stuff?

 

[mommytashaX2]

The way you're feeling may be as a result of the drug and if you continue to worry, it may progress and you might start to panic, which is not good right now. You need to try to calm yourself down and drink a lot of fluids (water) and try to relax.

Are you home alone with your baby right now? Is there anyone that you can call that you can trust to help you with the baby so that you may try to get some rest? If you are alone, you may want to call someone. Even though it seems that you are thinking pretty straight right now, the drug can alter your judgment significantly and you should not be alone trying to care for a child that is crying too much when you are under the influence.

 

[Rachel]

Pumping will not get rid of the drug, aslong as it's in your body it's in your breastmilk. Don't breastfeed her right now, keep trying with formula.

If you are alone with your baby while you are on E then you need to get someone to come look after/help you look after your baby until it leaves your body.

 

[leeanne]

Irregardless if you pump and throw it away, the E is still in your system and will still affect whatever milk you produce.

Quite honestly, I really don't know what to say. Babies that are breastfed just don't take to bottles in a blink of an eye and it takes time...days, weeks, months for them to finally wean off of the breast.

Not to seem judgmental, but you really have to watch what you do when you have a child relying on you solely for feeding, etc. A baby should come first.

 

[brownhairedmom]

I agree, you need to call someone. Also, see if someone can pick up one of those bottles with nipples that mimic the breast before she wakes up. It might be a bit easier.

You need to relax. I've never taken E, but if I recall correctly you're probably going to crash down in a few hours and get really emotional. Get someone to come look after your daughter before that happens, I doubt you will be in any state to deal with a crying baby at that point.

 

[NeyNey]

It is going to take a lot longer than 48 hours for the drug to release from your system. You cannot leave it go that long without feeding. If she refuses to take the bottle you are going to have to seek medical help. I don't know about other countries but I have heard how you can get a hold of the bottled stuff that they give babies who are newborn in hospital. If you seek medical help you're helping to take one small step in the long road to rectifying this mistake.

 

[ColtonsMom]

I've never done drugs, so dont know how they effect you. But I would agree that you should probably have someone watch her.
I looked it up on google.. and it says you need to wait AT LEAST three days before breastfeeding. It says it takes 3 days to get less than 1% of the drug still in your system; but that doesn't mean that there still isn't that 1%.. so you need to wait ATLEAST 3-4 days.
I also agree with the other ladies.. you should probably go to a health center or something if she will not eat. She really doesn't need to go more than 3-4 hours without eating at that age.. and I think being breastfed that time will be shorter.

 

[BurtonBaby]

If someone else is there, ask them to try giving her the bottle. Sometimes breastfed babies take to bottles better from someone better than mom. If not go to the hospital and they will have to give her a feeding tube if she absolutely wont take the bottle. My brother has a drug problem and they are not easy to kick. I'd head to rehab ASAP, if you are on drugs (any kind, any time) you are not capable of taking care of your child.

 

[mBLACK]

You cannot feed your daughter for at LEAST 3 days. You do NOT want her taking breastmilk, ecstasy is 100% chemical and if she has a reaction to it it can be deathly.

 

[Baby-Love]

Can't you get a family member to come round and look after your baby? Your baby is more likely to accept a bottle from someone else. If the baby can sense you're there, and you're the usual food supply, it may be confusing and make it harder to feed her.
While your family/friend is looking after you, I would suggest you try and relax. Taking drugs and you worrying could cause you to panic and such.

I suggest you drink plenty of water, as you dehydrate and the common mistake is not having enough fluids, especially when engaging with such a drug as Ecstasy. It will take a lot longer than 48hours for the drug to works its way out of your system. Once the drug has stopped it doesn't mean it's not in your bloodstream. So I'd say call your Dr in the morning, or call the hospital and ask them for advice. You don't have to ask your name, if you're worried.
Maybe this will make you think twice ..and hopefully you won't take it in the future.
Not just for the baby's sake.. You have to think about your own health, too.


Please..under NO circumstances breastfeed your baby!

Good luck.

 

[sabby52]

But not to much water because that is one of the main mistakes with E drinking to much water, people have actually drown from to much.
I have only experimented with E a long long time ago when I was about 15 but from what I can remember it will be in your system for 2-3 days and Hun listen to the other girls get someone to care for that child you are going to be on a downer so please listen for you baby's sake. Hope everything works out.

 

[claire1983]

The advise from the health board is not to breastfeed for 24 - 48 hours after taking E. You should feed formula or stored breastmilk through a bottle and express after she has fed to keep your milk supply up. - You made a silly mistake and I just hope you baby will take be able to take to the breast again after having a bottle. Try finding a bottle that mimics the breast

 

[hypnorm]

you will still need to express breast milk and throw it away to keep your flow going.
But do not feed your baby for at least three days!! I just hope that your baby will eventually take the formula as i know my boy would not for a long time.
Just hopefully you have learned your lesson this time, dont risk your own or your baby's life it could easily kill both of you.

 

[meg]

it's not going to kill you, but your baby should be your main priority, and I know from experience that at this moment in time you are really in no fit state to look after a child on your own, or make decisions that are sensible and in your child's best interest. I hope you can get someone to come over and help you look after the baby .

You're not going to reverse the effects by drinking water, only by sitting it out. If you are taking drugs to make you feel better in the situation that you are in, then you should try to get help - the feelings of guilt/loneliness/depression are worse when the drug wears off.

you've done a stupid thing (by taking the drug while breastfeeding) and I hope that you learn a lesson. There is no guarantee that the chemicals will metabolise in your system at the same rate as guides on the internet say, and I have no idea(and neither do most doctors) how long traces will be around in the breastmilk.

 

[enigma]

I would say keep trying with the bottle, even if shes only taking a bit then at least she is getting something.
Id also recommend giving her some cooled boiled water if she isent eating alot, to stop her getting dehydrated, this is the most dangerous thing, they can go a couple of days only eating small amounts, but they need their fluids.

 

[Ratty]

Could you not get one of those feeding cups that come with the Medela breast pump? Might be another way to try get your little one to drink some formula.

Well done for at least having the guts to ask for help on what to do! We all make mistakes, we are only human after all. I'm sure you have learnt your lesson.