I have a rheum appt coming up and am psyching myself up for it. I have psoriatic arthritis and need to start DMARDs asap, however consultant refuses to prescribe them while I am breastfeeding. The paperwork I was given by the hospital says sulfasalazine is safe for BF, directly contradicting the consultant!
DS2 is 15m and on one feed a day now. I'm half tempted to say I've stopped, I won't as I don't tell lies to HCPs, but IABU to think the consultant is BU? I went in last time saying "but it says its safe" and was told I was wrong
And, what do I do? If it were a GP, I could get a second opinion easily, yes? How do I do that with an NHS specialist?
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To expect not to be told to stop breastfeeding in order to take a drug that has been classified as SAFE for breastfeeding
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BeyondTheLimitsOfAcceptability · 22/07/2013 19:25
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