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GreaterisHe 
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:54am |
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Hi all, I have a 7 month old baby who is still breast feed, was taking the mini pill all this time but experienced heaps of breakthrough bleeding, my doc has now put me onto monofeme (suppose to take first pill today).
Im not sure if I should take it or not, my doc seems to be so blazae about things and not sure I trust her so much.
Has anyone else taken monofeme while breastfeeding or any other normal contraception pill?
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Nutella
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 11:30am |
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You can ring the healthline and ask about this. I am pretty sure they will either be able to put your mind at rest or say no don't take :-)
ph 0800 611 116
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GreaterisHe
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 11:59am |
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Thanks for that.. I did call them last night and they told me they couldn't really give me an answer, although they didn't tell me I can't take it. They said to go talk to my doctor again.
My mind would be at rest if I knew there were other mums out there who took this pill while breastfeeding.
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E&L+1
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:04pm |
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You could try getting in touch with La Leche. They would have a good idea of what you can and can't take (contraceptive wise anyway).
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RinTinTin
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:23pm |
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There should be a flier in with the pills, read that and see if it says anything.
Also try ringing the manufacturer of the pill, they should definately be able to tell you.
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Nutella
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:24pm |
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Blah that's stupid!! Silly hotline people haha.
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kaybeecbe
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 1:59pm |
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hi there, you cannot take any pill that has oestrogen in it, only a mini pill, or progesterone only pill is safe to take while breastfeeding.
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 2:01pm |
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have a look at this website, under heading humber 6
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/consumers/cmi/m/monofeme.htm
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LittleBug
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 2:04pm |
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You could always go talk to your pharmacist, they are meant to know about these things as well.
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Renee & Lauren
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 4:01pm |
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I was on monfeme and that was after I stopped bf my 1st child. It is not supposed to be taken while bf.
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 6:55pm |
Kelly
I found this useful yesterday someone in 1st or 2nd baby sent it to me :)
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High9
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 8:03pm |
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Agree with M2M, There should be a little info pamphlet in the box that will say "Do not take if you are bf, have heart disease, etc" (just an example - not actual fact).
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 8:53pm |
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Isn't contraceptive such a PITA??!!!
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Posted: 01 July 2010 at 9:10pm |
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Kelly
I found this useful yesterday someone in 1st or 2nd baby sent it to me :) |
This is the best website. Has very useful info 
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GreaterisHe
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Posted: 04 July 2010 at 4:09pm |
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Thanks jjands for the website recommendation...thats perfect.
Yep, It seems that any combination contraception is not deemed harmful to baby but you run a large risk of a decrease in milk supply.
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Posted: 04 July 2010 at 7:14pm |
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Momofeme is a combined pill (estrogen and progestone) so probably should be avoided during breastfeeding. It will dry up your supply.
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