Hello all,
I am pregnant and due in may and want to breastfeed up until now no one GI, midwife or obstetrician has said I wouldn't be able to whilst taking cimzia and have all seemed happy with my choice. Yesterday I phoned my rheumatologist office as they prescribe the drug for me and asked them about re-starting the cimzia 2 weeks after delivery which is what was agreed with my GI. The nurse asked asked if I was planning on breastfeeding and then went on to say they didn't know if this was possible and they will get back to me... They still haven't got back to me so I probably won't hear from them until next week. I feel really annoyed with this as they have wanted nothing to do with my treatment until now and have said I should be gastro led and I was happy with the plans that were in place. The rheumatology nurses never seem very informed and I feel like I am usually telling them things that they should know they really are a pain in the arse. I avoid seeing them as much as possible as they always cause stress and I have had nothing but bad experiences with this department.
So that's my little moan and what's happening but would like to know if anyone here has breastfed whilst on cimzia or any other anti tnf? And could you give me some reassurance that this is possible. I have done research myself and haven't been able to find anything that says cimzia passes into breast milk and if small amounts did pass then it wouldn't be absorbed by the bowel. Plus I was on cimzia up until the 3rd trimester so it being safe in pregnancy makes me think it should be safe with breastfeeding?
I am pregnant and due in may and want to breastfeed up until now no one GI, midwife or obstetrician has said I wouldn't be able to whilst taking cimzia and have all seemed happy with my choice. Yesterday I phoned my rheumatologist office as they prescribe the drug for me and asked them about re-starting the cimzia 2 weeks after delivery which is what was agreed with my GI. The nurse asked asked if I was planning on breastfeeding and then went on to say they didn't know if this was possible and they will get back to me... They still haven't got back to me so I probably won't hear from them until next week. I feel really annoyed with this as they have wanted nothing to do with my treatment until now and have said I should be gastro led and I was happy with the plans that were in place. The rheumatology nurses never seem very informed and I feel like I am usually telling them things that they should know they really are a pain in the arse. I avoid seeing them as much as possible as they always cause stress and I have had nothing but bad experiences with this department.
So that's my little moan and what's happening but would like to know if anyone here has breastfed whilst on cimzia or any other anti tnf? And could you give me some reassurance that this is possible. I have done research myself and haven't been able to find anything that says cimzia passes into breast milk and if small amounts did pass then it wouldn't be absorbed by the bowel. Plus I was on cimzia up until the 3rd trimester so it being safe in pregnancy makes me think it should be safe with breastfeeding?