It’s not a secret that the well-known recommendation says that a pregnant woman and a nursing mother should ideally not take any medications. But real life is far from expert advice, so in practice you have to deal with cases when the antispasmodic drug No-Shpa is prescribed for breastfeeding.
The medicine "No-shpa" - a safe and effective antispasmodic
In the postpartum period, almost every woman has unpleasant pain in the abdomen and pelvic area. The cause of these unpleasant symptoms is the uneven contractions (spasms) of the internal genital organs in the postpartum period. Such spastic contractions can disrupt the outflow of the discharge from the birth canal, which can provoke postpartum septic complications. That is why doctors prescribe an antispasmodic "No-spa" when breastfeeding.
This drug, when used once in a therapeutic dose, has a negative effect on the newborn and breast-fed baby. That is why with short-term intermittent administration of the drug, there is no need to excommunicate the baby from the chest. During lactation, the drug "Noshpa" is excreted in breast milk, and, accordingly, it enters the baby’s body, but taking the medication for a short time does not affect the respiratory and vasomotor center of the baby’s body.
What to do if the No-Shpa medicine is prescribed for a long course?
It is very rare that a nursing mother should take this drug in a sufficiently long course. In this case, the No-spa remedy for breastfeeding can be prescribed, but the doctor who observes the mother and her baby should advise whether to continue breastfeeding.
If the condition of the mother provides for a short-term course of treatment - no more than 2-3 days in a row and there is hope for the preservation of breastfeeding, then the newborn or infant should be transferred to feeding with substitutes for breast milk, but only from a spoon or syringe. If the state of the mother requires a longer course of treatment, then the appointment of the No-Shpa drug during breastfeeding in the vast majority of cases requires the cessation of natural feeding. This is because some components of the tablets or parenteral solution may have an undesirable toxic effect on the child's body. That is why this effective antispasmodic is not used in pediatric practice in early childhood - the drug is not prescribed for children under 6 years of age.
In what form is it better to prescribe the drug "No-spa"?
It must be remembered that the No-Shpa medicine for breastfeeding should be prescribed only by a qualified doctor who monitors both the mother and the baby. An exception to the rule can arise only if the nursing woman is precisely sure of the cause of her malaise, has previously taken this drug on the recommendation of a doctor, and her condition does not require the systematic use of this drug.
There is no particular difference, the No-Shpa medicine will be taken when breastfeeding in the form of simple tablets, the No-Shpa Forte drug or as an injection - in any case, the components of the medication are secreted into breast milk, accumulate in it and enter the baby’s body with natural feeding. There is a rule that states that the doctor should correlate the possible risk for the baby and the benefit for the mother and minimize the negative aspects of the drug to a minimum. It must be remembered that the conventional wisdom that this antispasmodic is recommended to regulate milk separation can do a bad job - the risk of a negative effect of the drug on the child’s body when it is systematically taken is too great.