[FyreMommy2B]

Hi all,

I have a question about this. I have been pretty sick with some kind of laryngitis / bronchitis. Sore throat was manifesting down in lower throat and chest but as of this morning I have a slew of new symptoms and woke up with my throat on fire (especially the hangy thing, i forget the term) in the back of my throat. I was drooling/salivating profusely, runny nose, massive sinus congestion, itchy throat and tickling in ears and several others. I could barely talk or function i was hurting so much and it didn't help that baby decided to stay up (luckily not fussy just wouldn't fall asleep) until 4:30am. I got up at 8am in extreme pain from all these symptoms.

The dr. called me in cough syrup with codeine and said to take it right after BF'ing and to wait 4 hours before feeding her again so that it won't affect her. I waited 5.5 hours, luckily she wasn't super hungry because she was so tired from being up all night. She's being a good girl tonight and went down at 9:45pm and it's almost 11:30pm now and she's still sleeping soundly (good girl!) but some nights are hit or miss.

Has anyone taken this or medication with codeine in it? or know if 4hrs is correct? I'm so paranoid after all that I read but didn't see any side affects or sleepiness in the baby.

I'm still miserable but it is bearable so I've decided not to take it unless i have an episode like this morning where I can't function - swallow, talk, uncontrollable cough deep in lungs which made me pee a bit, ugh!

Thanks for any advice or words of wisdom!

btw, also posted this on BF'ing board for input as well. I pump but Ashlynn still doesn't take a bottle (only ever succeeded once, we're working on that but I don't want to be unable to feed her and hope she will take a bottle. It's not that she refuses it, she just doesn't know how to latch and constantly chokes on the milk) The new MAM bottle is very promising though.
Read more: (Cherritussin - Cough Syrup with Codeine)http://www.justmommies.com/forums/f30-breastfeeding/1848916-cherritussin-cough-syrup-codeine.html#post18783957#ixzz0dbCbvxuw

[MarinaAndCharlie'sMommy]

If you are worried about the codeine clearing before breastfeeding I would honestly just call your pharmacist. They are a great source of information on this stuff. Hope that helps and good luck!