chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 22 Posted May 22 My daughter had a wisdom tooth out the other day in the late morning. She just had local anesthetic. That afternoon/evening, her baby refused breastfeeding for the first time ever. I was there, and it was quite odd. We can only assume her milk tasted different. By later that evening, he was happily feeding again. It was no big drama, but I'm just curious if anyone knows anything about this. Quote
Arcadia Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Local anesthesia effects for dental last until the next day for me so I assume there would be an effect on breastmilk. 1 Quote
Arcadia Posted May 22 Posted May 22 https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15179 “Anaesthetic and non-opioid analgesic drugs are transferred to breast milk in only very small amounts. For almost all drugs used peri-operatively, there is no evidence of effects on the breastfed infant.” 2 Quote
Katy Posted May 22 Posted May 22 It might not have been the milk tasting different. It might have been the smell of mom that was different. 2 Quote
chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 7 minutes ago, Katy said: It might not have been the milk tasting different. It might have been the smell of mom that was different. Oh, interesting thought. Maybe her mouth smelt weird? He was happy being held and snuggled and kissed by her though. It was just not wanting to breastfeed for half a day that was different. Quote
chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 30 minutes ago, Arcadia said: https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15179 “Anaesthetic and non-opioid analgesic drugs are transferred to breast milk in only very small amounts. For almost all drugs used peri-operatively, there is no evidence of effects on the breastfed infant.” My daughter's dentist knew she was a breastfeeding mum, and assured her it was safe to have local anesthetic. So, we have no concerns about safety as such. It's more just a curiosity as to whether it affected the taste/smell. Quote
Arcadia Posted May 22 Posted May 22 26 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: My daughter's dentist knew she was a breastfeeding mum, and assured her it was safe to have local anesthetic. So, we have no concerns about safety as such. It's more just a curiosity as to whether it affected the taste/smell. I meant that if your grandson is a super taster he might be able to taste minute differences. My DS19 was and still is very sensitive to taste 2 Quote
lewelma Posted May 22 Posted May 22 When I had a filling done, I was told to pump for 24 hours after the dental work, and throw away the milk. But that was for a plastic filling. Quote
chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 23 minutes ago, lewelma said: When I had a filling done, I was told to pump for 24 hours after the dental work, and throw away the milk. But that was for a plastic filling. That's interesting. This was an extraction of a wisdom tooth, so a bit of a different scenario. I'm assuming it could have been the anesthetic. 43 minutes ago, Arcadia said: I meant that if your grandson is a super taster he might be able to taste minute differences. My DS19 was and still is very sensitive to taste Good point! Quote
Katy Posted May 22 Posted May 22 1 hour ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: Oh, interesting thought. Maybe her mouth smelt weird? He was happy being held and snuggled and kissed by her though. It was just not wanting to breastfeed for half a day that was different. I know when I had a tooth extracted, or even a root canal, my shirt smelled odd to me afterwards and in the shower when the water hit my chest that antiseptic smell hit again. 1 Quote
lewelma Posted May 22 Posted May 22 37 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: That's interesting. This was an extraction of a wisdom tooth, so a bit of a different scenario. I'm assuming it could have been the anesthetic. yup. different scenario. The dentist said the plastic byproducts would go into my milk and was bad for the infant. 1 Quote
KSera Posted May 23 Posted May 23 4 hours ago, lewelma said: When I had a filling done, I was told to pump for 24 hours after the dental work, and throw away the milk. But that was for a plastic filling. Honestly, this sounds like an old fashioned dentist who just didn’t know better. It used to be common for doctors to tell moms to pump and dump after pretty much everything. Even having amalgam fillings placed isn’t considered a contradiction to breastfeeding. (https://www.infantrisk.com/content/mercury-dental-fillings). I’ve had quite a few composites done while breastfeeding. It sucks when doctors/dentists needlessly tell moms to pump and dump, since that is a major ordeal for some nursing dyads (because either mom’s body doesn’t respond to pump and/or baby won’t eat without nursing). Quote
lewelma Posted May 23 Posted May 23 4 minutes ago, KSera said: Honestly, this sounds like an old fashioned dentist who just didn’t know better. It used to be common for doctors to tell moms to pump and dump after pretty much everything. Even having amalgam fillings placed isn’t considered a contradiction to breastfeeding. (https://www.infantrisk.com/content/mercury-dental-fillings). I’ve had quite a few composites done while breastfeeding. It sucks when doctors/dentists needlessly tell moms to pump and dump, since that is a major ordeal for some nursing dyads (because either mom’s body doesn’t respond to pump and/or baby won’t eat without nursing). I did it. (this was 23 years ago) And I was fine but my baby was not. DS refused to feed at all for 16 hours and wouldn't take a bottle either even with my own breast milk I has pumped the prior week. I gave up at that point and put him on the breast. Quote
Melissa in Australia Posted May 23 Posted May 23 My granddaughter refused breastmilk when my DD had to take a course of antibiotics. My granddaughter started to lose weight and was very stubborn for a few days. The milk must have tasted no good . In despair my daughter had to switch her to formula. Her milk dried up during the whole ordeal. 1 Quote
chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 2 hours ago, Melissa in Australia said: My granddaughter refused breastmilk when my DD had to take a course of antibiotics. My granddaughter started to lose weight and was very stubborn for a few days. The milk must have tasted no good . In despair my daughter had to switch her to formula. Her milk dried up during the whole ordeal. Oh goodness, what an ordeal. Quote
Arcadia Posted May 23 Posted May 23 @Melissa in Australia sweat smell changes when on antibiotics so for sure breastmilk taste would be affected. Quote
gstharr Posted May 23 Posted May 23 Can dental work change the taste of breastmilk? About as teasing of a headline as anything in the New York Post. Quote
chocolate-chip chooky Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 11 minutes ago, gstharr said: Can dental work change the taste of breastmilk? About as teasing of a headline as anything in the New York Post. Teasing? I don't understand what you mean. Quote
gstharr Posted May 23 Posted May 23 I was just being silly. For some reason, I visualized some adult partner removing or putting in their dentures. Quote
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