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Mom of a 4 yr old child4 years ago

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#AskTheExpert hi I am eight months pregnant now ...I am using insulin for my diabetes....once after delivery can I breastfeed my baby..will thus diabetes effect my breastfeeding? also does my diabetes inherit to my child?

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Author of questionMom of a 4 yr old child4 years ago

A. thanks for thee reply! Does my diabetes inherit to baby ? can we avoid inheriting diabetesto next generation using any medicine?

meeta agarwalMom of 2 children4 years ago

A. Good morning, If you have diabetes you may be concerned about whether you can breastfeed. The answer is yes. All mothers experience metabolic and hormonal changes after giving birth. A mother with diabetes who breastfeeds has an advantage as breastfeeding reduces the impact of these changes. Most medications used to treat diabetes or insulin resistance can be safely used during nursing, but be sure to check with your doctor. The insulin molecule itself is too large to pass from your blood stream into your breast milk and it would be digested in baby's stomach if any did pass through.

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