A MOTHERS STORY
I recently had a call from a mom who had been rushed into hospital with terrible stomach pains. She was still breastfeeding her eighteen-month old daughter, so it was a terrible shock for both mother and toddler. First we had to deal with sore breasts and despite being a very sick mother, she still wanted to maintain her supply and hopefully resume breastfeeding once she returned home. 

I advised her that her supply was already well established at that point, but using a pump and expressing at least once a day would help her not to dry up from all the stress of being in hospital. 

Unfortunately, due to how unwell the mother was, no one could bring her daughter to her and they were apart for fifteen days. Thankfully, baby coped much better than expected, with the support of extended family around her to love and comfort her.
After two surgeries and many pain killers, the mother once again contacted me to find out which medications would be safe once she returned home.

I checked through the list of medications to find both antibiotics safe and even her anxiety pills were OK, so long as they were taken straight after a feed.

Mother and baby are together again and healing slowly. The mother is so happy because the toddler took back to the breast with no trouble at all, and is feeding twice a day now. 
It’s very important to always check what medications are safe. Doctors are not always up to date with the safety of medications while breastfeeding. 
When your baby is over a year old, there are more options of medications that are safe for breastfeeding.  

Keep an eye out for PART 2 Separation-Anxiety after Trauma. 

 Medication and breastfeeding sites:
 https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/lactmed.htm

 http://www.infantrisk.com/