Lovenox Ladies, breastfeeding Q

Hi Ladies,

I have been on Levenox throughout my pregnancy and will be on it 6 weeks after I give birth just found out from my high risk dr that I can breastfeed. Are you ladies being told the same thing? What are your thoughts and are you going to breastfeed?


my prior experience: and what I was told from a different ob/hospital

with my son (had him 4 yrs ago) and I was hospitalized with a DVT in my left leg and I was on Levenox and them coumadin when I left hospital ~ I pumped while in the hospital and the nurses told me I could not take the milk home to my son because it went bad from the Lovenox ~ so I panicked after I left the hospital and did not breastfeed (although I was told it was ok while on coumadin from prior OB/St. Charles was told there is no significant studies that it is bad and my gut instinct said no) so they dumped the milk and I stopped breastfeeding. My HR OB tells me the milk did not go bad from the Lovenox that is probably went bad because they did not refrigerate it...uggggghhhh so frustrating that I had good milk and because someone didn't do there job they blamed it on my meds. so angry it makes me.

Thanks for your thoughts & what have you ladies decided to do and what were you told.

Message edited 6/12/2012 3:23:24 PM.

Re: Lovenox Ladies, breastfeeding Q

I wasnt told that I couldnt breastfee while I am on Lovenox.

Re: Lovenox Ladies, breastfeeding Q

I was on lovenox for both my ds and dd and again with this one. I nursed both kids starting literally at birth. I was told it was perfectly fine. I had to take it pp as well and my ped and ob both ok'd nursing on it.

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Thanks so much ladies!!!

I am so happy to hear ~ I thought I wasn't able to and now happy to hear that I can! Excited! Thanks again!

Re: Lovenox Ladies, breastfeeding Q

I breastfed all three kids while on lovenox. If you can take it during pregnancy, why wouldn't you be able to breastfeed while on it?

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I was on lovenox and I was told I could BF even though I decided not to.

Coumadin might be different so check with that. I stayed on the Lovenox instead of switching because Coumadin is very unstable in your body and you need constant blood tests.

Re: Lovenox Ladies, breastfeeding Q

i breastfed on lovenox. why wouldnt you be able to??

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Posted by FlowerWife

i breastfed on lovenox. why wouldnt you be able to??

Message edited 6/13/2012 6:55:38 PM.

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Posted by mooshyboo

Posted by FlowerWife

i breastfed on lovenox. why wouldnt you be able to??

Great Thank you for sharing!
When I threw a DVT after my son was born the (he was only 3 weeks old) I was in the hospital pumping and then I was told they had to discard my milk because the Levenox made it bad/sour. When talking with my HR OBGYN (new dr/new hospital) She asked if I was breastfeeding ~ I told her what St. Charles nurses said to me and she said no way Levenox did that ~ they probably never put them in the refrigerator. So I was under the impression all this time that I couldn't....

Message edited 6/13/2012 9:06:22 PM.