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I took meds for three weeks after my surgery. I broke the tablets in half, because a whole one made me too sleepy. I wasn't b___stfeeding...it didn't work for me...but the meds are safe while you're b___stfeeding. It wouldn't be safe if you took it for months, but for a couple of weeks while you heal it's fine.

You absolutely can take those pain meds...you just had major surgery and it would be terribly unfair for you to try and tolerate daily activities without it. Your baby may be a bit sleepy when you nurse, but compared to what they gave you in the IV at the hospital, this is less heavy-duty. Pain=stress, stress=stress hormones, stress hormones=get into b___st milk, thus baby gets stress hormones. Be well, and take your time!

I took meds for 3 weeks - I just responded to your post in the b___stfeeding section.

Thanks ladies! I appreciate your advice.

No it is NOT safe to take percocet and b___stfeed, not in the slightest. Thats some doc giving you that for pain relief after a section you shouldnt need that much. I would switch to tylenol with codiene and one advil, much safer

I took Endocet after my section. I took it for about 2-3 weeks however the 800mg of Advil actually did more for me than the narcotic pain killer.

They gave me demerol the first 2 days in the hospital. After forgetting who had visited and feeling really druged, I told them no more. (I am allergic to percocet). I switched to motrin and stayed on it for a week or two while nursing. They did not give me any warnings about nursing on the demerol and did send me home with an rx if I wanted it.

I had morphine in the hospital, but stopped using it about 8 hrs after my c-section. They would have given me percocet, but all I asked for was some extra strength tylenol. I have been lucky and was doen with all pain meds by day 2 - they think I must have a high pain tolerance. I was pretty sure that they said it was ok to b___stfeed though on the percocet. Call a pharmacist and see what they say. Best of luck to you.