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How To Stop Breastfeeding For 5 Month Old Baby?

I am brestfeeding my five month old baby and she is completely in my feed but unfortunately I have conceive again with which I don't want to continue. For termination doctor has suggested to take misopostol but I sm worried as I am nursing my baby, would it harm my baby. Waiting for your reply ASAP.
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Only very minimal quantity of misopostol is excreted in breast and hence it may not harm your baby. However if you want to be extremely safe I suggest that you can stop breast feeding for one day after taking misopostol and manually express the breast milk on that day to avoid breast engorgement. For that day you may give formula milks to your baby which are readily available.
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How To Stop Breastfeeding For 5 Month Old Baby?

Only very minimal quantity of misopostol is excreted in breast and hence it may not harm your baby. However if you want to be extremely safe I suggest that you can stop breast feeding for one day after taking misopostol and manually express the breast milk on that day to avoid breast engorgement. For that day you may give formula milks to your baby which are readily available.