Deepika Kakkar had a complaint of liver cancer and she has undergone tumor surgery some time ago. After surgery, he told in a video that he had stopped breastfeeding his 2 -year -old son. He said, ‘It was a big surgery. I had to get my son to get rid of breastfeeding at 1 night. I had no options but I had to do it. I cried a lot that night. Although I had to taste milk anyway because he would soon be 2 years old, but I did not know that it would be like this. Now in such a situation, many people will have questions whether women with breast cancer should do breastfeeding or not? So let’s know what the doctor has to say about this.
What do doctors say
Dr. Ashwini Rathore, Consultant of Pune, Gynecologist and Infertility Specialist, said during an interview, ‘Breast cancer treatment includes chemotherapy or radiation and medicines that are not correct for the health of the breastfeeding baby. These treatment milk treatment can go into breast milk, which can potentially come into contact with children, which can also become a hindrance in its development.
‘Cancer can get a lot of deteriorating mother’s health, which can cause fatigue, nausea and other symptoms that can also reduce her milk production or child care ability. In such a situation, the mother should first give priority to her health.
‘In such a situation, those mothers should take care that the child continues to get enough nutrition, whether it is coming through milk or through the donor milk. Try to pay attention to the health of both mother and baby.
Breast feeding will depend on treatment
According to Webmed, if you want to get breast feeding, talk to your doctor. They can tell you whether it is safe or not, it depends on what kind of treatment you are getting and when you will get it. If you need some special treatments, your doctor will probably recommend you not to stop breastfeeding or start.
Chemotherapy, hormone therapy and target therapy. Many of these medicines go into breast milk and can affect the child who has breastfeeding. But you can stop breast feeding during your treatment and when it is over and your doctor says that it is safe then you can start again.
If you need surgery, your doctor may suggest you to stop breastfeeding. This will reduce the blood flow in your breasts and they will become small which helps during the operation. If you do not get breastfeeding, then the risk of breast infection can also be reduced. Some women may get breastfeeding while taking radiation therapy. It depends on what kind of radiation you need.
What does American Cancer Society say?
According to the American Cancer Society, if you have undergone breast surgery and radiation, then you may have a problem in getting breastfeeding from the affected breast. The breast can include reduced milk production and changes in texture that can make breastfeeding painful or can make the breast hard to catch the breast. Nevertheless, many women are capable of getting breastfeeding.
If you are still taking any medicine to treat your breast cancer (such as hormone therapy), it is very important to talk to your doctor before trying to get breastfeeding. Some medicines can go into breast milk and affect the baby.