Can I have my teeth pulled while breastfeeding?

During the breastfeeding period, there will be some taboos in life. At this time, you should maintain a good attitude and pay attention to lifestyle adjustments. It is best not to extract teeth during the breastfeeding period. Although teeth can be extracted in principle, the process of tooth extraction is prone to cause some adverse situations. For example, when toothache and infection occur, there will be some problems in medication. Unless the dental lesions are more serious during breastfeeding, try not to extract teeth.

1. Can I have my teeth pulled out during breastfeeding?

In principle, tooth extraction is possible during breastfeeding. Some people say that extracting teeth during this period will interrupt or reduce milk secretion. This statement is unscientific. Clinical practice shows that tooth extraction during lactation has no effect on milk secretion.

However, if you have a tooth extracted during breastfeeding, you will need to take antibiotics, and the drugs and their metabolites can affect the baby through breast milk. It is generally recommended to remove teeth after weaning.

2. Precautions during breastfeeding

1. Avoid spicy, warm and dry foods. Internal heat after childbirth, spicy and dry food can cause the mother to get internal heat, mouth ulcers, constipation, or hemorrhoids. Avoid garlic, chili, pepper, cumin, wine, and leeks.

2. Don’t eat raw, cold or hard food. Because these foods damage the spleen and stomach and affect the digestive function, and raw and cold foods can easily cause blood stasis, which can cause postpartum abdominal pain, lochia, etc. Eating hard foods can also loosen your teeth.

3. Eat more fruits. Fruits can supplement vitamins and minerals. Eat a small amount of fruit such as apples, oranges, bananas, etc. after meals. The fruit should not be too cold. It is recommended to dry it in the sun or cook it in water, but not boil it, so as not to destroy the vitamins.

Breastfeeding is a very critical period. The mother's every move and food will affect the baby. Tooth extraction is also a big deal and will have a great impact on people's lives. Therefore, for the sake of the newborn baby, it is recommended that breastfeeding mothers do not have the tooth extracted first and wait until after the breastfeeding period.