Any Mothers or Mothers To Be With HS?

Question

Is it ok to breastfeed with HS? My nurse and doctor suggests breastfeeding but I don't even know if it's ok to do it with HS. "HS is not life threatening for me but the meds I was taking before I was pregnant is restricted during pregnancy." They do not seem to even know much about HS and neither do I.

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I have HS and will be trying to breast feed. During pregnancy so far (21 weeks) I have had a few flare ups, but it has been manageable with rest, warm compresses, and Tylenol. If it gets too crazy after the birth and I need to get back on medication then I will, but obviously will try to avoid medicine and breast feed if I can.

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What is HS?

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Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in the apocrine gland–bearing skin. This condition is a chronic disabling disorder that relentlessly progresses, frequently causing keloids, contractures, and immobility. See the image below.

Hidradenitis suppurativa usually occurs in otherwise healthy adolescents and adults. It rarely may begin before puberty. Hidradenitis suppurativa is characterized by comedolike follicular occlusion, chronic relapsing inflammation, mucopurulent discharge, and progressive scarring.

The onset of hidradenitis suppurativa is insidious, with the earliest sign being erythema. Later, the lesions become painful. Arthropathy associated with hidradenitis suppurativa may present with variable clinical features, ranging from asymmetric pauciarticular arthritis to a symmetric polyarthritis and/or polyarthralgia syndrome

Any Mothers or Mothers To Be With HS?

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