Weaning

Well, I know that it had been my plan all along, but my babies are weaned now. And I hadn't really meant for it to be today, but they decided it all on their own. I was figuring that we'd get down to the day I started BCPs with me gnawing my fingernails off trying to figure out how to get them to stop without traumatizing them. I had these grand plans of how I was going to gradually reduce their feedings, but it didn't really work that way, I still let them nurse whenever they wanted to, but you know? I think they just knew it was time to stop nursing, because they really stopped wanting to nurse, even when I was offering. Yesterday they nursed sort of fitfully for the last time, but really weren't all that interested and kept pushing me away. Today, no one was remotely interested.

So I guess that makes things a lot easier. And certainly means I don't have to worry about the HSG (which, by the way, is absolutely not a problem with breastfeeding, and yes, I do have to stop taking the metformin for the HSG, which means it was completely stupid for me to START taking it on Wednesday, but whatever... I have to stop taking it Sunday and resume taking it Thursday... Gah!).

I wonder what I'll do with all this free time on my hands now? No more pumping, no more nursing. All done. 14 months of my life suddenly over with no fanfare whatsoever. Do I get some sort of award for this? A good stiff drink, perhaps?

dye with HSG

Hey this may seem really stupid, but does anyone know what kind of dye is used with an HSG? And do you know whether there's any problem breastfeeding after an HSG? My guess is there's no problem since it's injected into the uterus, not into the bloodstream, but, of course, it goes out through the fallopian tubes (assuming no blockages) and absorbs into the body, so who knows.

Clearly I can ask my doctor this, and obviously the two best doctors to ask this are the radiologist who does the HSG and my pediatrician... but I'd rather ask before the day of which means the radiologist isn't the best candidate and I can't really ask my pediatrician without knowing what kind of dye they use. I guess I'll go acquaint myself with Dr. Google...

Clearly if I manage to wean before then, this will not be an issue.

Edit: As Chris noted, it's an iodine dye used, either water based, or oil based. I can't find any article suggesting that there's any issue with breastfeeding, but I'm sure my husband will be able to answer that for me in about two seconds once he gets home. I can't, for the life of me, think of ANY reason why iodine would be incompatible with breastfeeding, though occasionally (rarely, even) women have allergic reactions to the dye, so I guess your babies could too, if there was any way it could be excreted in the breastmilk, but my guess is that even if it could be excreted in the breastmilk it would be in such a small concentration it would be nearly irrelevant.