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Oh my goodness... no advice, but so glad you are all ok. How scary!!!

@Mrs. Blue: oh my gosh, so glad you and your boys are ok!! Hope your back and neck feel better soon!!!

@Mrs. Blue: I'm so sorry to hear about your accident! So glad you and the babes are OK - how scary!

I had muscle spasms in my neck a few weeks back that were so bad I couldn't move/walk --- I ended up taking Baclofen to help get the spasms to stop, then switched to 800mg Tylenol. I was worried about taking it so I only took it in the beginning to stop the spasms but it seems safe, here are some links:

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/f?./temp/~KyLsza:1

http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/meds/aap-approved-meds/

I hope you feel better soon!

Thank god you (and the boys) are okay!!

DH was rear ended a month or so ago and had some back/neck pain after. As an attorney, I told him to go to the ER (no nearby PCP), just in case. God forbid something worse had happened or the symptoms progressively got worse, the first thing attorneys look at is when you first sought treatment. He could have probably done without it since he just had soft tissue injuries but the RXs were what helped the most after. He got ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and a muscle relaxant. The ibuprofen was 600mg (so 3 of the regular over-the-counter ones). The muscle relaxer really helped but made him loopy and drowsy so he couldn't take it at work. I just researched the one he was prescribed (a common drug) - it's a class B drug meaning there's no firm evidence whether it passes through breast milk. Can you pump and store in the meantime, if necessary? He iced his back a lot and laid down as much as possible.

omg, glad you all are ok!! i hope you feel better soon!!

So glad you are okay! As far as I know some are okay & some aren't advised in breastfeeding... I think they would be in the realm of "if you really have to then it should be okay", but if it can be avoided it should be. (none of the common ones are on the kellymom list).

I actually deal with neck & back spasms from an accident I was in 3 years ago & am always stressed my neck is going to lock up again. I have flexeril sitting in my medicine cabinet & have wanted to take it so bad some nights..... I haven't found anything on it particularly that says I can take it without worry so I've just dealt with it. Hope you can get something that's bf'ing safe!

There's an app called LactMed that you can use to check medication safety in BF. I just checked quickly, and Baclofen is ok.

I have no advice about the muscle relaxants, but just wanted to say I am so glad you and your boys are safe!! I hope you told the other driver that you're a lawyer! Feel better soon!