How long should you wait after taking Oxycontin and breastfeeding?

If you are taking Oxycontin while breastfeeding you are giving the baby the drug as well. First thing you have to keep in mind, Oxycontin is a drug that is time released, therefore meaning it stays in your system for a longer period of time so it can slowly release the drug into your system. It will actually stay in your body for 4-5 days. It Will also vary on how you do it, take it normally (the way you are suppose too) chew it, snort it, inject it etc...

The pain killing ingredient in Oxycontin is Oxycodone. Percocet has 5mg of Oxycondone in it and the Oxycontin has the same amount of Oxycodone as the amount of mg's Oxy's you are taking e.g. 20mg Oxy= 20mg of Oxyxodone, 40's = 40mg and so on...

From my research in total I would suggest NOT taking Oxycontin at all while breast feeding. However i did find ONE research companies that states the following"

Oxycodone is excreted into human breast milk. Six healthy postpartum women received a combination product of oxycodone and acetaminophen, one or two capsules every 47 hours, while breast-feeding their newborn infants (4). Maternal plasma levels were in the expected range of 14 to 35 ng/mL, and milk concentrations ranged from <5 to 226 ng/mL. Peak milk concentrations occurred 1.52.0 hours after the first dose, then at variable times after multiple doses. Although a large degree of variability was present, the mean milk:plasma ratio was 3.4:1. No mention was made of any effects observed in the nursing infants.

Although occasional maternal doses of oxycodone for analgesia probably present a minimal risk for adverse effects during nursing, infants should be monitored for gastrointestinal effects, sedation, and changes in feeding patterns."

I am not a doctor but I can say this, I have been on Oxycontin for many years for major back problems and my wife had to start taking them for pain due to Fybromialsia and had no choice but to take them during her pregnancy. They are VERY EASY to get addicted too. Needless to say my son was born with an addiction and even though my wife could not breast feed, she was told by nurses and doctors NOT to breast feed while taking this sort of medication. You can give the baby a dependence on the Oxycodone and once you stop breast feeding your baby will need the drugs or will go into withdrawals and in worst case scenario could die.

Well I hope my answer has helped some people. In closing I would like to say, if there is any way you could deal with your pain with some other type of medication I would suggest using something else besides Oxycontin, it is highly addictive. You may at first get a bit of a buzz (for a lack of better Word) but once you are addicted the buzz feeling goes away but you still will need to have them or you will get MAJOR withdrawals.