Did you know that you shouldn't drink Slimfast while breast feeding?

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When I was in the hospital just after giving birth to my daughter, my spouse brought me some chocolate drinks. I thought they were the regular variety but they turned out to be the kind from Slim Fast. I was in such a haze I didn't think twice about drinking them. I wasn't thinking clearly anyway due to the operation and drugs they were giving me. But the breast feeding nurse specialist got really upset when she saw the empty Slim fast can in my room and told me I should never drink Slimfast drinks during breast feeding, or at all because it contains an appetite supressant. That's what she said. I was so happy that she spotted it! I would never want to drink something that could hurt my baby! She said that the appetite suppressant in the drink passes directly to the baby causing her not to want to eat. It did not end up affecting my baby and I was thankful for that. She was always very hungry and kept wanting to be fed and be beside me. I just wanted to pass this information along. Even after I got out of the hospital and all through the time I was nursing my baby I never drank another drink like that. I didn't even drink anything that was fortified, except for milk and juice and such. You can never be too careful. Did you ever accidentally drink the wrong thing while breast feeding your baby?