You are in Parenting and Pregnancy . So, close to delivery, the San Jose, Calif., resident resumed taking Zoloft, which had worked for her before she got pregnant. While she worried that the Zoloft might harm her baby while nursing, she remained sold on the idea that breastfeeding would be the best thing for her baby. By all accounts, it is.
Research also suggests that breastfed babies have higher IQs and perform better in school.
And nursing is especially important for depressed moms. In fact, given a choice between breastfeeding while depressed, breastfeeding while on antidepressants, or bottle feeding, breastfeeding while taking antidepressants is now considered the best choice. There are several reasons. First, untreated maternal depression can take a heavy toll on moms and infants. Other studies have shown that babies do not learn as well when listening to the typically flat, less melodic voices of depressed women.