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Jun19
Is it safe to take medication , drugs whilst breastfeeding?
2 CommentsIt’s really easy to forget sometimes that whatever you eat and goes into your body as a breastfeeding mother will go into your babies body too (although not in all instances ). So what about medications ?
Say you have a cold and take an over the counter medication to resolve this, will it also go into your breastmilk and then hence into your baby? Of course the best way of finding this out is to ask your GP or pharmacist and you’ll probably find the majority of drugs prescribed or bought over the counter are fine to take whilst breastfeeding, but you can never be too carefull.
This is a great website that you can use for an online reference (not as a substitute to asking your Doctor of course!), it;s LACTMED and it;s part of the United States Library of Medicine ( couldn’t find a UK one), and it really good information about medications and it’s interaction with breastfeeding / lactation, so it’s a good site to check out. Click HERE for the site.
So if you are abit under the weather hope you feel better soon.
2 Responses to “Is it safe to take medication , drugs whilst breastfeeding?”
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Velcromom said on June 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Moms can also get accurate information about taking medication while nursing at http://www.kellymom.com. Also don’t forget Dr. Thomas Hale, the authority on medications and breastfeeding – for the most current information, check a copy of his book Medication and Mother’s Milk, which is republished with updated info on a regular basis. Your GP and pharmacist will likely tell you not to nurse while taking medications but unless they are checking Hale’s book, their info may not be accurate.
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Velcromom said on June 19th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Moms can also get accurate information about taking medication while nursing at http://www.kellymom.com. Also don’t forget Dr. Thomas Hale, the authority on medications and breastfeeding – for the most current information, check a copy of his book Medication and Mother’s Milk, which is republished with updated info on a regular basis. Your GP and pharmacist will likely tell you not to nurse while taking medications but unless they are checking Hale’s book, their info may not be accurate.
