I took some Tylenol Multi Symptom Cold Medicine. How long should I wait to breast feed again?
I took a dose of this last night and without thinking about it started to breast feed him this morning (for 1-2 minutes when I remembered taking the medicine). Will this hurt him? How long does it take for this to get out of my system before it's safe to continue breast feeding him again?
Answer:
What are the active ingredients besides acetaminophen? Acetominophen is an "L1" or the safest category and you don't have to wait at all to nurse. But I'm assuming there may be additional active ingredients? Please check the package and I'll look them up for you.
Does it have a decongestent in it? Both pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine are generally considered to be safe for the breastfed baby, but pseudoephedrine may reduce milk supply. So if you have supply problems already, be cautious about taking decongestents!
ETA:
DO NOT pump and dump!
If you are concerned, call a Lactation Consultant or a La Leche League Leader to look up drugs in "Medications & Mother's Milk" by Dr. Hale. (They will have more accurate info than most doctors and pharmacists!)
ETA AGAIN:
Acetaminophen 325 mg/per caplet
Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg/per caplet
Guaifenesin 200 mg/per caplet
Phenylephrine HCI 5 mg/per caplet
Like I said, the Acetaminophen is a L1 (safest) and is FINE.
Dextromethorphan is also an L1 - no problem.
Guaifenesin is a L2 (safer) and Hale lists no pediatric concerns.
Phenylephrine is an L3 (moderately safe) and again, Hale lists no pediatric concerns.
All should be fine..no reason to delay nursing.
Depends what was in the med. If it is not a nite time formula should be fine. My pharmacist gave me tylenol cold daytime formula when I was nursing and said it was completely safe to take while breastfeeding
don't worry about it.
whatever meds got into your milk is minimal and won't hurt the baby.
i took tylenol cold multi-symptom when i was pregnant at my dr's orders b/c i had a really bad bug. i said..."isn't this going to affect the baby?" he said "it's fine, i promise, these meds have been around forever and aren't going to hurt him. they will only help you feel better."
i took the med and i felt better and my baby is fine!
the moral of the story is.don't stress about it. it's fine:)
I breastfed all five of my kids and none of them have ever had a reaction when I would take cold medicine. If you are worried then you should continue to pump your milk (this keeps your supply) for the next 24 hours and throw it away. You should be in the clear after that. My opinion would be to continue to breastfeed because you want to keep your baby from becoming too dependent on artificial nipples while you are continuing to increase your milk supply. The little amount of cold medicine you took should not affect your baby.
Don't worry. I'm breastfeeding too and I had flu last week. I ask the doctor what can I take and she said really almost everything, just stay away from Sudafed - not that it would hurt the baby, but it could dry up your milk.
i dont think nursing would harm your baby at all even though you took the meds.but if you are concerned i am pretty sure that it stays in your breast milk until you express it.another words your body does not renew the milk thats in your breasts until it is out then your body replenishes.kinda like your bladder filling up,liquid keeps going in and does not get reabsorbed or replaced you have to expel it.so i would suggest that you pump a couple times dump it (only if you are that worried)and then go back to nursing.i am not sure if this is absolutely neccassary though.call your ped or obgyn,they would know for sure.
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