How Do You Take Medication While Breastfeeding?
Effective breastfeeding takes practice and patience as mother and baby establish a nursing relationship. When a nursing mother takes certain medications, the drugs can enter the milk supply or decrease your milk output. Learn to take medications that are safe for your nursing baby. Tell your doctor that you are a breastfeeding mother. He’ll know the medication that is safest and least likely to affect your nursing infant. Ask your local pharmacist if a medication is safe to use while breastfeeding. He can offer other medication ideas that are safe if the current medication is deemed unsafe for nursing mothers. Visit the website Kelly Mom for a list of common medications given to breastfeeding mothers. Drugs are rated from L1 to L5 with L1 being the safest medication and L5 deemed dangerous for breastfed infants. Weigh the risks and benefits of the prescribed drug. If there are no alternatives to taking a drug, decrease the risks to your infant by taking medications right after a nursin
