Paracetamo; and Calpol

[June2008]

Does anyone know, if I take paracetamol while breastfeeding, does it get into the milk? And if so how much? Enough to make a difference to dd2 (15 weeks) if I've already given her calpol?

Can you tell we're both feeling rubbish?!

Thank you!

I think you're fine so long as you just take the normal adult dose.

I don't know how much gets into the milk but it must be a tiny tiny amount, I have certainly never heard anything restricting it when the baby is having their own paracetamol.

Kellymom says it is category L1:

"L1 SAFEST:
Drug which has been taken by a large number of breastfeeding mothers without any observed increase in adverse effects in the infant. Controlled studies in breastfeeding women fail to demonstrate a risk to the infant and the possibility of harm to the breastfeeding infant is remote; or the product is not orally bioavailable in an infant."

Hope you feel better soon

Thank you!!

Just what I wanted to hear!

Just a note on Calpol (my personal pet hate) is that it's got lots of additives which can be bad for babies (can trigger eczema). You can buy disolvable paracetamol for babies without the additives (I use soluble Disprol but there will no doubt be own brand versions).

I know that isn't what you asked - sorry :)