can i take beechams stuff when bf?

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peskipixie · 27/09/2007 08:20

feel awful, either v bad cold or flu. baby is 7 months. other kids doing my head in and im going to explode if this doesnt go away. what can i have??? brain too mushy to find anything under search

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Twiglett · 27/09/2007 08:23

paracetomal

JodieG1 · 27/09/2007 08:25

I don't think so as it has other things in. Best to ask pharmacist, I'm allowed lemsip or paracetomal.

Pixiefish · 27/09/2007 08:26

Nothing in the first trimester apart for paracetamol. Think it's ok after that but I'd check first

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peskipixie · 27/09/2007 08:29

thought so

thanks for replying

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fishie · 27/09/2007 08:33

pixiefish she isn't pg, is bf.

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will tell you. what is in beechams?

Pixiefish · 27/09/2007 19:05

sorry- the answer is deffo- NO then as the decongestant will dry your milk up

Loopymumsy · 27/09/2007 19:16

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bookthief · 27/09/2007 19:21

Maybe! More and more cold remedies now have phenylephrine instead of pseudoephedrine.

Phenylephrine doesn't have the risk of reducing your milk supply. I took Lemsip Cold& Flu when ds was 4 months with no side effects to him or me.

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peskipixie · 27/09/2007 19:28

thats a relief, i had one this morning and it made a huge difference. thanks for the link i found the website on google this morning but it wouldnt let me get to that page, much happier now

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laura032004 · 27/09/2007 20:40

That's good to know. I usually take Boots 'lemsip' - which is just paracetamol & vit C, but makes me feel better!

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