Sick mom - which medicines should I take?

[Blessed_Mom]

I have sore throat, strep, cold and cough too. Which cough medicine is ok for breastfeeding. I have Vicks Dayquil and Robitussin with me but can buy any other cough suppressant too - as long as they don't interfere with my milk supply or let harmful substances in to my DD

Same with lozenges. I got the honey-lemon-ginseng one(has menthol which is spearmint and is bad for bm supply right?) and was wondering if ginseng was ok for breastfeeding? I don't want to let harmful substances seep through in my breastmilk nor my breastmilk supply to be reduced.

[Katie T]

I'm not sure how much gets into breast milk, but I know it is ok to take motrin while nursing. I just had a doosy of a cold and ear infection and lived on 4 motrin 2 times a day. Not the best but I could hardly function otherwise and with 2 toddlers that's not a option.

Hope you feel better soon.

By the was I think the meds you listed are not safe for breastfeeding, you can call a pharmacy and they can tell you.

[annettemarie]

I'm going to move this to Breastfeeding, but I think you want to stay away from things that have a "drying up" effect, because they can dry up your milk supply as well. Hope you feel better soon, mama.

[PatioGardener]

pseudoephedrine is an ingredient to avoid IMO. Really really good at drying up milk supply.

Hope you feel better soon!