so I've been taking cold medicine and I just remembered the whole rule if your pregnant or nursing ask your doctor…

Tylenol cold and Sudafed are safe

Only 1% of what you ingest goes into your breastmilk, so as long as you wait until after a nursing session to take the medication, it won't peak in your bloodstream and the baby won't get too much of it. OTC stuff is generally ok. I heard you can take claritin, sudafed, and tylenol cold while nursing. you can't take anything with antihistamine in it, which can reduce your milk supply.

is a nasal decongestant an antihistamine @firstbaby_girl

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it should have it on the pack of medicine. I found that info on the internet cause I wanted to know what I could take for my cold too .@mom2be96,

http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/drugs-procedures-devices/over-the-counter/antihistamines-und

well it says nasal decongestant but I thought thays what an antihistamine did. but I'm not sure @firstbaby_girl

claritin, surged, allegra, benadryl and night time cold meds are all antihistamines. it won't hurt the baby but they do dry up secretions so if taken regularly it may have an affect on your milk.

zyrtec*not surged

I just read that new research shows that most otc cold medications and decongestsnts can decrease your milk so just limit the use.

this article has some helpful tips and info. http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/meds/cold-remedy/

Tylenol cold n sinus ur safe :)