My Wife Is A Feeding Mother To 9 Month Old

Posted on Fri, 19 Oct 2018

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Question : My wife is a feeding mother to 9 month old kid. She is having cold and cough. Can she take normal cough syrup or any specific one?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
YES

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Yes, she can regular cough medication. This is not expressed in the milk and does not harm the baby.

Avoid antibiotics as some do pass into the milk

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar