I'm taking doxycycline tablet for fever as per doctor's advice...can I breast feed....and also can I give packet milk only for the days till I take the drug???? and continue breast feeding after stopping the drug???

1 Answer

POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 6 m old boy3 years ago

A. Doxycycline is excreted into breast milk. Short-term use by lactating women is not necessarily contraindicated, however, the effects of prolonged exposure to doxycycline in breast milk are unknown.

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