Will topical ointments enter breast milk, and will topical creams be absorbed into breast milk

Topical medications can be used while breastfeeding, but caution must be exercised. Because some topical drugs can be absorbed into the bloodstream through **, their drug components will affect the quality of milk after entering the milk and damage the baby's health. If a lactating mother has a certain need for external medicine.

Be sure to pay attention to the amount and location of the medication, and the ingredients must not contain hormones. Try to apply a small amount and do not breastfeed within two hours after taking the medicine to avoid being bad for the baby.

If there is a fall during lactation, there will be local bruising, pain or redness and swelling symptoms, and **The external medicine of this injury is mostly a drug that invigorates blood circulation and relieves pain, which is not suitable for lactating women. But if it is only abrasion, you can rub some iodophor and iodine wine to disinfect it and avoid wound infection.

Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, whether using oral or topical medications, should be guided by a doctor to ensure the safety of the mother and baby. Therefore, topical drugs affect breastfeeding, so it should be used cautiously according to the doctor's instructions.

According to your description, taking medication during the breastfeeding period may affect the baby's normal development through the milk and entering the baby's body. You are a topical drug during the breastfeeding period, it is estimated that it has little impact on breast milk, and you need to see the detailed explanation, if it is a prohibited drug during lactation or use it with caution, it is best not to use it.

It will not be applied externally, but it will be taken internally, and the breast milk with medicine for colds should not be given to the baby.

If it is bleeding, it can be disinfected with iodine, which has basically no effect on the baby, if it is congestion, you can use safflower oil, as long as the baby does not inhale the smell of safflower oil, the impact on the baby is not very large, joint pain can be used externally with analgesic cream, the impact on the baby is also very small, there is a blood-milk barrier between the blood and milk, and the external drugs absorb very little into the blood, and even less through the blood-milk barrier, it is difficult to affect your baby.

The use of drugs during lactation is limited, and the general application of external drugs does not have a great impact on the baby, and it should be considered that it can be applied, but for some external drugs, if the smell is relatively large, it is possible to affect the health of the baby, so the medication during lactation must follow the advice of the local doctor. It is recommended to pay attention to rest during the lactation period, maintain sufficient sleep, strengthen nutrition, try to eat more protein, iron, calcium, vitamin-rich food, do not eat spicy and raw cold food, if there is a use of medicine, consult the local doctor specifically.