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Am breast feeding my 3 month old son. have a painful lump in my right breast. can i take a 600mg ibuprofen? pl advise.

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Yes: This is one of the safest things you can take for discomfort while breastfeeding. Little if any is detected in the milk at normal dose levels.

Answered 1/29/2014

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