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Can my wife take benadryl (diphenhydramine) for insomnia if she is breast feeding?
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Alternative: First, its great that she is breastfeeding. Appreciate her a lot for that. She could take a couple of doses of Benadryl (diphenhydramine) without sig risk neg effect on baby (10% irritability, .
Answered 6/24/2014
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