There is no need for any washout period because, UNLESS the infant has a
G-6PD deficiency and is less than one month old, the baby should not have
been temporaily weaned in the first place.
Only small amounts of nitrofurantoin enter the milk, and the AAP considers
nitrofurantoin to be compatible with breastfeeding.
Frank J. Nice, DPA, CPHP
PS: I am detail to the Department of Commerce from the NIH until the end of
the year and may not always be able to respond or to respond immediately.

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