I am a lay person, a LLL Leader, so I could be missing something, but
*honestly*, how can a few drops of stuff you put in your eyes
 get in breast milk to a degree that could be harmful?! From everything
I've seen on Lactnet, it seems as if the PDR probably says breastfeed
with caution for almost everything.  Could the mother or you ask the doctor's
office to explain the physiology of how eye drops are going to get in the
mother's
breast milk, and how denying a 14 month old who is likely very attached to
his mother's breast is worth it? The issue is not just denying the baby
the milk, but denying him/her a likely major source of comfort and security.

Jane Khondker
(mother to Iman, 7, and Rukan, nursling, 2 yrs 10 mos.)
LLL Leader
Potsdam NY


>I just got a call from an eye doctor's office who has a mom breastfeeding a
>14 month old who has been prescribed eyedrops for clogged tear ducts: Acular
>and Ciloxan.  According to the PDR, BF with caution, so the doctor's office
>was calling to arrange a pump rental (good for them for being concerned about
>that and not just telling her to stop!).  I can't find anything in Dr. Hale's
>book, but my thought is she would be fine to continue to breastfeed.  I am
>unable to verfiy this information either way.
>Thanks for your shared wisdom!
>
>Theresa Chambliss, RN, CLE
>Denver, CO