I've read somewhere (I think in Sumner Yaffe's text on drugs in pregnancy and lactation) that ibuprofen (generic name for motrin) is not found in human milk even when mom is taking fairly high doses. I have felt comfortable taking it and prescribing it for nursing moms. However, when I got that same neck trouble, I used ice packs and got a nursing pillow, a nursing stool, and watched positioning. Then I didn't need medications. Of course, my 15 month old only weights 17 pounds, so I have never had to support very much weight.....just lots of squiggling... Julie Graves Moy, M.D., M.P.H. [log in to unmask] P.O. Box 4768 Austin, Texas 78765 512-440-0480 512-441-1666 fax