Triamcinolone is just another steroid,  with a somewhat longer half-life and
somewhat greater potency than prednisone.   Again,  as with all inhaled
steroids,  the plasma levels are generally so low that they are
undetectible.  I simply can't believe that the microgram dosages used via an
inhaler would provide enough absorption in a breastfeeding infant to produce
a problem.     I reviewed R.Lawrence's comment,  and I believe she is
probably talking about larger doseages of oral triamcinolone,  since the
titles of her references did not even mention breastfeeding,  or milk.


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T.W. Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University School of Medicine

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