Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking domperidone - Brand name: Motilium

Domperidone and pregnancy

Domperidone can be taken in pregnancy if other anti-sickness medicines have not worked.

Domperidone and breastfeeding

If your doctor or health visitor says your baby is healthy, you can take domperidone while breastfeeding but it's best to only take it for a short time.

There is not much information about how much domperidone passes into breast milk, but it's only a tiny amount. It's been used during breastfeeding for many years without babies having side effects.

Domperidone can also be used to help increase your breast milk supply. Although it's not made for this purpose, a specialist may offer this to you, if other things have not worked.

If you notice your baby has diarrhoea, or you have any other concerns about your baby, talk to a midwife, health visitor, pharmacist or doctor as soon as possible.

Domperidone and fertility

There's no evidence to suggest that taking domperidone affects fertility in either men or women.

Find out how anti-sickness medicines such as domperidone can affect you and your baby on the Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy (BUMPS) website.