When fighting a cold, you do not have to give up breastfeeding. You can safely use antipyretics with paracetamol or ibuprofen, perform inhalations or rinse the sinuses. We explain what to use for dry and wet cough during lactation (e.g. ambroxol, bromhexine), whether flurbiprofen will help with sore throat during breastfeeding and how to strengthen immunity in a nursing mother (e.g. vitamin C, garlic).