1.
while breastfeeding; during nursing period
The period in which a mother is breastfeeding her infant. Used on medicine labels, food packaging, and in medical contexts to indicate precautions for nursing mothers.
授乳中は飲酒を避けてください。
Please avoid drinking alcohol while breastfeeding.
授乳中の薬の服用は医師に相談してください。
Please consult a doctor about taking medicine while breastfeeding.
授乳中は栄養バランスのよい食事を心がけることが大切だ。
During breastfeeding, it is important to be mindful of eating a nutritionally balanced diet.
Compound of 授乳 (breastfeeding; nursing) + 中 (during; in the middle of). The base word 授乳 means the act of nursing or breastfeeding.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 授乳中の方: nursing mothers
- 授乳中は禁忌: contraindicated during breastfeeding (label warning)
- 授乳中の注意: precautions during breastfeeding
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 妊娠中: during pregnancy — often appears alongside 授乳中 in warnings
- 母乳育児: breastfeeding as a childcare practice