(じゅにゅうちゅう)

じゅにゅうちゅう
noun
while breastfeeding; during nursing
medicalhealthdaily-life
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(じゅにゅうちゅう)飲酒(いんしゅ)()けてください
Please avoid drinking alcohol while breastfeeding.
Please consult a doctor about taking medicine while breastfeeding.
During breastfeeding, it is important to be mindful of eating a nutritionally balanced diet.

Compound of 授乳(じゅにゅう) (breastfeeding; nursing) + (ちゅう) (during; in the middle of). The base word 授乳(じゅにゅう) means the act of nursing or breastfeeding.

Common collocations

  • 授乳中(じゅにゅうちゅう)(かた): nursing mothers
  • 授乳中(じゅにゅうちゅう)禁忌(きんき): contraindicated during breastfeeding (label warning)
  • 授乳中(じゅにゅうちゅう)注意(ちゅうい): precautions during breastfeeding

Similar words

  • 妊娠中(にんしんちゅう): during pregnancy — often appears alongside 授乳中 in warnings
  • 母乳育児(ぼにゅういくじ): breastfeeding as a childcare practice