Tamiflu appears to be safe for breast feeding babies.

Tamiflu appears to be safe for breastfeeding babies. 

Tamiflu appears to be safe for breastfeeding babies.
I will look up more information on Pubmed soon.
Still be aware Tamiflu in not without serious risks:
Please see: Risk of Tamiflu

SLC

http://www.infantrisk.com/content/influenza-season-recommendations-pregnant-and-breastfeeding-mothers

Vaccines
Pregnant Patients: The American College of Gynecology (ACOG) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all pregnant women be vaccinated against the seasonal flu.  Pregnant women may receive the injectable vaccine during any trimester of pregnancy.  However, the live attenuated vaccine known as FluMist is not recommended in any stage of pregnancy. Thimersol is contained in small amounts in the multi-dose vials, but the single dose vials do not contain thimersol. Further, despite certain internet stories, there is no squalene present in any of the influenza vaccines used in the USA.  The seasonal flu vaccine has be administered without major complications to millions of pregnant women throughout the years
Breastfeeding Patients: The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend that all breastfeeding women be immunized against the flu.  This will further protect the breastfed infant as these antibodies will pass into milk and help protect the newborn from infection.  Again,  the multi-dose vials contain a small amount of mercury, but there is no evidence that this would even pass to a breastfeeding infant.  The live attenuated vaccine,  FluMist,  is not recommended for breastfeeding women,  although we know the risks are low. 
Treatments
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or zanamivir (Relenza) are both quite active against seasonal flu.  These antivirals only work if used early in the illness.  They are not indicated if fever and illness has been present for more than 48 hours.
However, patients should first be evaluated by a physician to see if their fever is due to influenza or perhaps some other infectious agent (bacterial) prior to receiving a prescription for these antiviral agents. 
Pregnant Patients: The antivirals oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) can be used in pregnant patients, regardless of trimester of pregnancy, as the risks of influenza are much higher than the risk of these medications.   There are no indications that these drugs harm a fetus.
Breastfeeding Patients: Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is probably compatible with breastfeeding.  Levels of  oseltamivir in milk (39 ng/mL) are very low and would be subclinical to an infant. The infant would receive only about 0.5% of the mothers dose.  The CDC considers oseltamivir safe to use in breastfeeding mothers.  At present, we do not have breastfeeding data on zanamivir (Relenza).  While it is probably safe to use,  physicians are advised to use oseltamivir (Tamiflu) instead of  zanamivir (Relenza) in breastfeeding mothers.
References
Wentges-Van HN, Van EM, Van der Laan JW. Oseltamivir and breastfeeding. Int J Infect Dis. 2008
       Antiviral medication dosing recommendations for treatment or chemoprophylaxis                                               
 Medication
Treatment
(5 days)
Chemoprophylaxis
(10 days)
Oseltamivir
Adults
75-mg capsule twice per day
75-mg capsule once per day
Children ≥ 12 months
Body Weight (kg)
Body Weight (lbs)
≤15 kg
≤33lbs
30 mg twice daily
30 mg once per day
> 15 kg to 23 kg
>33 lbs to 51 lbs
45 mg twice daily
45 mg once per day
>23 kg to 40 kg
>51 lbs to 88 lbs
60 mg twice daily
60 mg once per day
>40 kg
>88 lbs
75 mg twice daily
75 mg once per day
Zanamivir
Adults
10 mg (two 5-mg inhalations) twice daily
10 mg (two 5-mg inhalations) once daily
Children (≥7 years or older for treatment, ≥5 years for chemoprophylaxis)
10 mg (two 5-mg inhalations) twice daily
 10 mg (two 5-mg inhalations) once daily  
       Dosing recommendations for antiviral treatment or chemoprophylaxis of children
                                            younger than 1 year using oseltamivir.
Age
Recommended treatment dose for 5 days
Recommended prophylaxis dose for 10 days
Younger than 3 months
12 mg twice daily
Not recommended unless situation judged critical due to limited data on use in this age group
3-5 months
20 mg twice daily
20 mg once daily
6-11 months
25 mg twice daily
25 mg once daily
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