Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Iron Isomaltoside 1000? Is Iron Isomaltoside 1000 safe for nursing mother and child? Does Iron Isomaltoside 1000 extracts into breast milk? Does Iron Isomaltoside 1000 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Iron Isomaltoside 1000 influence milk supply or can Iron Isomaltoside 1000 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About Iron Isomaltoside 1000 usage in lactation

Iron isomaltoside 1000 is not approved for marketing in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but is available in other countries. Limited data indicate that breastmilk iron is increased 3 days after an intravenous infusion of iron isomaltoside, but within the normal range. By 7 days after the dose, breastmilk iron levels were similar to that of mothers taking oral iron. Iron isomaltoside 1000 appears to be acceptable to use in nursing mothers with no special precautions required. Pasteurization of milk by the Holder method reduces the concentration of iron in milk by about 6.5%.[1]

Iron Isomaltoside 1000 Possible Effects in Breastfeeding

In a randomized, nonblinded study, randomly assigned to receive either a single intravenous dose of 1200 mg iron isomaltoside (n = 97) or oral iron 40 to 50 mg oral iron daily or 100 mg oral iron one or two times daily (n = 99). There was no significant difference between groups in the median time to lactogenesis, nor in the time of discontinuation of breastfeeding among those who weaned their infants.[3]
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