Is BTC 100 Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use BTC 100? Is BTC 100 safe for nursing mother and child? Does BTC 100 extracts into breast milk? Does BTC 100 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can BTC 100 influence milk supply or can BTC 100 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Answer by DrLact: About BTC 100 usage in lactation
Topical maternal application of BTC 100 or benzethonium chloride or their presence as a preservative in pharmaceuticals would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants.
BTC 100 Side Effects in Breastfeeding
A study in Japan randomized 80 consecutive term patients into 4 groups who received either povidone-iodine or benzethonium chloride as a skin disinfectant before delivery and one of these for postpartum vaginal lacerations. Prepartum doses were about 7 mL and postpartum doses were about 0.5 mL of solution. Infant thyrotropin levels were elevated in the infants whose mothers received topical povidone-iodine pre- and postpartum compared to infants whose mothers received benzethonium chloride.[2]
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