Question

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

Answer by DrLact: About Desitin Skin Care Lotions usage in lactation

Topical maternal application of Desitin Skin Care Lotions or benzethonium chloride or their presence as a preservative in pharmaceuticals would not be expected to cause any adverse effects in breastfed infants.

Desitin Skin Care Lotions 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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Synonyms of Desitin Skin Care Lotions

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