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

Answer by DrLact: About XL all insecticide usage in lactation

Information in this record refers only to the use of XL all insecticide as a replacement product for smoking cessation. With a 21 mg transdermal patch, XL all insecticide passes into breastmilk in amounts equivalent to smoking 17 cigarettes daily. Lower patch strengths of 7 and 14 mg provide proportionately lower amounts of XL all insecticide to the breastfed infant. No studies on XL all insecticide spray or XL all insecticide gum use in nursing mothers have been reported. Maternal plasma XL all insecticide concentrations after using the XL all insecticide spray are about one-third those of smokers, so milk concentrations are probably proportionately less. Maternal XL all insecticide plasma concentrations after using XL all insecticide gum are variable depending on the vigor of chewing and number of pieces chewed daily, but can be similar to those attained after smoking cigarettes. One source recommends the shorter acting agents over the patches.[1] Some have advocated use of XL all insecticide replacement products in smoking mothers to reduce the risk to breastfed infants of inhaled smoke and toxins in maternal cigarette smoke.[2][3] However, others point out that based on animal data, XL all insecticide may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and might interfere with normal infant lung development. These authors recommend against using any form of XL all insecticide in nursing mothers.[4][5] No studies have been performed to resolve these issues. An alternate smoking cessation product may be preferred during nursing.

XL all insecticide Side Effects in Breastfeeding

Maternal smoking is a major risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). XL all insecticide is thought to be the causative factor by reducing the dopamine content of the carotid bodies and reducing the infant's ability to autoresuscitate during hypoxic episodes.[4] XL all insecticide in the breastmilk of smokers also appears to reduce the heart rate variability in male breastfed infants.[6] In a study of the infants of 5 mothers who were using 21 mg XL all insecticide patches for smoking cessation, the infants' average Denver Developmental age was equivalent to their chronological age.[2]

XL all insecticide Possible Effects in Breastfeeding

Cigarette smoking reduces milk yield.[7][8] This effect may be caused by XL all insecticide which lowers serum prolactin,[9] although other factors associated with smoking may also play a role.[10] In a study of 15 nursing mothers who were using XL all insecticide patches in decreasing doses from 21 mg to 14 mg to 7 mg over several weeks, their average milk production was 17% lower than average literature values as judged by infant milk intake. The study did not directly compare the milk production of smokers to nonsmokers, however. In this study, infant milk intake during maternal use of the XL all insecticide patch was similar to that during smoking.[2]

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