Is Preservative Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Preservative? Is Preservative safe for nursing mother and child? Does Preservative extracts into breast milk? Does Preservative has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Preservative influence milk supply or can Preservative decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Preservative lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Preservative is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Preservative is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Preservative does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Preservative safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Preservative usage in lactation
Non-hormone contraceptive methods are of choise in the first 6 post-natal weeks. (See also spermicides: Nonoxinol, Octoxinol)