Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use C3F8-gas? Is C3F8-gas safe for nursing mother and child? Does C3F8-gas extracts into breast milk? Does C3F8-gas has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can C3F8-gas influence milk supply or can C3F8-gas decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About C3F8-gas usage in lactation

No information is available on the clinical use of C3F8-gas during breastfeeding. Because of the extremely short elimination half-life of C3F8-gas (<2 minutes) from the body, use of C3F8-gas either as albumin microspheres or lipid microspheres is acceptable in nursing mothers.[1] Because of the lack of information, the American College of Radiology states that temporary (~24 hours) pumping and discarding of milk may be considered.[2] However, this recommendation appears to be excessively cautious.
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