Is Vitamin Bx Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Vitamin Bx? Is Vitamin Bx safe for nursing mother and child? Does Vitamin Bx extracts into breast milk? Does Vitamin Bx has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Vitamin Bx influence milk supply or can Vitamin Bx decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Vitamin Bx lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Vitamin Bx is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Vitamin Bx may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Vitamin Bx may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Vitamin Bx low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- While using Vitamin Bx We suggest monitoring child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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 Vitamin Bx usage in lactation
Photo-sensibility reactions and Vitiligo have been reported after systemic use. It is a product of null or scanty usefulness and should be dismissed. PABA is not contained in breast-milk. Such deficiency protects against malarial infection since PABA is a growth factor for Plasmodium.