Question

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Vitamin K0? Is Vitamin K0 safe for nursing mother and child? Does Vitamin K0 extracts into breast milk? Does Vitamin K0 has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Vitamin K0 influence milk supply or can Vitamin K0 decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Vitamin K0 lactation summary

Vitamin K0 is safe in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Vitamin K0 is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Vitamin K0 is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Vitamin K0 does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Vitamin K0 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 Vitamin K0 usage in lactation

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