Question

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

Flower Essences lactation summary

Flower Essences usage has low risk in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Flower Essences is 3 out of 8 which is considered Low Risk as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 3 indicates that usage of Flower Essences may cause some minor side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Flower Essences may cause moderate to no side effects in lactating mother.
  • Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Flower Essences low risk in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
  • While using Flower Essences 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 Flower Essences usage in lactation

Flower essence obtained by the use of brandy or cognac. Prove of its efficacy against placebo is lacking. Despite the fact that it is used in small quantities (several drops every day) it must be cautious with the total amount of alcohol consumed because its content may be higher than 20ยบ
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