Question

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

Hydrocobalamin lactation summary

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

It has been observed B12 vitamin deficiencies in some mothers who are strictly on vegetarian diet.A balanced and comprehensive diet make it vitamin supplementation useless.

Alternate Drugs for Anti-anemics-Folate, Vit B12

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