Is Hydroxocobalamine Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Hydroxocobalamine? Is Hydroxocobalamine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Hydroxocobalamine extracts into breast milk? Does Hydroxocobalamine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Hydroxocobalamine influence milk supply or can Hydroxocobalamine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Hydroxocobalamine lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Hydroxocobalamine is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Hydroxocobalamine is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Hydroxocobalamine does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Hydroxocobalamine 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 Hydroxocobalamine 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
Vitamin B12 Substances(Safe)
Folic Acid(Safe)
Calcium Folinate(Safe)
Hydroxocobalamin(Safe)
Leucovorin(Safe)
Vitamin B11(Safe)
Vitamin B9(Safe)
Vitamin Bc(Safe)
Vitamin Be(Safe)
Vitamin M(Safe)
Hydroxocobalamin Acetate(Safe)
Pteroylglutamic Acid(Safe)
Folate(Safe)