Question

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

Dog buttons lactation summary

Dog buttons is dangerous in breastfeeding
  • DrLact safety Score for Dog buttons is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
  • A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Dog buttons may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
  • Our study of different scientific research indicates that Dog buttons may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
  • Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Dog buttons .
  • Usage of Dog buttons is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Dog buttons and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
  • 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 Dog buttons usage in lactation

Dried seed of this plant has been used. It contains brucine and strychnine. It is highly toxic and easily lethal.
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