Is Acesulfame Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Acesulfame? Is Acesulfame safe for nursing mother and child? Does Acesulfame extracts into breast milk? Does Acesulfame has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Acesulfame influence milk supply or can Acesulfame decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Answer by DrLact: About Acesulfame usage in lactation
No well-controlled data are available on the extent of passage of acesulfame into breastmilk. However, acesulfame has been found in variable concentrations in the breastmilk of nursing mothers who report consuming artificially sweetened beverages and sweetener packets in the past 24 hours. Even some mothers who reported not consuming artificial sweeteners have small amounts of acesulfame in their breastmilk. Some authors suggest that women may wish to limit the consumption of nonnutritive sweeteners while breastfeeding because their effect on the nursing infants are unknown.[1][2]