I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Dopamine? Is Dopamine safe for nursing mother and child? Does Dopamine extracts into breast milk? Does Dopamine has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Dopamine influence milk supply or can Dopamine decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
No information is available on the use of dopamine during breastfeeding. Because of its poor oral bioavailability and short half-life, any dopamine in milk is unlikely to affect the infant. Intravenous dopamine infusion may decrease milk production. Dopamine is known to reduce serum prolactin in nonnursing women, but no information is available on its effect on milk production in nursing mothers.
Intravenous dopamine infusion in doses of 2 to 5 mcg/kg/minute given to nonnursing subjects and in women with hyperprolactinemia decreases serum prolactin concentrations.[1][2][3][4][5] However, relevant published information on the effect of intravenous dopamine on milk production in nursing mothers was not found as of the revision date. The prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.
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