I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Reflux? Is Reflux safe for nursing mother and child? Does Reflux extracts into breast milk? Does Reflux has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Reflux influence milk supply or can Reflux decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
- DrLact safety Score for Reflux is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Reflux may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Reflux 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 Reflux .
- It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Reflux Vs not using Reflux And continue breastfeeding.
- While using Reflux Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to 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.
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Both methenamine and mandelic acid pass into milk in small quantities. Reflux appears acceptable to use, even while nursing a newborn.
Four newborn infants were allowed to breastfeed in one study after a maternal dose of 1 gram of methenamine hippurate. No adverse effects were reported.[1] Six infants were allowed to nurse during maternal ingestion of the large daily dosage of 12 grams of mandelic acid. There was no clinical or laboratory evidence of harm to the infants.[2]
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