High Five | Triclosan Soap while Breastfeeding

For most of the drugs advantages of taking medications overweighs the potential risks however some drugs could be really dangerous for breastfed baby hence every medication shall be considered separately. In this page we will discuss about purpose of High Five | Triclosan Soap and its risk associated with lactation. We will also discuss the usage of High Five | Triclosan Soap and some common side effects associated with High Five | Triclosan Soap.

What is High Five | Triclosan Soap used for?

Drug Facts Box OTC-Indications & Usage Section for hand-washing to decrease bacteria on the skin

Brief: Drug Facts Box OTC-Purpose Section Antiseptic

I am breastfeeding mother and I am using High Five | Triclosan Soap. Can it have any bad effect on my kid? Shall I search for better alternative?

As High Five | Triclosan Soap is made of only Triclosan, and Triclosan is unsafe to use in breastfeeding we can safely reach on conclusion that High Five | Triclosan Soap is also unsafe to use while breastfeeding. Below is detailed analysis of Triclosan and High Five | Triclosan Soap during location. We recommend you to go through provided detailed analysis as below take decision accordingly. We also recommend you talk to your health care provider before making final decision.

Triclosan and Breastfeeding

Unsafe

Triclosan is used in a variety of common household products, including soaps, mouthwashes, dish detergents, toothpastes, deodorants, and hand sanitizers. It is also used in health care settings in surgical scrubs and personnel hand washes. Triclosan has been found in human serum, urine, and breast milk. Triclosan is capable of impacting microbiome diversity of infants. As not much study has been done hence its recommended to avoid this product in breastfeeding.

Note: Study and data for external use only

Warning: Tropical usage in breast area shall be avoided to prevent the Triclosan passing orally in Infants.

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If you observer abnormal behavior or any other health issue in infant then you should immediately call 911 or contact other contact other emergency service provider in your area otherwise closely monitor the baby and inform your doctor about your High Five | Triclosan Soap usage and time interval of breastfeeding.

If your doctor knows that you are breastfeeding mother and still prescribes High Five | Triclosan Soap then there must be good reason for that as High Five | Triclosan Soap is considered unsafe, It usually happens when doctor finds that overall advantage of taking outweighs the overall risk.

Yes, Extra monitoring is required if mother is using High Five | Triclosan Soap and breastfeeding as it is considered unsafe for baby.

US
National Womens Health and Breastfeeding Helpline: 800-994-9662 (TDD 888-220-5446) 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday

UK
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300-100-0212 9.30am to 9.30pm, daily
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers: 0300-330-5453
La Leche League: 0345-120-2918
The Breastfeeding Network supporter line in Bengali and Sylheti: 0300-456-2421
National Childbirth Trust (NCT): 0300-330-0700

Australia
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 1800-686-268 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Canada
Telehealth Ontario for breastfeeding: 1-866-797-0000 24 hours a day, 7 days a week