Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice while Breastfeeding

Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice Breastfeeding

Most health expert recommend six month of exclusive breastfeeding but statics suggest that numbers are not good, almost 95% mothers start breastfeeding but this number drops to 40% in first three month and further it drops to 15% till fifth month. Sometime its due to need of medication usage. Because of these statics its important to provide good information on safety of drugs in breastfeeding so that it can be improved when possible. In this FAQ sheet we will discuss about exposure to Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice while breastfeeding. We will also discuss about common side effects and warnings associated with Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice.

What is Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice ?

builds increasing protection against painful sensitivity of the teeth to cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact aids in the prevention of dental cavities

Brief: Antihypersensitivity Anticavity

Is using Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice safe or dangerous while breastfeeding?

Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice low risk for breastfeeding

Potassium nitrate and Fluoride ion are the two main ingredients of Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice. Based on our individual analysis of Potassium nitrate and Fluoride ion we can safely say that Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice has low risk while breastfeeding. Below we have summarized the usage of Potassium nitrate and Fluoride ion while breastfeeding, we recommend you to go through it for better understanding of your usage.

Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice Breastfeeding Analsys

Potassium nitrate while Breastfeeding

Low Risk

CAS Number: 14797-55-8

The amount of nitrates in breast milk is not related to level of contamination in drinking water (ingest <100 mg/day of nitrate do not produce milk with elevated nitrate levels). By this reason, breastfed babies from regions with nitrate contaminated water do not have increased risk of Metahemoglobinemia like bottle-fed babies do. The amount of nitrate compounds contained in vasodilator medication is so small that no problems have been reported while breastfeeding.

Fluoride ion while Breastfeeding

Safe

CAS Number: 7681-49-4

Used on teeth decay prophylaxis. It is contraindicated if water has been fluorated (>7ppm).

What should I do if already breastfed my kid after using Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice?

During whole lactation period you shall first discuss with your doctor and then together you shall decide whether you shall take that drug or not however if you have already taken Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice then you shall inform your doctor, But you should not be worried too much as Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice comes in category of low risk drug.

My doctor has prescribed me Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice, what should I do?

Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice comes in category of low risk and if your doctor is aware that you are breastfeeding it should be ok to use without much concerns.

If I am using Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice, will my baby need extra monitoring?

Not much

Who can I talk to if I have questions about usage of Equate Sensitive | Potassium Nitrate, Sodium Fluoride Paste, Dentifrice in breastfeeding?

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