Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet while Breastfeeding
American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical experts exclusively recommend to breastfeed the baby for first 6 months. Once you introduce baby to other foods it is recommended to breastfeed for at least first year of babys life. Taking medication while breastfeeding could be tricky as most drugs pass in breast milk. In this article we will evaluate Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet for its safety in breastfeeding.

What is Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet used for?


Watery, burning nasal discharge during the day*

Is using Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet unsafe in breastfeeding? Can there be bad consequences for baby if I use it while breastfeeding?

Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet low risk for breastfeeding
Sanguinarine nitrate is the one and only active ingredient present in Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet. Sanguinarine nitrate in itself is a low risk drug for lactation so it is easy to understand that Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet also comes in category of Low Risk item while breastfeeding. Below is the summary of Sanguinarine nitrate in breastfeeding.

Note: Due to high dilution of active ingredients in homeopathic medicines most homeopathic medicines are safe while breastfeeding.


Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet Breastfeeding Analsys


Sanguinarine 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.


I already used Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet and meanwhile I breastfed my baby should I be concerned?

Homeopathic medicines usually do not cause harmful effects on breastfed babies. Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet is a homeopathic medicine and if your baby does not have any abnormal symptoms then there is nothing to worry about. Some homeopathic medicines contain alcohol (ethanol) and such homeopathic medicines in high dosage can have bad effect on development of baby.


My health care provider has asked me to use Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet, what to do?

Homeopathic medicines are usually safe in breastfeeding and if Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet has been recommended by doctor then there should be no doubt about its usage in breastfeeding.


If I am using Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet, will my baby need extra monitoring?

Not really.


Who can I talk to if I have questions about usage of Sanguinarinum Nitricum | Sanguinarine Nitrate Pellet 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

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