Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream while Breastfeeding

Breast milk is superior in nutrition, It provides resistance against infections and allergies, It is naturally sterile. Despite all the advantages of breastfeeding some mothers choose to pause the breastfeeding in fear of harmful effects of medicines passing in breast milk. Are you wondering about breastfeeding and using Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream ? Know what is Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream and how it can affect your breast milk and whether Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream is safe for your kid or not.

What is Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream used for?

Helps prevents sun burn If used as directed with other sun protection measures ( see Directions) decreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the sun

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What are the risk associated with Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream usage while breastfeeding? What precautions shall I take while using it in breastfeeding?

Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream contains only one active ingredient that is Titanium dioxide. We have analyzed the usage of Titanium dioxide in breastfeeding and our analysis suggest that Titanium dioxide poses Low risk for infant while breastfeeding and hence Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream itself shall be considered Low risk item for breastfeeding.

Titanium dioxide and Breastfeeding

Low Risk

Not much study has been done on effects of topical usage of Titanium Dioxide during breast feeding but as there is no finding of Titanium Dioxide passing in breast milk its unlikely to cause any health issue for infant.

Some animal studies suggest that maternal exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles during pregnancy and lactation alters offspring hippocampal mRNA BAX and Bcl-2 levels, induces apoptosis and decreases neurogenesis. But dosage was significantly higher than daily possible exposure to humans.

Note: Study and data for tropical use only. Inhalation concerns in powder or spray products.

Warning: Tropical usage in breast area shall be avoided to prevent the Titanium Dioxide passing orally in Infants. Titanium dioxide is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Titanium dioxide can be drastically more harmful if used as powder or spray as risk of inhalation can increase significantly.

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Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream is in the category of low risk, if you have already used it then its not a big deal if health and behavior of baby is good. However your health care provider shall be aware of the fact that you have used Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream so you should inform him based on your convenience.

Though Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream dose not comes in category of safe drugs rather it comes in category of low risk but if your doctor is aware that you are breastfeeding your baby and has still recommended it then its advantages must be outweighing the risks.

Not much monitoring required while using Photo Plasma | Titanium Dioxide Cream

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