is it safe to take vitamin b6 while pregnant or breastfeeding?

Question

Is it safe to take vitamin a while pregnant or breastfeeding?

Answer 1

Yes: It is safe as long as you are not exceeding the rda (recommended daily allowance). It may help relieve some of the nausea in early pregnancy. Doses that are too high may interfere with and slow down lactation.

Answer 2

Yes: Vitamin b6 is very safe, though there is evidence that doses over 200 mg can occasionally cause neuropathy. However, there is no good reason to take doses higher than 200 mg.

Answer 3

Two-edged sword: Have used vitamin b-6 supplements for years to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, and find about 30% respond nicely. However, a few years ago, during the "vitamin craze", several reports of b-6 toxicity emerged, and we learned that very high doses caused damage to peripheral nerves and/or spinal cord. Best therefore, to not exceed about 200 mg daily.

Answer 4

Yes: During breastfeeding, you can use progesterone-only birth control pills. You should avoid estrogen containing pills because they can decrease your milk supply. Other Progesterone only forms of contraception that are useful postpartum are depo-provera, the Implanon implant, and the levonorgesterol iud.

Answer 5

No: Don't take any with estrogen as they may decrease your milk supply. Take the minipill or other progesterone-only methods.

Answer 6

Yes: You will need to specifically ask for Progesterone only birth control pills sometimes called the minipill. Other birth control pills contain Progesterone and estrogen which can decrease your milk supply by about 30%.

Answer 7

Yes: Mosquitos are attracted to co2. Pregnancy causes women to increase respiration rates, exhaling relatively more co2 than a man. 1 theory, the other, to explain why my wife gets more bites, hormone changes or she's just sweeter.

Answer 8

No : No mosquitos are attracted to body heat and odor.

Answer 9

Unisom and vit b6: The following formula can be purchased over-the-counter. Unisom nighttime sleep aid (doxylamine succinate 25 mg) (not maximum strength unisom sleepgels, which contains Diphenhydramine hydrochloride) one half tablet and vitamin b-6 (25 mg) one half tablet, each in the morning and afternoon, and one tablet each at bedtime, as needed. Supplement intake with neutral fluids and bland diet.

Answer 10

Nausea: You can try small frequent meals, avoid any triggers, try vitamin b6, zofran, and remember at the end of the day there is no silver bullet most symptoms improve by the 18th week of pregnancy.

Answer 11

ASK your OB: But i would let my aptients do that if you have to ahve a bowel movement, it is better to stay on a stool softener to prevent constiaption but you should call your OB , they may want you to use something else.

Answer 12

Sure: It beats being constipated. I would try MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) though, seems to work better.

Answer 13

Wait a week: 20 weeks is the normal time to feel fetal movement.

Answer 14

Normal.: Even if your estimation of your gestational age is accurate, it is normal especially for first-time mothers to not feel any quickening until after 20 weeks. This also depends on your weight - more overweight women have delayed first fetal movement perception. In any case, a quick ultrasound or doptones can confirm fetal viability for you.

Answer 15

Not at all unusual: Many women do not feel fetal movement until well after 20 weeks of pregnancy. You can always ask your physician to check for heart tones or do an ultrasound to put your cocern at ease.

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