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A member asked:

Hi, i gave birth 3 weeks ago and have been prescribed feramax as an iron supplement. i am breastfeeding, will my baby suffer constipation too?

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Not from that: I consider the whole idea that iron constipates a bit overblown. It will certainly not pass in your milk in a quantity that would bother baby. Young BF infants can go a loose smear every feed or a bulky mess once a week, so defining "constipation" must be a bit different in infants.If it's soft it is not.

Dr A Freisleben-Cook and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/11/2017

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