Vitamin K for newborns? - Page 2

[kismetbaby]

Originally Posted by bclare

My midwife suggests it only if the baby comes out very bruised, or if we were planning to circ (which we aren't). I would personally trust them if they said we needed to do it, but they said it is rare they make this recc.

Yep. This was my MW recommendation too. I also did a tea with RRl, nettles and alfalfa during the second two tri of preg, which I think was plenty.

I did wind up doing the shot, b/c he came out kinda bruised, but to be honest I wish I hadn't. I really don't think it was necessary and now that he has shown food sensitivities I am really second guessing any of the few interventions I did do (not that it's necessarily the cause). We have refused all other shots/vax since!

[phathui5]

I wanted to add that colostrum is rich in vitamin K, so breastfeeding should take care of it too. If you're not breastfeeding, I would probably supplement.

[Asiago]

We opted out also. It was another well researched decision, not one taken lightly, and we discussed it with our doctors.

[Ldavis24]

another "only if really necessary" mama here. My MW never ever pushed it but after a really really long hard labor and DD being quite bruised she suggested it and I said ok. Honestly if I had thought more about it I would have said no but I was so utterly exhausted I wasn't thinking to clearly.
That said DD's bruising cleared up by the next morning and i really think it was totally unnecessary and actually regret getting it...Sigh, next baby will definitely not be getting it.

[Pookietooth]

skipped it.

[boobs4milk]

we had it with all the kids, but i also had traumatic birth with #1, #2, and #4 and my son had a bleeding issue. we also had to circ my son (birth defect) and had gotten it for that before the bleeding issue showed up. after that trauma, we just decided to do the vit k shot with all future kids. the link in the op says that vit k is a vaccine?

we refused the hepb shots and the eye gunk, though.

[Pandme]

Didn't do it.

I read though that late-onset HDN can appear up to 6 months post birth. Peak incidence at 2-8 weeks. I was a little nervous at having to wait so long to be in the clear, but I ate lots of vit K rich foods like kale. I think I eat kale every day, lol.

I'm glad we didn't do it. We did do it with my son and I really wish we didn't.

I think the reason they say it is a vax is because the shot has preservatives and stuff in it like vaxxes.