Anyone not giving newborn Vit. K inj - Page 3

[BathrobeGoddess]

not and only oral if there is an indication for it...

you know they didn't even do it and the eye junk when my eldest was born as a routine thing (also not strep B test)...she is only 13...

[Citykid]

Well I am in NY and as a PP mentioned, Vit K and eye goop are law here. My MW was very firm about it last time. I wonder if it will be different at a homebirth. I'll ask my MW when I see her tomorrow.

[tomsTXmom]

We will decline everything.

Tracy
Due Valentines '09

[Kraysmommy]

Originally Posted by tomsTXmom

We will decline everything.

Tracy
Due Valentines '09

We are having a homebirth and declining these. If I got transferred to a hospital I would probably get the Vit K. (If I got transferred it means something went wrong.)

Tough choices.

[Just1More]

We decline all of the above. BUT...if we had any risk factors, we'd reconsider.

[mamazee]

I didn't do the eye drops or the vaccine, and our hospital doesn't even do newborn baths, with #1. I did do the Vitamin K thing but I understand why other people choose differently - there are risks on both sides and we each as parents have to weigh the risks and make our own choices. I plan for the same this birth.

[Auroara Bobcat]

I do not know if someone has already posted this but if the baby is breastfed then he/she will be getting all of the vitamin k that it needs beacause there are ample amounts already present in the breastmilk. I'm sure you could eat more foods rich in vitamin k around your last month or two of pregnancy so more may be present in your breastmilk and it is also good for the mother incase of excessive bleeding and such.

[Jenivere]

It's all anecdotal but my son (oldest) received the vit k (hospital) and had his chord cut right away; he developed jaundice. My girls received no vit k (homebirths) and we delayed cutting their chords; no jaundice. All three were breastfed, first two were born in winter and third in June.

[kohlby]

Are any of you worried about pristine gut with the vitamin K drops? From what I've read, the drops are safer than the shots but then I worry about ruining the pristine gut. Since my last post, I've decided to do heparin, instead of coumadin, and to go off baby aspirin for 6 weeks post-partum so that means I can avoid vitamin K if I want. (Though I haven't talked to my peri about going off the aspirin! She was fine with me choosing heparin instead of coumadin though).

[merebella]

We'll be declining the shot, but doing the oral dose (which I found at birthwithlove.com - not easy to find oral vit. k!)

And, in response to vit. k in breastmilk, everything I've read says the opposite: that vit. k doesn't translate well through breastmilk and that those babies actually need more than formula babies (because they put synthetic vit. k in the formula). So you may want to check that out. If you google vitamin k breastfeeding, you come up with lots of results. Sorry, I don't know how to post a link.