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Date: | Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:43:50 EDT |
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A client called me and asked why her pediatrician gave her baby an injection
of vitamin k at the one month exam. Baby was term, 6#10oz at birth, has
gained 3.5lbs
since then. He told her that the fact that she was exclusively breastfeeding
was the reason he gave the vitamin k. I have never heard of this practice.
Has anyone else. Her real question to me was, "if breastmilk is the perfect
food for babies, why did her baby need vitamin K"? I told her she should
have directed the question to the ped, but I would check into this. Any
ideas?????
Thanks,
Marsha Perryman, RN, IBCLC
Chicago area
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