I just give people the passage from the American College of Radiology's manual on Contrast Media. It's pages 102 and 103. The Radiologists should be following their own governing body's recommendations (but they don't!)



https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Contrast-Manual



They say it's limited studies, but they consider it safe. Most radiologists are not keeping up with current research unfortunately. I find that even when you give them the information, most will say that "they aren't taking any chances."



There are many good examples though of hospitals that have current best practices. Yale University hospital is one of them. 



http://radiology.yale.edu/patientcare/policies/breastfeeding.aspx



The things that would require temporary cessation of breastfeeding would be things such as Radionuclide compounds like radioactive iodine. Although I hear that it is possible to freeze the milk and wait for the radiation to dissipate and then have it safely given to the baby.



Tricia Shamblin, RN, IBCLC



(I think it should be #TIMESUP with regard to women's health care!)





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