vitamin k ?

[emmi26]

hello
sorry to invade im in 3rd tri im a little bit confused by the vitamin k thing. my midwife says its to help with baby s clotting factor after hes born. theres a thing in my notes to sign to say i agree he can have it. i totally trust my midwife and she says its best for him. however someone else has said there was some sort of scare with it?
if you dont mind me asking did yr babies have it?
i never thought twice about saying he could have it before x

 

[Seity]

It's required by law in New York state. My baby had it and even if it hadn't been required, I would still have gotten the shot.

"Vitamin K is given within an hour of birth to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, a potentially fatal condition. It must be given by injection, since oral vitamin K has not been shown to be as effective, and thereare no oral vitamin K preparations available for pediatric use in this country. Vitamin K prophylaxis is mandated for all newborns because the condition it prevents is life-threatening and because the intervention is itseff very safe. Vitamin K has been reported on rare occasions to cause hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn, but only at doses many times higher than the 0.5 - 1.0 mg dose recommended for preventing hemorrhagic disease of the newborn."
Source: https://ffitz.com/nyvic/law/vitamin-k.htm

 

[smokey]

Yep LO had it no problems

 

[redpoppy]

Just look up vitamin K risks online and you might get something. The only reason I didn't was because it wasn't a traumatic birth for my baby (so no increased risk of blood clots) and because it's very rare to become an issue and because after so long of feeding their vit K increases anyway.

I suppose I figure that we've evolved without it and unless there was an increased risk then I wouldn;t be inclined to.

In my birth plan it said if there was an increased risk then I would have it.

People have been having it for many years and I wasn't aware there were any risks involved.

 

[emmad339]

This article is really good: -

https://www.womens-health.co.uk/vitk.asp

There has been research done into the Vitamin K injection and it was discovered that there could be a possible link between children who had the vitamin k injection developing leukaemia later on in life but when the study was extended worldwide, this risk was extremely minimal and the link couldn't really be proved anyway. I chose for my children to have the injection as they were twins, and were born slightly early and I'm glad that I did because my son had difficulty absorbing his feeds for the first 3-4 months. Vitamin K disease tends to arise in breastfed babies and I bottle fed anyway (Vitamin K is added to formula). Vitamin K can be administered orally but doses need to be repeated as baby can spit up a lot of the dose and doesn't get the full benefit so my midwife suggested that the injection was more beneficial. It really is up to you hun and if you don't feel comfortable with your baby having it, then that is totally your choice. But personally I felt that it was the best thing to do xx

 

[WW1]

I looked into this before giving birth and although I can't remember the exact details of my findings, it was clear that the benefits clearly outweighed the risks. My LO had it with no problem at all.

 

[Seraphim]

We didn't have the vitamin K injection - however we didn't have a traumatic birth so there was no elevated risk to necessitate it.

For US it wasn't just a case of injection yes/no - it was the implications the injection brought with it. The cord needs to be clamped for the injection to be given etc.

My baby was born into the water, popped up onto my chest and burbled away blinking at us. She didn't cry at all. It was beautiful.

Before giving birth I truly could not comprehend why people put such importance on skin to skin contact with your newborn. The fact that we had a calm birth, time to hold the baby, regulate her temperature, feed her - it was very very important. I really didn't want her whisked away to be stabbed and made cry if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Many medical interventions are required by law in America, it's not particular to this injection.

It's a personal decision in this country thankfully and one only you can make for yourself based on what you think and feel.

I hope you have a wonderful birth

 

[Seity]

We didn't have the vitamin K injection - however we didn't have a traumatic birth so there was no elevated risk to necessitate it.

For US it wasn't just a case of injection yes/no - it was the implications the injection brought with it. The cord needs to be clamped for the injection to be given etc.

My baby was born into the water, popped up onto my chest and burbled away blinking at us. She didn't cry at all. It was beautiful.

Before giving birth I truly could not comprehend why people put such importance on skin to skin contact with your newborn. The fact that we had a calm birth, time to hold the baby, regulate her temperature, feed her - it was very very important. I really didn't want her whisked away to be stabbed and made cry if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Many medical interventions are required by law in America, it's not particular to this injection.

It's a personal decision in this country thankfully and one only you can make for yourself based on what you think and feel.

I hope you have a wonderful birth

I had all of this. He was immediately put on my chest after the birth. I had plenty of time to bond and feed him. I had plenty of time before they came and politely asked if I they could bathe him and do the required shots.

 

[Rags]

Hi. You don't have to have vitamin K by injection. It was my plan to use the oral vitamin K, the 1st dose is given within 6 hours of the birth. You then give 2 further doses (if you are breast feeding) on day 7 and day 28 if I remember correctly - if formula feeding vitamin K is already in the formula and as far as I recall you don't need to give the day 7 and 28 dose. In the end my LO's birth was assisted by forceps and therefore there was an increased risk if a bleed in the brain so I did consent to the injection.

 

[WW1]

Hi. You don't have to have vitamin K by injection. It was my plan to use the oral vitamin K, the 1st dose is given within 6 hours of the birth. You then give 2 further doses (if you are breast feeding) on day 7 and day 28 if I remember correctly - if formula feeding vitamin K is already in the formula and as far as I recall you don't need to give the day 7 and 28 dose. In the end my LO's birth was assisted by forceps and therefore there was an increased risk if a bleed in the brain so I did consent to the injection.

I believe this is correct but the effectiveness of it is lower than the injection. Just worth mentioning I thought

 

[cherryglitter]

My baby had it about 20 minutes after he was born. I was asked if he was to have it orally or injected. I chose injection as it's all over and done with then. I never thought about not having it. I was too scared of the risks that may happen if he didn't have it. As said before, benefits far outweigh them!

I've not had any problems with Jake at all and he was alright having the shot too. He did wince a little bit but I think we all do

xxx

 

[OmarsMum]

They didnt even ask me if I wanted Omar to have it. Should be given to newborns by law here. xx

 

[Bex1p]

I think it's quite shocking newborns get injected with 20,000 times the amount needed so Leo didnt have the injection but had it orally. If he had of been high risk though I would of had him have it. Here is an informative link that contains allsorts from what makes baby high risk and other options...

https://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/newborn-vitamin-k.html

 

[bathbabe]

my baby had it. I never thought not too. I cant remember when it was given but he didnt even flinch, infact i think he slept thru it! Lol x

 

[Natasha2605]

Summer had it and we had no problems at all. She didn't even cry xx

 

[Tacey]

I didn't want to go for the injection if I had a straightforward birth, but was persuaded to give Alice the oral form. I would rather stick to my guns next time and refuse any vitamin K if the birth goes well.

 

[emmi26]

thanks for the information i will definately read through the links ! my mw recommends it and my mum says both me and my sister had it but i will feel better if i do some research first !! although so many of yr babies have had it and they are all beautiful and healthy too x x

 

[RHR]

My DD had it and we didn't have any problems.

 

[SKATERBUN]

Its recommended if LO has been delivered by ventouse or forceps (which mine had), so increased the risk of internal bleeding. I wouldnt of had if otherwise as I thought it uneccessary, but it was explained to me.
Its not compulsory and you can chose the jab or the oral method.

 

[pink.crazy]

Both of mine had it