Vitamin K

[maybebaby]

My midwife asked if I want my baby to have a vitamin K injection. Just wondering if there are any reasons not to have it?

 

[Sassyminx]

the benefits of it are considerably higher than not giving it tbh, there arent any reasons to not have it done, most babies are vitamin k deficient when theyre born so it makes sense to give them a boost

 

[jano]

Just been watching a telly programme on sky about that, and this doc said that there was supposed to have been a study that proved that the injection could be causing leuckemia. However,he then went on to say that the study has now been discredited, and further studies/research have found no link with the vitamin K and leuckemia.

Hope that helps. (sorry cant spell leuckemia.)
Jane XX

 

[lozzi]

i hadnt even thought bout this vaguely remember MW askin this as i was bein prepped for theatre i just said ye...

madam had it and she seems fine

 

[mummykay]

Jamie had it and no problems here!

 

[Misslarue]

Daniel had it. They did offer me tablet form, but if he was sick they wouldn't give it to him again, so advised me to have the injection.

 

[mum2A&L]

i had it, but it was strongly advised she had it. i also had to have vit k tablets from 34ish weeks onwards

 

[nathanmum]

this was similar to the mmr -bad research published re the childhood cancers and vit k injections- it has since been disproved. my midwife said to me that the injection is more effective route. the oral vit k could be vomited up thus you dont know if it has worked or not.

 

[gingerpig]

Also, the oral vit K has to be administered several times, so if you do the injection it's less faffing.