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As breastfeeding mother i used to take iron suppliment mumfer xt...untill i had dysentery since one week..my 6month old baby is also having greenish poty...m wondering if it bcoz if tht iron suppliment tht i took...plz suggest what to do?
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
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Although everything you take by mouth does pass to the baby via breastmilk in small quantities,specially drugs,it's not sufficient to cause harm.
Once you recover from loose motions,you must start iron again.
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