Does Lactare Cause Any Side-effects?

Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2017

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Question : Hi Doc, My wife is taking "Lactare" to increase milk quantity. Currently the dosage is 3 capsules/day. Wanted to check:
a. Any side effects using Lactare
b. Can we change the dosage to 1 or 2 capsules when milk quantity is good
c. can we use Lactare till we stop breast milk

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (30 hours later)

Brief Answer:
As below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Yes, Lactare can be used and there are no side effects.
Yes you can gradually reduce the quantity once breast milk quantity increases.
Yes it can be continued as long as she continues to breastfeed.
All the best
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