Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Sondra, It's given to prevent unexpected bleeding caused by possible low levels of vitamin K-dependent blood clotting factors in the blood. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding occurs in approximately 1 in 10,000 babies. Hemorrhagic disease that occurs from week 2-12 of life is the most dangerous form. Half of these affected babies suffer sudden bleeding into the brain, and 20 percent of affected babies die. Injected vitamin K is painful and dangerous and can double the incidence of leukemia in children, but oral Vitamin K is safe at birth. It is also advisable to give 1-2 mg. of vitamin K to breastfed infants at ages one to two weeks and at four weeks. > why do babies get of vitamin k injections at birth/ > sondra > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 We to gave of Delaney one at birth but was unsure as to why they give of a vitamin K at birth. so lacked knowing of any history, allowed it. then after wards began to think on this and worried what it might be to do if given or not given. Delaney is of an actively alert baby and loves of her crib mobile and watches intently at it. She loves to grab of my finger and hold it but opens her hand and closes it and watches herself do this as she is grabbing my finger. She appears much smart to me already. She is of one who is strong sucker to bippys and fingers. she cries when she wants her crib mobile to be wound back up and play her music and watch the colors and shadows of the movements of it. she is of 8 days already. Sondra In Autism_in_Girls , cathylynn2 wrote: > > Sondra, > > > It's given to prevent unexpected bleeding caused by possible low > levels of vitamin K-dependent blood clotting factors in the blood. > Vitamin K deficiency bleeding occurs in approximately 1 in 10,000 > babies. Hemorrhagic disease that occurs from week 2-12 of life is the > most dangerous form. Half of these affected babies suffer sudden > bleeding into the brain, and 20 percent of affected babies die. > > Injected vitamin K is painful and dangerous and can double the > incidence of leukemia in children, but oral Vitamin K is safe at birth. > It is also advisable to give 1-2 mg. of vitamin K to breastfed > infants at ages one to two weeks and at four weeks. > > > > > > > why do babies get of vitamin k injections at birth/ > > sondra > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Sounds like she is doing great, Sondra! : ) > We to gave of Delaney one at birth but was unsure as to why they > give of a vitamin K at birth. so lacked knowing of any history, > allowed it. then after wards began to think on this and worried what > it might be to do if given or not given. Delaney is of an actively > alert baby and loves of her crib mobile and watches intently at it. > She loves to grab of my finger and hold it but opens her hand and > closes it and watches herself do this as she is grabbing my finger. > She appears much smart to me already. She is of one who is strong > sucker to bippys and fingers. she cries when she wants her crib > mobile to be wound back up and play her music and watch the colors > and shadows of the movements of it. she is of 8 days already. > Sondra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Sondra, she sounds like a very fiesty, healthy baby! Isn't it so much fun to watch them grow? Debi, who misses not having any little babies :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Sondra, all my girls got it. I was rather frustrated after Dinah, I wished I would have studied the vit K issue more. I'm sure Delaney is fine, I wouldn't worry about it. I think, if I remember correctly, babies can't make Vit K, it's produced through our intestinal flora. Newborn babies get it from breastfeeding. If a baby is strictly bottlefed, this increases the risk of brain bleed. That's another reason why breastfeeding is so good for babies, it helps their guts develop all the good stuff in their tummies to keep them from having stomach problems later in life. Debi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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