What happens if a baby has too much vitamin K?

The effects of vitamin K toxicity can include jaundice in newborns, hemolytic anemia, and hyperbilirubinemia. Toxicity also blocks the effects of oral anticoagulants.

What happens with vitamin K toxicity?

Vitamin K is necessary for normal blood clotting. It is also needed for healthy bones and other tissues. The effects of vitamin K toxicity can include anemia due to rupture of red blood cells and jaundice. Jaundice in newborns can cause kernicterus (a type of brain damage).

What are the side effects of vitamin K in newborns?

Babies do not get enough vitamin K from their mothers during pregnancy, or when they are breast feeding. Without vitamin K, they are at risk of getting a rare disorder called ‘vitamin K deficiency bleeding’ (VKDB). VKDB can cause bleeding into the brain, and may result in brain damage or even death.

Why do we give Vit K to newborns?

Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting. Newborn babies are given vitamin K injections to prevent a serious disease called haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN).

Can a baby be born with a vitamin K deficiency?

Vitamin K transport across the placenta is poor, increasing the risk of vitamin K deficiency in newborn babies [3]. During the first few weeks of life, vitamin K deficiency can cause vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), a condition formerly known as “classic hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.”.

What happens if you overdose on vitamin K?

An overdose of Vitamin K can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Vitamin K supplements taken by pregnant women may cause jaundice in newborns. A vitamin K overdose in a newborn may cause hemolytic anemia, a serious disorder cause by the premature rupture of red blood cells. Consuming too much vitamin K from supplements can be harmful.

When do you start bleeding from vitamin K deficiency?

When bleeding happens because of low levels of vitamin K, this is called “vitamin K deficiency bleeding” or VKDB. VKDB is a serious and potentially life-threatening cause of bleeding in infants up to 6 months of age. A vitamin K shot given at birth is the best way to prevent low levels of vitamin K and vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB).

What to do if your baby bleeds from vitamin K?

Breastfeeding while the shot is given and immediately after can be comforting too. All of these are things parents can do to ease pain and soothe their baby. Remember that if your baby does not get the vitamin K shot, his or her risk of developing severe bleeding is 81 times higher than if he or she got the shot.