Can I take a chest X-ray while breastfeeding?

You can take a chest X-ray during breastfeeding. It will not have any impact on the baby. The radiation is only in the area when the X-ray is taken, so there is no need to worry. You can take a chest X-ray during breastfeeding. It will not have any impact on the baby. The radiation is only in the area when the X-ray is taken, so there is no need to worry. The impact of taking pictures is mainly due to the influence of radiation sources. This radiation source is actually a unique light source, but it is invisible to the human eye.

Medical examinations include: B-ultrasound, X-ray, CT/MRI plain scan and enhancement, radioactive material radionuclide scanner, etc.

Medical examination during breastfeeding

For breastfeeding mothers, the safety of medical assisted examinations lies mainly in whether the radiation will accumulate in the breasts and milk, and whether the contrast agent will be absorbed by the baby's body and harm its health.

Safety tests during breastfeeding include: B-ultrasound, X-ray (covering all parts of the body), CT/MRI plain scan (covering all parts of the body), positron emission tomography (PET), and infrared induction testing. The mother can breastfeed immediately after the test. This test will not cause the radiation to accumulate in the breast, so it will neither cause milk abnormalities to affect the baby nor reduce the secretion of milk. However, when examining the breasts, breasts filled with milk may be difficult for the doctor to observe, so the doctor will recommend that the mother empty her breasts before the examination.

When doing CT/MRI enhancement, radioactive contrast agents need to be injected into the body. For breastfeeding mothers, most contrast agents are safe, such as barium sulfate, Magnevist aqueous solution, butyryl iodide, gadolinium-containing agents, iodine-containing agents, etc. Although these contrast agents can enter breast milk, their internal solubility is extremely low, that is, even if they appear in breast milk, they cannot be absorbed by the baby's body after being eaten by the child (they cannot be absorbed if taken orally).