breastfreeding & smoking?

[NewMama_24]

I breastfeed & i wanna know if cigarette smoking will make my milk bad? I only take a couple drags here & there..

[bellamommydaddy]

I witnessed my little sister getting weined of my mother's breast milk when my mom smoked a packa day and she had no "withdrawls" whatsoever. Neither did me or my 2 older sisters. Guess what they give you norco at the hospital afterbirth and say the baby only gets a trace amount if you breastfeed. Bet ya didn't know that one. I hope you start ranting to all the other mothers what a bad mother they are to their face at the hospital. Too many girls on here thinking they're a know it all.

[MommyToBe__01]

Some people*

[MommyToBe__01]

Lol yeah ask your doctor because someone people are un educated and they're all going to tell you your hurting your child when you're not! So ridiculous....

[MarzV]

The best thing you can do is to ask your doctor. You're not going to get a reliable response from a source, giving you an one sided answer about a "selfish decision".

[Snowdin28]

Yes smoking contaminates breast milk. If you smoke while breast feeding, your baby is at an increased risk for SIDS. Everything you put in your body will be excreted through your breast milk. There is no freebie here.

[LucyMarie1991]

And comments like that are exactly the reason that people need educating. Nicotine is addictive. Think how addictive it is to a tiny little baby. Think of the withdrawal that baby could potentially go through when they are weaned off breastmilk. Just because you want to justify your selfish decision doesn't mean somebody on the internet should endanger their child because you choose to endanger yours. She has asked how bad it is and if it can affect her baby. I am giving her an answer