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Smoking while breastfeeding: how passive, active, consequences affect
Smoking while breastfeeding does nothing but harm to the baby. This destructive habit often causes serious illness.
How does nicotine affect breast milk and its effects on the baby?
Nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream of a smoker after 30 minutes, and then penetrates the baby with milk. Mom, who smokes, has a much worse quality of milk, it is less saturated with useful substances, and instead is poisoned with various chemical compounds and nicotine. Much less milk is produced.
Smoking while breastfeeding negatively affects the health of the baby
What harm does smoking do to a baby:
- The nervous system suffers. Contrary to the opinion that nicotine has a sedative effect, on the contrary, it excites. The child does not sleep well, often wakes up, is capricious.
- Appetite is impaired. The child does not eat well, as a result of which growth slows down and developmental delay occurs.
- There is a high risk of allergic diseases. With the introduction of complementary foods, almost all foods are allergic.
- Digestive tract disorders. The kid suffers from gas, colic, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting may occur.
- Decreased immunity. Bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia may develop.
- There is a predisposition to oncology and the risk of sudden death increases.
The mother’s addiction to cigarettes during hepatitis B makes the child addicted to nicotine, he begins to smoke himself at a young age.
Active and passive smoking: how to reduce their negative impact
It is better if the woman quits smoking while she is breastfeeding. But, if you can’t get rid of cigarettes in any way, then you need to try to at least do minimal harm.
- Smoke a maximum of 4 cigarettes and only during the day. It is at night that prolactin is produced to a greater extent.
- Smoke immediately after the baby is attached to the breast, at least 2 hours should pass before the next feeding.
- Do not smoke in the same room with your child, even if he sleeps in another room. Secondhand smoke is no less detrimental to your baby, so do not allow others to smoke either.
- Eat well, eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat foods rich in vitamins and minerals.
- Drink at least 2 liters of liquid.
- Wash your hands and change clothes after smoking.
- Go out for walks with your baby often in the fresh air.
Reduce your cigarette addiction gradually.
Having learned about all the threats to the baby, realizing the risk of serious diseases and deviations, you will think about parting with a bad habit. Good luck with this challenging endeavor.