Smoking one cigarette a day during breastfeeding

Some mothers may have the habit of smoking. They suppress the urge to smoke during pregnancy, but after giving birth, they can't control it. However, smoking is harmful to the human body. So, does smoking one cigarette a day during breastfeeding have any effect on the baby?

There is no doubt that smoking during breastfeeding will cause some harmful substances to enter the pregnant mother, thereby affecting the quality of the mother's milk and will also have a certain impact on the baby. In addition, smoking causes secondhand smoke to linger in the air. The body of a baby cannot resist this toxic substance and is more likely to experience side effects than an adult, and may even cause lung problems. Therefore, it is best for mothers not to smoke during breastfeeding, and even fathers should not smoke around babies.

Moreover, if the mother smokes during breastfeeding, not only will the tar residue enter the breast milk through the pregnant mother and be passed to the baby through the breast milk, but it will also cause the pregnant mother's breast milk to decrease and affect the baby's eating. In addition, the thick smoke produced by smoking can easily pollute the air, and the baby's respiratory tract is underdeveloped, which can easily cause the baby to suffer from respiratory infections due to inhalation of secondhand smoke.

In addition, smoking may cause the baby's brain to be corroded by tobacco tar, and there is a risk of decreased brain intelligence. In order to reduce the baby's chance of illness and ensure the baby's healthy growth, mothers are advised not to smoke during breastfeeding.

Harm of smoking during breastfeeding: less and less milk secretion

Statistics show that women who smoke have relatively less milk secretion during breastfeeding, especially those who still inhale cigarettes during breastfeeding or live in a secondhand smoke environment for a long time, which is more likely to cause insufficient milk secretion.

Harm of smoking during breastfeeding: causing anorexia in babies

Studies have found that infants' anorexia, abdominal pain and other symptoms are related to their mothers' smoking.

Harm of smoking during breastfeeding: Increased incidence of bronchitis and pneumonia in infants

Compared with non-smokers, children who smoke during pregnancy or breastfeeding are 35% and 47% more likely to develop pneumonia and bronchitis, respectively.