Can I smoke during breastfeeding? One or two cigarettes is OK

As we all know, smoking is harmful to health because some substances in smoke contain strong carcinogenic components. Especially when women are breastfeeding, they should not smoke, because the baby will be exposed to secondhand smoke, and the harm of secondhand smoke and direct smoking is similar in Chengdu. However, some mothers who are breastfeeding really can't help but want to smoke. So, is it okay to smoke one cigarette a day while breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding women should also pay attention to avoid tobacco, alcohol, coffee and other substances. These substances can cause great harm to the baby. The tar contained in tobacco can easily enter the breast milk through the woman's blood. If there is too much of this tar, it will cause cancer, which is not only harmful to the baby, but also to the woman.

Moreover, smoking during breastfeeding will cause the baby to inhale secondhand smoke, which is more harmful than firsthand smoke. It can easily cause lung damage to the baby, leading to pneumonia and other diseases, and even have a certain impact on the baby's IQ, which can easily cause damage to the baby's brain development and cause intellectual disabilities.

Smoking is strictly prohibited during breastfeeding, not even one cigarette a day. Smoking during breastfeeding will directly affect the amount of milk secretion and reduce it. Some of the tar in the tobacco will enter the milk along with the blood. The drug half-life of tobacco tar is about 2 hours, and the main metabolic organ of tobacco tar is the liver. The half-life of its metabolites that can replace nicotine can reach 48 hours. The more you smoke, the higher the concentration of harmful substances in the blood. Therefore, mothers who are breastfeeding are advised to refrain from smoking, and breastfeed after three to one week after smoking a lot of tobacco.

It should be noted that the gas exhaled when inhaling tobacco, that is, second-hand smoke, will directly and seriously threaten the baby's physical and mental health. In addition, tobacco tar will enter the breast milk and then into the baby's body. Too much tobacco tar may cause nausea, vomiting, and discomfort in the baby.

In addition, smoking will reduce the fat and protein content in breast milk, which is also very bad for the healthy growth of the baby. For the health of the baby, mothers should temporarily abstain from smoking for a period of time.