Smoking & Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding

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Is it safe to use tobacco or vaping products while breastfeeding/chestfeeding?

It is safest to avoid using any tobacco or vaping products while breastfeeding/chestfeeding
It is also best to avoid being near people who are smoking or vaping

Why is it safest to avoid using these products?

Nicotine and other chemicals found in these products can pass from the feeding parent to the infant through breast milk
- These chemicals can get into the breast milk through a feeding parent using tobacco or vaping products or being near others when they are using these products
Using these products increases an infant’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory illness which affect breathing, and ear infections
Nicotine in breastmilk can also cause a baby to be fussy
Smoking can decrease milk supply in the feeding parent

If I use tobacco or vaping products should I still breastfeed/chestfeed?

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