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Infant feeding

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Breastfeeding and smoking!

17 replies

Lauracassius · 23/12/2011 19:30

I quit smoking when I found out I was pregnant. DS is now 2 months and I am going through quite a stressful period (relationship stuff) and really fancy a fag!

I am trying my best not to....

I am co-sleeping and wanted to know why it is ok to have baby in a cot in your bedroom with a smoker but not in the bed??

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namechangerbat · 23/12/2011 19:30

Iggly · 23/12/2011 19:33

I think having a smoker in the home full stop presents additional risk to your baby. Doesn't matter about sharing a room, the risk is increased.

Can you find other coping mechanisms?

birdsofshoreandsea · 23/12/2011 19:38

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LovesBloominChristmas · 23/12/2011 19:39

Are you taking talking about bf or co-sleeping or both?

cheesesarnie · 23/12/2011 19:40

who said it was ok?

discrete · 23/12/2011 19:41

Please don't. 2 months is about the peak time for cot death and the mother smoking is the single biggest risk factor.

I feel your pain (smoked until pg with ds1 too) but it's really not worth the risk.

Poppet45 · 23/12/2011 19:56

I'm a former smoker who still pines for the odd ciggie, but please don't do it. If you smoke and BF your son will receive about twice the level of horrid chemicals than he would if you smoked in the room with him. I'd put him on formula before I'd smoke and BF it's just not worth it. My DD also spent the first four days of her life on a ventilator and then five or so weeks on supplemental air so I just couldn't do it to her.

VivaLaSativa · 23/12/2011 19:58

I'm a bfing co-sleeper and I smoke, I don't smoke indoors and wash hands and that upon returning. I have 2 dc's and have smoked after both pregnancies.

My dc's are in perfect health.

I did look into the risks and applied some common sense before I decided to smoke again.

TruthSweet · 23/12/2011 20:13

If you absolutely must smoke then smoking straight after a feed (going outside, with 'smoking' coat on, then washing hands, etc) is the better way to smoke than just any old time.

Bed sharing would really have to stop due to the fumes on your breath (as a PP said) due to the risks to baby.

However bfing + smoking is a better option than formula + smoking as at least the baby gets the protective aspects of bm even though they are still getting the harmful aspects of smoking by having a smoking mother (sorry!).

There is lots of info on bfing & smoking/nicotine replacement therapy here.

Could you try one of the electric cigarettes if you needed something cigarette like?

LunaticFringe · 23/12/2011 20:28

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birdsofshoreandsea · 23/12/2011 20:31

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cheesesarnie · 23/12/2011 20:39

op if that cigerette is that important-stop cosleeping and stop bf.

birdsofshoreandsea · 23/12/2011 20:47

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nannyl · 23/12/2011 20:50

"I did look into the risks and applied some common sense before I decided to smoke again."

i cant even imagine how you could look at the risks, apply common sense and THEN choose to smoke.

Sorry but common sense dictates that as a BFing mum (or a mum full stop) you DONT smoke, and should you choose to, you are NOT using common sense... and buy choosing to you are actually risking your baby..... no "common sense" in it all...

Santasjollys · 23/12/2011 20:54

I don't think it's worth the risk at all. My brother died of SIDS at 4 months, my mum smoked and co-slept. That may not have been what caused it, but who knows for sure. It's a no brainier to me.

If you do start to smoke, please don't co-sleep.

Santasjollys · 23/12/2011 20:56

Excuse typos, typing on phone while feeding titch!

naturalbaby · 23/12/2011 20:57

if you want to smoke because you are stressed can you think something else to eat/drink/take to relieve the stress? i've been feeling really stressed and have used rescue rememdy, Kalms (but not sure if i'm allowed to really, but was desperate), and lots and lots of biscuits and chocolate!

if it's relationship issues can anyone on the relationships board help?

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