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Will Smoking Meth While Breastfeeding Affect Baby?
Hello, i know this was a very wrong thing to do especially since i am a mother. three days ago i smoked meth and a couple hours later i breastfed my one month old baby he was acting weird after that and i felt terrible my question is when will it be out of his system and what are the effects??
Thu, 10 Jul 2014
Thanks for the query.
Breastfeeding is not recommended if a mother is using methamphetamine because babies may have side effects such as insomnia, jitteriness, irritability, reduced weight gain, and poor sleep patterns.
So i request you to quit the habit.
Hope i helped you.
Breastfeeding is not recommended if a mother is using methamphetamine because babies may have side effects such as insomnia, jitteriness, irritability, reduced weight gain, and poor sleep patterns.
So i request you to quit the habit.
Hope i helped you.
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