What might happen to a two month old baby whose mother smokes and drinks alcohol ?
My wife and i have a new born baby, she’s just two months old but she smokes and she likes beer. And i’ve told her many a time that she can breastfeed the baby if she smokes and drink alcohol.
I am scared that something wrong would happen to my baby.
Please i need advice.
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August 31st, 2010 at 4:45 pm
if she breast feeds the baby will get the alcohol which isn’t good for the baby,
she could drop the baby if she is too drunk burn the baby by accident with the cigarrette ,
August 31st, 2010 at 4:58 pm
I hope that you made a mistake and meant to say that you’ve told her many times that she CAN’T breastfeed the baby if she smokes and drinks alcohol. What type of advice are you looking for? It’s just plain wrong- not good or healthy for your child. If something happens and you child ends up in the hospital as a result of her excessive drinking then social services will definitely get involved and possibly take your child away. So, I suggest that she get it together.
August 31st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
you should tell her to bottle feed the baby and not breast feed. wont want to risks the baby;s health by giving it tobacoo and alcohol. she should quit that. has it been done throughout the preganancy?
August 31st, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Nothing dreadful is going to happen to your bay so try not to worry.
Studies have been done which show that alcohol does not pass into breast milk in any significant amounts. Breastmilk was tested before, during, straight after and 2 hours later and there was no real difference in the amount of alcohol found. Women’s bodies are amazing and when producing milk, the body takes what it needs and ignores the rest. Providing your wife isn’t getting utterly pie-eyed all the time, then it’s fine to have a couple of beers.
Also, obviously smoking is not good, either for your wife or the baby but it can be really hard to stop (especially if you are getting a hard time about it). The current thinking on smoking mothers is that if they REALLY need to smoke it is actually better if they breastfeed as well (obviously not at the same time) because the action of breastfeeding strengthens the baby’s lungs and the breastmilk provides anti-bodies and other nutrients that counterbalance the negative effects from smoking. (a friend of mine’s mother told us the only advice she’d been given about smoking around the new baby (my friend) was not to drop ash on her while she was breastfeeding – how times have changed; I don’t see how anyone would even consider doing that now)
I think you need to try and work out a compromise with your wife which takes into account what is good for the baby but also what is good for her; after being pregnant for 9 months and giving birth, she may just want to get back to doing things she enjoyed before and in a lot of ways who can blame her?
August 31st, 2010 at 6:28 pm
You can not drink and breastfeed, and as for the smoking,since you would have to wait like 2 hours after having a cigarette before breastfeeding, she might as well not do that either. I assume she didn’t drink or smoke well she was pregnant, then she should be able to quit, that’s my opinion.
August 31st, 2010 at 6:35 pm
You and your wife needs a seminar in regards with being a parents to your children/child. You have to warn your wife not to get involve in such vises like smoking and drinking alcohol. It does not only affect the baby’s health but also the behavior or your baby by the time your baby reached the 3 year old age. May seem copy what your wife does. Detoxification can solve problem with follow up guidance from you.