Breastfeeding mothers should not smoke. If you smoke, it is never too late to quit. Ask your caregiver for information if you need help quitting. Nicotine and other harmful chemicals are found in cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, and smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco and snuff). These go into your breast milk when you smoke.
Your baby is exposed to these chemicals through breastfeeding and by inhaling cigarette smoke. The more cigarettes you smoke, the higher the risks to your baby. Woman's Lactation Consultant Nicole Fox discusses how chemicals from smoking can get into a new mother's breastmilk and lead to health risks for her breastfeeding infant.
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