If you smoke and breastfeed, you may be wondering whether nicotine passes into your milk, whether you should stop breastfeeding or whether timing a cigarette after a feed makes a difference. Smoking while breastfeeding can expose a baby to nicotine through breast milk as well as tobacco smoke in the environment. However, current health guidance does not generally recommend stopping breastfeeding solely because a mom has been unable to quit smoking. There are practical steps that can reduce exposure while you work towards stopping.
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