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I have cannabis card for back pain n i had quit smoking 2m. i was pregnant n now breastfeeding after smoking time when can i breastfeed again?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not at all: Despite your cannabis card, smoking cannabis at all is harmful for your baby. Thc can remain in your system for months after use, especially in your fat -- and your breast milk is high fat. So you're delivering thc directly to your infant, whose brain is developmentally immature and more vulnerable to toxins like cannabis. Please discuss this with your pediatrician -- and abstain from smoking.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Never: Cannabis is one of those drugs that produce problems for babies however they are exposed.It is transferred in breast milk & can produce sedation, weakness & poor feeding.It can drop milk production for mom. Long them head growth in baby is impaired but the effect on development is unknown. Smoking itself increases risk of crib death & frequency of infections. You give this up to be a mom.

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