How long after cocaine use can you breastfeed safely?

Answer 1

• If you should have a cocaine habit then put your baby on formula. Cocaine or many other drugs (even over the counter drugs) should not be used while breast feeding. 'Cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine were found in maternal milk for 36 hours.'

• Cocaine used during breastfeeding is never safe in any amount. Women who use cocaine regularly should not breastfeed, as it would be almost impossible to avoid infant exposure. Cocaine readily passes into breast milk and appears to be readily absorbed from an infant's intestinal tract. Infant cocaine exposure is related to increased (dangerous) heart rate, increased blood pressure, extreme irritability, agitation, increased startle reflex, choking and vomiting. The metabolites of cocaine are slowly metabolized and a breastfed infant`s urine can test positive for cocaine for days after exposure. Occasionally a woman will use cocaine once during the time she is lactating, and the recommendation for breastfeeding then is for a woman to "pump and dump" her milk for 36-48 hours after cocaine use before resuming breastfeeding. In the interim the baby could be fed either drug-free expressed breast milk (obtained and stored properly prior to cocaine use) or an artificial formula." http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/...In fact, cocaine levels in the maternal milk can be eight times as high as the level of cocaine in the mother's blood. This is because cocaine is highly soluable in fat, see Peters H. Theorell CJ. 1990. Fetal and neonatal effects of maternal cocaine use. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 20: 121-12.

Answer 2

I am not a scientist, but after working with frug addicts for over 3 years, I can tell you that the book Clear Body Clear Mind by L. Ron Hubbard has the best answers to that. It actually answers and offers solutions to drugs in general, not specifically about cocaine and breast milk, but it clearly applies.

Answer 3

You should not breastfeed after using cocaine or any other drugs because they go to your bloodstream and get passed to the baby. You will get your baby addicted to cocaine if you breastfeed after using cocaine.

AFTER? meaning no longer doing cocaine? or immediately after? if immediately after, then you really should hand your baby over to someone who will care for it, as if you are doing cocaine with a young child then you are risking your babies life. if you've stopped doing cocaine and havent had any in several weeks then you should be safe to breastfeed.

Answer 4

None. Cocaine is a moronic thing to ingest into your body, doubly so if you know that you're pregnant or if you're breast feeding. Cocaine use by the mother can cause low birth weight and chemical dependence in the infant before birth. It can also cause learning disabilities, lowered appetite, malnutrition and chemical dependence when the mother cokes up her baby through her breast milk. Let me reiterate: MORONIC, SELFISH, AND STUPID SUBSTANCE TO INGEST.

Answer 5

I applaud the concern you have for your child. Not many mothers take the time or initiative to research issues affecting their child's health. The most accurate answer to your question can only come from the Division of Youth and Family Services (Dyfs)in your area. Please make sure you see one of their support staff officers in person. I'm sure they will take care of you, and especially your child.

Answer 6

You should probably just put your baby up for adoption now.

Answer 7

As long as cocaine is in your system, it is not safe to breastfeed. It would probably be best to quit.

Answer 8

As long as it's in your system