Is Smoke Weed Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Smoke Weed? Is Smoke Weed safe for nursing mother and child? Does Smoke Weed extracts into breast milk? Does Smoke Weed has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Smoke Weed influence milk supply or can Smoke Weed decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Smoke Weed lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Smoke Weed is 7 out of 8 which is considered Dangerous as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 7 indicates that usage of Smoke Weed may cause toxic or severe side effects in breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research indicates that Smoke Weed may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
- Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Smoke Weed .
- Usage of Smoke Weed is in contradiction to breastfeeding hence if it is must to use Smoke Weed and there is no better alternative available then breastfeeding shall be stopped permanently or temporarily.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Smoke Weed usage in lactation
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a liposoluble metabolite that accumulates in fat tissue and may reach a concentration in the human milk that would be as high as 8 times of plasma level. It has been shown to induce hypotonia, poor suction, sedation and psychomotor delay in one-year-old children who were exposed to cannabis through breastfeeding. THC has been detected in the infant's urine for three weeks after exposition. Mean head circumference may be lower than that of non-exposed infants. A higher risk for Sudden Unexpected Death of Infancy has been linked to homes of consumers. In spite of reduction of Prolactin level, no decrease in milk production has been observed. The deleterious effect on judgment and behavior seen in individuals who use Cannabis may interfere with ability of women for motherhood and will pose a higher risk for life-threatening and harm to health.