Is Tobacco leaf Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Tobacco leaf? Is Tobacco leaf safe for nursing mother and child? Does Tobacco leaf extracts into breast milk? Does Tobacco leaf has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Tobacco leaf influence milk supply or can Tobacco leaf decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for Tobacco leaf is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Tobacco leaf may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Tobacco leaf 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 Tobacco leaf .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Tobacco leaf Vs not using Tobacco leaf And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Tobacco leaf Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• 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.

Mother’s Tobacco leaf addiction increases the risk of not initiating breastfeeding or early weaning. The milk of smoking mothers contains higher levels of Cotinine, Cadmium, Mercury other heavy metal, lower amount of proteins, Vitamin A C and E and other antioxidants. Smoking may decrease milk production and induce alteration of lipid pattern of human milk. There is a higher risk of future obesity and lower stature among breastfed siblings of smoking mothers. The risk for Sudden Infant Death is also increased. A major health problem among infants who have been raised into a Tobacco leaf polluted environment is that they are more prone to suffer of respiratory tract infections, asthma and more frequent hospital admissions for this reason. Not because of Nicotine excreted into the mother’s milk but because of the inhalation of smoke particles originated from combustion of Tobacco leaf, which are suspended in the air. However, all this risk increases if in addition to mother smoking, the infant is formula fed. The latter is a reason to support breastfeeding among mothers who are not able to stop smoking since it is more effective whether the mother decreases smoking and avoids doing so inside the house. Most important, however, is that the mother would continue breastfeeding the baby. Nicotine excretion into milk is decreased if the mother feeds the infant 2 hours after smoking. Health promotion campaigns against Tobacco leaf addiction should be focused on non-breastfeeding moms. Breastfeeding should be regarded as a unique opportunity to enhance good health practices as to quitting from an unhealthy habit as smoking which is harmful for mother’s health and other next people. Bed-sharing is not recommended for mothers who smoke.