Risks Imposed By Marijuana While Breastfeeding

Marijuana and breastfeeding

Is it that only women who are away from drugs or any other addiction are allowed to become mother? No, even if you take marijuana or any other drug you have the rights to take baby, provided you can take good care of the baby in future. Now, what will happen to a baby whose mother takes marijuana regularly and had taken even during pregnancy? The baby must have born pre mature.

Marijuana and breastfeeding

Next come the question that what is the connection between marijuana and breastfeeding? When a mother breastfeeds her baby and takes marijuana at the same time are there chances that it will pass to the baby through the milk?

In marijuana the active ingredient is THC which is fat soluble. Thus, after consumption of marijuana, THC dissolves in the fat of the body. Now, baby milk has quite an amount of fat in it as it is good for the health of the baby. Thus, THC enters babies’ body through the milk. The more will be intake of marijuana by a woman, more will be the content of THC in her breast milk.

This is of course not good for the health of the baby. There will be signs that will come gradually to show the ill effects of marijuana on the baby. The baby will not have developed co-ordination skills. It may even alter the brain cell metabolism mainly because the development of brain in a baby takes place during the first month only.

Other risk of marijuana

When some is not careful about marijuana and breast feeding, it is obvious that they will become more prone to problems related to marijuana. Normally a mother who is breastfeeding and takes marijuana at the same time will surely lost her sense. She will not be bale to understand what is correct for her baby and what is not. It will make her out of sense and thus there are less chances that she will be able to breastfeed her baby.

Apart from that there is risk that the volume and quality of breast milk will also reduce for women who takes marijuana. The level of prolactin will reduce that is necessary for production of breast milk in women.

Apart from that if new parents smoke then there may be risk of asthma in the new born. Sometimes it may be so dangerous that there are risks of death of the baby too!

To end the note

Finally for ending the discussion on marijuana and breastfeeding, you should remember that there are only harmful effects of taking marijuana whatever is the form of intake. It will just not bad for your health but even will have worse effect on your baby. Just do not start it because it’s the trend, rather look out for ways that will help you take marijuana at least during the period when you are bringing a new life to the earth. Avoid marijuana during breastfeeding and give your baby a healthy life.

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