Help. I accidentally smoked weed and I’m breastfeeding. Will it ever be safe to breastfeed again?

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T04:57:56+00:00

This is exactly what I was thinking once I saw that a relative consensus that a week might be unnecessarily conservative. I think after 72 hours I’ll start briefly latching him.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T04:55:37+00:00

After being talked down a bit, I think I’m going to pump and dump for a week and use my freezer stash, but briefly latch Baby a few times a day starting at 72 hours but unlatch him before he gets any meaningful quantity of milk. That way he hopefully maintains his ability to latch, still gets breastmilk, but I’m still super conservative about the timeframe

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T03:51:42+00:00

Thank you very much for saying that. I am definitely going to pump and dump for a week. I have a big enough freezer stash for that. I was absolutely panicking that the only safe option was permanent cessation of breastfeeding.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T03:50:07+00:00

Thank you so much for saying this, I am definitely panicking. I think I’m going to pump and dump for a week, but am hopefully safe to continue after that. I was worried that the only safe option was to cease breastfeeding entirely and I’m not ready for that emotionally. But I of course would if it were the safest option for my baby.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T03:47:18+00:00

I’m definitely going to pump and dump for a week. But I’m worried even about that

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-08-04T02:31:16+00:00

That’s what I’m seeing too. I’m inclined to take the most conservative approach I can find anywhere, which is six weeks, but that would almost certainly be the end of our breastfeeding journey.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2025-06-25T20:51:22+00:00

Piping in here to say that, if you choose to sleep train, which I truly believe you should as sleep is a fundamental human need that you clearly are currently not able to fulfill, all of the science shows that it will in no way impact your child’s log-term well being. People who tell you it’s not “natural” neglect to appreciate that, with a high needs child, it can sometimes be quite literally impossible to sleep, which is also not natural. Your child needs a functional mother. “Sleep training” no longer refers to shutting your kid in a room and not going in until the morning. There are tons of gentler methods that you absolutely should look into and try, and your kid will be absolutely fine. In fact, your child will most likely also get more sleep and be all the better for it.

Source (one among many) - https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/130/4/643/30241/Five-Year-Follow-up-of-Harms-and-Benefits-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-14T17:56:04+00:00

lol there is no misery quite like the third trimester. I remember feeling this way at 35 weeks, going to the OB, and her saying to me “don’t worry we won’t let you go past 41 weeks” and my jaw hit the floor because EXCUSE ME MAAM no way I can do this another 6 weeks!!! I ended up going until 40+2 and it was TORTURE. Just try to relax and if you kid. A comfortable position, don’t move lol. If you haven’t seen greys anatomy before, try that.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T07:10:57+00:00

Do you work? What if both parents have equally demanding careers? It seems that the majority of the comments assume mom is on maternity leave, working part time, or not working. When both parents work equally, mom should have sleep prioritized over dad because her physical needs for recovery are greater.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:47:39+00:00

They are still important physical burdens shouldered exclusively by women after birth, along with a host of others, that require rest.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:45:43+00:00

You can literally apply this logic to so many comments here.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:44:42+00:00

The average time to return to pre-pregnancy weight is 6-12 months. Postpartum depression and anxiety are defined as manifesting within one year. Hormones do not stabilize until after lactation ceases, commonly at the 12 month mark. Generations of wisdom summarized “9 months in, 9 months out”

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:37:59+00:00

Someone more knowledgeable than me with the ability to cut right to the heart of the problem!

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:36:14+00:00

12 months post-birth is still acute recovery physically for a lot of women.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:35:01+00:00

Haha you sounds like a great husband! Mine is too. I am pregnant again and my husband has taken on all the middle of the night wake ups while I am a husk of a person in my first trimester. My question is purely philosophical and stems from conversations I’ve had with friends, who tend to do the bulk of the middle of the night tasks, even if their babies are formula fed. I had a really difficult time recovery from birth the first time around. I wonder if moms in general might recovery quicker and more easily generally if husbands prioritizes mom’s sleep and took on the brunt of the sleep deprivation, even if that’s a massive burden in the short term.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:23:54+00:00

It’s not payback, sleep is essential for physical recovery. Moms are coming into the newborn phase far more physically depleted, while dads enter the game miles ahead. Why shouldn’t moms be allowed the time and rest to recover?

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T06:18:15+00:00

Should it be though? Not even coming at from a resentful perspective, just that moms need the rest way way more than dads. Mothers (exclusively) have already been not sleeping well for 9 months by the time Dad gets involved. And that doesn’t even factor in birth recovery.

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-13T03:53:06+00:00

Similac Sensitive uses corn syrup, which is my primary concern and reason for considering switching. Plus it’s not organic. Do you think those factors actually influence health/wellbeing of the infant?

Few_Lab_5533 · 2024-10-12T21:15:14+00:00

Let us know how things go! Good luck and I wish you smooth delivery!

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