Private post.Very worried. My sisters an ex addict. She has just contacted me sa…
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Private post.Very worried. My sisters an ex addict. She has just contacted me saying she has had a relapse of meth. She is breast feeding her 3 week old son and is worried as she is feeding him still. Please tell me he wont be affected by the drug? Will it pass through her breast milk.
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Can you post in comments. How will it affect the baby? Side effects
Firstly addiction is an illness that you recover from, you cannot cure and there will always be the possibility of relapse no matter how far into recovery she is. Now a big life change for an addict that is only clean a short time, like having baby makes her more vulnerable to relapse.
Get her to the support system, whether that is g.p, drug services or 12 step fellowship.
Yes, anything can be passed on through breast milk and if it’s large quantities consumed over a prolonged period, then the chances of the baby experiencing withdrawals will increase.
I’m in recovery and have been for nearly 13 years, please access as much support for her as you can. Feel free to message me if you want. X x x
Go and see her. Take her formula and explain she can’t breastfeed baby if there is a chance she will take any drug. Try to help her and support her. Encourage her to seek help. Keep a close eye on her. If the baby is in danger at any point get him out, get help for them both. Start gently but don’t be afraid to anger your sister to protect your nephwe if that’s what it takes
Not sure if it will effect him as in get something wrong with him but seriously yu should have a word with ur sister she’s out the poor baby at risk by feeding him after she’s taken meth they tell you to not breast feed after so many hours after yu had a drink of alcohol night before she could if bottle fed him xxx
I think it’s irrelevant if the drug will or will not affect the baby through breast feeding. The drug will affect your sister and her ability to care for such a young baby. I would remove the baby until she sought proper help x
Honestly I would be a good sister, go out and buy some bottles and formula for baby, go and see her, and possibly contact her support worker if she has one. Don’t contact social services so quickly, she might just need your support first x
Yes it will oass through and she shouldnt be feeding him for at least 48hours! Someone needs to go and get that baby now! She isnt fit to look after him while in that state high or coming down!!
Are you joking me!? 🙈🙈 that baby should be nowhere near any drug, you’ve heard of those woman who are addicts and they carry on taking drugs, the baby also gets addicted, it’s disgusting 😰 anything mum has the baby will get, so it is a big fat no! She should NOT be breastfeeding that baby! 😣
Just get the baby in formula and get your sister the help and support she needs…but right now that baby is 3 weeks old and could become seriously ill…
Of course it will! She needs to see her drug worker if she has one, immediately! If she’s only had a little bit there should be no lasting damage to the baby but being an ex addict myself (22 years clean) I fear she may be playing down what she’s done. Good luck to you all x
Your sister or not think of your nephew safety!!! He will soon be addicted to the stuff! This is sickening that your not doing anything to save him!
She should not breast feed baby immediately and contact her drugs worker. It’s hard being am ex addict as their is temptation everywhere. I hope it is only a small relapse and she can get iver this and not become an addict again
Sending my hopes for your sister 💖
I know own people should be supportive and addiction is an illness and all that..
But man, IV never wanted to punch someone so badly on my life.
Like… Jesus fuck why does she even have a baby if she can’t control herself and now she’s making the baby suffer 😡
Stop her breastfeeding straight away hunnie … I am on ain’t depression and they have told me cos I need to go back on them when I give birth I won’t be able to breastfeed…. and get her help asap … as the baby can become addicted though the milk …. and if worst comes to worst it could make the buba go though cold turkey ….
Please please make sure your sister gets help xx
What you need to do is go to her home and tell her your taking the baby with you if she tries to argue over it then tell her its either that or you’ll have no choice but to phone social.obviously she can have breast milk so make sure you have milk,bottles etc for feeding.tell her she needs to get in to see her doctor asap for help with drugs also maybe she’s turned to drugs because she’s struggling with a new baby and maybe even has a form of depression.if she doesnt do any of this then obviously you have to do whatever is best for the baby by going through social.every time she’s feeding her she’s one step closer to killing her baby so don’t wait go there right now!!
Disgusting id hope you would want to help your nephew of course it will! Selfish people and selfish decisions! If that was my sister id of gone and took some formula to the house and got her help and cared for the baby! Cant even believe what im reading 😂
It will go through the milk to the baby depends on how much on how it will affect get both of them to the docs explain she had a relapse and breast fed and that she is doing the right thing hopefully only a one off I understand she will be scared of what may happen but it’s nothing compared to the possibility of what could happen
Please ask her to seek help, everything a mother eats or drinks will pass through to baby. He could become ill, or even addicted if she carries on 😓😓
Why havent you called social services? I get addiction is hard but that is disgustingly selfish and she doesn’t deserve that baby!!!!
Im sorry but that is fucking ridiculous get over there and take that baby to a doctor . Its common sense it will pass on . Pisses me off seeing posts like this . Poor innocent babies !!
Yes it will transfer in to breast milk, she needs to take her baby to a doctor and she needs to get some help and support
She needs to stop breastfeeding ASAP and seek medical advice for the baby NOW.
You need to be calling social services not sitting writing about it on social media!!!
Please please get her and him to a doctor asap. She needs support and he may need treatment. Xx
She needs to get him checked out babies are known to die of this sort of stuff.