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Overview If you are breastfeeding, many things that you eat, drink, or take into your body end up in your breast milk and may harm your baby. Tobacco. Smoking cigarettes or chewing tobacco may reduce …
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… Alcohol and Drug Use in Young People Cannabis Growth and Development, Ages 11 to 14 … of: March 22, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: John Pope MD - Pediatrics … of: March 22, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: John Pope MD - Pediatrics & …
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… also known as FASD. FASD is an umbrella term used to describe the range of disabilities … to drinking alcohol while pregnant, taking drugs during pregnancy or while breastfeeding … may harm your baby. This includes prohibited drugs but could also include the misuse of …
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… more energy and reduce stress. Some moms notice that certain foods make their babies … must both be treated with medicine, such as nystatin, for a yeast infection. Mastitis , … must both be treated with medicine, such as nystatin, for a yeast infection. Mastitis , …
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… information and resources to support you with breastfeeding or chestfeeding your baby. … baby from their bodies. Both chestfeeding and breastfeeding are used below to ensure that … all parents feel represented and included. Breastfeeding basics Breastfeeding or …
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… as cough syrups and cold pills to get high. Anabolic steroids , which young people use to build … as cough syrups and cold pills to get high. Anabolic steroids , which young people use to …
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… baby's health, too. It’s best not to drink alcohol or smoke at all while breastfeeding. Alcohol can affect babies’ sleep or decrease … more information on why to avoid these risks. Alcohol and your baby The safest choice is not …
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… cancer-causing chemicals as cigarettes, as well as nicotine. Using smokeless tobacco puts … cancer-causing chemicals as cigarettes, as well as nicotine. Using smokeless tobacco puts …
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… wheezing, pneumonia and asthma Heart disease Stroke Nasal sinus cancer Lung cancer … and pneumonia. They also suffer more from chronic coughing, wheezing and breathing … smoke is harmful to children with existing chronic lung conditions and asthma because it …
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… by the liver for removal by the lungs and urine. When all the alcohol is processed and … by the liver for removal by the lungs and urine. When all the alcohol is processed and …
