No judgement please

I’m exclusively breast feeding my daughter. She is 7 weeks old, I was a full time vaper before pregnancy and quit cold turkey, however past few weeks I’ve been really stressed out and she’s not sleeping and picked it up again. I only vape maybe once or twice a day out the window in different room and when she goes down for a nap. I feel like an awful mummy but it calms me. Any one else been there ?
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I honestly wouldn’t worry or feel guilty. Mothers who smoke are still encouraged to breastfeed as the benifits outweigh the risks and that’s smoking. Vaping it a lot safer than smoking as it has less chemicals and there isn’t any carbon monoxide produced by them. Just make sure you’re not getting vape liquids with a million different ingredients I’m not sure what country you’re in but in the uk they have so many with only 5 ingredients. A lot of the ones from America etc have lead and all sorts in. So as long as it’s not around your baby, not having any dangerous liquids it’s ok. I have extreme post partum anxiety and I’m the same as you

I quit smoking during pregnancy and started vaping after. I think sometimes it's definitely needed xx

I started vaping again postpartum. My discharge packet from the hospital said you only have to wait 30 minutes-one hour before breastfeeding is completely safe for baby after consuming nicotine. The thing that helped the mom guilt a lot, I know mothers who smoke cigarettes inside their homes, cars & everywhere else all infront of their kids. Those are bad moms, you making an effort to not be around your kid with a vape does not make you a bad mom

I’m a smoker. Cut down drastically while pregnant (3 ultralights a day). When I talked to my doctor he said that up until recently, people smoked hard during pregnancy, around babies, everywhere. I definitely smoke more (not back to where I was pre pregnancy) because this is stressful. You are doing it away from your baby, I’d say you’re fine.

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