Get well soon: Do not breastfeed while drinking alcohol

Does nicotine replacement therapy help a tobacco addict quit smoking? —Gaurav R, Ekkaduthangal

It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine. These products do not contain many of the toxins found in smoke. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. There are many types of Nicotine Replacement Therapy which comes in forms of supplements like gum, inhalers, lozenges, nasal spray and skin patches among which nicotine gums are most commonly used because they can control the nicotine dose.

Regularly drinking more than two units of alcohol a day while breastfeeding may actually affect your baby’s development – there are studies that have also proven that. However, an occasional drink is not necessarily harmful. It is recommended that breastfeeding mothers should have no more than one or two units of alcohol once or twice a week. But do not breastfeed while or just after drinking.