Alcohol, medicines and smoking when breastfeeding

What happens in the first few years of a child’s life can shape their whole life.

Alcohol

The NHS provides information about breastfeeding and drinking alcohol. In addition, the Breastfeeding Network also provides information about alcohol and breastfeeding.

Alcohol can pass onto your baby through your breastmilk and alcohol can affect your ability to look after your baby safely.

Find help and support to cut down on your alcohol intake.

Medicines and drugs

The Breastfeeding Network provides information about drugs in breastmilk.

The NHS also has information about breastfeeding and medicines.

Smoking

The NHS smoking and breastfeeding and Raise Yorks smoking in pregnancy page has useful information.

Find stop smoking support in York with the CYC Health Trainers or the NHS stop smoking page.