Can a mother make bad breastmilk?

Answer 1

Anything you put into your body goes into the milk...

So if you are drinking alcohol or doing drugs ...then yes you can make "Bad" harmful milk for your baby.

If you are eating right and being healthy and not doing any drugs or putting toxic things into your body...then no you will make perfect milk for your baby.

Answer 2

No, not really.

Yes all medications show up in milk, and some are not approved for use by nursing moms BUT there is almost always a safe medication available for any problem. Yes you should *limit* alcohol.

Somehow I don't think that is what you are referring to. I think you are asking if the breastmilk can come out curdled*, or with not enough fat, or otherwise in a form that is bad for the baby. The answer to that is no. All babies (excluding certain rare metabolic disorders) can drink breastmilk and ALL moms can produce good milk (unless they do not have mammary glands from a genetic defect or surgery). Less than 1% can not produce ENOUGH milk, but even then the milk they do make is good for the baby. The only other restriction is that HIV+ mothers who live in a country with clean water may wish to avoid breastfeeding to reduce the risk of transferring HIV to their child. In countries without clean reliable water it is safer to breastfeed even with HIV.

*OK yes the milk can technically have a curdled appearance but it still isn't *bad*

Answer 3

Everything that goes into your body through your mouth will be in your breastmilk so the optimal thing would be to eat the best fresh fruits veggies.. ya ya ya... the whole bit.. that being said I am breastfeeding my second child and she sometimes acts like she doesn't like my milk from my right breast.. it only happens once in a while so it may just be something that i eat.. but other than that as long as you aren't doing any drugs or alcohol the milk will have great nutrients for you baby.

Answer 4

Only when it contains alcohol or drugs that not baby safe - then I consider it bad.

Otherwise no, a mom cannot make bad milk. A few moms may not be able to produce enough breastmilk, but it's not bad.

Is something happening to with breastmilk?

Answer 5

I breastfed all four of my girls for two years each. Never heard of making bad milk. Anything you eat or drink will be present in the milk so you will need to watch for that. I've heard it all from a motherinlaw telling me there was not enough fat in my milk and taking a sample to the creamery to be tested, only to be told by the doctor that human milk has much less fat than cows milk. Imagine!Yes, I've been compared to a cow, been told I'm breastfeeding for too long, that I'm feeding too often, I've heard it all. Relax and feed your baby as you and your doctor find best and don't listen to all the "help" offered by good intentioned people who do not know the answers. The first child was much harder than the rest. I had to learn to think for myself and not listen to others. It is one of the most enjoyable activities you can share with your child and is the most healthy for both of you.

Answer 6

You can make breastmilk that tastes different than normal. It might make the baby frustrated about eating because the taste is not what they are used to. Exercise will change the flavor of your milk as will many different foods. Some of the commom food offenders are broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and other foods that usually cause gas in adults.

Answer 7

Bad milk as in sour and curdled? No, not curdled milk. But a breast feeding mothers diet can dictate how nutrious and "pleasant" the milk is. Your body is using your nutrients to make the milk. If you are not replacing these with new ones from the food you eat you are effecting the quality of the milk. As you know drinking alcoholic beverages pass in to the milk and to the child. Drinking lots of water and eating lots of healthy foods are the key to good breastmilk.

As far as a mother producing sour curdled milk the answer i would say is no. Most definately preventable anyways.

Answer 8

Well, you've already seen the other responses which I know to be true. I just wanted to add that sometimes the baby does not take well to the mother's milk, for unknown reasons that are not the fault of the mother's diet. I have a friend who tried to breast feed all three of their kids and they could not or would not tolerate the breast milk. She produced plenty of milk, did not do drugs, she tried everyting as far as diet, to no avail. As soon as she put each child on formula, they were fine. It's pretty uncommon, but it happens.

Answer 9

Only if you are eating nothing but junk or injesting something toxic that can be excreted in breastmilk(ie. drugs or medicines) Your body will do it's best to take what it needs from your body. If you don't take in enough calcium it will take it from your bones. Do your best to eat healthy.

You won't produce 'spoiled milk' if that is what you mean, either.

Answer 10

I wouldn't say bad, but there can be nothing in your milk. It happened to me after my first baby. I had hemmoraged and was very weak/sick for a few weeks after I had her. After a week she still hadn't gained any weight, but there was milk there. Another week went by, and she was fussy all the time, was at the boob every twenty minutes, but still lots of milk. She wasn't sleeping, she was peeing lots though. The Dr. and health nurse both told me that since I was so weak my body is putting its energy into that instead of producing milk. 1 bottle of formula, she slept, she pooped, she got what she was needing. She started gaining weight after that too.